The Chinese Culture is rich and deep. Though it may be packed with superstitions and legends, it is still worth knowing this great culture that Chinese has forged over numerous dynasties. It's a sad sight that I see many of my Chinese friends are either forgetting their roots or just couldn't be bothered with it. Most of them can't even speak any proper Chinese Dialects and even have difficulty ordering food in a Chinese restaurant! It's of no surprise why some will regard us (those that can't even speak a single dialect) as a disgrace to our Chinese race.

Diversity is a creation of God. I urge you to remember your roots and please don't be so "Ang Moh". Some of you may regard being "Ang Moh" is cool and since you grew up speaking English, studying in English, working in English hence you don't give two-hoots about not being able to speak Chinese. Let me tell you my dear friends, being "Ang Moh" is a step towards globalization which will eventually destroy all the cultures that were forged so many years ago.

If we as Chinese Christians don't even know what our culture is like, how then can we preach to the Chinese Community? Who are our neighbours, friends and colleagues? What if they are from a typical Chinese family and if we are dead insensitive to their culture. How then can we preach? Let me bluntly say this to you, if you intend to be a missionary then you have failed. The Lord decreed that we start with Jerusalem then to ends of the earth. Where then is our Jerusalem? Isn't it where we live? Those people that we see daily at work, at school, our neighbours; aren't these people our Jerusalem? I hope you'll understand that I am not throwing the race card here but it's simple. Why God made each of us different? To some Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Sikh? It is for us to reach out to the communities around us. Each of us have our own responsibilities to share the Good News. A simple logic, we can't preach to someone that is only able to understand one language. Example; Tamil. Wouldn't it be difficult for me as a Chinese to share with the person? Or Mandarin. Wouldn't it be difficult for me as an Indian to share with the person? Take thought of it.

So my faithful readers (Chinese readers) of Duck2Swan please don't be ignorant and it is my hope that the Chinese Culture will not end at your generation or your child's generation.

Finally, I would like to wish all of you.
Gong Xi Fa Cai.
Happy Chinese New Year

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