Last night, we played basketball with a few Korean friends. Here's a switchup for you - usually I hate to play basketball because everyone is so aggressive and competitive that it makes me uncomfortable. Last night, the Korean brothers all gaped as I jumped right into the game and slapped the ball out of other players' hands. Suddenly, I began to feel like a monster - a little like that big furry guy that was Wolverine's rival in X-Men. Although I was just playing like I'm used to in the States, it is clearly a whole different ballgame here. The style of gameplay here is just so much more hands-off.
After the first round, our friend Chris said, "Azure, the next game will be brothers only." Although the number of players was uneven, I couldn't help but feel that it had a little bit to do with the fact that most sisters come to the courts in skirts and heels and practice dribbling and shooting between games. Rather than get offended or insist, however, I've come to appreciate that yielding to this difference is equal to respecting their culture. If a Taiawnese person came to the States and continued to belch loudly in public (one sister in my old congregation actually belched into a mic during her talk), people would be offended and no one would want to be around him or her. So let the boys have their b-ball. While not content to sit on the sidelines munching on rice crisps with the sisters, compromise comes in the form of a jogging track. Who knows, maybe one day I'll even join the group of middle-aged women in the aerobics room practicing the tricky solo waltz.
Photo to be added later!
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Hey Azure. You Have such a pretty name. This is Harrison. The oldest child of the family that your sister stayed with in Ohio(she is just as much my sister as she is yours. She rocks!) Anyway I knew you. Dimples talks about you all the time. (that's the assigned nickname I gave her.) like I was saying, I wish I knew you better so I could say "Azure you ain't no baller!" in my most conceited voice ever. However, I don't know you so I can not say that with the desired desired weight in meaning I wish for it to have. Anyway I think what you guys are doing is awesome. It is sort of motivating me to do something like that. You truly have found the joy in doing Jehovah's work.(which isn't hard to do as long as you have that deep love for Jehovah) well I look forward to meeting you sometime. My email is hmf769@yahoo.com thank you for the encouragement. (half way around the world and you still have a positive affect on brothers and sisters over here. that's the brotherhood for you)
Azure, Have I ever told you how proud of you I am? I can just picture myself in that position and I would TOTALLY be pouting. Like, 'who do they think they are?!' Kind of like the brother in the illustration of the prodigal son. But you, no, you take it in the best possible way and turn it into an object lesson. I love you so much! You are my hero and I am your biggest fan. I can't wait to see you in a month or so....and, hey.....I'm still waiting on the pic of the solo waltzing ladies! What the who? Too bad there's not video.
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