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| Generational Sins
A long time ago, I practiced the dark and forbidden arts that was rampant at my home church. I was trained by the founder, Steve Kang, and was the victim as well as the victimizer. However, when I went to college, I left it all behind, and never looked back.
But my mom, after babysitting Paul, comes up to us, and in Korean says, "You know Paul keeps on doing this funny thing, where whenever I bend down, he pokes me in the butt. Did you teach him that?"
At this point, Esther looks at me, and gives me this "what are you teaching my son" look , and I give her my "I have no idea" look back.
This is proof that sin is passed from generation to generation.
My son intuitively picked up the dark art of "ddong ggee." Sad, but kind of funny, when I think about how Paul instinctively "ddong ggee" my mom. 
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| Chuck-e-Cheese Heaven?
Everytime I go to Chuck-e-cheese with Paul, (we had his birthday party for him yesterday), I am amazed at how much fun Paul has with such dull games. He was even enjoying watching the robots in the front moving back and forth to the music, and gets enjoyment from playing games that last 10 seconds. I personally hate going to Chuck E Cheese, but as a father of two, with
many birthday parties to come (not only of my children), I am bound to
go there.
Sometimes, during a game, I'll take over because I want him to win some more tickets, like in skee-ball, he can only throw it into the bottom, so I try to help him get it into the circles, and I get frustrated if he doesn't want me to help.
But as I was leaving, something theological made sense to me.....
I've always wondered why heaven would be so "glorious" and worthwhile. I've always wondered if millions and millions of years in heaven would really be all that great. Theologically, I've explained to my students that because God is eternally amazing and is the very definition of love and beauty, that eternally discovering him and enjoying him would be what would make heaven, heaven.
But, somehow, I forgot the other element, in that, in heaven, my heart will be pure, and since I will be pure, that I will take great pleasure even from the simplest things. Like Paul, time will fly and I will find great joy in discovering God one day at a time. Heaven will also be heaven, because I will no longer be the sin-stained cynic that I have become, but rather a child in a never-ending joy fest in the presence of the giver of Joy.
I don't know why this suddenly made sense as I was watching Paul playing with a group of kids, but seeing him run around in "pure" joy made me think of heaven.
I guess this verse makes more sense now...
Matthew 18:2 He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Friday thoughts...
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| What have you done for your dad's 60th birthday? I guess in Korea it's a bigger deal than just another birthday. My dad's an avid golf player. But if we send him on a golf trip, it wouldn't include the family b/c none of us play golf. Looking for a good idea. Thanks! | | |
| We live RIGHT next to the Metra station, and everyday Paul runs to the window to see the trains going by. Paul LOVES Thomas trains and always asks us if he can ride on one. Well finally the day has come! I just talked to Ha Min and asked him how excited Paul is to be on the train. He said that when the train conductor came by to collect fare, Paul said, "Sir Topham Hat?" =P
Maybe he was heavy set....or maybe Paul is living in his fantasy world of Thomas trains. But I thought that was just too funny. I know I'm going to miss Paul's toddler stage. | | |
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