Andrew To
Andrew To
Andrew Tois a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, Hong Kong. Of Hakka ancestry, he is the former chairman of League of Social Democrats from 2010 to 2011, succeeding Wong Yuk-man. His wife, Jackie Hung, was a leader of Civil Human Rights Front and Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese...
art sublime lines
There is a line that I always loved from Lucretius. He said, "The sublime is the art of exchanging easier for more difficult pleasures." The presumption of that formulation is that the more difficult pleasures are actually better than the easier pleasures. That is why one makes the exchange.
moving suicidal self
I hope the Church will examine what is good and what is ill, and what good could be achieved by getting the suicidal, self-destructive, possibly carnal, or celibate to move toward this experience of love.
believe dont-believe
I don't believe that there is anyone of faith whose faith would not be strengthened by those experiences of family.
thinking goal strengthening
The strengthening of faith, I think, is the ultimate goal of organized religion altogether.
realizing humbling
It's deeply humbling to realize that there is no such thing as a society with a purchase on truth.
responsibility luxury anxiety
In these xenophobic times, when politicians are stoking everyone's anxiety about threats from abroad, I would argue that engaging with the rest of the world is not only a luxury, in the way that travel is, but actually a moral responsibility.
tragedy benefits
The tragedies that are being brought about vastly outweigh the benefits that are being achieved.
differences people comforting
I found it very comforting to see that there is no such thing as a completely normal family. People find their way through whatever the differences may be.
father people parent
I was in fact anxious about whether I would be any good at being a father. And then I met so many people who had been good parents under difficult circumstances, and I felt inspired by them.
people may autistic
Some autistic people may emerge from their condition, but nobody knows when and why.
organization doe good-and-bad
Every organization does good and bad things.
thinking shrinking world
I think you can't deny that because the cochlear implant exists, the signing world is shrinking.
gay thinking culture
And I found out about the wonderful world of sign language. I suddenly realized: If we as a society recognize Jewish culture, gay culture and Latino culture, we must recognize that this is a coherent culture, too. I think deafness is a disability for social constructionist reasons.
tragedy would-be able
I love to communicate, and I love music. That's why I always thought not being able to hear would be a tragedy.