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Notable Service for Me is 'Reaching Out to Others'. For Me to reach out beyond the walls & pleasant natural surroundings of my studio at a Hawaiian cultural center on the Big Island by way of Forums such as this & other Internet Media allows me to retain a centeredness, a peacefulness & clarity of vision to share with others in a different world. I share this Aloha Spirit, as well as the beauty of Aina(Land) in Hawaii with you. I share the sun, my paintings & writings, &, one day I will be getting on a plane as so many leaders do, then travel to offer more.
Hawaii has problems like everywhere. Yet, I am willing to continue living here as it has been my home base for more than half my life. Aloha! is what I have learned here. It is closest in meaning to what most of the world calls 'Unconditional Love,' yet it is more personal, and not used all that often historically, and a Hawaii bus driver, or stage MC who announces AloHA! actually is not sharing this in a traditional way.
It would be pronounced softly, noses would be rubbed, a breath would be breathed(the breath of life shared) next to the person's nose or cheek one was greeting; and, more often a a kiss on the cheek or touch of the cheek, or touching foreheads, as the Tibetan Buddhists do. How different modern culture can be from such intimate meetings of cultural heritage.
I mention these observations, because much of the sanctity, intimacy of people connecting with people is lost in the materialistic, business world. However, ALOHA! is one of the most universally understood word on the planet, next to Love. Love and Aloha can help in detent in the political field, compassion in the field of human services, humility and humbleness in the 'Noble' & 'Notable' manner in which all of us share our Kuleana,(our responsibility in Hawaiian) to one another, creatures large & small & the planet. Replies Welcomed.
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