Pebbles & Stones and A handful of Sponge Balls!

Class begin as usual after Puja and a short hymn singing session.

This week in class, Sis. Khoo given us some ideas to create our very own games.Games that can teach dhamma as we suggested during the early session of class.

So we was grouped into three groups and each groups are given a jar filled with pebbles(different size)Then ,we were asked to took out and content and refill it again.It seems to be an easy job,but when we really do it....it is not that easy.This game can related to time we used in our life,foundation for doing things........

We regroup again due to an addition of two late students (haha – that would be Ee Jane and Ai Leng). This time Sis. Khoo handed us each 4 colourful sponge balls, red, blue, green and yellow. She told us, we can learn many lessons, and it depends on who we are for every each of us might learn and apply something different. The game goes like this, each group consisting of about 6 students are to each touch the coloured sponge balls in the very same order of colours in the shortest time possible! The fastest time achieved was 0.25 seconds. That’s fast! Various methods are used by the 3 groups. Among them:

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• One by one touching the sponge ball one by one in turns.
  
  
• Together touching the balls one by one.
  
  
• Holding the sponge balls in place with two bottles, tying every group member fingers and touch the balls one by one.
  (this method is tried again, but instead of touching one by one, the fingers swept through the sponge balls)
  
  
• Tying the sponge balls and together sweeping through.
  
  
• Clipping the sponge balls at the door, and sweeping through (this group manage 0.25 secs on first try)

What are the lessons learn? Why don’t you comment and tell us =)