This afternoon, I had the privilege to do a home visit with my boss. He shared with me what I didn't catch on ChannelNewAsia. I didn't watch it so I will just be blogging what I heard.
There is this elderly lady who is very poor and currently on financial assistance. When Tsunami hit, she gave all she had in her bank account, $1500, as a contribution to help the victims. And she said that it's all she have but if she can help even with that little, she is very joyful.
Honestly, as he speaks, my goosebumps starts popping and my eyes get teary. That's joy. The joy of giving.
I told boss "Man! That's strength! That's joy! That's something I think I will even struggle! What is our situation compared?"
My personal learning objective during my internship: I want to know the joy behind the low income family.
1 comment:
Wah.... yeah man, I too am totally struggling with what the lady has done. All I did was chip in with my ex-CL's company because his company was donating one for one i.e. if I donate $100, the company donates $100 too.
Maybe we have too many things in life that makes us less willing to give up. While people who have less are more willing to give up just as the bible cites a few examples of rich and poor men. Paradox of life.
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