{"id":65380,"date":"2024-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=65380"},"modified":"2024-11-16T16:47:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T08:47:55","slug":"my-mother-a-legacy-of-love-and-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=65380","title":{"rendered":"My Mother\u2014A Legacy of Love and Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"65380\" class=\"elementor elementor-65380\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ff8e30f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ff8e30f\" 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 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.elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By Xie Su-zhu<\/strong><br \/>Translated by Wu Hsiao-ting <br \/>Photos courtesy of Xie Su-zhu<\/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-3455fb37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3455fb37\" 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-57fc3e20\" data-id=\"57fc3e20\" 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 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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-7775da72\" data-id=\"7775da72\" 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-3516f39c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3516f39c\" 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><em><strong>Despite many challenges, Hong Yu-nian devoted her life to family, charity, and spiritual practice, leaving a legacy of compassion and service. This is a reflection on her life by one of her daughters.<\/strong><\/em><\/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-691e38e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"691e38e0\" 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-47345209\" data-id=\"47345209\" 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-4c8dea3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c8dea3d\" 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-34e920ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34e920ac\" 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-67cb1c39\" data-id=\"67cb1c39\" 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-4de8c4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4de8c4a5\" 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=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-42.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-42.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-42-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-42-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-42-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-42-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-42-330x220.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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d9e840f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d9e840f\" 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-bc2b438\" data-id=\"bc2b438\" 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-34d2e9fa elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34d2e9fa\" 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>My mother, Hong Yu-nian (\u6d2a\u7389\u54d6), had three occasions in her life when she wished to leave home and become a Buddhist nun. But each time, circumstances prevented her from fulfilling her wishes.<\/p><p>She was born in central Taiwan on March 14, 1926, in the rural village of Xinzhuang, Caotun Township. She grew up during a time of widespread poverty. The traditional preference for sons over daughters stifled her hopes of receiving an education. Instead of attending school, she and her elder sister spent their days tending cattle in the fields and managing household chores. The fates of her brothers were vastly different. My grandfather even sold land to send his second son to Japan, where he studied to become a pharmacist. Later, his youngest son completed medical school, bringing further honor to the Hong family, now proud to have a pharmacist and a doctor in the family.<\/p><p>From a young age, my mother watched her own mother suffer from illness. In their harsh environment, medical care was hard to come by, and my mother quickly learned that life was filled with suffering. She once sought refuge in a temple, pleading with a monk to let her shave her head and become a nun. However, my grandfather firmly opposed her decision and brought her back home. This was her first missed opportunity to enter monastic life.<\/p><p>In 1945, at the age of 19, my mother married my father, Xie Song-fu (\u8b1d\u677e\u91dc), a carpenter. Together they had three sons and four daughters. Even as a married woman with children, she never abandoned her desire to become a nun. However, with young children to care for, she realized she had to put her wish to become a nun on hold yet again. Instead, she learned carpentry skills\u2014such as planing, sawing, and painting\u2014from my father. They worked diligently together, making a living by producing furniture, school desks, and chairs.<\/p><p>My father was an honest man who worked with integrity. Although their income was modest, they always maintained their standards. My mother was meticulous in managing the household, carefully watching every penny to make ends meet. To supplement the family\u2019s income, she took on various home-based manufacturing jobs. When my father later fell ill with a chronic condition, she would wake up at 4 a.m. to buy wholesale vegetables and fruit from the market, selling them at a roadside stall along with joss paper. If she couldn\u2019t sell all the produce, she would push her bicycle through the streets, calling out to sell the remaining items, often returning home after nightfall.<\/p><p>In 1990, my father passed away at the age of 66. My mother was devastated, losing all attachment to life. For a third time, she expressed her desire to leave home and become a nun. We, her children, couldn\u2019t bear the thought of her leaving us for monastic life. In response, we urged her to devote herself more fully to Tzu Chi, a Buddhist charity organization which offered a path to embrace the Bodhisattva Way. She had been involved with Tzu Chi for some time, but from that time on, her heart and mind were even more dedicated to Tzu Chi. Whenever we visited her, we had to make appointments in advance, as she was often too busy with her volunteer work to see us.<\/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-5a902f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a902f8\" 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-e8dc865\" data-id=\"e8dc865\" 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-67371fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67371fa\" 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>Hong Yu-nian and her husband, Xie Song-fu, were devoted Buddhists who had both received the Bodhisattva Precepts.<\/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-125c3b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"125c3b3\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e476db2\" data-id=\"e476db2\" 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-6845ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6845ad3\" 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=\"1060\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-43.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-43.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-43-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-43-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-43-768x1043.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/>\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b73527e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b73527e\" 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-77993a84\" data-id=\"77993a84\" 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-4616319b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4616319b\" 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<h5><strong>Devoted to good deeds<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459183fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"459183fe\" 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 mother found her illiteracy a hardship, which is why she placed great importance on our education. She often told us that even if she had to beg, she would ensure we all attended school. Due to our financial constraints, each time the seven of us were to register for a new semester, she had to borrow money from relatives, friends, or private lending clubs to cover the enormous school fees. My uncle, a practicing doctor, often supported our education. He became an important benefactor in our lives, and we will always remember his kindness. My mother\u2019s commitment to our education bore fruit; each of us completed higher education. My brother Xie Hui-long (\u8b1d\u8f1d\u9f8d) now serves as the superintendent of Chu Shang Show Chwan Hospital in Nantou County.<\/p><p>A devout Buddhist, my mother had been vegetarian from an early age. She learned to chant scriptures, strike ritual percussion instruments, and could recite quite a few Buddhist texts. Even though she led a frugal life, she did everything possible to support Buddhist temples and monasteries. Zhang He-zhen (\u5f35\u6cb3\u5733), the first Tzu Chi volunteer in Caotun Township, often visited our home to share Dharma Master Cheng Yen\u2019s teachings and updates on Tzu Chi\u2019s work. When the foundation was building a hospital in Hualien, an area with limited medical resources, my mother visited the Jing Si Abode, the Buddhist convent founded by Master Cheng Yen. Inspired by her visit, she quickly raised 300,000 NT dollars (approximately US$10,000) to support the hospital\u2019s construction. In 1989, she became a Tzu Chi commissioner\u2014a role that requires training and establishing a roster of regular donors. Though my siblings and I had already achieved success in our respective careers, she chose not to live in comfort; instead, she devoted herself to following the Master and helping the less fortunate.<\/p><p>In 1990, when Master Cheng Yen called upon her followers to engage in recycling to protect the environment, my mother didn\u2019t hesitate. She threw herself into the cause with full devotion. As she pushed her cart through the streets and alleys, selling vegetables she grew and wholesale fruits, she also collected recyclables like PET bottles and cardboard boxes. She was once hit by a bus during her recycling efforts, requiring hospitalization. On another occasion, a young man on a motor scooter approached her, pretended to hand her a PET bottle, then snatched her gold necklace. The force of the robbery caused her to fall and injure herself. Despite these incidents, her commitment to Tzu Chi\u2019s recycling mission never wavered.<\/p><p>My mother was an exceptional cook. She could recreate any dish she tasted, earning her a reputation for culinary excellence. When my eldest and second brothers got married, she personally prepared the meals for the guests. Her talent for cooking was not only cherished by our family but also put to good use for charity. Whenever Tzu Chi organized disaster relief efforts, she made vegetarian <em>zongzis<\/em> (wrapped rice dumplings), soups, bamboo shoot buns, or other food items for fundraisers. Even now, we, her children and grandchildren, fondly remember the taste of her dumplings and nourishing herbal soups\u2014no one could match her cooking.<\/p><p>Having lived through World War II, my mother had deep empathy for disaster victims. Beyond making food for fundraisers, she actively raised money for Tzu Chi\u2019s disaster relief efforts, soliciting donations at every opportunity. This was in addition to her regular monthly work of collecting donations from the roster of donors she had established. When it was time to collect these donations each month, she would ask my brother Xie Hui-long or my sister Xie Su-fen (\u8b1d\u7d20\u82ac) to drive her and her cart to Xinzhuang. Once dropped off, she would collect donations and recyclables along her route, walking back to downtown Caotun, a distance of over ten kilometers (6.2 miles). Sometimes, it was as late as 11 p.m. when she returned home, demonstrating her remarkable perseverance and dedication.<\/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-1e7c8042 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e7c8042\" 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-7aed807d\" data-id=\"7aed807d\" 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-3ea14a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ea14a5f\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-44.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-44.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-44-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-44-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-44-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-44-330x220.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-80ba24a\" data-id=\"80ba24a\" 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-cdc50ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdc50ca\" 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>Hong was always generous. She is pictured here receiving her certification as a Tzu Chi Honorary Board Member in 2005, an honor given to those who have donated a million NT dollars (US$33,300) to Tzu Chi.<\/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-5fa1e1d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5fa1e1d2\" 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-3137cb37 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3137cb37\" 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-1f201fcd\" data-id=\"1f201fcd\" 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-12acca23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12acca23\" 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<h5><strong>Age is not a problem<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d3e997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56d3e997\" 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 mother\u2019s dedication to charity work touched the hearts of many in Caotun, and nearly 500 people became Tzu Chi donating members because of her. Because she couldn\u2019t read or write, in the beginning she relied on others to record the donations she collected. Determined to improve, she enrolled in night school to learn how to read and write. In three years, she never missed a single class. She was even awarded a certificate for academic excellence upon graduating.<\/p><p>She loved serving as a hospital volunteer, and during her active years, she volunteered at Tzu Chi\u2019s hospitals in Hualien, Dalin, and Taichung. When she first started at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, she worked in the basement sewing bed sheets. Later, she moved to the wards, where she used her life experiences and Buddhist teachings to comfort patients. She felt a deep sense of accomplishment whenever she could bring a smile to a patient\u2019s face. During a volunteer morning meeting while serving at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, she bravely shared her life story. It was only then that everyone realized what an extraordinary life she had led, fully embracing the Dharma and living it out in her actions.<\/p><p>Even in her 70s, she was eager to join Tzu Chi\u2019s free medical clinics overseas. Master Cheng Yen, concerned about her age, initially wouldn\u2019t let her go on long journeys. Determined to prove her capability, my mother climbed Mount Huang in China and sent a photo of herself on the mountain to Master Cheng Yen. This finally earned her permission to volunteer abroad. In 2003, at the age of 77, she joined my brother Hui-long on a medical mission to Indonesia. When others expressed concern that she might tire herself out and suggested she take breaks, she confidently replied, \u201cI didn\u2019t spend all that money on a plane ticket to rest\u2014I\u2019m here to work.\u201d<\/p><p>In 2005, Tzu Chi\u2019s Da Ai TV produced a drama series based on her life. Since she already knew her own story, she didn\u2019t see the need to watch it. Instead, she used the time to collect recyclables, often late into the night. My brother, worried about her failing eyesight and the dangers of being out after dark, would often go looking for her. Master Cheng Yen, aware of our concerns, gently asked her to watch the drama each evening. It was only then, out of her deep devotion to the Master, that she began coming home early to watch the show.<\/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-62b2c5d elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62b2c5d\" 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-b7eff59\" data-id=\"b7eff59\" 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-d25cb40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d25cb40\" 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>Eighty-year-old Hong assists in laying interlocking bricks during the construction of Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital in 2006. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Cai Feng-bao<\/em><\/span><\/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-43872c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"43872c4\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd2eb1\" data-id=\"1bd2eb1\" 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-93c8cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93c8cf9\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-47.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-47.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-47-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-47-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-47-768x576.jpg 768w\" 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48a7983a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48a7983a\" 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-657145bd\" data-id=\"657145bd\" 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-121cc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"121cc9e\" 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<h5><strong>Guiding us in doing good<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e94c516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e94c516\" 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 mother remained steadfast in following the teachings of the Buddha and Master Cheng Yen into her 90s, continually seeking to inspire kindness and deepen her spiritual practice. Despite battling dementia and nearly losing her sight, she persisted in listening to the Dharma. She could still recite the <em>Heart Sutra<\/em>, the <em>Great Compassion Mantra<\/em>, and the <em>Amitabha Sutra<\/em> until her final moments.<\/p><p>After a surgery at age 91, she moved in with my sister, Xie Su-ying (\u8b1d\u7d20\u82f1), a nurse and associate professor in the School of Nursing at Chang Gung University. Su-ying would take her to group chanting sessions and to volunteer at Tzu Chi\u2019s recycling station. Feeling that she was not doing enough, my mother often expressed a desire to go out and solicit donations.<\/p><p>On August 3 of this year, she passed away at home, having faithfully upheld her conviction that it is better to wear out than rust out. During her life, she exemplified the Six Paramitas taught by the Buddha: giving, moral discipline, patient endurance, diligence, meditation, and wisdom. She was recognized as a national model mother and was honored with the \u201cGood People, Good Deeds\u201d award. To me, she epitomized a life well-lived.<\/p><p>My mother worked tirelessly for our family throughout her life, and her overexertion may have affected her health. In her 30s, she suffered from severe uterine bleeding. After her surgery, my father consulted a fortune teller who, after two readings, declared emphatically that the person in question was no longer alive. When he realized she was standing right before him, the fortune teller was astonished, exclaiming, \u201cThere are two kinds of people whose fates cannot be predicted\u2014those who engage in spiritual practice and those who constantly do good deeds.\u201d<\/p><p>Even during our family\u2019s financial struggles, my mother remained generous and charitable. Her example profoundly influenced us, leading my siblings and me to become Buddhists and find joy in helping others. I am deeply grateful to her for leading us to Tzu Chi. While I may never match her unwavering and diligent dedication to charitable work, she continues to inspire me not to be idle. She often said, \u201cMaster Cheng Yen carries a heavy burden. Each of us must help shoulder the load.\u201d<\/p><p>Over 500 people came to pay their respects at her funeral in our hometown of Caotun. My mother had a noble aspiration to dedicate her next life to the path of a Buddhist monastic, spreading the Dharma and benefiting others. I believe she has already begun that journey.<\/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-2f0d8952 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f0d8952\" 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-1c91fb19\" data-id=\"1c91fb19\" 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-3c670a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c670a13\" 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>Hong pushes her cart to sell vegetables and fruit while collecting recyclables from the streets for environmental conservation. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Lin Yi-ze<\/em><\/span><\/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-2afead46 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2afead46\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-362a4894\" data-id=\"362a4894\" 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-57699cee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57699cee\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-46.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-46.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-46-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-46-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-46-768x512.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-45-768x607.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/>\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-fd53ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd53ba\" 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>Hong poses with her children and grandchildren. 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