I remember singing the song “Jesus loves the little children, then “red & yellow, black & white” when I was young (I think I was 5 years old then). All I knew at that time was Jesus loves the little children but it didn’t occur to me about the ‘difference in colour’.
Now, as I think of that song, I give thanks for two very good friends of mine, who are of different skin colour from me. We share many things with each other, from our struggles to things we go through in our families. They also are my friends who saw me through the difficult times. I treasure their friendships a lot.
Hey, it’s possible to build good friendships, not just the ‘hi and bye’ kind or online buddies, but deeper friendships with people of ‘different colour’.
Feel free to share your thoughts about this.
“I see the beauty in the tones of our skin” (D.C. Talk – Coloured People)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Red and Yellow, Black and White
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i definitely agree =) i never knew i could be close to other races in THAT way.there was always some 'barrier' between us. but God turned that around when i went to coll, cz i met ppl who are just so different n special. one of my best friends is a malay dude.unfortunately,this part my parents n some friends find a wee bit hard to accept..oh well..
i guess those few months in coll really taught me to view people as individuals made in God's image, rather than to see their skin colour before all else.
My best friends are friends of different colour.
But it doesnt matter right, what colour they are. all of us matter to Him! He created us that way...
Yes, it is possible to have deep friendships with peoople of other races. I remember when I was young, some of my close friends were the Malays and natives as I come from kebangsaan school. However, the racial gap became slightly wider in secondary school as my class was predominantly Chinese. Nevertheless, I maintained a close friendship with those from other races.In university, one of my first close friends is an Indian guy. Aftergraduation, I only keep in touch most with an Indian ex-coursemate (she's a girl). During my university years (both undergraduate and graduate), my
Malay teachers have been very kind and helpful to me. I dont see them as any difference from any of us. They are also human, they laugh and joke like us, they face trials and temptations. I dont see myself as being any different from them. I wear baju kurung and baju kebaya like them too. Some of my Chinese lecturers adorned those costumes as well. We are all like a family.
I think those who have prejudices about other races have been feed with pre-conceived propaganda that wishes to break up the people. Also perhaps, some of them have had bad experience with one or two person from another race and has made a generalized stereotype of such races from then on. All in all, I'd say there's no harm in trying to get to know someone from another race as just an individual like us.
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Our skin colour might be different, but deep inside, we are human, with the same need for love and care. I grew up in a kebangsaan school and had many friends of other races. In fact, my closest friends while growing up were all of a different race. When I went to uni, I had housemates who were of a different race and we got along very well. We enjoyed chatting with each other, cooking together and even celebrating each other's birthdays.
Honestly, sometimes I think we, the people know better what it means to be united compared to people who play race politics. We see each other as friends, regardless of skin colour. Yes, there may be some things we are not happy about, but ultimately, God calls us to love everyone. If He, the Creator says so, who are we to think otherwise?
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