By Lily W. Luo, VI Form

Opening Chapel Talk: It’s Time to Be Extra Kind

I have always wanted to give a chapel talk, so when the news came that I would undoubtedly be doing my chapel talk online, I was shaken. The idea of just sitting on Zoom and doing it made me tear up. Nevertheless, I still wanted it to be something meaningful that could set the tone for the year. I chose to do what suited me best and pre-record it in a way that I could simply layer on music and make it genuine. Sometime throughout summer, I thought: “Animations are sick…” so I chose to animate my story. Chapel is meant to bring people together, and we are in a situation where that seems unimaginable. I wanted to do something that shows that even when we are apart, we can still feel like we are together.

Lily W Luo is a VI Form remote student and a 2020-2021 Head Monitor. She is currently in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil and she is passionate about philosophy and art. In her free time, she enjoys taking nature walks, making tomato salad, and attending affinity group meetings.