
Young volunteer revealed the scars behind her smile
With a pair of gleaming black eyes and a waist-long braid, Ria always carries a big smile wherever she goes. She has been helping out as a volunteer ever since Tzu Chi stepped foot in the tent community here, despite being only fourteen. She would always smile and put her palms together whenever Tzu Chi volunteers arrive.
About forty to fifty children formed three groups and started to draw lying down on the floor. When the session was about to end, Ria held her drawing and made a confession to Lin Shu-chen, “I used to cry every day because I was not happy. Until I came to Tzu Chi to help others, I became happier.”

Life centering around volunteering for 18-year old
The devastating earthquake robbed Rojan of his home and his school. However, by joining the blue-and-white clad volunteers, Rojan found life’s meaning again.
In Bhaktapur tent community today, as usual, volunteers were divided into two groups, one in charge of Jing Si Aphorism classes while another in home visits. According to volunteer Chen Mei-chun, when she was visiting the tent community on 22nd May the previous week, she discovered that Rojan’s father had terminal stage cancer. His father is bedridden, but Rojan chose not to tell any volunteers or friends. He said, “Everyone lost a part of their lives after the earthquake, I don’t want to add on to their emotional burdens.”

Rojan, who lost his mother, is grateful for Tzu Chi volunteers’ care. He spends most of his time taking care of his father and helping out Tzu Chi volunteers since he does not go to school now. His father is very supportive of him volunteering.
(Report by Li Mei-ju, Ku Chi-hung, Li Lao-man in Nepal. May 26, 2015)
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