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After entering, the lady told some other people inside that she invited us in and then took us to a table nearby. There, she told poured us a cup of tea and told us about this organisation. This organisation originated from taiwan. It was a buddhist organisation called Ci Ji (慈济) and its mission is to help all needy. What touched me most is that this organisation helped all people regardless of their religion. They did a lot of community work in many countries and well known for their help in the tsunami.
The lady told us that they respected the needy. When they decided to send an aid to help the tsunami victims, they even surveyed what kind of rice (from 5 types) they wanted before sending them. Unlike some organisations which just dumped their aid in the tsunami countries, they even went to distribute equally among each household and give me an impression that they were well-organisated. The photos in the gallery also showed them return greeting after the people thanked them for the aids. It really touched me. It was so different from the "look down on the victims" expression on American soldiers' faces when they went to aid others.
The lady then told us about their activities in Singapore. They had volunteers going to many different types of homes including elderly, mentality-challenged and other illness. Their jobs are mainly to make those people happy. The lady told us that her teacher taught her that doing good deeds cannot wait. She said that helping these people will let you saw how terrible others are so you will get satisfaction of your own life (after knowing how fortunate you are) and also get satisfaction from knowing that you helped someone's life become better. So you will be happy...
After listening to her talk, I felt that if I would to join a religious organisation next time, I would most likely choose Ci Ji. No offence to other religion but I felt that many other religious organisations concentrate too much on the life after death. I felt that living happy now is the more impt and I think that Ci Ji will be able to lead me to that happiness...
Ah bing || Friday, June 17, 2005
