A father was tickled to find out that many people are shocked for his decision to support his daughter for becoming a Chinese Muslim. Chinese Muslims aren't THAT rare in our multi racial country. But we know of many parents who will be against their children's decisions to change religions.
However, not Jinghan's father. He also shared some wisdom on why he decided to support his daughter. This piece of wisdom is shared in Chinese:
“因为我了解人生。
因为我了解快乐。
人生的目的是什么？是要快乐。
不同的人从不同的东西找到快乐。有的是钱，有的是家庭，有的是宗教...
身为父母，我们要的是什么呢？是要孩子快乐。
每个宗教所熏陶的都是好的。
如果你告诉我这个宗教能给你快乐，我阻止你干吗?”
Roughly translated:
“Because I understand life.
Because I understand the pursuit of happiness.
What’s the purpose of life? To seek happiness.
Different people find happiness in different things. Some in wealth, some in family, some in religion...
As parents, what do we want most? For our children to be happy.
Every religion teaches good.
If you were to tell me that this religion makes you happy, why should I stop you?”
At the end of the day, the father's sole concern was his daughter's happiness. We have a lot to learn from this father. Kudos to him!
You can read Jinghan's full post here:
