Chinese children in this province always like to meet foreigners, because they don't often see them,and it is a privilege to shake hands with them and encourage them. But my little trip to Yanxi, held its own little surprise! It brings tears to my eyes when I think about it! I mentioned in my last post that whilst the children were crowding around me that I saw one child who was holding a handful of leaves. I mentioned that the leaves looked pretty. It was a soft moment and a very special one too.
At the end of our visit, the children crowded around us, and I was handed a lot of sweets by many children, a rose and two little letters by two girls. It was so busy, I couldn't remember who, but I put the little letters in my pocket in order to read the m when I got home. I am so glad I left them until then. When I got home, I unpacked and sorted things out. I then got showered and changed, sat down on the sofa and took out the letters.
I'll call them the blue letter and the yellow letter, and of course the rose!
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| The rose, the blue letter ant the yellow letter. |
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| The Yellow letter. I am told that the wording means we have faith (in you) |
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| A letter of containing leaves, and origami bird, a blue tassel and a most beautiful message. |
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| The translation of the blue letter |
Just opening the letters brought tears to my eyes. The writing was so neat that my phone could translate it. The translation is not exact. But I cant say much more. I cried my eyes out... and as one of my friends remarked, " I know you cried Mike... I can see your tears on the letter.!" They are not wrong. I cried like a baby...and still do when I read this. I don't really want to say anymore, but I mad a video for the school in which I showed my gifts and expressed my gratitude. I am told it will be presented to the school tomorrow, and the little girl has been identified and will be praised.
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