I talked with a monk today. Well…he is not a pretend monk, but a real monk. *chuckles* So, no ‘woo’ please. He is a student in year 7 at my school. In fact I noticed him because of his cassock when we had a school meeting on the court all together at the beginning of this new semester. I was thinking…too bad I was not his homeroom teacher. Otherwise I could take good care of him since I am a vegetarian too. School doesn’t afford vegetarian lunch boxes. So I am the one who orders veggie lunch boxes for other teachers and some students—3 options: rice, noodles, and rice noodles.
So maybe it is fate. I couldn’t open my car door and I had to walk today. After I stepped out of our school gate, I found he was walking ahead of me. Then I walked faster to catch up with him, and said, ‘erm…hey…’ He turned his head and looked at me—a total stranger to him of course. Then I told him I am a homeroom teacher and I am a vegetarian too. I wondered what he had for lunch at school. He then told me he lives in a Buddhism Centre in the neighborhood. I know that place. And the monks there would come to school and bring him lunch. But it’s troublesome—he said they have a lot to do every day. Thus I told him to find me at my office and tell me what he would order for lunch from tomorrow onwards. ‘But you ask your masters there first.’ I told him before we said goodbye. We had a nice chat. The feeling is very different because he is not like any other boy student at my school. Most 13-year-old boys are just like little monkeys! The way he talks is not anyhow like them—sure thing though, at 13 and has been a monk. I think he must be very enlightened. Maybe I will be a real nun in the future as I am enlightened enough also. :D
I had 3 sessions in the morning, hardly had enough time to grade students’ homework, and got a meeting in the afternoon. After the meeting I came back to my office and felt so tired that I took a rest at my office desk for almost 1 hour. The colleague sitting next to me never saw me sleep like that before. :P My eyes are tired… I think I will go hit my bed early tonight.
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Wow... you, tired? I'm amazed :P I thought u were always hyper... especially after coffee :P hehe :P So, the Monk is studying at school? I thought they don't go to school, but only training in their temples? hmm I don't know that much, thats why I'm a pretend one :P.
wow a little monk at school! so cute! Hrmm are monks allowed to marry?
if monks are allowed to marry... um they wouldn't be monks...
what 'hyper' huh? :P Kenny, I think it's better for the monks to study with people, for they can understand more and do better for this world. Yuppy, no they don't get married--it's easier to devote totally I think. ( no wonder I am willing to keep single for the rest of my life! :D )
ah... impossible for you to be single Flo :)
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