Frankly, I haven't had such a good, fun time living with other people, under the same roof I mean, since my Eusoff Hall days in NUS.. Those were the days where we saw each others just-woke-up-groggy-unwashed faces in the morning and/or in our pajamas or old/shabby t-shirts/clothes, where we cooked and ate together, where we had late night chats and just hang out together.. :) ;) Ah.. the good old days.. :)
Under the same roof, there lives a Christian, a Muslim and a Buddhist.. we are able to live and eat together without any problem.. Granted that none of us are saints or angels, as we do have our own peculiarities and quirks but all we need to do is to show a little bit of understanding and tolerance.. It is not difficult to get along, if we all try hard enough..
One Chinese, the other Malay, both from KL/Selangor area... One Pisces, the other Libra, both nocturnal animals who don't sleep until it is almost morning... One a bit "kurus", the other not so, but both love to cook and eat... :p One loves the sun and the sea, the other prefers to stay in the shades, both loves traveling... One has pets at home in Malaysia, the other don't, but both love our landlord's cat, Mi-chan... One arty, the other sporty, both equally brainy considering they got scholarship to come to Japan... One doing her PhD, the other finished her Masters, yet both are much younger than me :x ... One lecturer, the other project manager, yet both prefer student life... ;)
The Chinese has a saying, "相见容易，相处难", which means that it is easier to meet than to get along.. thus it is a real blessing indeed to have such good housemates.. :) Well, with my imminent departure from Japan, I shall miss the time we had spent and will cherish whatever time left that we will be spending together..
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Thanks for sharing.
I rarely shared house with friends.
But I have some house sharing experiences too.When I was studying A-level, my roommate was a Korean girl, during university times
I had shared house with a Malaysian for several years.Did not stay with siblings or parents 10 years ago, Still remembering that period my housemates were one Malaysian Chinese & two Singaporean from your University. I missed those days sometimes but not that often.My recent house share experience wasn't very fancy actually.I don't really understand the lifestyle of Muslim, offended the Muslim housemate sometimes and being scolded by her too.Anyway it is kind of special experiences in life. I am appreciating it.From there I had learned new things.
By the way, I have been wondering the Muslim ex-housemate in Japan must have been very lonely as she'd got her Muslim boyfriend stayed in after you girls(her Christian& Buddhist housemates)left.She totally ignored and did not respect the new housemate, had got her boyfriend(her current husband) to move in the same place before asking the consent of the new housemate.
As you know, Marriage in Islam is recommended as a religious requirement. In muslim cultures,living together is not allowed before marriage.Therefore,the couple needs to go through the marriage rituals before they can live together their lives.
Islam permits a man and woman to see each other only once before marriage and it does not allow them to live together before marriage,apparently , the Muslim ex-housemate's action has brought a bad name to the Islam by disregarding the Islamic principles.
Her new housemate.
Thanks for leaving a mesg..
Well, I have no comments about my Muslim housemate. Religion is private in my opinion. It is between her and her Maker.. so whatever she did or does, she will have to answer for them in the end.. who are we to comment or condemn what are religiously right or wrong? we are also mere mortals, no?
Also, in her case, she doesn't have to ask for consent from housemates as the landlord is staying in the same house. As long as he agrees, I don't think housemates have any say in this matter.
I stayed with her for about 6 months and we got along just fine. It is easier to point out what others did wrong than to see how we could have erred.
I agree with your responses that the ultimate judgment is up to God.
We make mortal judgments for our mortal responsibilities. We try to make proper or righteous judgments. We use evidence and testimony and take into account character and circumstances to make proper decisions. Hopefully, most of our judgments are correct.
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Matthew 7:1-2
When we go before His judgment bar, He will look into how we have treated and judged those around us and that will count toward our own judgment.
C
In fact, tThere are certain aspects of a person’s life that is not visible to other people and thus cannot be judged. This is primarily the heart and mind of others. There is no way for any of us to look into the heart of a man and see what their thoughts truly are. We can only know what we see. Thus it is the actions of a man that can be judged and not the heart.
What kind of judging we are permitted to exercise. Note the following verses:
“Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” John 7:24
“You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.” Leviticus 19:15
According to Scripture we are allowed to judge righteously and judge only if our purpose is to help the erring person see their sin and help eradicate it from their lives.
C
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