Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it — and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
I truly believe that the beauty of this video is that it can be applied to anything in life and the things we do.
Here’s a simple question. How long has it been that you have looked at your mum and dad?? And when I say “looked” I meant sitting across them and really look at them. What do you notice? Perhaps you noticed a lot more wrinkles or perhaps a scar or two, or maybe a beginning of dark circles forming under their eyes. Perhaps you’ve noticed how much they have aged, or maybe you noticed something about their eyes, is it tiredness, sadness, happiness?
So you’re here wondering, what’s this all about and what has it to do with a blog on Peace and Unity. Well simply because if you do not start creating the peace and unity within your own family, how do you expect to do the same towards the society and even the world? Personally what I’ve noticed is that having that understanding and honest relationship with your parents really affects every other relationship you have in the family, one way or another. SO lets do this little activity (sounds fun, ain’t it?). Sit across you mum, or dad or both of them. Look them in their eye (look not glare) and say “Thank you and I Love You.” Give them a big hug to end this little activity. If you want to, bring them out for dinner (or cook them dinner) or for movies before your hugs, Thank you’s and Love you’s.
So you may be thinking what is this really about?? APPRECIATION. When we do not even appreciate the ones close to us, how would we truly appreciate our fellow humans? Like the saying goes, “It all starts from one small step.”
Dear Mum and Dad, Thank You and I Love You.
District: World 