Against all odds

Never have I ever held so much of tear for so long a time. Tzu Chi is not entirely new to me but I've not had a good chance to learn about this organisation until recently. Here I'm grateful to my friend Lee who brought me in to a Tzu Chi conference in KL. Today is day 2 and I'm so surprised I've completely let myself immersed in the atmosphere to such an extent that I'm almost always moved by the stories I heard in the conference. People become touched when they hear inspiring stories; I was inspired by some stories yesterday but I never wanted to tear up. Today was totally beyond it. I realised I was holding back my tears all the time. This was to my surprise because I never think that I'm a person who'd be easily moved or touched. I do not tear up easily. I tried to think through the many things that I learnt in the past 48 hours and I've had a lot of realisations.

I've realised now that there are so many things that I could do to help the needy. Having said so, it's not something new to me but it makes me wonder why I was always hesitant in putting thoughts into action. I was always worried of this and that and by the end of the day  I'd think to myself that I'd better not do it. Love really does not have boundaries and it can be infinite with compassion and humility put into action. A small action, or even a thought put into action can make a difference. I need to believe in that. I need to regain the confidence to human nature, that mankind all has a tendency to do good deeds. And I need to also believe in myself that I have the capability to give.