Some of you may have noticed that I changed the name of my blog to ‘LIVE JOYFULLY’ because that is not only my personal goal but my wish for all of you.
….It has always been my great joy and privilege to have Danny Han-Lin Chen, internationally acclaimed artist and instructor, conduct his workshops in my studio for the past few years.
Many of you were in the workshops from the beginning and have shared those inspiring days…..
And thru to this past year…….
especially dear Kathy who first brought Danny to us.
No workshop was more delightful than when Danny and Hilda brought their precious daughter Jasmine with them from Canada.
So it was with great shock and sadness that I read the following posting on Facebook from Hilda, Danny’s wife.
"My dear friends and family, I am so sorry to share with you that my lovely, beautiful baby Jasmine has left this world on monday Jan18,2016. It was an unfortunate accident, She might have had a seizure while sleeping, which could have caused her heart failure or not being able to breath. She was a healthy, normal kids and we were still chatting, joking, playing the night before she left. It was a shock for everyone.
Jasmine was a caring, loving, talented, considerate, creative and positive girl. We are so proud to have such an outstanding girl. Losing her on this earth is a great pain, our griefs and sadness is beyond words.
However, as I looked back, even thought 8 years time is short, this 8 years time is full of God's blessings in our family. I really have no regrets, even though this happened so unexpectedly. I have no regrets because I got to give her million kisses all over her faces every night before she goes to sleep, including the night before she left, I told her how much we love her, how much I appreciate her in taking care of Opal every night. She knows that we are so proud of her; I wrote her love letters as a birthday gift ever since she learned how to read. She knows very well that her life is filled with loves everyday. We do not celebrate her birthday, but her life is filled with birthday surprises. We would take her along when we teach or doing other business in different places, where people don't normally would bring kids, we took her to exercise with us, we took her to travels, camping, she is with us probably more often than our cellphone and laptops. She is a great helper, everywhere we went people would tell us that How good she was. Jasmine used to read my Facebook pages with me together, we share our FB friends and our life with her. I have no regrets for this 8 years because everyday we make sure she knows that we love her; the quality of time that we spent together, and the love rewards that we've both got from this loving relationships really cannot be measured by length of time. Our pain will fade as time pass, but our love stays forever.
When we organize Jasmine belonging, we would share with you some of her drawing and writing. She is a creative and talented girl. She loves reading, writing and drawing. Last year we were thinking to get her to publish a children book, she loved the idea and she started some drawings. She didn't have time to finish it, but we will try our best to finish it with Opal.
Opal is still young, she may not fully understand what have happened, we told her that angel took Jasmine, and she is in heaven with our Father and she has to learn to be independent. So far Opal has been a happy kids as usual. As a habit, she would still tell us to save food for Jasmine or tell us to buy certain things in the grocery store because Jasmine loves the colour. Opal and Jasmine are very very close, they are just like twins.Jasmine had done an excellent job in building up this relationships.
In this 8 years, Jasmine was inspired by many other people including our friends/her friends and Sifu in Kung Fu, teachers & classmate in school, our art student/student's parent in our classes, our friends on Facebook and friends in our life. We would like to thank you everyone for being part of the blessings for Jasmine and our family.
At last, I just have a few Prayer request: Please pray that Jasmine will rest in peace and be a free soul in heaven, and she will not be missing us. Please pray that we our family will have the strength to adjust to our new lifestyle. Please pray that pain fade faster, love stays stronger. and please pray for strength, wisdom and healing for Jasmine's Grandparents. Amen."
I try very hard not to put anything political, religious or sad on Facebook or in my blog but this posting was the great exception that broke my rule. I was overwhelmed, with tears streaming down my face when I read what Hilda wrote knowing I would have to save it and pass it on. It is the most beautiful, true expression of how we are to live each day and how we are to confront loss. Hilda and Danny walked out each day in the LOVE of God and it is an honor and privilege to know them.
I share this all too sad news with you in the hope that you will understand the great need to bring joy out of sadness in order to fully live in this troubled world. May we live so that we have no regrets, appreciating everyone and everything in our lives and telling those we love that we cherish them. May our lives be filled with love each and every day and may that love fill us with JOY!
Thank you dear Jasmine for your precious life that you shared with us. You will not soon be forgotten.
You may contact Hilda and Danny at info@chensgallery.com
Hilda and Danny Chen
13291 Steveston Hwy
Richmond, BC
Canada
May you be blessed!
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