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Word of Remembrance – Ah-Kong ~ Kelly Hu
eing Ah-Kong’s first granddaughter, I His appetite doesn’t just end with food.
B had the privilege to share many meals He had a huge appetite for knowledge. Ah
with him. -- And here’s a picture of me eat- Kong was basically a walking encyclopedia.
ing mango with Ah-Kong – He loved to read and was extremely passion-
ate about learning. Besides his in-depth
knowledge on theology, he was extremely
well versed in so many other fields such as –
literature, cultures, history, arts, science, poli-
tics, music, you name it. Anyone who sat
down and talked with him for 10 minutes
would probably learn something new. Ah
Kong was a man of few words, but whenever
he spoke, it was always full of so much wis-
dom, passion and conviction. He inspired us
to keep on learning and pursue our passion
wholeheartedly. Because of Ah-Kong, our
family is now full of musicians, artists and
even a pilot.
If you ever shared a meal with him you Ah-Kong also had a great appetite
would know, man he could eat, my family for God’s creation – He was a world travel-
was always amazed by the amount of food er. He loved to explore new places, and he
he could eat in one setting. Every time af- used to show me all the beautiful photo-
ter a meal, he would look so happy and
graphs he took from his travels. When I
satisfied and he would said “oh so full”(喔! was young, before Google maps, I remem-
足(tsiok)飽). I always knew that physically bered Ah-Kong would stay all night up and
he was full, and his heart was also full. He study the maps before we go on a road
was a lucky man because he was very trip. He would show us the route we will
spoiled by Ah ma’s cooking. Ah-Kong had take, all the national parks we see and the
a huge appetite for food (which I definitely history behind the cities we’d visit. He
got that from him) but a bigger appetite for taught us to see beauty through nature and
fellowship. Every time we ate together, he appreciate God’s creation. And now when-
would share his life stories, asked us about ever I travel, I tried to see the world
our day, our passion and goals. He lis- through his lens and find beauty in every
tened with his heart. And every time we little corner.
talked, it was always so simple, so sweet
and full of so much joy. And I really miss it.
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