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Student Newsletter Issue 2
Student Newsletter Issue 2
STUDENT
NEWSLETTER
WRITTEN BY STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS
ISSUE NO. 2 | AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2019
INSIDE
PAGE 2:
BOOK REVIEW:
“ Don’t Sweat The
Small Stuff ”
PAGE 3:
MY LIFE AS A MONK
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© Sorrawis Chongcharoen
said. Now I have been teaching Dhamma to novice
monks and sometimes to other people I meet. I
love being a monk and sharing my knowledge with
others.
Their family’s low income also contributes to their There are millions of children facing the same
struggle. They cannot afford to go to even condition as the slum children in Myanmar. If we
government schools. Instead, some of them go to believe that quality education is a key to nation
monastery-run schools which are free of charge. building, then we should stop thinking that
Likewise, in their free time many of them have to education is the duty of our government only, it is
push trash carts to generate income and they indeed the moral responsibility of every citizen.
don’t really have time for study or reading. At Therefore, it is you and I together who can
night some may want to open their books but improve the quality of education for our
space and light are not very conducive at home. As underprivileged children. I believe by making small
such they prefer to play on the street with friends contributions we can make a greater change to the
which affects their character and behavior. lives of many children in Myanmar.
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Spectacular Island “Gaw Yan Gyi”
by Soe Moe Oo – Advanced