The world of Tzu Chi Sep-Oct 2022 (Vol.143)

2022 • 10 12 pecial Feature By Low Mai Yin & Kiew Li Wen Photo by Look Foot Seong Spreading joy to all Language is no barrier when it comes to Dharma learning. This is evident in the 23 Indian volunteers and public members who had put up a spectacular and soul-searching performance during the Auspicious Seventh Lunar Month Prayers and Blessing event. T zu Chi volunteer Chong Sui San had her first contact with the Indian community during one of her home visits in 2007. After years of relentless efforts, she has managed to inspire more than a hundred residents of the Rimba Jaya Apartment to join as monthly donors, and 20 as Tzu Chi volunteers. What drives her to keep going despite the odds? A compassionate intention that goes beyond providing temporary relief—to walk the journey with the less fortunate, thereby improving their lives and purifying their minds. She said, “When I saw the teenagers going through a rebellious phase, I felt obliged to guide them so that they would not end up on the wrong track.” A single but determined thought Tzu Chi has been providing aid to needy families in the vicinity, as well as tuition for children under Sui San’s arrangements. Over the years, Sui San has been actively inviting