The world of Tzu Chi September 2020 (Vol.126)

2020 • 09 44 Listen, My Girl’s Heart Is Beating Again Follow and like MY DAAI Channel on W hat if, your only daughter is on the sick bed, struggling for survival as death looms near? Mark Kok Wah, a compassionate father, remembered his daughter’s words: “If I die, Daddy, donate my organs away.” Amidst objections from his family members, he made the hard decision to fulfil his daughter’s wish. His heart twisted in anguish as he pushed his still-breathing daughter, Carmen, to the operating theatre, but he knew, her organs would give hope of survival to many patients, enabling them to live on. To him, what is more important in our limited lifetime is to leave behind legacy and good deeds. “We’re only on Earth for a few decades. God gave us these few decades to do whatever good deeds we can do. We can help people by sharing loving-kindness. I feel that this is a call from my daughter. Though she’s not here anymore, to me, she actually still survives.” Indeed, what can be more meaningful than to give life to others when it is our time to go? Scan the QR code for Mark’s sharing on DAO short talk programme