Today is merit making ceremony
day for Sydney’s mother , our sister in law Daw Nang Seng Aung . The invited
guests will be entertained from 8;00 am. Some of the relatives went to the
monastery at dawn to offer ah-yone sun to sanghas.
Guests began to arrive at
about 8 with their offerings of rice and money and they were treated to a meal
of rice and chicken and fish curries as main dishes in a zayat. There was sar
–haw ( Reciting of Buddha’s teachings or stories relating to Buddha’s life in
poetic Shan language )which most old people listened in the main monastery.
I cannot sit flat on the floor
for a long time . So after some time I came out and sat on a wooden seat
encircling a tree with some relatives, sometimes greeting people with gladness in my heart to have to speak to
people known long ago and because they are still living . Some had gone ahead
of me according to our law of impermanence. One person I met at that time
and should mention here was
Sayama Daw Nang Lin the midwife who had brought my second son into this world.I
saw U Sai Mya Han , my co-party unit member . a kind and simple man who still
looks good though he is hard of hearing. Many people ( including Burmese ) came
from other places to work in Kunhing , and they never go back but settle here and make it their home. Maybe it is a
nice place to settle in.
The merit making ceremony took
place at 1;00 o’clock and ended at 2. After
that I went back to the house I put up at. I wanted a photo with the Kunhing signpost . As we had
not taken when we came in I planned to go to the other one which is at the east
end of Wan Pang village , on the way to
Kali. So Sydney drove me and his sister in law there. Ying who was also on her
way to Kali for the third time also stopped there and we took photos together.
The rest of the evening was as
usual, having guests at home. The women of the way- yar – wit –sa association who
always do voluntary works at the monastery also came and visit. We had some
talks which eventually led to the problems of Kunhing , human trafficking and
drugs. From such talks I realized that
there are women who would like to see their town changed to become a
better environment. And I am glad to see such spirits in women of our town ,
which is a good sign
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