My father in law loved the chinese language in many ways. He especially loved the traditional characters. I remember over the years, he would comment that each stroke of a Chinese character would have meaning. This shaped his preference for traditional characters to the simplified ones. He also loved calligraphy. One year, we got him the Buddha board and he happily practiced and demonstrated his writing.
When each of our kids were born, their paternal grandparents had the honor to choose each of their chinese names. It was with hope and care for their future generation that each of their names were thoughtfully chosen. Cameron– 駿 (guin) – fine horse / steed, and Willow- 埼 – precious jade – (chee).
I’m so grateful that Willow and I happened to be playing with a Chinese calligraphy set on a rainy Sunday afternoon before Chinese year this January. My in laws happened to be in the neighborhood and made time to share with us these treasured writings.
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