ga 2550: Gratitude Expressing Art
A friend once mentioned that he is grateful for the quietly dignified ways his father has served the family. Yet each day passes with his continual inaction. He fears he’d miss the chance, but he doesn’t quite know how to say it. Perhaps some of us may find these words too difficult or too insignificant to be uttered. However, there is never a gesture too big or too small for our appreciation. If you have been on the receiving end of a heartfelt thank you, you’d agree that this acknowledgement can mean a lot!
Make the resolution during this Vesak celebration to act! At Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, we have opened a space for the public to express gratitude of all kinds through different forms. You can use photographs, drawings, video clips and a sprinkle of imagination to thank those around you who have in ways big or small left their print, be it is a doting mother, a steadfast friend, an understanding co-worker or your pet, a stranger or mother earth! In your own creative ways, allow your gratitude to speak through these different mediums. Come and share this moment with other gratitude bearers and be inspired by the myriad of ways ‘thank you’ can be ‘said’!