What Indian school notebook taught me.

From Sujata Village 

full of Sujata Healing Energy, 

Bihar, India.

Here in the village, 

temperature exceeds 

40 degrees these days. 

It’s a melting summer season now.

One day before 

the summer vacation started,

I visited Niranjana public welfare school.

The school was founded 

for the kids of poor family. 

The education is completely free of charge.

Children from 3 to 16 years are coming 

everyday happily with big smiles.

In the classroom of math.

Children are earnest about studying.

Their faces tell how they are serious.

But Wait!!

Notebooks are not placed parallel.

I mean, not like this.

Wait again!!

This girl also…

Not parallel, not strait.

Almost every student’s notebook is 

placed like this.

The teacher doesn’t give 

any warnings about this. 

It looks nobody cares about it.

But… for me, as grown up in Japan, 

this is a little bit uncomfortable look.

I can imagine easily that 

Japanese teacher would say NO to this.

“Notebooks shall be parallel to you!”

She must say. 

I’m sure.

And I realized

that I was having the same point of view 

of the Japanese teacher.

But…

I’m just guessing.

Maybe slanting notebook is 

more comfortable to write…?

 This is the moment 

I got out from my small box.

If it’s parallel or not, 

it doesn’t make any difference.

You can choose the way you like.

It’s up to you.

  

As I am living in India, 

every day is full of culture shocks like this.

From small things to big things.

 This should be this.

I have to do that.

I had been often affected by those thoughts 

and got some wrong idea.

Japanese common sense is

NOT common sense in India.

Whatever is good.

Never mind.

Everything is possible in India!

Don’t worry, chicken curry.

As I spend time with those Indians, 

I am throwing away my stupid old ideas 

and upgrading my mindset!!!

Experience completely different culture of yours

here in Sujata village in India!

You'll realize 

everything is going fine and perfect.

The village is filled with 

healing energy of Sujata 

who led Buddha enlightenment.

Thank God, I'm here.

From Meera