I wish all our Malay neighbours and friends - Selamat Hari Raya..Aidil Fitri.
Yes, it is a long weekend. The roads are quiet and KL is so peaceful.
There is so much I would need to do. Yet, it has been raining cats and dogs over for the last few days now. It is so nice to laze around in bed. It is so cool, a natural aircond. Okay, will take an afternoon nap later!
Anyway, last night I attended a 'play'. I call it a play as it is held in KLPac with proper 'free' brochures. Play was organised by a group of Sai Baba followers! Performance has many flaws. Then again performers are amateurs and it is totally voluntary.
It is still admirable by its objective of expressing whole hearted devotion to their founder. It could be heard in their 'songs' and chants. Only time 'God' was mentioned was 'to love our parents as gods? It could also be viewed as their 'outreach' effort.
One of the many questions and comparisons which arises is what would happen if the founder is no longer alive. Would there still be such devotion. What would his place be in this universe? Prophet or saint?
Invariably there is a comparison to what I believe. I believe in a Trinity, a Christ and God, which we could not touch and see, especially in this Post modern society. I subscribe to Wesley's Quadrilateral which draws from four different sources:-
* Scripture - the Holy Bible
* Tradition - 2000 years of history of the Christian Church
* Reason - rational thinking and sensible interpretation
* Experience - a Christian's personal and communal journey in Christ
Wesley's tradition refers not only to past Church traditions and theological writings that we accept blindly. It also refers to immediate and present theological influences which contribute to a person's understanding of God and of Christian theology. In retrospect, this was my journey, belief and objective that was achieved, in the course of my studies!
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