The
children of God are those who are partakers of His nature. It is not earthly
rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we
are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.
- Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, pg. 76
Leaving
your home country and moving to another country is always an adventure and a
challenge; you experience different cultures and manners, different food,
different people. Sometimes it is a little scary not knowing how to behave in a
way that is normal for the people of the other country. This happened to me
when I moved from Argentina to North America.
Latino
culture is very different from the American culture. The people in South
America are very lively and warm, extremely happy and outgoing, and they like
to express their feelings in pretty extreme ways. For example, when we greet
someone, we do it with a kiss on the cheek. For me it is normal; I’m used to it
because it’s how I was raised, but this is not normal for someone from North
America. However, I wasn’t aware of the fact. I remember meeting a girl in my
class, who was one of the first girls that I met. I went to her and I gave her
a hug and a kiss on the cheek. It seemed like she felt a little awkward, but I
didn’t realize why. Afterwards, I was thinking about it and the thought came to
my mind, “Of course, they don’t do it like that in North America!” I felt
really embarrassed.
I
like to think that in heaven there’s no rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor
different cultures. I’m not going to have to worry about looking weird or
different. We are all going to be a big family, and God’s love – the real love
– is going to be in our hearts. I won’t feel embarrassed ever again!
~ Mildred Rhys
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