Monday, February 18, 2013

Less and More



Does it make her           less British that she doesn’t support the monarchy?
                                     less English that she doesn’t drink tea?
                                     less Singaporean that she doesn’t like to shop?
                                     less Chinese that she doesn’t like Math and grew up in Timaru?

Does it make him           less Thai that he’s not Buddhist?
                                     less Australian that he doesn’t know the national anthem?
                                     less German that he is imprecise and incessantly late?
                                     less Samoan that he is half Palagi?

Does it make them         less Korean because they are also Japanese?
                                     less  Turkish becasue they don’t speak it?
                                     less Ethiopian becasue they consider themselves Kiwis?

                                     Less Maori because it’s only one fifty-sixth?

IS my cultural identity just
a matter of how
others
see me?
How strongly they connect
me
with certain
values, ideals and
ways of being?

Perhaps.

Knowing where I came from
loving it
learning from it                                   Makes me More

Knowing what I value
why I do
who else shares this                           Makes me More

Knowing who others are
why
where they come from
loving it
learning from it                                  Makes me More

Knowing God
as creator
of creativity
newness/diversity/unity                      Makes me More

It helps me know
Myself
which

Makes me More

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