TheStrengthofBelief
OnJanuary29th,thefirstdayoftheChineseyear,grandmatookmetotheYadeBuddhaTempletoprayforbeingabletohavealuckyyear.

Thewholecitywasdippedinwarmlight,whenwearrived.God!Ihardlymadeoutthistemplebecausethewholeblockwasfilledwithpeople.Wecouldmoveourfeetjustalittleatatime.Nowyoumayhavetheideahowmanypeopletherewere.Butitwasamazingthatthecrowdwassoquiet.Worshippers,onebyone,seriouslykneltdownbeforethestatueoftheBuddha.

IthoughtthatIhadn’tdoneanythingasearnestlyasthemwhenIsawthoseworshippersprayingsodevoutly.Everyonekeptquiet,closedhiseyes.Iseemedlikethattherewasonlyhiminthisworld.Iwasshocked.Fromthem,Ifeltthestrengthofbelief.IlearntthatnotonlythebeliefoftheBuddhism,butalsothebeliefsofallthebeautifulthingscanenableustobesuccessful.Oncewegetourbelief,theeternalspiritshallhelpusovercomeallthedifficultieswemightmeetwith.

IraisedmyheadandsawtheBuddhasmilingtomesomystically.