{"id":36711,"date":"2023-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=36711"},"modified":"2023-01-16T20:48:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T12:48:03","slug":"from-suffering-to-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=36711","title":{"rendered":"From Suffering to Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36711\" class=\"elementor elementor-36711\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b4db704 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b4db704\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17202817\" 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bfa34dc\" data-id=\"2bfa34dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adc0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7adc0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>He had lived with a debilitating illness for 18 years when Tzu Chi helped him obtain treatment. After all those years of suffering, he finally could see light shining into his life.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42eccd24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42eccd24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b41a294\" data-id=\"5b41a294\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0a1840 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f0a1840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54adab29 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54adab29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ae6813\" data-id=\"39ae6813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5472b963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5472b963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"962\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/WechatIMG1631.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/WechatIMG1631.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/WechatIMG1631-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/WechatIMG1631-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/WechatIMG1631-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/WechatIMG1631-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/WechatIMG1631-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3075bbfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3075bbfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luo Yonghua (\u7f85\u6c38\u83ef), middle, the author of this article, traveled to Xiamen again in May 2022 to receive follow-up treatment for his psoriasis. He can happily wear short sleeves now, showing to the public the arms he used to hide to conceal his skin condition.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Wu Dehua<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebdf1ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ebdf1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f7da815 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f7da815\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c407452\" data-id=\"6c407452\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d12d7e elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d12d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Xiamen, in southeastern China, is a dream city for many people, myself included. I once hoped that I could make it in that big, bustling city in Fujian Province and return to my rural hometown in style and glory. Sadly, life is full of curveballs and often doesn\u2019t turn out the way we plan or hope. In my case, an illness threw my life off track and made it difficult for me to continue working in Xiamen. I used up my paltry wages paying for my medical bills, but my illness, instead of taking a turn for the better, just grew worse. It was then that I knew my time trying to carve a path for myself in the city had come to an end.<\/p><p>Boarding the bus back to my hometown, I felt as if I were duckweed, drifting with the current, unable to control my own fate. Instead of being adorned with the trappings of success, I was returning home with nothing to show for myself, back to that poor, far-flung village in the mountains in Liancheng County, Fujian Province, back to live with parents who had toiled and moiled their entire lives but still lived in poverty.<\/p><p>My condition continued to worsen after I had returned home. Even walking became difficult. Lying in my bed, I watched one season give way to another. More than that, I watched as life passed me by. When I occasionally browsed through old photos, the hopeful, younger versions of me felt so far away\u2014as far away and unreachable as the promising city of Xiamen.<\/p><p>The first time Tzu Chi volunteers came to my home, I thought they were government workers visiting impoverished households. Some of them were wearing yellow vests, others were dressed in neat, tidy uniforms of blue shirts and white trousers (for certified volunteers). I learned later through our conversation that they were from Xiamen.<\/p><p>I felt very awkward when they arrived, with my terrifying-looking skin in plain view. Then one of the volunteers, a female, went to sit next to my father at a table. Her expression was soft and gentle. Her manner of speaking seemed to possess a magical power, capable of dissolving any unease in the air. I learned later this was Sister Lin Xiufang (\u6797\u79c0\u82b3).<\/p><p>She asked Dad for some details about our family and the typical yield of our farm. Then, rising from her seat next to my father\u2019s, she came to sit by me. She lightly touched my hand, covered in reddish, scaly plaques, taking me aback. But in the same comforting manner with which she had talked with my father, she inquired about my condition and what treatments I had tried for it.<\/p><p>When the cars in which they had arrived took them away again, my life fell back into its usual, simple routine. My brother was out of town working, my parents were usually busy tending to our crops in the field, and my sister-in-law, being mentally disabled, wasn\u2019t much of a help around the house. Thus, it fell to me to care for my young niece and nephew. When they cried, I held them in my arms to soothe them; when they wet their pants, I stripped off their trousers and changed them for dry ones. When they finally had a quiet moment, I\u2019d wearily head back to my bed and lay down for a while to give my heavy, aching legs a rest.<\/p><p>A month after the volunteers\u2019 visit, I heard from my brother that some people would be visiting us in our home in a couple of days. This time, I prepared before they arrived, putting on long-sleeved clothes so that less of my skin would be exposed. When the day came, a few cars pulled into our village. When they disembarked, I noticed that they were wearing the same outfits as the volunteers before: yellow vests, or blue and white uniforms. The ones in blue and white, I had come to learn, were from Xiamen, while those in yellow vests were from closer to home: Liancheng County. I was surprised they were visiting again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c51ac9a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c51ac9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44affa2\" data-id=\"44affa2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb73a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb73a49\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e78c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e78c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteers from Xiamen have a good time with Luo and his niece and nephew at Luo\u2019s home in the countryside of Liancheng County.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Huang Dexin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a1663 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"56a1663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/DSC_9848.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/DSC_9848.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/DSC_9848-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/DSC_9848-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/DSC_9848-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/DSC_9848-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/DSC_9848-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5614aa9\" data-id=\"5614aa9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7b370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f7b370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An autoimmune condition resulted in Luo\u2019s discolored, scaly skin and deformed joints. This photo shows a Tzu Chi volunteer checking his hand during their first visit to his home in August 2019.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Wang Yanling<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae9cac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ae9cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-170c88d8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"170c88d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e1b3080\" data-id=\"6e1b3080\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a3f1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58a3f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A closed heart opens<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750369a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"750369a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sister Chen Yanzhen (\u9673\u8c54\u73cd) was among the volunteers who visited this time. Bespectacled and smiling, she walked towards me, addressed me by name, then held my wrist for a moment. As before, I was taken aback by her physical touch. Just as I was wondering how she came to know me, she said she had seen me in the video taken when Sister Xiufang and the other volunteers visited us last time.<\/p><p>Having been ill for so many years, I had become inured to people\u2019s apathy and indifference, and had long shunned physical contact with others. But these Tzu Chi volunteers touched me so naturally, without any fear or hesitation. Their quiet compassion carried the weight of a thunderclap, cracking open my closed heart.<\/p><p>Xiamen Tzu Chi volunteers visited us every month after that, and continued to visit me after I had moved alone into government housing. Knowing that washing clothes by hand was an inconvenience with my condition, they even bought me a washing machine.<\/p><p>How I wished my skin would return to normal so I could face these volunteers with a healthy look. However, there was no known cure for psoriasis, the disease afflicting me. I was destined to live with it throughout my life unless there was a medical breakthrough. That being the case, I thought it\u2019d be better for the volunteers not to waste Tzu Chi\u2019s precious resources on me, but to use them instead on worthier purposes\u2014such as helping poor children who couldn\u2019t afford schooling. With these thoughts in mind, I asked the volunteers to stop visiting. I coldly told them their visits were bothering me. To further deter them, I even told them I was moving to a place where none of them could find me.<\/p><p>In response, Sister Qiu Lianna (\u90b1\u84ee\u5a1c) sent me a message saying that she was sorry their visits were troubling me. She said that they\u2019d stop visiting me for a month but expressed hope that I would allow them to visit my family instead that month.<\/p><p>Her words made me realize that they wouldn\u2019t be easily deterred\u2014now that they had started helping me, they would never easily give up on me.<\/p><p>In fact, it was not easy for them to travel again and again all the way from Xiamen to visit needy people like me. I could feel how precious their love was\u2014a love more special than that from family, because it was not bonded by blood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb0be76 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bb0be76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c3e389b\" data-id=\"6c3e389b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4940542a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4940542a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/IMG_3991-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/IMG_3991-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/IMG_3991-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/IMG_3991-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60c2ee19\" data-id=\"60c2ee19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35add801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35add801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Li Yihan diagnoses Luo at the Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in November 2021.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Jiang Caiye<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702bd474 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"702bd474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-282e5c21 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"282e5c21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22199b83\" data-id=\"22199b83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb2b2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bb2b2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nothing short of a miracle<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27901a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27901a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a blink of an eye, Tzu Chi volunteers had been visiting me for two years. They did more than visit, actually\u2014they had also been finding ways to help me regain my health and live a normal life. That\u2019s easier said than done though, especially for a stubborn disease like psoriasis, a disease I had lived with for 18 years.<\/p><p>But easy or not, they kept at it, continuing to seek a miracle. Then, finally, Sister Lianna learned at her workplace, the Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, about a biological therapy that might help me effectively manage my illness. I should have been happy when I heard the good news, but years of repeated failures at finding relief for my condition had caused me to lose faith in any so-called \u201cmiracle\u201d cures. I didn\u2019t think anything would work, so when the volunteers talked to me about seeking treatment at the hospital, I turned them down.<\/p><p>But, like my attempts to turn them away before, they didn\u2019t give up so easily. They kept working to get me to agree. Sister Lianna even told me that they had applied to Tzu Chi for funding for my treatment, and that it would be a great pity if I didn\u2019t even give it a try. Seeing how hard they were trying to help me, I eventually gave in and agreed to give the therapy a go.<\/p><p>On November 18, 2021, my brother accompanied me to Xiamen to start my treatment. Early that morning, Brother Luo Shoulin (\u7f85\u58fd\u6797) picked us up at my place and drove us to the train station. When the train bound for Xiamen started moving, I was overwhelmed with emotion, my youthful dream of making it in that big city fresh and vivid in my mind.<\/p><p>We arrived in Xiamen at 9:30 that morning, after a ride of less than two hours. As I entered the Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I looked around at the other people seeking medical attention there. Sad memories of seeking treatment for my illness to no avail surfaced unbidden in my mind. Sister Lianna took care of my check-in procedure, then took us to the 13th floor. Yin Chunlian (\u6bb7\u6625\u84ee), another Tzu Chi volunteer working at the hospital, dropped by to check on me as soon I was settled in my room. She said she wouldn\u2019t leave me alone at the hospital and would visit me whenever she had a free moment.<\/p><p>While I was still talking with Sister Chunlian, Dr. Li Yihan (\u674e\u4f9d\u5bd2), my attending physician, arrived. She asked about my medical history while carefully examining my red and scaly hands. I was very surprised to see that neither she nor the nurse wore gloves during their time with me. This was quite a contrast to my previous visits to the doctor. During those visits, medical workers would don several layers of gloves before daring to touch my skin\u2014they had acted as if I was suffering from some highly contagious disease. But Dr. Li was different, and I immediately admired her expertise. She knew that my condition was an immune system problem, and though my skin looked horrifying, it was anything but infectious.<\/p><p>The next day, Dr. Qiu Mingshan (\u90b1\u660e\u5c71), from the department of rheumatology and immunology, led a team of physicians to my room when they were making rounds in the ward. Sister Lianna had once arranged during a visit to my home for Dr. Qiu to meet with me online. Half a year had passed since then, and I was surprised that Dr. Qiu still remembered me. Their plan for me was to give me a thorough physical checkup before starting the biological therapy. While waiting for the results to come out, they would do some routine auxiliary treatment, combining traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82fef80 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82fef80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8eabdb\" data-id=\"c8eabdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162e54b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"162e54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/IMG_6148.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/IMG_6148.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/IMG_6148-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/IMG_6148-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8b372\" data-id=\"4a8b372\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67225a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67225a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lin Jinxiong, a Tzu Chi volunteer and hairdresser, gives Luo a haircut when the latter finished his first treatment session in early December 2021. The volunteer encouraged Luo by saying: \u201cHave faith in others, have faith in yourself, have faith that you\u2019ll get better and better.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Jiang Caiye<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a96b28 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a96b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e88c224 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e88c224\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b219bc\" data-id=\"8b219bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ee3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3ee3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Feeling reborn<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28949f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a28949f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My first week at the hospital was spent almost entirely on all kinds of tests. The care the hospital gave to patients was comprehensive. Because I had no family with me and because I couldn\u2019t get around easily by myself, there were people to push me around in a wheelchair during the testing. Even so, Tzu Chi volunteers still made time to visit me and keep me company.<\/p><p>Years of suffering from the illness had made my legs as heavy and painful as if they were shackled to some tremendously heavy stones. Every step I took was laborious. However, after I started my treatment, I began to notice an increase in my urine output. Following that was a feeling that a huge load had been taken off my legs. The newly gained lightness of my legs greatly increased my desire to move around. Every day, I\u2019d go down to take a walk around the hospital. My joints had deformed due to my chronic illness, restraining my movement, but it was nothing compared to the extreme difficulty walking I had experienced before I began my treatment. My skin condition also started to greatly improve.<\/p><p>I finished my first treatment session at the end of my two-week hospitalization, and was already feeling great. After a hiatus of one week, I would return to the hospital to begin my second treatment session. After I was discharged from the hospital, I rode in a car driven by Sister Jiang Caiye (\u6c5f\u91c7\u66c4). I looked out the window at everything in the outside world with a fresh eye. I felt reborn. Brother Huang Dexin (\u9ec3\u5fb7\u6b23) had arranged for me to have my hair cut by another Tzu Chi volunteer, Lin Jinxiong (\u6797\u9326\u96c4), a senior hairdresser, so Sister Caiye took me to his hair salon first. There were still a lot of skin scales in my hair, but Brother Jinxiong didn\u2019t seem to mind. My journey back to a normal life started with this haircut.<\/p><p>I stayed at Sister Chunlian\u2019s place while waiting for the second treatment session to start. She and her husband, Wu Luqiang (\u5433\u9dfa\u5f37), also a Tzu Chi volunteer, took very good care of me. 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Brother Luqiang was quite a neatnik, and averse to using his beloved car to transport the garbage, but he did it anyway. One day, when he got into his car, he found a cockroach in it. Turning to his wife, riding shotgun, he exclaimed, \u201cMy car has become a garbage truck!\u201d Sister Chunlian replied, unperturbed, \u201cIt\u2019s okay. I still like the car\u2014and cockroaches as well.\u201d Brother Luqiang could say nothing to that, and just started his car. As I saw it, he had been using his car to transport more than recyclable garbage\u2014it also carried his kindness and mercy, and his love for Sister Chunlian.<\/p><p>During the week between my two treatment sessions, accompanied by Tzu Chi volunteers, I did recycling work, attended Tzu Chi study group sessions, took walks in the park, and made dumplings. I met a senior named Xue when I was sorting recyclables on Gulang Island, off the coast of Xiamen. Xue had lost his eyesight after a failed cataract surgery several years earlier. Devastated, he shut himself up at home; for more than a year he never once stepped out of his house. It was Tzu Chi volunteers\u2019 repeated visits to him that helped him untangle his emotional knots and emerge from that difficult time. He was a changed man when I met him, actively engaged in Tzu Chi\u2019s recycling work. Despite being sightless, he sorted recyclables with a great proficiency. A constant smile on his face revealed an inner sense of fulfillment and contentment.<\/p><p>I also met several elderly women, dissembling things with screwdrivers when I met them. When they got up from their seats, I noticed they all had some difficulty moving around. Despite their diminished mobility, they got out of their homes and took up volunteer work, contributing to a charitable cause.<\/p><p>On the morning I returned to the hospital to start my second treatment session, Brother Luqiang hoisted my heavy luggage onto his strong shoulder to carry it for me. That image is engraved in my mind.<\/p><p>Whenever I think back on those 37 days of treatment in Xiamen, memories of the time I spent with Tzu Chi volunteers come rushing back to me, creating waves of deep emotion in my heart. It is so hard to put those feelings into words. As Master Cheng Yen says, human nature is inherently good. But whenever I think of how Tzu Chi has been able to finance my treatment due to the contributions of countless ordinary people, tears well up in my eyes. Where would I be, if I hadn\u2019t met Tzu Chi, if it weren\u2019t for the love of so many people?<\/p><p>The first time I arrived home from the big city of Xiamen, I came back defeated, feeling sorry for myself that my plans for a successful life had come to nothing. 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