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Dear Thay,
what can I do that I don't get stressed too much at school, from time?
(Sister Pine) Dear Thay,
what can I do so that I don't get too stressed in school about time?
About time?
I think we have to tell that to our school teachers
and to tell that to our parents.
We have the right to do so.
You can go to your school teacher,
and you ask that question, and ask for help.
You also go to your father, your mother, and ask that question.
They may not have the answer right away.
But, they will think about it.
It is very important that they think about that.
The teachers, they may also have a lot of stress themselves.
So, they will understand.
So, the first thing is that you arrange
so that one day you have a chance,
to tell your teacher, and to ask him or her that question.
And you can talk to your friends also, about this.
You can talk to your classmates.
Because many of them feel like you.
So, you might sit down with them and discuss how to do that.
Because the teachers and the parents can help,
but you can help also.
So you sit down with your friends in the class,
and you discuss how can we deal with the problem of stress.
How can we have the time to enjoy ourselves?
How to have the time to relax
and not to worry too much about the work in school.
And, those of you who have come to Plum Village for one week or two,
you have learned something.
You have learned from the monks and nuns and other practitioners.
You know the monks and the nuns here,
they have a lot of things to do.
Sitting meditation, walking meditation,
dharma discussion and, then they have to help people who come to Plum Village
to do the same.
Then they have to supervise the cooking and welcoming.
They have a lot of things.
And, they learn how not to be victims of stress.
So, you have learned!
You see that many of us, although busy,
we are still able to smile and to be fresh,
because we know how to release the tension from our body,
how to release the tension from our feelings.
and when we come to Plum Village,
we learn about releasing the tension in the body and the feelings and so on.
So, those of us who have come to Plum Village for one week or two weeks,
we have learned something about releasing the tension, the stress.
So, when we sit down and meet with other boys or girls in the school
we might like to discuss about how to deal with the stress.
You have time to play, of course.
And you take about 15 minutes in order to sit down
and discuss about this, that will benefit many people.
And what you have learned in Plum Village, you can share with them.
You walk in such a way.
In Plum Village, every day you walk in such a way
that you release the tension with every step.
In Plum Village, we learn total relaxation.
Everyone lies down and one person leads total relaxation.
In Plum Village, we learn how to eat relaxingly.
And you have learned these things in Plum Village,
and you have a lot to share with your friends.
And maybe, you go show them how to walk,
and release the tension with every step.
For instance, when the school bus stops, and you get down,
and you go into the school,
you walk in such a way that every step can be releasing the tension.
And you do that, and you show other boys and girls.
"You see? I walk like this,"
"and I release the tension in my body,"
"so I don't get stressed during the class."
You have to show them!
But in order to show them, you need to be able to do it.
And then, you can do things by yourself
in order to help release tension and stress.
And then, together you sit down
and write a question to your school teachers.
You tell them what you are doing
in order not to be victims of stress.
And you ask them how to have more relaxation,
to have more relaxed time during the teaching and learning.
There are many wonderful things to do.
Why not discuss about that this afternoon?
Or even this morning, it is very important.
So the parents and the teachers can help.
But we can help ourselves.
And you have learned many things from Plum Village,
you can put into practice when you go home.
And, you can share that with your fellow students.
Thank you!
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