While reading the book on Bruno Manser, and having a lil conversation with the native Iban Josman, and one of the friends Kim Qin and ofcause Crystal,
It made me ask a question:
Does progress bring about the death of traditional culture?
Must something be sacrificed to gain something?
I.e. we ate canned food instead of local dishes,
there was electricity, running water and air conditioning
we sorta experienced the village lifestyle.
our Host talked alot about politics.
anyways, i got a lil uneasy when my friend said that "thats what the Christians did last time" in reply to the islamisation of school children by west malaysian teachers in the primary school. And its true to some sense that the iban's were all animistic before the missionaries came and shared the Gospel to them. so what's the difference with Islam?
well.. i think that one can believe in Jesus without giving up traditional customs.
in the beginning of it all, it was God and Adam and Eve.
that was the original custom, and then when sin came in, a whole lotta prostitution to other gods were brought up to distract us from our true purpose, a realationship with Christ.
so if people were to say that Christianity destroys traditional customs by making one forget their roots. actually the opposite is more true, traditional customs have destroyed what was even earlier than themselves. and the Gospel is just reminding one of what it was all about in the beginning to time.
to bring one back.
hence i think the resolve to share one's experience with God is still something that's very applicable in the mordern world today. especially with all the developoment in technology, post-mordenism first world problems, and materialism.
p.s. on a side note, i really want to quit facebook and Whatsapp. or at least cut down on them.
maybe i should fast it just like the Muslims are doing now =P a month without FB? let me post up my niah cave pictures first
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