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Sayadaw understands this attitude well. Though I don't know how many people like this Sayadaw has met along his lifetime journey, since they are not rare in the world, he has probably met plenty of them. Understanding a great deal about people's natures, Sayadaw gave the words of guidance above to help compensate for the little weaknesses that most human beings have. It would be wonderful if every household, every school, every monastery, every village, every city and every nation could follow and practice the words of guidance, "We must have the family spirit." If they were able to follow and practice them, every household, every school, every village, every city, and every nation would become developed. In this way, the Earth would become very livable.
Though Sayadaw isn't capable of propagating the family spirit for the whole world, he nonetheless is constantly giving guidance for what's at hand, the propagation of the Shwe Taung Gon Dhamma family spirit. Even though he can't make it happen in other places, in his own place he goes all out to make it happen. This attitude reminds one of the way the Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw worked for the benefit of others and of the Sâsana until the day he died. The great Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw often said,
"I want the whole Sâsana and the entire nation to be great. I am working to make them great. If I can't do it elsewhere I must work to make at least my own place great. I mustn't slacken. I won't slacken."
Who could but respect, admire and be delighted by these words?
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