Friday, December 19, 2008
Moments & Lifetimes
Tonight, I went to Maiyumi's Graduation party at Nina's house. It was so much fun. Everyone met Maiyumi's family who flew in from Japan. The family dog, Sheba, was there, but she was good, mainly plotting how to get some food. :D I met other SGI members, including a little boy named Skylar, who loves to tease his older sister by playing with her hair. We did Gongyo with Maiyumi's father leading us and Maiyumi opened her present that everyone gave her. I gave her a card with a Tiger's Eye cat shaped necklace inside. It was such a wonderful party that I was sad to leave. It made me forget about my current problems for a while. I think that's the real reason for a party: to bring people together to celebrate and forget one's troubles for a bit. And I think that people don't want a party to end is because it has moments that you wish would last forever.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Short Story: A Wish on the Last Full Moon
*This short story was inspired my my G.A.D. Instructor, Tim McDonald, and granddaughter, Maggie and her dog Rena.*
*This short story was inspired my my G.A.D. Instructor, Tim McDonald, and granddaughter, Maggie and her dog Rena.*
“A Wish on the Last Full Moon”
A little girl named Maggie is with her grandfather, Tim, looking at the night sky on their ranch in Montana. The sky is so clear, especially in the country side. The stars shined like an infinite sea of diamonds as Maggie tries to count every one.
“Grandpa, there’s so many!” Maggie exclaims.
“Well, the universe is a big place. You can count the stars every night, you can’t count them all.” Tim explained.
“Where did the stars come from?” Maggie asked her dog and faithful companion, Rena, came up to them.
“Well, some say that it’s the angels while others say it’s the big bang theory, no one really knows.”
“Wow, the moon is so pretty!” Maggie said in awe.
“That’s a special moon; it’s the last full moon of the year.”
“The last full moon of the year?”
“Yes. They say if you make a wish on the last full moon of the year, your wish will come true.”
“Did you make a wish, grandpa?”
“Yes. Years ago.”
“Did it come true?”
“Yes, but not right away. Sometimes, the wish will come true right away or take a little while.”
“What was your wish?”
“Ah, I can’t tell you. If you tell your wish, it won’t come true.”
“Maggie, Dad, dinner!” Maggie’s mother called
“We better go in and eat.” Time said as he and Maggie walked to the house, hand in hand with Rena not too far behind.
It was Maggie’s bedtime. She was in her bed with Rena next to her on the floor. She woke up and began to look up at the full moon, thinking about what her grandpa said. Still looking at the moon, she made a wish and then she heard an odd sound coming from outside. She and Rena tiptoed downstairs and went outside to the sound
Suddenly, Maggie saw an owl, but no ordinary owl. It was all white with a golden vest and sparkling violet-red eyes and it was big, bigger than Maggie and Rena combined. Maggie, unafraid, walked up and petted the owl, who lowered its head. Without know it, Maggie had climbed on the owl’s back and so had Rena. Then, the owl with Maggie and Rena in tow, flew up into the sky and reached outer space.
Maggie couldn’t believe her eyes. Before her was a myriad of stars and planets as far as the eye can see. Her grandpa was right; she could count every night, but not count every one. The stars were so close that it felt as if she could almost touch them. Maggie continued to look as the feeling of sleep caused her to lay down on the owl’s soft back and drift into the realm of dreams.
It was morning as Maggie began to wake up with Rena coming up on the bed and giving Maggie good morning kisses. She was wiping the sleep out of her eyes when she noticed a white and gold owl’s feature next to her pillow. Maggie smiled and hugged Rena as she looked at the feather, happy that her wished came true: to fly with her best friends and her spirit guide to the stars.
The End
*This short story was inspired my my G.A.D. Instructor, Tim McDonald, and granddaughter, Maggie and her dog Rena.*
“A Wish on the Last Full Moon”
A little girl named Maggie is with her grandfather, Tim, looking at the night sky on their ranch in Montana. The sky is so clear, especially in the country side. The stars shined like an infinite sea of diamonds as Maggie tries to count every one.
“Grandpa, there’s so many!” Maggie exclaims.
“Well, the universe is a big place. You can count the stars every night, you can’t count them all.” Tim explained.
“Where did the stars come from?” Maggie asked her dog and faithful companion, Rena, came up to them.
“Well, some say that it’s the angels while others say it’s the big bang theory, no one really knows.”
“Wow, the moon is so pretty!” Maggie said in awe.
“That’s a special moon; it’s the last full moon of the year.”
“The last full moon of the year?”
“Yes. They say if you make a wish on the last full moon of the year, your wish will come true.”
“Did you make a wish, grandpa?”
“Yes. Years ago.”
“Did it come true?”
“Yes, but not right away. Sometimes, the wish will come true right away or take a little while.”
“What was your wish?”
“Ah, I can’t tell you. If you tell your wish, it won’t come true.”
“Maggie, Dad, dinner!” Maggie’s mother called
“We better go in and eat.” Time said as he and Maggie walked to the house, hand in hand with Rena not too far behind.
It was Maggie’s bedtime. She was in her bed with Rena next to her on the floor. She woke up and began to look up at the full moon, thinking about what her grandpa said. Still looking at the moon, she made a wish and then she heard an odd sound coming from outside. She and Rena tiptoed downstairs and went outside to the sound
Suddenly, Maggie saw an owl, but no ordinary owl. It was all white with a golden vest and sparkling violet-red eyes and it was big, bigger than Maggie and Rena combined. Maggie, unafraid, walked up and petted the owl, who lowered its head. Without know it, Maggie had climbed on the owl’s back and so had Rena. Then, the owl with Maggie and Rena in tow, flew up into the sky and reached outer space.
Maggie couldn’t believe her eyes. Before her was a myriad of stars and planets as far as the eye can see. Her grandpa was right; she could count every night, but not count every one. The stars were so close that it felt as if she could almost touch them. Maggie continued to look as the feeling of sleep caused her to lay down on the owl’s soft back and drift into the realm of dreams.
It was morning as Maggie began to wake up with Rena coming up on the bed and giving Maggie good morning kisses. She was wiping the sleep out of her eyes when she noticed a white and gold owl’s feature next to her pillow. Maggie smiled and hugged Rena as she looked at the feather, happy that her wished came true: to fly with her best friends and her spirit guide to the stars.
The End
Monday, December 8, 2008
Little Feet & Spirit Fingers
Yesterday was my first Sunday meeting at the SGI in Omaha. There was a lot of people, including some of the member's kids who ran around, sat with there parents or played in the playroom. We watch President Ikeda speaking to a group of students on video. The person who announced was a tad bit too excited, even President Ikeda told him to calm down. :) The announcer kind of reminds me of a sports announcer. Also, Katie explained to me the difference between jazzhands and spirit fingers. Jazzhands are like a frantic wave while spirit fingers are like typing on an invisible keyboard.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Barefeet and Jazzhands
Last night, the youth division of SGI Omaha met to discuss ideas for the new year's celebration. Some are doing a tree containing the leaves of our SGI members while others are doing a dance. Towards the end, I went to have a sneak peek of rehearses. I won't spoil anything, but everyone was barefooted and their routine will include jazzhands. I think this will be a great new year's celebration.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Cousin Rufus
This may be a little strange, but sometimes whenever I hear kosen-rufu, or world peace, I would think that someone is saying, "Cousin Rufus". The first few times I heard it, I was like, "Who's Cousin Rufus?" Has that ever happened to any of you guys.
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