Volunteer Day

I got up at 7 o'clock in the morning, it's very early to me, also I got a cold, I didn't want to get up at that time. However, I cannot break the promise. Later I bought my breakfast and then arrived the meeting place. Well, I worked volunteer job for a Budhhist charity. I really like their temple style, it has a bit Japanese Buddhist style. If next time I have a chance to take the temple photos for Tibetian, Taiwanese or mixed Western style, I think I could introduce more. I don't think I am a totally Buddhist believer. But I agree with its teaching. Even some people are not good at all, but you cannot force them to do the so called good things which you think. How do you know whether you are totally right or not?

The meeting place, this month I need to spend many hours in here.

Next we setted out to Pintong, I needed to support the activity and make the patients be happier. Trees are along the both sides of the road, then I just took a photo to remeber my day. In fact, I have been the hospital volunteer before, because I had planed to be a doctor, and in Taiwan you need to work for volunteer to show your kind heart then apply for this kind of departments. However, I didn't see the neurotics. This gives me a deep feeling. When we were preparing to leave, those patients have been thanked us until we left.
I forgot to ask that nurse how to say hello in Paiwan language.=(
I supposed she is a Bunun before I asked her. Yet she is a Paiwan. Then she asked me whether am I an aborigine. And I didn't know how to reply her at that time. How stupid am I. I should tell her that my grandpa (mother side) was also born and grew up in Pintong, then I can say that I am sure that his mother blood are Pingpu. In addition, my great grandpa (mother side) was named after the meaning that "know your mother" in chinois word. I still don't know how to make friends with the aboriginal people, yet I will try to research and understand them.

I like a brain surgeon who had emigrated to the United States and later returned to Taiwan. He said, " I own many material things, but the real meaning of life is not entirely material enjoyment, I returned to Taiwan to buy my soul."

That I would like to start my journey, wandering around the world and looking for my lost part of soul. Finally, I will redeem my soul when I back to Taiwan.