August 28, 2019, 01:36 PM
Imagine you're walking along a HDB corridor and you see this:
Photo via Twitter/Meng_II
"This is scary"
A lady posted this photo to Twitter, explaining that her husband was delivering an order when he got startled by the sight of this statue.
This is her tweet, where she said "no offence to the religion, this is scary".
Kau tak terperanjat ke kalau kau deliver barang abeh nampak ni. No offence to the religion, tapi seram siot pic.twitter.com/1LYFSQptVF
— MΛK BUDΛK (@Mvk_Budvk) August 25, 2019
Statue of Hindu god offers protection
In response to her tweet, some kind internet folks have gently explained that the statue is often placed in front of homes to ward off evil.
Others have also acknowledged that the life-sized statue can "look scary" if one did not know about its significance.
Here are some direct messages she has received.
In the screenshots of the conversations, she also said to "excuse (her) disrespect" regarding her remark that the statue looked "scary".
After hearing these explanations, she said that she's been "enlightened with regard to the statue".
She also urged everyone to be more understanding and to refrain from making insensitive remarks.
Top photo via Twitter/Meng_II
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