The third session of the 25th round of congress60 companions' educational workshops in the Artesh branch was held on Jan 9th, 2020 at 16 by companion Nasrin as the guest speaker, companion Shokufeh as the master of the ceremony and companion Hamideh as the secretory. The weekly agenda was: 'How do we appreciate in congresss60?"
The master's words:
The word "appreciation" (in Persian) consists of two parts; the first part means "the amount or value" of something and the second part means "to know". Why and how should I appreciate someone or something? It is related to my knowledge, and all appreciations are not supposed to be the same. I must see what and how much I gained on this path that has been revealed and how much should I return?
Consider the boomerang principle which is the law of action and reaction, giving and taking or recipient and sender. If I am grateful and send positive energy, all of this will come back to me and vice versa.
Certainly, when we were on the first day of the first journey (the treatment process), we all said that we were ready to give all of our possessions for our travelers to be cured Now that they are cured and the peace has returned to us, it is time to act.
Appreciation can be both material and spiritual. Spiritual appreciation is to serve in congresss60. The assistant-guides have planted their pupils as plants and supported them so that the growth condition has been provided for her. The pupils grow gradually and sprouts and blooms. Now after finishing the first journey, I have entered the second journey and it is my turn to think about the future and other people. Of course, if I don’t help and serve, Congress60 will continue its way, but getting the blissful state is important when I serve in congress60. This statement in the sanctity of congress60 saying "we need each other's dignity and honesty", applies here.
My guide-assistant always advised us to give envelopes (containing money), in birthday ceremonies (the anniversary of addiction liberation of a traveler in congress60), and to appreciate and to start appreciation from ourselves.
If I want to appreciate others, I should not wait for Guide-assistants’, Border-guards’ (Marzban), or Agents’ and Assistants’ Day (different people who serve in Congress60). All the time during the year, when I come here, I must be grateful to these loved ones. Even I should be grateful to the new members as we are all learning from each other. I have to learn to thank others orally. How much should we thank God? At least we should thank his creatures as much as him. Appreciation is a kind of art, sometimes it can be as serving, and sometimes as financial help.
Written by: Companion Hamideh
Translated by: Companion Zahra
Edited by: Companion Marjan