How granpa became a Christian

I never really know what actually transpired as what I know is based on hearsay. Granpa was a loose Taoist believer all his life, i would say. Not that he goes to temple a lot, nor is he the pious type. In his younger days, he used to smoke, drinks heavily and does not hesitate to use vulgar words to illustrate his emotions. Not a strongly religious person.

A few years ago, granpa got very sick, and i really meant very critically ill. He got a team of 5 doctors looking at his case, none of them bet on him to survive. For a few months, he was struggling for his life in ICU and semi-ICU, with tubes and wires emerging from his throat, nose and mouth, and hanging everywhere. It was terrible.

One of my uncles is a Christian, and he is the type of Christian who is convince that all non-believers will go to Hell. One day, when no one was around, he quietly brought a priest to granpa's bedside, talk to him, pray for him tell him about hell and heaven, and baptisted him on the spot. The rest of the family weren't Christian, and when they heard about the sneaky way Granpa was baptised, there was an uproar. Everyone was concerned whether granpa was in groggy or fully conscious when he agreed to convert ? That incident further alienate uncle with the rest of the family.

Gradually Granpa got better against all odds. He vaguely remembered about the baptise incident. He didnt really remember whether he agreed to convert or not. To granpa - a promise is a promise, as he did not want to risk evoking the wrath of God. Surprising everyone, he decided to attend church every sunday with uncle.

I was reading a blogger relating how she became an atheist, it was a honest article really. It reminded me of my granpa's experience, so I decided to share as well. For me, religion is a personal thing that cannot be force upon anyone. Personally I believe uncle and those christians folks meant well. But trying to convince someone who is at deathbed to change his/her religion, in the promise of heaven, is rather disturbing.