YAD Abbess Time Shares Stories of “Growing Up”

South Island YAD had a lot to be excited about. On the evening of 8th July, 11 YAD members, including YAD 1 President Jason Liu, YAD 2 President Danny Chen, Auckland YAD 2 President Max Lim, attended the special session with Venerable Abbess Manshin. Also present were Venerable Juexi and Venerable Miao Yu.

The YAD members shared their feelings and experiences of working at the Tea House and Art Gallery, while the YAD presidents also commented on their experiences of shouldering the responsibility of being a YAD president. The youth expressed that they have learnt many skills and gained experience through working at the Tea House and Art Gallery. They also suggested that while being the receptionist at the Art Gallery, they have developed their communication skills and have witnessed a marked improvement in their English skills. BLIA members Tracy Chen, See Shen Lee and Benny Wong also shared their experience with the YAD members.

Venerable Abbess Manshin and the other Venerables encouraged the YAD members to continue to develop their potential and enrich their lives with Buddhism. At the conclusion of Abbess Time, the YAD members expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to have time with Abbess and the Venerables. They also vowed to shoulder more responsibility at Temple, and to make the Temple their wisdom home.