3G4G

On Tuesday we went to the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Riccarton. While we were there we did lots of fun activities. The first thing we did after we got of the bus was lining up in two lines. One had Miss Birtchs class and one had Miss Tozers class. When we were lined up we went inside the main gallery part, which had lots of cool art in it. We sat down in the gallery and then we learnt what 3G4G means. 3G means Do good deeds, say good words and think good thoughts. 4G means give confidence, give convenience, give hope and give joy.  After we learnt what they meant we went to another part of the gallery and made Lotus Flowers. Last year I made a pink Lotus Flower but this year I made and orange one. After that we went outside to the courtyard and we had a cup of water and two shortbread biscuits that tasted like playdough. Then we got a water tattoo that said 3G4G and what they mean so we didn’t forget. When we finished that we went to a big room to do some meditating. We had to sit cross legged, with our eyes closed and our backs straight and our hands in our laps. We did that for about 5 minutes then they gave us each a gold and red bell that also had 3G4G on it. Then we had to leave and go back to school so the other group could come.