An Antiquity-inspired New Year's Resolution

Waigoncun, Fujian

It has been well over a year since last posting in our Originateve China Blog. Though a time may come where I may share of the heartbreak my family has had to bear in leaving the community we were joyfully growing into, my eyes are set on the east where everything new begins. This week my wife and are wrapping up our 3rd month back in China and their is a backlog of stories I am eager to share. First off: our new year's resolution. 

When not potty training or massaging away spoiling tendencies in the twelve 3-5 year-olds that make up the student body of the school we have come to officially open up in the fall of 2018, our team has been hard at work contemplating design work for the soon to open: Master Tree Kindergarten. 

As part of the culturally sensitive tapestry of the school decoration we plan to integrate the ancient wisdom of revered Chinese philosophy and forefather Confucius: 

"If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees.
If your plan is for one hundred years educate children." 

The solar New Year has been welcomed in the west. Soon the fireworks and firecrackers will bring in the lunar year of the dog to those of us here in the east. Our new year's resolution here in Originateve China continues to be to plant rice, trees and a handful of seeds in the hearts and minds of the children we are blessed to play with for this leg of their journey. 

What's your resolution?