I visited the headquarters on a weekend. It has three floors, each with an area of 200 square meters. This is a place where entrepreneurs and Tzu Chi members donate. The second floor is used for various activities, but it is not used much at ordinary times. There are kitchens and activity rooms on the third and fourth floors. There is also a bookstore on the first floor not far from here. Tzu Chi will have environmental protection activities to welcome the New Year and visit the elderly in nursing homes. I have participated in all kinds of activities. Tzu Chi's vegetarian food tastes particularly good. Bookstores will have reading activities, flower arranging, etiquette learning or health sharing, and teacher networking activities. Tzu Chi has a wide range of activities. There are Tzu Chi hospitals and Tzu Chi universities in Taiwan Province Province, which have invested a lot of money in medical care and education. Going to Tzu Chi's clubhouse gives me the feeling of home, especially warm, and all members are like family.
The founder of this charity organization is Yan Zheng Ren Shang, who founded it in the 1960s. Because of her poor family and people in need, she didn't get married and devoted all her energy to helping others. At that time, everyone was very poor, so her origin was to mobilize women around her to save fifty cents a day to help others, which is the so-called bamboo tube year, and do good deeds every day. They don't like others to donate a large sum of money at one time, and hope that members will do good deeds every day and take out a small part. That's how her charity started with a group of housewives who were mostly illiterate. So far, Tzu Chi Foundation has clubs all over the world. Whenever there are natural and man-made disasters, Tzu Chi volunteers will appear and donate money to help the victims.
What moved me particularly was that Tzu Chi Foundation helped others and taught them how to fish. I have a student who reflected his situation to the Tzu Chi Foundation when his life was very difficult. Since Tzu Chi took over, they have sent people to visit him every month to help him find a job. This situation has been going on for several years. They won't give people in trouble a lot of money at once, but they can help them mentally and materially, so many people who are helped by the Tzu Chi Foundation will eventually become Tzu Chi members and help others when they are not in trouble.
Every winter, Tzu Chi Foundation holds spring bud activities for poor girls in northern Jiangsu, providing them with winter materials and helping them. When Tzu Chi members go to distribute materials, they all bow 90 degrees to thank them for accepting help. The concept of Tzu Chi volunteers is the process of helping others, and they have gained a lot, so be grateful to those who have been helped. Therefore, Tzu Chi will put a "grateful heart" in every activity, which is very good in the chain of Tzu Chi's gratitude education.
Some people are still unhappy when they are very rich. You can often go to Tzu Chi to participate in activities, and you will get something. Some people always complain about life. You can take part in Tzu Chi activities, and you will be open-minded and happy. Some people are always dissatisfied with themselves. You can take part in Tzu Chi activities, and you will find that inner beauty is more important. Anyone who is dissatisfied with life can participate in Tzu Chi activities and you will change your attitude. Of course, if you are satisfied with your life, you can also go to Tzu Chi, and you can help more people. Tzu Chi Foundation is a place where people feel peaceful and rich.