Due to the ongoing safe management measures in place that do not allow large gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Tzu Chi Lunar New Year celebration was carried out online via Zoom on 31 January 2021. The arrangement not only ensured adheren
Sim Siew Hong was a dedicated Tzu Chi volunteer for 11 years. After battling with terminal liver cancer for a year and nine months, Sister Sim succumbed to her illness peacefully on 4 February 2021.
"I used to be very busy with my business in the past. However, due to COVID-19, now I have ample time to volunteer with Tzu Chi." Experienced volunteer, Neo Siong Heng described life as a double beam weighing scale, when one end becomes lighter, the other
“The hard times are over. From now on, things will keep getting better.” Despite having a life filled with hurdles, Sister Ang Wei Dai remains hopeful towards all the things that are happening in her life.
Yong Puay Woon has been listening to Wisdom at Dawn regularly during the pandemic. During the early morning dharma session, she often heard Master Cheng Yen appealing to everyone to adopt a vegetarian diet. One day, Yong accidentally cut her finger while
There are more to environmental conservation than just recycling and reducing plastic wastes. A detailed sharing by Dr. Ho Eu Chin has enlightened us on how much of wastage could be avoided in our daily lives.
“The journey of life is a natural course…… Master Cheng Yen says that if we are willing to accept our lot in life, we will suffer less,” said Tzu Chi volunteer Sim Siew Hong. A terminal liver cancer patient, Sim calmly accepted her condition upon...
A depressed Ong Soh Cheng was awakened by a question asked by her son one day, and decided to pick herself up to face life’s challenges and get rid of her negative emotions. After volunteering with Tzu Chi, she realised that the act of giving brings...
A senior leader of Tzu Chi’s charity home visit team, Willy Ang recalled his first experience of visiting a needy household—though the aid recipient was born on the same day in the same year as him, their life journeys were drastically different. Ang...
From a housewife to a working mother, Lam Foong Kew had undergone many vicissitudes in life. Once, her marriage certificate was even torn into pieces during a heated conflict with her husband. “If what one does is the right thing, one must persevere in...
“Where does the meaning of life lie?” This was a question that Teh Soo Peng used to hold in her mind until she stepped out of her comfort zone and took on various life’s challenges. But has she really found the answer to her question?
A learning trip to the Tzu Chi Medical Centre helped a young medical student open a new window to the meaning of life, enabling her to rediscover passion in her calling. She gradually put into practice the humanistic care that she has learned in Tzu Chi..
Tzu Chi volunteer Cham Toon Chok always makes an effort to build positive affinities with people around him and feels that those who give of themselves to others always gain the most. He practises self-discipline while helping others with compassion...
Loo Soon Huat is thankful to fellow Tzu Chi volunteers who accompany and help him along the way. With their support, he is able to courageously face the vicissitudes of life and transform his inner suffering into strength that propels him to go among...
An avid sportsman sank into despair after he was diagnosed with kidney disease. Through the ongoing support and encouragement of his family and friends as well as Tzu Chi volunteers, he gradually emerged from his gloom and started “working out” at a...
93-year-old Tzu Chi volunteer Lee Sam Moay often says that she is a bad-tempered person. However, in the eyes of fellow volunteers, she is an adorable and caring “grandma” who is actually very humble and willing to learn.
A 70-year-old elderly lady has chosen to spend her golden years as a “white-collar worker” in the Finance Department of the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore). Though an unpaid volunteer, her working hours are no different from those of the staff.
Hoo Soo Moi got herself an office job after retirement, but found that she still had a lot of time to spare. So she started volunteering with Tzu Chi and discovered that there is so much she can do in her golden years!
“We witnessed how he (Ye Ming) gradually grew up over the years, and the changes in him have influenced all of us. His development (and transformation) is truly something precious that money cannot buy.” – Mother of Tan Ye Ming, a graduating K2 student...
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