Chapter 1918: Two little sisters next door

"It is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but difficult to change from luxury to frugality." Xiao Peng exclaimed.
I'm used to flying in first class, and I can't sleep comfortably in economy class. However, this flight is full again, and there is no chance for an upgrade. Who will let yourself be in a hurry?
He woke up and wanted to go to the bathroom to wash his face, but his seat was by the window, and there were two young girls next to him. Now he sleeps like a pig at night. He can't jump over to the bathroom, right?
Yes, read the book.
As a result, he just turned on the night light, but the girl next to him took off the blindfold Xiao Peng.
Xiao Peng quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, it made you rest."
The girl shook her head when she heard Xiao Peng's words: "It's okay, I just can't sleep." Said Wan stretched out her hand to Xiao Peng: "Mariah Carey, uh, I have to thank my parents for this name. You call me Mary is just fine. My friends call me this."
Xiao Peng shook hands with her: "My name is Xiao Peng. I can understand your friend's feelings. If you call you Maria, I always feel like I'm talking to God's mother."
Mariah Carey laughed, and later found out that it was the big night everyone was resting. She hurriedly covered her mouth: "Sorry, you are a humorous person, are you Chinese or Chinese?"
Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Is there any difference?"
"Of course!" Maria nodded: "Because we have never been to the country of China, so we asked a lot of people to consult before we went, but the ones we asked were all Chinese and they didn't understand. Huaxia, even their Chinese is not as good as mine."
Xiao Peng smiled: "Well, don't worry, I'm from Huaxia. You can speak Chinese?"
"'Mud Monkey', have you eaten it?" Maria said.
"Uh, first of all, it's'hello' not'mud monkey', and'have you eaten?' It is greetings between people familiar with Huaxia, and most of them are greetings between northerners. This is also regional. Yes." Xiao Peng explained to her the problems in her words.
Maria laughed after hearing this: "Great, you really are from Huaxia, so I can consult with you if there is a problem. This will not disturb you, right?"
"Of course it won't bother me, but let's keep it quiet. Now everyone is resting. It's best not to disturb others. What are you doing in China? Studying abroad?" Xiao Peng asked.
Maria sighed and said: "My father is a pastor. He has always said that Huaxia is a place of no faith, but his health is not good, so let me fulfill his wish to preach to Huaxia and let more people believe in God. ."
Xiao Peng smiled, "Believe in God? It would be great if this is the case."
Maria was overjoyed after hearing this: "You also support me to do this?"
Xiao Peng shook his finger: "The word'God' first appeared in an ancient book of China called Shangshu, referring to the supreme in our native Taoism in China, and Shangshu appeared in 5 BC In the 21st century, Christianity appeared in the first century AD. Do you want them to believe in'God'? Isn't that the spread of Taoism?"
Maria was dumbfounded, and hurriedly waved her hand: "No, no, no, my father is a Protestant pastor, and he wants me to spread Protestantism."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Of course, how else would you be?"
The same is the Western belief system.'Pastor' is the title of Protestant religion and can be married; the'priest' of Tiangong church is not allowed to marry; while the white-clothed priest of'Eastern Catholic church' can get married before ordination (ps1), But the patriarch can only choose from the singles.
(Priests are equivalent to pastors and priests. They are called priests in Eastern Catholic Church. They belong to this class.
The true clergy, the rest are regarded as grassroots, which means that grassroots members of the Eastern Catholic Church can get married. )
Maria blinked after hearing this: "Do you know our Protestant?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "Understand more or less."
Can I not understand? He is ‘Samuel’.
Maria came to be interested: "Then since you know God, have you preached?"
Xiao Peng shook his head and said honestly: "Never before."
"Why not spread it?" Maria's eyes widened.
Xiao Peng asked, "Why spread it?"
Maria thought for a while: "Isn't it a good thing to let the world have faith and be positive for good? Most of you Chinese have no faith, which is not right."
Xiao Peng laughed: "First of all, Confucianism has been passed down in China for thousands of years. Although there are in China, the four words ‘be kind to others’ are printed on most people’s bones."
After hearing this, Maria said: "I know this. I was studying Chinese at the Confucius Institute at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. It was a pity that I was stopped. It would be a pity. Otherwise, my Chinese would not be the way it is now. I really don’t understand why this is. Even the Supreme Court of the Star-Stripe Nation has an image of Confucius. Why are those politicians so nervous?"
Xiao Peng laughed: "Uh, even though I am from Huaxia, I want to explain that I originally thought that your Star-Stripe Nation was so good, and put Confucius on the Supreme Court. I just went to Huaxia. -Sheng-Dun DC looked at it, it was not like Confucius."
Maria was taken aback for a moment: "When I was at the Confucius Institute, our teacher even specifically said this, saying that this is the beautiful side of Stars and Stripes, and we have a vision of the world."
Xiao Peng shook his head: "Uh, let me tell you the truth, although I also hope that you really have a statue of Confucius on the Supreme Court of the Star-Tangled Nation. If you say that, it’s so amazing? But in fact, it’s really not the case. It’s just Neo-Confucianism. People invented, your Western political philosophy and other texts, almost all use the "Bible" as the legality of the argument, and your Star-Spangled State is a shoulder-band country established by Protestants, how could it be possible to use the pagan Confucius as an idol? Standard? The three people in the building statues of the Supreme Court actually mean
the three dynasties conquer the powers of the gods
. The three statues are Gaspar, Morcio, and Baltasar, representing the gods. Faith, faith in salvation and faith in wealth and glory."
Maria's eyes widened after hearing this: "I know I know! Their story comes from the "Bible-New Testament-Matthew Gospel". But why do the teachers in our college teach us so?"
Xiao Peng smiled: "This is also part of Confucianism. It is called'Taking a taboo for the venerable, tabooing for the relatives, do not talk about evil, do not see evil, do not listen to evil.' To put it plainly is what the so-called'Spring and Autumn Brushwork' should be said. What shouldn’t be said, the purpose of doing so is'to make the rebels fearful', but to put it bluntly is a kind of fraud, well, it can also be said to be well-intentioned fraud, but whether it is well-intentioned or malicious, fraud is Fraud."
Maria nodded and said: "This is caused by the lack of faith. Our faith allows us not to lie."
Xiao Pengle said: "You dare to say that you have never lied in your life? Don't say anything like white lies. A lie is a lie. People living in this world will always lie. Besides, who said we China People don’t believe in? We Huaxia people believe in ancestors and family. To be precise, everyone in the world has their own beliefs. If you say you believe in God, I don’t believe in things like love and family. The position of the more beautiful things in your heart will be inferior to that of God. Your father is a pastor, so will he abandon you and your mother for God? Of course, as far as I know, some pastors will do this, in good name "Save more people to love the general public." But does this violate your doctrine again? Doesn't respect your family? How can the contradictions here be resolved?"
After listening to Maria, she fell into deep thought, as if it really was an unsolvable problem.
Xiao Peng shrugged and opened the book to continue reading. This question was enough for her to drink two pots.
"No!" The girl next to Maria didn't know when she woke up: "You are wrong to say that. Our Western values ​​are'I am for everyone, everyone is for me', which is a universal spirit. But you are selfish, saying, "People do not kill themselves for their own sake." It is because you Easterners are selfish, that's why you are lagging behind our Western countries and need us to rescue them."
Maria quickly introduced: "This is my sister, Tyler Kelly."
Xiao Peng was happy: "Your parents are really star fans. Is this name based on Taylor Swift?"
Taylor Kelly said: "What are you talking about, Taylor Swift was not famous when I was born!"
Maria explained: "My sister's name is based on Elizabeth Taylor."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Does it not conform to the doctrine that your parents chasing stars like this? How can you worship others besides God?"
The two girls were speechless collectively.
"Moreover, the meaning of'people do not punish the earth for their own sake' does not mean that people will be selfish. The'wei' in it means cultivation. It means that if people don't study hard and make progress, they will die. You are misunderstood. The meaning of this sentence! Chinese is broad and profound, enough for you to learn!"
He habitually took out cigarettes from his pocket, Taylor pointed at Xiao Peng: "What are you going to do?"
Xiao Peng was taken aback, then put the cigarette away: "I'm sorry, I'm used to it."
"So you Chinese are behind. Don't you know that you can't smoke while flying? This is common sense!" Taylor found a chance to fight back.
Xiao Peng scratched his head: "I'm really sorry, of course I know that I can't smoke by airplane. It's just a temporary habit."
"How can you get used to this kind of thing?" Taylor was reluctant.
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly: "Taylor, in fact, it's like this: I used to take my own private jet and smoke as I like."
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