graeme
just a small note
Posted on: 05/21/2013 18:55
This is nothing to reply to, just a little story I remembered. I've never quite been sure what to make of it.
An old friend of mine is a Japanese-Canadian who, with his family, was banished to an internment camp in the second world war. I've seen pictures of the camp, and he's described it to me. It was terribly bleak.
I asked him, "What did your parents do there to pass the years?"
He grinned. "Mostly they went to the United Church."
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Dcn. Jae
Posted on: 05/21/2013 21:35
This is nothing to reply to, just a little story I remembered. I've never quite been sure what to make of it.
An old friend of mine is a Japanese-Canadian who, with his family, was banished to an internment camp in the second world war. I've seen pictures of the camp, and he's described it to me. It was terribly bleak.
I asked him, "What did your parents do there to pass the years?"
He grinned. "Mostly they went to the United Church."
In a state of terrible bleakness they reached out to the United Church. Sounds about right.
dreamerman
Posted on: 05/21/2013 22:22
This is nothing to reply to, just a little story I remembered. I've never quite been sure what to make of it.
An old friend of mine is a Japanese-Canadian who, with his family, was banished to an internment camp in the second world war. I've seen pictures of the camp, and he's described it to me. It was terribly bleak.
I asked him, "What did your parents do there to pass the years?"
He grinned. "Mostly they went to the United Church."
In a state of terrible bleakness they reached out to the United Church. Sounds about right.
Dcn. Jae
Posted on: 05/21/2013 22:56
This is nothing to reply to, just a little story I remembered. I've never quite been sure what to make of it.
An old friend of mine is a Japanese-Canadian who, with his family, was banished to an internment camp in the second world war. I've seen pictures of the camp, and he's described it to me. It was terribly bleak.
I asked him, "What did your parents do there to pass the years?"
He grinned. "Mostly they went to the United Church."
In a state of terrible bleakness they reached out to the United Church. Sounds about right.
it's the theology of the Uccanada that I find problematic, not the love, warmth, and hospitality of its people.
when my family and i lived in rural Alberta for a time and were thus isolated from family and friends in Toronto, it was the local United Church that took us in. They welcomed us to worship with them and made us a real part of their community.
kaythecurler
Posted on: 05/22/2013 00:00
Sounds a lot like the Bible stories that tell of Jesus to me. The sort of love that one would feel like passing on. How wonderful that the United Church were there for the interns and Jae's family.
Where were the Baptists Jae?
JRT
Posted on: 05/22/2013 09:02
Back in the 50s and 60s when I served in the Canadian Army reserve Capt Yoshio Nakamura was my CO for a time. When he was in his late teens he and his family lost everything and were interred in a camp in the mountains of BC. To him it was a big lark and then he was drafted into the army. Kinda ironic wouldn't you say?
dreamerman
Posted on: 05/22/2013 17:29
This is nothing to reply to, just a little story I remembered. I've never quite been sure what to make of it.
An old friend of mine is a Japanese-Canadian who, with his family, was banished to an internment camp in the second world war. I've seen pictures of the camp, and he's described it to me. It was terribly bleak.
I asked him, "What did your parents do there to pass the years?"
He grinned. "Mostly they went to the United Church."
In a state of terrible bleakness they reached out to the United Church. Sounds about right.
WaterBuoy
Posted on: 05/23/2013 08:29
Amen Dreamerman ...
Utilitarian Philosophy is often taken as what works for a person and not well-understood as that which works for "all" is best ... a Muse Ka Tearing attitude ... a brain RIP'n experience ... thinking about the dangers of mortal gods?