公園近日放置一些新塑像,當我們看到這奇怪的塑像時,Steve觀察到它的頂端是代表宗教的標誌… 佛像代表佛教﹔十字架代表基督教﹔星月代表伊斯蘭教﹔六芒星/大衛星代表猶太教。我看着這件藝術品存在這裡,它是否表示各大宗教在美國的平起平坐!
美國的候選總統,其中一位奧巴馬是非裔美國人(父親是非洲黑人),Steve希望他能獲勝,如果他當選,那他就是非裔美國總統!
我記得在中學的一節歷史課時,華人老師問我,“Siapa boleh jadi Perdana Menteri, awak boleh kah(什麼人可以成為首相,你能嗎)?” ,我不知究竟的回答說, “Boleh(能)。” 班上的同學有人發出笑聲!我低下頭…
馬來西亞一談到宗教、種族課題,都會認為這是會引起種族之間情緒敏感的課題!啊…互相尊重很難嗎?幾年后才能改變?
Recently, the botanical garden was adding some new sculptures. When we saw this strange sculpture, Steve noticed the top has religious symbols…. A Buddha statue represents Buddhism; a cross represents Christianity; a Crescent and Star represents Islam and a Star of David represents Judaism. I looked at this art being here as meaning those main religions are on an equal footing in the
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I remembered when, during a history lesson in high school, my Chinese-Malaysian teacher asked me, “Who can be a Prime Minister, can you?” I was not sure but replied, “I can.” Some of my classmates laughed at me! I lowered my head…
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