SadhanaOriental Meditation and Christian Prayer
Contemplation in action
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[18] What I come to realize – 3 (Sunday park)
Let’s go to a park on Sunday. On a fine day in a warm season, various people come to a park – young family of three or four, elderly couples, kids who are playing, young lovers, and so on.
Among these people, it is especially enjoyable to watch a young family of three or four. Young parents pay attention to things with good chemistry, and manage and organize their family. They work together to carefully observe every move of their one or two children’s emotion. The children fully rely on their parents, and talk loud and play freely.
Let’s observe one family more closely.
The four family members are enjoying kite-flying. The father is helping his two children who are holding the kite. The son holds the kite firmly with his hands. The father drops to one knee and adjusts the line. He also carefully adjusts the tail, which works as a weight. The younger sister is watching it. The mother is watching the three some distance away from them. Eventually, everything is ready, and the father moves back, holding the kite up high. He gives a command to his son to run. The son starts running with all his might, holding a spool. The kite shakily but gradually takes the air and flies into the sky. The father approaches his son and skillfully adjusts the line to give the kite stability and height. The mother cheers, “That’s great!” The son handles the line to try to keep the kite high. The sister cheers her brother, “Keep it up!” The family works together to share the joy and dream.
On Sunday, many more families have a good time together.
As another example---
Food is ready on a picnic mat. In this case, a mother plays a central role. Two children look over the food and say, “Mom, what’s today’s lunch?” “I take a cutlet sandwich!” “I want some juice!” They express their desire one after another. A cute dog approaches them. The son runs after the dog, trying to pat it while holding his sandwich high so that the dog does not eat it. The younger sister comes close to him, holding her juice in her left hand, and does the same as her brother. The parents who remain seated on the picnic mat watch the children and quietly discuss their children’s future. It is a valuable opportunity for them to take time and discuss current issues about their children and their future policies. They cast warm eyes to their children, watching them play to their hearts’ content.
Because it is Sunday, they can have a good time with their family without being bothered by work and other people.
These families also reveal good aspects that human beings originally have such as <love>, <dignity>, and <mutual kindness>. We can see that God has fully endowed us with natural beauty, love, and dignity. We can see that God embraces us and tries to help us foster a good community.