In Singapore.
A series of anxious knocking on the door forced Elder X to move away from his business
and to check out what the problem was outside his door.
The door swang open, Elder X went stunned.
A Japanese soldier laid in wait outside the door, behind him an army convoy.
A thought drove him to worry:
Tanah Melayu and Singapore were dominated by Japanese;
their ruthlessness had created both fear and hatred
in the Singaporeans and people of Tanah Melayu these recent years.
And why was this Jap soldier knocking on Eld X's door?
For money? For possessions? Or even his life?
The Jap soldier tried to communicate but his anxious words seemed to have fallen on only deaf ears, for he knew only Japanese, there was no way Eld X could understand him.
He fumbled in his pocket and took out a piece of paper,
wrote 2 Mandarin characters --- "Yi Yuan"(Hospital)
With a big effort to indicate his question, "Do you know where the hospital is?"
Eld X nodded, and immediately the Jap soldier dragged him into the vehicle and drove away.
Terrified, yet trying to appear as calm as possible, Eld X directed the way to Hospital.
Upon arriving, Eld X discovered that the Jap soldier carefully carried a severely injured Malaysian into the hospital(the soldier brought him all the way from Tanah Melayu to Singapore).
The Jap soldier saved the Malaysian's life.
In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, l
eaving him half dead.
A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' (Lk10:)
this parable broke the incorrect perception between the two races stated in Jn4:9
"You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?" (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. )
"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
the Japanese was the Samaritan to the Malaysian.
A series of anxious knocking on the door forced Elder X to move away from his business
and to check out what the problem was outside his door.
The door swang open, Elder X went stunned.
A Japanese soldier laid in wait outside the door, behind him an army convoy.
A thought drove him to worry:
Tanah Melayu and Singapore were dominated by Japanese;
their ruthlessness had created both fear and hatred
in the Singaporeans and people of Tanah Melayu these recent years.
And why was this Jap soldier knocking on Eld X's door?
For money? For possessions? Or even his life?
The Jap soldier tried to communicate but his anxious words seemed to have fallen on only deaf ears, for he knew only Japanese, there was no way Eld X could understand him.
He fumbled in his pocket and took out a piece of paper,
wrote 2 Mandarin characters --- "Yi Yuan"(Hospital)
With a big effort to indicate his question, "Do you know where the hospital is?"
Eld X nodded, and immediately the Jap soldier dragged him into the vehicle and drove away.
Terrified, yet trying to appear as calm as possible, Eld X directed the way to Hospital.
Upon arriving, Eld X discovered that the Jap soldier carefully carried a severely injured Malaysian into the hospital(the soldier brought him all the way from Tanah Melayu to Singapore).
The Jap soldier saved the Malaysian's life.
In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, l
eaving him half dead.
A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' (Lk10:)
this parable broke the incorrect perception between the two races stated in Jn4:9
"You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?" (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. )
"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
the Japanese was the Samaritan to the Malaysian.
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