The world of Tzu Chi December 2020(Vol.129)

2020 • 12 48 ouching Life Story the school, at least I’m able to devote my time to Tzu Chi’s cause.” Amutha was devastated by the loss of her husband, but she lived by her late husband’s advice to stay strong and be independent. A year later, she has gradually liberated herself from the harrowing grief and amplified her husband’s love for her, which lives on in her heart. She has since ended her reliance on the subsidies provided by Tzu Chi and raised her children by herself. She has also registered herself as a Tzu Chi donor, cultivating merits by helping those in need. After many years of hard work, the volunteers were most pleased to witness Amutha’s transformation from beneficiary to benefactor. “I want to become a volunteer! Tzu Chi has helped me in the past, so now it’s my responsibility to help others. I look forward to conducting home visits and participating in recycling work. I believe this will bring me joy,” declared Amutha. “As volunteers working for a charitable cause, we try to avoid severing ourselves completely from the relationships formed with our care recipients when a case is closed. This makes us feel uneasy. Therefore, we will continue to care for them. We will continue to fetch Amutha’s son and maintain the affinity between us,” Tsae Feng resolved, exemplifying Master Cheng Yen’s teachings to harbour compassion for the suffering and spread heart-warming kindness to all of humanity. Love transcends all boundaries, just like what Amutha proclaimed, “You’re family to me.”