NEW YORK—Do you love to go shopping in SoHo? Is Central Park your favorite pick for a walk? Are you a Yankee fan? There's much pride in being a New Yorker when we stop to realize what a fantastic place we live in. As we do our holiday shopping for friends and family, we might consider what we would give back to the city we call home.
The Epoch Times asks: If you could give the city of New York one gift for the holidays, what would it be?
I love New York. It’s a great city. I've lived here for 12 years. I'd like to give the city a bigger dog run. The ones we have are too small. We need a big one.
I want to give it openness. I'm from South America and I come to the city often. I just hope that we can be more open toward people and ideas that are different.
I love it here. I have lived here for many years. I wish I can give the trains a better schedule and reliable people to work on them. The trains work well now, I know that. But the schedule is always changing, and it affects us going to work. It could always be better.
I think it's hope. Here we can find anything materialistic we ask for. What we really need is something spiritual. We must know that we are not here forever. One day we will die and will have to face another life. A better and spiritual life will last for eternity.
Jade. Jade has a rich cultural background of 5,000 years. Here we are so busy everyday and have no time to sit down. Jade is opposite as it has a spiritual meaning. It stands for good luck and fortune. You know we have the fast food culture here, and everything needs to be fast. But jade lets you slow down.
I want to give it another park. I grew up in upstate and the air is just so much better over there. I miss the mountains. The city is too polluted, and another park will make the air better.
