About 12 years ago, my brother (David Ting-Kai Chen) was on a sabbatical leave in Taiwan. During the week day, he taught at Kaoshung University (south of Taiwan). On the weekends, he took train back to Chang-Hua to accompany my father. My father was in the early 90's. He walked; he also rode bicycle. My brother is a Christian; my dad is a Buddhist.
One day, my dad and my brother were side-by-side walking on a trail in the local school campus.
"How do you Christians teach people in daily life?" My dad asked my brother.
My brother was caught in a big surprise. After gathering some thought, my brother replied,
"Everything thankful; everything forgiving." my brother replied with a Bible phrase from St. Paul's letters to the Corinth church.
My dad died in 1999, at age of 94. Those words given by brother during that short conversation was in his will to teach his children.
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