The world of Tzu Chi (Vol.108)

2019 • 03 20 eature A mother’s wish To 71-year-old Sng Sok Chu, age is never a hindrance. Step by step, she realized her super mission with great determination. Translated by Yi Qin Photograph by Woo Yoke Bee T ime flies. Stepping into a new year, Sng Sok Chu, an elderly lady with five children, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren, was greeted with immense joy as her family gathered for her 71st birthday celebration on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. The simple celebration, which took place at the small community hall of her youngest daughter’s condominium, was bursting with festive mood, with everyone in the family donning a red t-shirt with a pig design (the zodiac animal of the lunar year). Immersing herself in the harmonious and happy atmosphere, Sok Chu could not help feeling a deep sense of satisfaction. Never too late Having grown up in the absence of familial love, Sok Chu’s greatest wish in life is for all her family members to live in harmony and to care for one another. “As a kid, I had yearned for a close-knit family with amicable parents