They are always seeking volunteers at the temple here so I’m seriously considering going there to help in their gardens.
that would be a great service to them and a very kind gesture you should also (if you have not already) chat with the members although monks practice separation from the outside world they are truly good people and wonderful to have engaging conversations with in fact some of the things I have learned for a certain number of years was from monks which stuck with me to this day.
you sir are to kind I appreciate it and am not used to it lolIt’s great you have that passion. I know I don’t have to thank you, but let me tell you to let other people be grateful to you
It’s something I’ve had to learn myself. I recall a person years ago say how she was in a quandary about how she was going to get her car from a mechanic many miles away. I knew she had many friends and asked if she had asked any of them for a lift. She told me she couldn’t impose on other like that and I asked her if she would give someone a lift if they asked her and of course she said, absolutely. I said to her, do you realise you are robbing your friends of the opportunity to be a friend to you? She had never looked at it that way and realised that it’s okay to ask your closest friends such favours. Just be appreciative and grateful and be a friend in return when needed.
