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portrait were complete. When done, an
artist always cleans his brushes thor-
oughly and Tonape recalled that Bush
wanted to help.
"e president began cleaning my
brushes in the sink and I felt he should
not do that for me, but then he said,
'Why shouldn't I?' and continued with
his task."
Before departing, Tonape le the
Bush family with the portrait of Mrs.
Bush, a signed set of course handbooks
that he authored for Methodist Univer-
sity and the set of paints and brushes.
Tonape took away many special
memories and credited the experience
to his former teachers. "I feel like every
mark I make on a canvas shows a gi I
received from a teacher," he said. "e
wisdom and skills we receive from our
teachers are gis. As a teacher myself I
am the catalyst in teaching forward the
gis."
Emphasizing the value of the teacher
in Indian culture and in his own life,
he read a Hindu scripture in Sanskrit
which translates, "e teacher is the
one who has the facility to put you on
the right path."
Tonape is grateful for the path that
took him to Dallas – and to an unfor-
gettable day spent with the 43rd U.S.
president.
"The wisdom and skills we
receive from our teachers are
gifts. As a teacher myself I
am the catalyst in teaching
forward the gifts."
Emphasizing the value of the
teacher in Indian culture and
in his own life, Tonape read
a Hindu scripture in Sanskrit
which translates, "The
teacher is the one who has
the facility to put you on the
right path."
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