The boat of peace and refuge. The treading of a boat of peace and refuge, of an island, can and should be applied to every good tradition and maintained and developed step by step.
Without ones (good) culture (connected to the Noble Domain), one will become/get lost and confused, like fish out of water.
Khema have precious heritage. The richness of khems culture includes many gifts:
* Khema are fearless because they can overcome greed, anger and delusion.
* Khema are humble, courteous, and noble.
* Khema are grateful to their mother and father, to their leaders, to their land, and to the whole world (of goodness). Khema keep the five moral precepts, the constitution of humanity, and the Dhamma of goodness.
* Khema have mindfulness and clear comprehension as their protectors.
* Khema practice goodwill, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.
* Khema have patience. They can bear great difficulties, suffering, and hardships.
* Khema forgive and forget the wrongs of other people. They learn from the lessons of the past. They use the present to build the future.
* Khema are truthful and well-behaved. They follow the middle path.
* Khema are soft and smiling. Their speech is truthful, loving (for wise), and practical (for the path), clear, vibrant, and sweet (as medicine for whom seeking to be health). Their speech has the power to free the mind from anxiety, to purify the mind from delusion, and to make the mind strong.
* Khema have the tradition of solidarity (in what is praised by the wise, united by Dhamma-Vinaya, and their love of heritage.
When one is in the river, he/she flow with the river, zigzag. But one should/can not forget his boat, which is ones good tradition. As Buddha’s all, may the Khemas people be peacemakers, never leave this world. In the tradition of this scared land, may one celebrate unity, goodwill and peace with ones deepest gratitude, in fulfillment of the duties even Arahats would carry out the time left.