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with the Rev. Blayne Higa
Hate is a virus and children have the antidote. One of the things I miss most since the pandemic began is spending time with our preschoolers during their monthly temple visit. Greeting their joyful fac- es at the door, sharing a story and talking with them was truly the highlight of my day. Despite being there to learn from me, I always came away with my heart full and lessons learned.
Children by their nature are natural teachers. With open hearts and minds, they teach us how we can be. As adults, many of us have forgotten how the happiness of others is directly connected to our own. Children, on the other hand, naturally understand that hap- piness is not a finite resource to be jealously guarded, but rather is limitless and expands when freely shared.
the neighborhood, and waved signs along the highway in front of our temple. They ea- gerly created paper links that were joined with others from around the world to create the world’s longest paper chain, all connected by messages of love and hope.
and compassionate can be. I witness daily how these chil- dren implicitly understand that we are all profoundly connect- ed by love. They demonstrate it with every fiber of their being.
Relearning Simple Lessons
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” — a teaching of the Buddha
Recently, Landon and his classmates participated in the Great Kindness Challenge to help cultivate a culture of kindness and compassion in their school and throughout the world. Landon and his friends made and delivered floral ar- rangements to businesses in
Landon was excited to share “I will try to be kind and gentle to every living thing!” and Aki joyfully wrote “Kindness Mat- ters!” and “Love One Anoth- er!” They danced and cheered when they finished making all their links.
These little teachers show me how happiness inspires happiness just like how one candle can light a thousand. In our troubled world, can we take a moment to relearn these simple lessons?
Amid the chaos of our lives, these little ones teach me how we should treat and care for one another. They remind me how truly effortless being kind
The Rev. Blayne Higa is the minister of the Kona Hong- wanji Buddhist Temple, a Shin Buddhist Sangha, in Kealakekua.
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