Maitreya Happy Dance

After two busy months, finally I got time to re-organise myself, time to think about: Maitreya Happy Dance - what's that?

The minimal that I can do is to pull out my notebook, flip to the page that was written on 28 August 2004, 9 am in Taiwan, The Maitreya Happy Dance has 2 substantial ingredients:

(1) External: what others can see and what the dance teacher can teach...
(a) action;
(b) the dancing steps with rhythm;
(c) how neat and tidy is our movement;
(d) the beauty of the full dance;
(e) Teacher always remind us: smile =)

(2) Internal: what others cannot see and only we can help our own self...

(a) Real "true": with a sincere and true heart that we want to dance the Happy dance, no cheating, no other evil thoughts in our mind. A heart that is so firm that no matter how difficult it is, how tough is the learning process, we can overcome it together.

(b) Real "kindness": with a mercy thought and mind, forgo all the bad and other thoughts, together we should endure the differences of one another; understand them, encourage them, concern about them, help them and console them; together we should be united as One heart and One people.
* When ppl dance well, dont be jealous and envy. But when ppl dont dance well, we must understand, forgive and encourage with mercy.

(c) Only when we have true and kindness, we can reveal the real "beauty"
The movement and expression that we dance will tell others that we are happy, we are blessed; we are in joy, in brightness, in hope and full of power and wisdom. All come from the inside - real, solid and eternal.

Internally and externally, I am far far far x 100000000000000 away from that... Forgive me this old jie jie, hope I didnt hinder you all and will work harder for the remaining two weeks... Jia You loh !!

Goodbye Grandma

Grandma, you are the women that I am very proud of in my life. I still remember the time I spent in your place, 11 hours of horse-ridding journey from my place to yours. There has no highway but a very snaky and sloppy one-way road to your place. In a very old, dusty and no air-condition 40 seats bus, I made it while I was 16 years old, hurdled in your warm welcome and hospitality.

You’re devoted and believe in God, with friends and relatives like to gather at your place to sing the holy and peaceful songs. You have a very huge garden to bear the fruits that nurture 11 children of yours, which some of them became a very successful profession and businessman

I remember the toilet bowl with a long and deep hole without flushing. I remember the taste of the sweet fruits that you picked from the big garden. I remember the small path and the bridge that you hold my hand and walked with me. And the first time when I sit at your side to sing the holy songs with others.

After so many years for not being around, I am very grateful what you have done to me again. Your legs are not as active and powerful as before. But you have traveled the same journey that I had while you are 89 years old. You came and attended my big day, to share the joy and happiness with us. You cant climb the staircase, even with my offer to carry you, you don’t want to burden us but choose to sleep on the lazy chair for 2 days. Where my mum accompanied you while you slept on the chair. You don’t just sit there, but help mum to prepare meal, get your plate fill with rice and eat as much as you can.

As compare to other old folks, you are strong, determine, kind and always think for others. Which I can see the character reflected strongly in my mum. With a better life now, I am not sure if I can carry on the same character you all have.

Before you go, grandpa came and brought you to have a nice walk outside, which your leg can’t move after your fatal fall in July this year. You are very happy!

Yesterday when I saw a youth, who hold umbrella to shelter his grandma, hold her hands to cross the wet road under the heavy rain. Sorry grandpa and grandma, I can’t be there when it is a rainy day.

But I felt very happy to be born in your family. Even though life is tough, but I am shower with lots of love and care. You have so many good characters and qualities that I can’t learn, probably our next generation will not feel and touch. If I will have next life, I hope to be born in your family again.

Lastly, bye bye Grandma, May the Almighty God be with you always!!