~ Li Ye, principal of Xin Zhuang Elementary School, Formosa Taiwan

Finally, we are hosting the "Spreading the Wings of Love - Art Photo Exhibition" on this stage. Love is the most needed theme of our time. Love calls each of our students to protect the Earth, all the animals and all the plants. As we know, global warming is getting serious and there has been a big change in climate. Due to human greed, we have brought devastating damage to the environment to maintain our lifestyle, to sustain our food and housing needs. That's why the Earth is getting warmer. Look! Our climate has changed completely. Instead of rain, we have draught in the summer. There are draughts everywhere. In the dry season, we have heavy rains, which cause floods everywhere. The snow comes when it's not the right season, the trees don't bear flowers when it's the right season, the flowers bloom when it's not the right time. Climate change is mostly caused by global warming.

The most important message from "Spreading the Wings of Love –Art Photo Exhibition" is to cherish nature. To love nature, we should start with our daily lives by doing things like recycling and sorting garbage, so that we can reuse our resources without cutting too many trees and depleting our minerals. We can improve our lifestyle. We can improve our diet and reduce meat consumption or stop eating meat all together. Being a vegetarian can save many lives. Do you agree? Yes! So, for this exhibition, we want to express our special thanks to Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association for bringing such beautiful pictures to our school. I hope all the students will take time to see them. Each photo is very beautiful and informative. We have prepared paper for the students to write down your thoughts. There will also be a painting competition and a writing competition. Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association has also offered many awards for the students. Do you want them? (Children answered happily: Yes!) So I hope all the students will study carefully all the pictures in the "Spreading the Wings of Love" exhibition. Is that okay? (Children answered happily: Yes!)

~ Li Ye, principal of Xin Zhuang Elementary School, Formosa Taiwan