The Bali Center organized a Peace Run event on Monday, January 22, in the village of Kebon Padagan, Tabanan regency. The event was held in connection with the inauguration of a new village library and learning centre created by Narottama (I Wayan Sidhakarya).
Center Bali mengadakan Peace Run pada hari Senin tanggal 22 Januari bertempat di Kebon Padangan, kabupaten Tabanan. Acara ini diselenggarakan sekaligus untuk meresmikan perpustakaan desa dan pusat pembelajaran yang diprakarsai oleh Narottama ( I Wayan Sidhakarya)
Students from SD Negeri 3 Kebon Padangan came to the new library, which had previously been a school.
Para murid dari SD Negeri 3 Kebon Padangan mendatangi perputakaan baru yang dulunya merupakan sebuah sekolah.
Peace Runners sang the Peace Run song and led the students in acting out the World Harmony Run song.
Students guessed where each Peace Runner hailed from, from different parts of Indonesia, or from as far as New York (Pragati) and Czech Republic (Muneendra).
Tim Peace Run menyanyikan lagu Peace Run dan mengajari anak-anak lagu World Harmony run. Para murid menebak asal para pelari mulai dari seluruh Indonesia hingga ke mancanegara seperti New York (Pragati) dan Republik Ceko (Muneendra)
Students placed their hands on their hearts and tried to feel peace.
The Peace Torch was passed hand to hand among the students and teachers,
After the school event concluded and the students went home, the event moved indoors into the new library.
Para murid meletakkan tangan di hati dan berusaha merasakan kedamaian. Obor Kedamaian kemudian diserahkan secara bergiliran kepada setiap anak dan juga guru. Setelah kegiatan berakhir, para murid pulang ke rumah dan acara dilanjutkan di dalam ruangan perpustakaan
Narottama (I Wayan Sidhakarya) explained his inspiration for asking permission to use the old school building as a library. He was previously a professor of linguistics at a local university, and many of the books had been part of his own collection before his retirement, when he returned to his home village to look after his elderly family members. He hoped to also teach English to village children at the library, as well as possibly hold various kinds of classes, including yoga or meditation
Narottama (I Wayan Sidhakarya) menceritakan inspirasinya meminta ijin untuk menggunakan gedung sekolah lama sebagai perpustakaan. Saat pensiun dari pekerjaannya sebagai dosen linguistik di salah satu kampus lokal,dia memiliki banyak sekali koleksi buku pribadi, Narottama kemudian pulang kampung untuk mengurusi keluarganya yang sudah lansia. Dia berharap bisa mengajar bahasa Inggris untuk anak-anak di perpustakaan dan juga mengadakan berbagai kelas lainnya seperti yoga dan meditasi.
One section of the library has a number of books by Peace Run Founder Sri Chinmoy.
Salah satu bagian di perpustakaan menampilkan buku karya Sri Chinmoy, penggagas Peace Rrun.
The village head explained how villagers were having fewer children, so they had consolidated school buildings some time ago. The building had sat empty until Narottama got inspired to ask permission to fix it up and repurpose it. He had it painted a beautiful shade of blue and gold. The village head thanked Narottama for using his own resources for the benefit of the village.
Kepala desa menjelaskan bahwa jumlah anak di desa semakin berkurang yang menyebabkan penggabungan gedung sekolah beberapa tahun yang lalu. Gedung ini ditinggalkan kosong sampai akhirnya Narottama meminta ijin untuk dialihfungsikan. Narottama mengecat sekolah dengan warna biru dan kuning keemasan. Kepala desa berterimakasih kepada Narottama karena sudah menggunakan dana pribadi demi kepentingan desa.
Pragati spoke on behalf of the Peace Run International, thanking the village officials and congratulating Narottama. She quoted Peace Run founder Sri Chinmoy and said that it is through better understanding ourselves and the world around us that we come to realise that we are more alike than different, wherever we live in the world. By promoting greater understanding, the library could play a role in building a oneness-world-family.
Pragati atas nama Peace Run International mengucapakan terima kasih kepada para tamu undangan dan memberikan ucapan selamat kepada Narottama. Pragati mengutip Sri Chinmoy penggagas Peace Run bahwa memahami diri kita sendiri dengan lebih baik dan lingkungan di sekitar kita akan mampu menyadarkan bahwa kita memiliki lebih banyak kesamaan daripada perbedaan, di belahan bumi manapun tempat kita tinggal. Dengan mendorong pemahaman yang lebih luas lagi, perpustakaan ini turut berperan dalam pembagunan kesatuan-keluarga-dunia.
Framed Jharna-Kala posters were given to the school principal and village head, and a dozen posters were mounted on the walls of the new library, in various rooms.
Jharna kala diberikan kepada kepala sekolah dan kepala desa. Lukisan yang lainpun kemudia dipasang di dinding perpustakaan, di beberapa ruangan.
