Tsuai-Mei (翠美), my sister-in-law, is a devouted Buddhist. She would regularly go to Buddhist temple offering worship to Buddha, and Kuan-Sei-Yin-Po-Sah (觀世音菩Sah) at least three times a month. She is also a very strict vegetarian, part of the religion practice. She was not like that 10 years ago. What makes her change?
Ten years ago, she was still an elementary school teacher at Jon-San-shiaw-Suai 中山小学. My sister-in-law is a strong-mind woman. She was also a perfectionist and was very strict to her students. From time to time, she would use physical punishment to discipline her students. Well, what was then happened? Students made complaints not only to the principal, but all the way to the local legislators. The local newspaper published students' complaint stories; eventually forcing her to resign (or retire) as a school teacher. In her life, she hit the bottom. According to my brother, she was even suicidal.
A teacher in the Buddhist temple saved her life. Acting as a councilor, he guided her into the Buddhist way of kindness and compassion. Today, her life is vibrant. She offers free dancing lessons to many enthusiasts in Chang-Hua, Ho-Mei (和美), and Taipei. She is quite a different person.
In the photo, Wen-Kai (my brother) and Tsuai-Mei (翠美), Wen-Kai's wife.
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