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12月26日 Happy Hanukkah and Merry ChristmasHanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight day Jewish holiday beginning at the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. Since in Jewish tradition the Hebrew calendar date starts at sunset, the first evening of Hanukkah starts after the sunset of the 24th of Kislev. The date of Hanukkah varies year by year. This year it's December 26th, which is the next day after Christmas.
My advisor Ilya is Jewish, so he does not celebrate Christmas at all, instead he only celebrates Hanukkah. In the Jewish eyes, Jesus Christ is not the son of God. He is just a prophet. So there has always been contradiction between the Jewish and the Christian. Well, I don't have a religion, so I don't care. No matter who is right who is wrong, let's say happy holiday:) 12月19日 Walking in darknessAnybody have the experience of walking in darkness? When you cannot even see you hands even they are 6 inches from your eyes? If you do not have this experience, just imagine it. At this time, especially when you are walking in the wild jungles, even a dim flickering light can arouse your hope and warm your heart.
Have you said anything that you shouldn't have said or done anything that you shouldn't have done in the past week? That's exactly walking in darkness. Two thousand years ago, the birth of a man, the only son of God, who lived a perfect life shed light to the darkness, our sins. Think about the sins of us, things we shouldn't have said or done, pray to God for his forgiveness.
More than two thousand years ago, the birth of a man in China, a great great philosopher, Confucius, who also led a perfect life, once instructed his students: at night, one should think about the right and wrong things he has done during the day. (there is exact translation if you google, this sence is my poor interpretation)
Yes, always think about the what we did, evaluate them, try to think twice before we act next time, then you'll be a perfect man ("Sheng Ren"). Of course, this is easier said than done. That's why there is not yet a perfect man. But, at least, we can get closer and closer...
... For the Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ.
By the way, I'm not a Christian. |
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