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The First Day at Minghui School in Japan (Photos)
By a Dafa Practitioner in Japan
(Clearwisdom.net) Today is the first day of the Minghui School in Japan.
When I arrived at the class, the Chinese teacher was waiting at the door.
Shortly after, parents and children joyfully arrived one after another. The
number of children totaled 26. After sending forth righteous thoughts at 1:00
p.m., classes began. The first class is Chinese, learning Chinese Pinyin. The
second class is studying the Fa. The third class is doing the exercises. The
fourth class is experience sharing. Currently we have two sections of students. I am in charge of one of them. I
recognized some of the children from their Fa-study group, but several others
were here for the first time. They seemed to be a bit restless, and wanted to
say more and play for a longer time with their friends. I thought that since
they were young and it was the first time for them to be in a group, why not let
them be and see how things went. While we were preparing for doing sitting
meditation, some of them wanted to spend a bit more time playing, so I agreed.
Then I asked the rest of them to sit down and begin the meditation. When the
exercise music began playing, the few newer ones did not join the group. Seeing
the others begin to practice, I gently walked up to the few who had not joined
the meditation and quietly said, "Sorry." I brought two of them over, and the
third returned to the group by herself, without any complaints. I was very
pleased to see this, as she knew how to correct herself. While sharing experiences, the children were very active. They pointed out
others' shortcomings, such as talking in class, or not listening to others'
advice. I reminded them that Teacher tells us that cultivators should look
within themselves, to be considerate of those that we criticize, and to correct
our state of mind when we criticize others. The children were all quiet, and
shortly a child said to everyone, "Sorry, my attitude is not good." I saw her
facial expression appear more peaceful. Her peaceful reaction gave me confidence
and encouragement. I said thanks to the little practitioners in my heart. |