well, title is special this time...4C's stands for Curiousity, Confidence, Courage, Change.
what does it relate to this post?
well, after that lesson, i realize how important the 4C's are for culture.
i feel like a kindergarden level chinese who know little for her own chinese culture.
why do i say so?
cause i eventually follow western culture so much when i am still young.
my family do have strong chinese culture but is going to fade after a few more generation....the culture fades away as my grandparents will die soon as the time has come.
i am curious about our chinese culture when i grow older, i starts to explore through internet, documentary about chinese culture, i wears cheongsam when new year instead of wearing dresses...
although is not about having confidence to learn other's culture, but having confidence to learn my own culture is not that hard to change myself but i do gain courage to change my view on my own culture. i love how cheongsam bring out the beauty of a woman, i love the meaning of round table for dinner, i love to explain my culture to other people although i may not the expert. i do love chinese opera as every detail stands one meaning...
i love how the building hides the detail of chinese culture...how the chinese culture being bring to alive..
i feels like i am a little late to learn all my culture yet i am happy that i have started to learned them.
Cecilia, it is never too late to learn about your culture and to want to know more about it. I think the beauty of culture is that it constantly changes but at the same time, so much of it also remains the same. Since you are a part of that culture, how you understand and integrate it in your life is also a sign of how important that culture is in the lives of many young people like you.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that you say you have become too Western. I think many of us are definitely exposed and even over-exposed to Western culture due to its pervasiveness and dominance in our everyday lives. As someone who has lived in the West for many years, I am definitely someone who has been significantly influenced as well. Teaching all of you this subject is a way for me to connect more with the culture I was born into: Malaysian culture.
Good luck on your quest to learn more! :)
well...is kinda late to reply this comment...
ReplyDeletewhen i am young, i watch cartoon, MVs, tv channels all majorly hosted by a foreigner.
Therefore i think the effect is very much apply on me.A very real like example is during dinner time on dining table.
My younger sister and brother they do not like chinese language and many of the tradition like calling elderly to eat before to eat they do not know the sequence as the most eldest to the youngest.
they do not know they should wait for the eldest to eat first then only they can eat.and many more...thats why i really want to preserve the culture and passing down in the same time learning more.