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Happy Community Initiative is about helping Our Newest Column is All

youth together: about YOUth and Happiness
“He came to Aruba with one suitcase ORANJESTAD — Our newest column Happy Commu-

and a paper with a phone number on it.” nity Initiative is published bi-weekly on Thursdays in
Aruba Today. We inform you about this dynamic, new
projects from a different angle to give you a complete

Continued from Page 13 feel, so follow us and stay engaged!
The Happy Community Initiative is a visitor charity pro-
gram that you can help strengthen Aruba’s commu-
nity by donating to good causes. CEDE Aruba, a dy-
namic community foundation, the Aruba Timeshare
Association (ATSA), the Aruba Tourism Authority and
several companies collaborate in this platform for visi-
tors who would like to make a donation, but also vol-
unteer in the future. The priority is set to support proj-
ects for Aruban youths. CEDE Aruba will make sure
that the donations reach meaningful projects of local
non-profits, based upon quality and transparency of
finances of the offered programs. In this manner, you
can be assured that your donation will reach its goal!
With your donation, you support Aruban children with
after school programs, mentorship activities and so-
cial support. You can donate at the kiosks in the lobby
of several hotels (Costa Linda, Playa Linda, Paradise
Beach Villas and La Cabana) or you can donate on
the website: https://happycommunityaruba.org/do-
nate.

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The Power of Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the best catalyst in dissolving the ego. Most
see forgiveness as a sign of weakness yet it truly is empow-
ering oneself. The ego would love to blame or place guilt
on oneself or others and this causes psychological pain
to be experienced either by ourselves or towards others.
Eventually healing oneself or our relationship with others
can only be experienced through true forgiveness, know-
ing that others only are acting according to their minds
conditioning and nothing more.q

Suresh Mirchumal is a spiritual writer. “Well, you can cat-
egorize it like that, although I don't call myself one. These
thoughts come in effortlessly.” His aim is in a way to reach
out to whoever gets inspired or has an eye opening event
within them that may transcend their current state of con-
sciousness. “Or let's say current emotional state too. If one
in a thousand benefits, that is already great.” Due to the cur-
rent world state, lots of struggles and stresses, we seem to
lose touch with that inner peace that we long for, Suresh
explains. “I wish to ease that through these small articles or
tidbits.” You will find his tidbits in Aruba Today, like a sunray
of the day. If you wish to make use of Suresh his services like
meditation or just a talk, please email to: Thedimensionofsi-
lence@gmail.com.