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When ‘paiseh’ goes a little too far: Learning to receive even when you feel shy

There’s a Hokkien term that I grew up hearing – the word ‘paiseh’.

In English, it simply means to be embarrassed, sorry or shy and can be used in various situations. For example, when you accidently stepped on someone’s feet, it is absolutely appropriate to say ‘paiseh, paiseh.’ Another reasonable use of this word is when a person doesn’t know how to feel ashamed in a situation where he should, or ‘tak tau malu’ in Malay terms. In this instance, an example will be, ‘ Hey you, don’t you feel paiseh cutting the cue?’.

Waves | Forgiveness

Forgiveness. One of those principles that doesn’t make sense until you choose it. One of the hardest thing to talk about, one of the most counter- intuitive principles ever. But forgiveness is the only way forward. Because without forgiveness, we lock ourself up. We block grace, and if we refuse to let go, slowly weContinue reading “Waves | Forgiveness”