My topics this week were geography and history. We talked about the US first and then they taught me about China - in English to improve their skills.
It is a little like listening to the British version of the American Revolution to be in on their discussion of the Opium Wars and the building of the American transcontential railroad using Chinese slave labor. But it is part of history on both sides. Their kingdoms and dynasties rise and fall with the triumph of the 2nd son over the elder who is due to inherit. Very much like Esau and Jacob. Only in all cases in China the older son has to die - sometime the father and the younger sons too to be on the safe side. The idea that Jacob could come back to the land and be forgiven by Esau was completely startling to them. It made me grateful to be part of a legacy of forgiving. That is as close to the Bible as we can get is references to stories. Then if someone asks...
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