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

2022 • 10 40 eople By Julie Yen Yu Chu Translated by Lim Wen-Xin Photo by Lee Kin Chee Ang See Chim from Tzu Chi Malacca places Tzu Chi as her first priority in life, occupying herself with Tzu Chi affairs. When she was ill, she was anxious about being “too late”. She seized the time for Tzu Chi work, and gradually gained comfort from her giving. “I do not know when my life will come to an end. I am cherishing the right to use my life.” Make Each Day Count S ixty-four-year-old Tzu Chi volunteer Ang See Chim was diagnosed with cancer three times. Not only did the illness not hinder her availability to give, she cherished and grasped the opportunity to do so. Remembering Master Cheng Yen’s wise words: “We do not have ownership of our life, only the privilege of using it,” she believes that the only thing we can hang on to in life is the right to use life. It would have been a wasted journey if it was not used wisely. That is what keeps her going. Now living with stage four colorectal cancer, which has infected her lungs and liver, she does not know when her time will come. All she could do is to seize every opportunity