H1N1 Quarantine

I just got back from Hong Kong few days ago, and now I am staying away from all Gakkai activities as there is already a memo from GD saying those who came back from the H1N1 affected nations are to stay away from all Gakkai activities for 14 days! I can understand how serious this can be if there is any outbreak in Gakkai. I truly respect this decision made.

However, compared to the SARS outbreak 5 years ago, I was 'forced' to quarantine myself from going to office after my Hong Kong business trip. I felt really lousy about that and thinking to myself what might happen to office could happen to my family, and they just won't care!!

The quarantine now and quarantine 5 years ago has 2 totally different impact on me, one imposed by Gakkai and another one imposed by company. I guessed I'm just biased!! hehe :)

I Will Follow You

Last week we had our 2nd Act of Kosen-rufu Youth Leaders Meeting, we watched the 26th Headquarter Leaders Meeting on video. We all realize one thing in the meeting, Sensei is getting old. Compared to the Sensei I met last year in SGI Youth seminar, Sensei is struggling to give encouragement to us in this 26th HQ Meeting. Sensei is still addressing every one of us and giving high hopes on us, the Youth Division! Sensei is burning his life for the Youth Division. We must never let Sensei down and held high the banner of Soka in our own arena. And for me, I resolved to follow Sensei's footstep throughout my life!

It has been a while ...

Arh.... I failed. I stopped blogging for 2 full months!! Laziness overcome me ~~
I'm terribly sorry to Sensei! I will pick the pieces up and start to record my path on Mentor & Disciple again in this blog!

Lots of things happened for the past 2 months. We completed our RUN For Peace 2009 with more than 6,000 participants, celebrated 5.3 with all Selangor Leaders and launched Selangor 2nd Campaign on Shakubuku & Soka Spirit. I have also completed more than 10 dialogues per month for the past few months.

My grand aunt has also left us forever during the past 2 months. She passed away peacefully on the May 2nd morning. I was the only one in the room with her, holding her hands and saw her took her last breath. We all feel sad for losing her, but strange feeling in me telling me this is the best way for her to leave. Both sister and I chanted an hour Daimoku on her bedside while waiting for her casket to arrive. I only cried on that morning and did not shed a tear after that. Everyday, she appears in my mind so vividly and I am afraid this image of hers may fade off one day. Everyday Daimoku & Gongyo are my best time to think of her and remember her.

Art of Healing

For the past 1 week, I have been attending class to learn the art of healing called longevitology. It is an art of channeling the energy from the universe through our hands to the sick and activate his "chi" for him to heal from within. I was a bit skeptical about the truth of this technique. But I do agree with the teachers on we must heal the people's heart first and let all have the compassion to help others who are sufferings.
These 2 days, we were trying it out with my grand aunt. The maid said she felt her body getting warmer. Today, she can come out from her room after 1 week. Is that a mere coincidence or it is truly the longevitology? I need to monitor further. But to me, I will continue to chant and do whatever possible to help her through.

Gosho & I

I was preparing a short Gosho passage to study with the Culture Division tomorrow this afternoon. Started with trying to understand the Gosho background, and try to find the phrase that was assigned to me from that Gosho. I started reading it and it was a letter written to his disciple Shijo Kingo. I was so engross on the Gosho and before I know it, I finished reading the entire Gosho. Nichiren Daishonin written this Gosho 750 years ago, and today it still has the appeal to many. I can imagine when Shijo Kingo first receive this letter from Daishonin, he must have been eagerly reading it numerous times! I figured out that must be the great compassion Daishonin has for all humanity that transpire space and time that had captured me.

When several children are caught in a fire, though the parents wish to save them all at the same time, having only two arms, they must decide which child to save first and which to leave until after. The Lotus Sutra is a parent with a thousand arms, ten thousand arms, or a million arms.

On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins

I think one of these arms has extended to this century and to Malaysia too!!

Egypt Trip

I did a bag-packing trip to Egypt for 16 days during the Chinese New Year break. It was full of excitement, surprises and frustration as well. Beautiful country but it seems to me the people are not trustworthy. Most of them that I met were trying to con some money out of me. Even the seemingly helpful school teacher (as he claimed) that help me with direction on the street was asking me for tips after showing where should I take a cab! I bet there are genuinely nice people out there, but there are just too few on the street. I found out the Egyptian were tricked by foreigners big time in the past centuries with some of their most valuable treasures are still in the Museum of London and the Louvre. After knowing this background, I start to understand why they are now out there to cheat people at all possible occasions. Knowing a culture background is important for us to tolerate a behavior or incidence. I start to see the Egyptian from different lights, and start to appreciate their friendliness and helpfulness. And towards the end of my trip, I met a young guy who even offer to pay my tram ticket! I believe when I change (in me), the environment will just change!

God bless you, son!

i went to my ex-headmaster house with SP & SC yesterday as part of my Chinese New Year visits. Sir was bed-ridden for more than a year after he was last diagnosed with brain tumor. Yesterday we saw him being able to start moving by himself on his wheel chair! Great improvement! SP even brought some of the cards Sir sent to us after we left school, trying to help Sir to regain his memories. Sir's mom was very grateful seeing us visiting Sir. When we are about to leave, sir's mom embraced us with both her hands and said to us,"God bless you, son!" I was thinking we are all blessed in our own way by our faith. I will also chant for Sir for his fast recovery.