The room is carpeted.On the center of the rugthere is a vase of flowers.Nine people are sitting ina circle around it and one of them is holding a talk-ing stick in her hand.She is expressing her appreci-ation to the person next to her.“I’d like to appreci-ate Saeko for being patient and warm-hearted.Whenever I have some problem she always listens tome and gives me advice...”She is talking from herheart and gets emotional.When she is done,shehands the stick to the next person.Other people inthe room say“ho”.After several turns,all the peo-ple in the room get teary and some can’t help sob-bing. The room is carpeted.On the center of the rugthere is a vase of flowers. Nine people are sitting ina circle around it and one of them is holding a talk-ing stick in her hand.She is expressing her appreci -tion to the person next to her. “I’d like to appreci-ate Saeko for being patient and warm-hearted .Whenever I have some problem she always listens tome and gives me advice ...” She is talking from her heart and gets emotional. When she is done, shehands the stick to the next person.Other people inthe room say “ho ”. After several turns, all the peo-ple in the room get teary and some can not help sob-bing.