Seeing the staff in our hospitals in Guanshan and Yuli,
I'm filled with gratitude and respect.
I'm grateful that in carrying out our Medical Mission,
They not only treat patients' physical illnesses, but also heal their hearts.
Our medical personnel truly treat the entire community as one big family.
(and treat the residents like family)
So, when the villagers come to our hospital to seek treatment, they'd feel like they're coming home.
Also, every week, whenever our doctors and superintendents have no shifts, they'd pay home visits to the elderly in the community, or those living in the mountain or along the coast, caring for them like family members, because most of the young locals have left for western Taiwan to make a living or start up a business, etc.,
and many of the elderly do no want to leave their hometown to live elsewhere.
The elderly man we saw just now, Mr. Zhong, was a very stubborn man.
His mind was still very clear despite his age.
He had seven children and all of them have very successful careers.
They wanted their father to go live with them but he stubbornly refused saying that he didn't want to burden them.
So, he remained in rural Yuli.
Inevitably, he'd have ailments, but he always turned to herbal medicine.
So, upon seeing this elderly man,
(while on a visit to our care recipients' homes,)
Our doctor from Yuli, Dr. Chang, told him:
"Your hand is swollen. You must go see a doctor"
This grandpa retorted:
"This is a blessing in disguise"
"If I go to see a doctor,"
"then all my years of research"
"into herbal medicine will have been wasted"
See, that was how stubborn he was.
When the doctor said to him:
"But your hand is so swollen"
He replied, "it's your eyes that are swollen"
How adorable this elderly man was.
So, Dr. Chang referred this case to Supt. Chang of our hospital in Yuli.
Supt. Chang went to see this grandpa.
As soon as he saw the grandpa, he bowed 90 degrees to him,
and said to him in Japanese:
"Ohayo Gozaimasu" ("good morning" in Japanese)
The first thing he said to him was in Japanese,
Supt. Chang also bowed very humbly.
When the grandpa saw that, he opened up and was very happy.
Then, Supt. Chang affirmed his herbal medicine, closing the distance between them.
(so that the grandpa could trust him)
Then, he said, " Grandpa,"
"let me take a look at your hand"
The grandpa compliantly showed him his hand.
Supt. Chang then said to him:
"Grandpa, your herbal medicine is very good,"
"but,"
"it might not be suitable for your swollen hand"
"Look, you have a rash from the medicine"
"Do you want to try the medicine I brought?"
The grandpa said, "Okay, okay"
See, he was very compliant and agreed.
Supt. Chang began cleaning his wound.
He put ointment on it and bandaged it up.
From then on, Supt. Chang would often visit him.
"Your hand is alright now?"
"Yes."
"Everything is fine?"
"Everything is fine"
The superintendent cares very much about me.
He comes to see me often.
He worries that I might have problems, so he comes to see me frequently.
"No matter what kind of knife you use, just be careful."
"Just don't cut myself."
"That's right. Don't get hurt."
"If you hurt yourself, we'd feel really bad"
"If I got injured, it'll be painful."
Right, andif you suffer, we'd feel very bad too.
So, Supt. Chang in Yuli had been looking after this grandpa had been looking after this grandpa.
After a period of time, Supt. Chang began worrying about his living on his own so he suggested to his children that he should have someone to look after him.
So, his children brought him to live with them.
But, at the end of August this year, this grandpa passed away.
Fortunately, we have such a hospital in Yuli where doctors willingly look after the elderly residents like their own parents and grandparents.
Supt. Chang starts to see patients at
The hospital remains open until 10 p.m.
Supt. Chang does these early and night shifts himself.
(On October 1 and 2 when our hospitals)
were giving free flu vaccines to children and the elderly Supt. Chang woke up at
and left home at
See, isn't this due to his sense of mission?
Isn't that like the heart of the Buddha who sees all beings in the world as his children?
Supt. Chang truly treats the elderly like his own parents and grandparents.
(It's truly very touching to see)
It is the same at our hospital in Guanshan.
Take a look at our hospital there.
It's very small, but it is a very well-equipped hospital.
During a high school graduation trip last year, a girl was involved in a major biking accident.
Because the girl had injured her head and suffered an intracerebral hemorrhage, it would have been too late if they were to send her to Hualien.
Fortunately, there is our hospital in Guanshan, so she was quickly sent there.
When she arrived, her pupils had dilated and she was in very critical condition.
After receiving emergency surgery from our doctor at Guanshan, she has recovered fully with no brain damage.
She can move about and is as healthy as she used to be.
After recovering from their injuries, she also got into university.
So, she returned to Guanshan with her parents to thank our doctor.
Seeing such a warm relationship between doctor and patient truly makes me very happy.
It is fortunate we have a hospital in Guanshan where doctors, with their wondrous skills were able to save her life.
It truly is very heartwarming to see.
Turning to
They're off for national holidays this week, so this group of young volunteers have gathered together to visit the elderly living all by themselves.
(These are the elderly that our volunteers)
(had cared for after the earthquake in May)
"Don't eat too spicy."
"Eat more vegetables and fruit"
"Drink more water. Come out more"
"We went to interact with them"
"and see how they are doing"
"Doing this is more meaningful than hanging out"
"Will you keep on doing this?"
"Yes"
See how we can sow seeds of love in people's hearts and minds.
(After we've sown the seeds.)
It requires everyone themselves to nurture the seeds like farmers.
We also need living bodhisattvas serving as farmers to sow the seeds first.
This group of children are truly the hope of the future.
See, our good heart can impact the world.
(The seeds of love we sow in people's hearts)
will mature into many fruits.
The Sutra of Innumerable Meanings speaks of how one seed can give rise innumerable seeds and innumerable seeds come from one seed.
Every one of us is that one seed and every one of us can give rise to innumerable good seeds.
If everyone can do so, won't the world be free from disasters, society be filled with peace and harmony and people care for one another like family?
Indeed, what we see truly touches us deeply and fills our hearts with gratitude.
 首播 每日19:45重播 週一到週五 09:48 11:45 15:15 23:00 重播 週六 07:45 11:45 15:18 23:00 重播 週日 02:45 07:45 11:45 23:00 喜見溫馨醫病情 呵護老者敬如親 搶救生命妙人醫 自心農夫撒播愛 有位九十多歲的老爺爺，一個人住在山上，個性相當固執，手受傷了也不願意看醫生，花蓮玉里慈濟醫院院長張玉麟用耐心與愛心，終於打開他的心門。而在關山慈濟醫院，有一位學生考上了大學，還來跟醫師分享她的喜悅。證嚴上人在今天的志工早會上提到，這種愛的醫療是真正的用智慧搶救生命，醫病也醫心。 這位九十六歲的鍾成爺爺，已經在上個月往生，生前因為不習慣都市生活，不願意和兒女同住。而固執的老爺爺，即使受傷的手已經腫脹不堪，他仍選擇用自己採集的草藥來包覆傷口，導致皮膚過敏起了藥疹，連玉里慈院的醫生前往關懷，也不領情。不過，經過張玉麟院長的愛心與智慧，終於拉近了彼此的距離。 而在關山分院，醫療團隊一樣用心用愛守護健康守護生命。裘虹德去年在台東畢業旅遊時，騎單車發生車禍，腦部重創昏迷，經過楊震醫師緊急手術救回一命，今年暑假，她專程由台中來到關山，不僅分享考上大學的喜悅，還認楊醫師做乾爹。 專業的人醫，如家人般用心守護，不只為患者拔除病苦，更把關懷的心意付諸行動，不管玉里還是關山慈院，東台灣愛的醫療，已經在這裡深深的扎根。 |
Regards, Jenny
Today's Jing Si Aphorisms: Only with our feet firmly planted on the ground can we hope for stability, inner peace and freedom.
今日靜思語:做人踏實, 才能穩定自在
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