1999, Mr. Lin Dong lost his beloved wife, and Lin Dong donated all the 246,000 yuan silk gold sent by relatives and friends, leaving no money for his children. In May of 20001year, Lin Dong was invited to lead 15 people to visit Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi. Originally, he planned to fly back and forth, but Lin Dong decided to take a bus temporarily and donated the saved 20,000 yuan to Jinxiu Town Kindergarten. One Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Dong bought dozens of boxes of moon cakes to express his condolences to rural teachers. Entering the school gate, the doorman thought that the old man in plain clothes was a porter.
Kindness makes more people give their love.
While paying attention to and donating to education, Mr. Lin Dong is also very concerned about the sufferings of the elderly. From 65438 to 0998, Lin Dong donated 300,000 yuan to the elderly in tanzhou town and let them live in nursing homes. When summer comes, he hangs new mosquito nets for the old people; During the Chinese New Year, he paid for a lively reunion dinner for lonely old people and invited the professional Cantonese Opera Troupe in the city to amuse them. 1998, a serious flood occurred in the Yangtze river basin, and forestry raised hundreds of thousands of yuan for disaster relief. When SARS was raging in Guangdong, Lin Dong raised 200,000 yuan overnight and sent it to the health department of Zhuhai to buy medical rescue equipment in case of emergency. He also led volunteers around him to deliver herbal tea to local hospitals and street communities all night.
Now, Mr. Lin Dong, who is old, has made a wish for himself, "to travel all over the poverty-stricken areas in his lifetime and do his part for those who need help more". He often says that although he has never read a book, he knows a simple truth: "Even an old hen knows how to protect her children. Why don't we help the weak? "
Mr. Lin Dong's motto is: "Leave enough land to serve the country; Leave a surplus to feed the society; Leave excess wealth to help nature; Leave redundant blessings to shade future generations. "Based on the tenet of" country-oriented, people-oriented, and serving the country with charity ",he founded the Dongjing Buddhist Association in Hong Kong, Macao and Vancouver, and formulated three directions for serving social public welfare undertakings: promoting learning and educating people, helping the weak and helping the poor, and caring for overseas Chinese.
Countless acts of kindness have also affected many people. Miss Fan Lizhen is the manager of a trading company in Hong Kong. Moved by Mr. Lin Dong's deeds, she often gives up the profitable business and does charity work with Lin Dong. Ms. Yao from Macau said that since she met her husband, the most important question she thinks about every day is how to spend money in meaningful places. She said to her friends, "It was Mr. Lin Dong who changed my view on wealth. Donating money to people in need is more meaningful than buying those luxury goods. "
Ms Zhang Suzhen, who has been engaged in charity with Lin Dong for many years, opened a hotel in Zhongshan. Influenced by Lin Dong, she is full of love for hotel staff and every customer, treating them as her relatives, creating an environment of unity and harmonious development, and often donating money to charities. "She donated more money than she saved." This is the hotel staff's evaluation of her.
Write a song of selfless dedication
As an 80-year-old man, not long ago, Lin Dong worked tirelessly and spent huge sums of money to invite more than 2,000 guests from more than 20 countries and regions around the world to Australia, held a grand event to spread the charitable culture and intangible cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, and personally served as the chairman of the preparatory committee for charitable activities. Lin Dong said, we should use kindness to spread kindness all over the world, publicize the spirit of serving the public in more places and more people, sow the seeds of love, and promote the harmonious progress of mankind.
Not long ago, Lin Dong received an e-mail from Beijing, and the sender was Liao Yungang. In September 2006, Liao Yungang, who was studying for a doctorate, was hit by fate. His son under 4 years old was diagnosed as "acute lymphoblastic leukemia" and urgently needed medical expenses of 600,000 yuan. When Lin Dong learned about it, he gave generously, and Dr. Liao, who was eager to save his son, finally turned the situation around.
Many people who have been helped by Lin Dong like Dr. Liao lamented: "It's easy to do one or two good things all your life, and it's great to do good things like Lin Lao all your life!" However, Lin Dong said: "Our country is so big and has such a large population that it is not enough to rely solely on the government. I can't do much good by myself. I have to rely on everyone. Everyone has money to contribute and contribute. I hope to set an example first and drive more people to participate in charity. "
Mr. Lin Dong's charitable act is admirable, which carries forward the spirit of worrying about the world first and enjoying the world later in China traditional culture; Do some practical things with a sincere kindness, write some selfless songs and touch people around you. "Like a seed, although the individual is small and insignificant, if it is spread out, it may grow into a fruitful fruit." Lin Dong said that a person often does good deeds, just like salt can adjust all tastes. Although it is not seen by people, its role is undeniable. The charity glow emitted by every good deed will not only illuminate others, but also illuminate yourself.