MOONCAKE FESTIVAL PARTY IN CPS ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2004
MOONCAKE FESTIVAL
“ A WHOLE NEW MEANING “
The Mid-Autumn or Mooncake Festival falls on the 15th day of the Chinese eighth month and is celebrated to signify the end of the harvest season. As it is associated with paper lanterns, it is also called the Lantern Festival.
Back during the Soong dynasty when the Chinese were oppressed by the Mongols, their rebel leaders sought to overthrow the Mongol overlords. As meetings were banned it was impossible to make plans. Liu Fu Tong of the
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This year’s Mooncake Festival marks a whole new meaning for us at WeCare because instead of celebrating it for the above traditional reasons, we decided to share the happy occasion with 30 children from the Children’s Protection Society in
Planning for this party brought back many childhood memories for us. Preparation wise, we were each allocated a task and we spent quite a fair bit of time learning dance steps to teach the children. Reflecting back, I think we were more excited about the Mooncake Party than the children at the Home. Our Mooncake party consists of food, music, games, telematch and a large number of presents for the children.
The children loved to dance and they were very happy just dancing the night away. Listening to their laughter and looking at their adorable faces left us wondering why these innocent children are subjected to violence and abuse from their family members. It is painful, that instead of gentleness and care that children in families should get, they are beaten, burned, mutilated psychologically, they experience physical and mental pushing away and loneliness.
Violence and abuse against children may never stop but we must not stop trying to eliminate them and speaking out against them or believing that we can build a world without violence for our children. Violence may rear its ugly head over and over again but we must never condone it, praise it, glorify it, spread it, or cease trying to rid it of our minds, hearts and communities. Violence and abuse against children may have always been with us but we can decrease their numbers and their sufferings through acts of kindness, acts of affection and acts of love. Hence, society must never lose hope and faith or doubt that change is possible.
At the end of the party, every single one of us went back home knowing that these children may forget what has been spoken and they may forget what has been done, but they will never forget how we made them feel !! That night, not only did we touch someone’s life but we enrich our own, just by a very simple act of compassion.
Generally, society today as a whole has become less compassionate but I have had the opportunity to know a handful of people who are continuously striving to be as compassionate as they can and working with what they have.
Here are some of the most giving and compassionate people I know and I am so blessed to know them. Without Soo Aun, Teoh, Suan Bee, Yeoh, Khaw, Siew Ling, Tan & Pey San, our Mooncake Party would not have been such a huge success.
Last but not least, we at “WeCare” would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the following sponsors who have helped us made this event possible:
Gooi Mong Ling
118A, Scotland Road
10450 Penang, Malaysia
Tel/Fax : 6-04-8294046
Email : cpspg@hotmail.com
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