Calligraphy grandmother

Keelung City is home to an 84-year-old lover of calligraphy. The elderly ladywas originally illiterate but after wholeheartedly throwing herself into the study ofcalligraphy, she literally fell in love with the art. Since that time her life has reallybeen on the up, and she picks up the newspaper every day in order to slowly learnwords. Through the repetitive calligraphy writing practice, she has not only developeda wonderful hobby but found a real sense of contentment; hence calligraphy hasbecome an important part of her daily life. Grandma doesn’t only practice calligraphyat home, but also often participates in community activities, where her spirit of studyhas won the admiration of the community. Grandmother embodies the spirit of study,reminding us all that an interest need not only be fun, but can also be the driving forceof one’s life.

Calligraphy grandmother (by CJ TKUMC)

URL: http://www.peopo.org/news/103548

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書法奶奶 ( 淡江大傳 )

在基隆市有一位84歲的熱愛書法的愛子奶奶，原本不識字的她，在接觸書法後，全心全意地將自己投入在其中，並對學字漸漸產生濃厚的興趣，書法也讓奶奶的生活變得更加精采。每天藉由看報紙來認識字，再用書法做多次的書寫練習，這樣子的興趣不但讓奶奶感到充實，也成了他每天的生活習慣。愛子奶奶除了在家裡寫書法，也常參與社區活動，更令人敬佩的是，他努力學習書法的精神，使他成為社區中人人效法的對象。愛子阿嬤活到老學到老的精神，讓我們了解，興趣不但能帶來樂趣，也能成為生活的動力。

為擴大服務範圍，自2010年4月起，PeoPo每周精選三則公民報導及相關活動與發展，翻譯成英文摘要，讓更多關心台灣公民新聞的朋友，瞭解台灣在地大小事。