“A Golden Heart”A Story by JohnChuaReviews: IAM Group Limited (Ltd.) Korea Southeast Asia Yokohama Japan.It was a regular week day, after doing all my chores inside
our house, I went outside at my little garden to say “hi” to my flowering
plants. While I was watering them, my
seamstress came by to deliver the clothes I asked her to repair. Her name is Fely. Fely is in her early 40’s.
A friend of mine recommended her to me, because she has only few
customers, and she can finish any repair
or any dress you want her to sew at a nick of time. Besides that, her work is fairly refined,
that is why I sometimes wonder, how come she doesn’t have many customers. She doesn’t even charge you a specific
amount, she says, it is up to me if how much I want to pay her. She said that, she feels good being able to
do good and be of service to others. Because I have other seamstress, I am aware of the price of
clothes being sewed and being repaired. One
thing I really admired from Fely, she really doesn’t charge that much, when I
pay her, she says , it is too much and returns the money in excess. I only thought, maybe she doesn’t need the
extra money. I never knew her that well.
We only meet in some occasions and we don’t discuss matters in life. But there was a time, when I really needed
her assistance, my daughter, on one of their school activities had to have her
costume repaired, I tried to contact Fely, but with no reply. I had no choice but to go to their house
because I needed the repair immediately.
I asked my friend, the one who knew her, her address. So I did, found her. That day, I went to their house. My friend told me, they were only renting the
house. The way to their house was very
steep, they were at the side of a hill. My
heart fell when I saw the house they
were renting. Half of it was under the
ground, stationed at the side of the hill, the ground was sticky when wet. Maybe
Fely saw my eyes and facial expression, I was worried, since it was rainy
season, that when the ground became too wet, it would instantly erode and
enter their house through the windows
and doors. Not only that, what if this
happen during night time, where they are all fast asleep. I couldn’t prevent myself from telling her my
concerns, but she told me, it’s the only house they could afford and they know
that God will never forsake them. She introduced me to her four children, the
eldest is seven and the youngest is four years old. Her husband is working as a security guard,
one of her child is deaf, so she has to be always at his side. We were able to talk for a few hours, I
realized, I never really knew Fely, but I never heard her complain about things
in life. Her motivation is to be strong
for her children and as long as you work hard and do good, God will see you through. The moment she told me that, I felt heaviness in my heart. I remembered, the smile in her face while she
was saying that it feels good to help others, but in fact, she is the one to be helped. She asked for my apologies for not replying
on my calls, because she told me, for now she cannot sew, because her sewing
machine is damaged and needs to be replaced.
She cannot buy a new one for the moment, because her savings are not
yet enough. I went home, with high admiration towards Fely. I argued with myself, asking questions, how come she
doesn’t charge enough to save more to buy a new sewing machine, how come she
didn’t ask for my help, and where does she got the strength not to complain of
the hardships in life, the positive attitude towards trials. Inspired by the goodness in her heart, I asked my husband if
we could give Fely the money she needed
to buy her the sewing machine. My
husband was hesitant the first time, because, it will come from our savings and
it was a big amount. He also knew of the
kindness and assistance Fely does to me, and I also shared to him their
situation. My husband asked me if Fely
asked for my help, I told him, “No”, he said , “why?”, I said, “maybe she’s shy
and hesitant to ask”. Finally, we agreed
to help her. Because Fely didn’t asked for my help, I told my friend,
that we will help her anonymously, I instructed her to give the money to Fely,
and not inform her the source. Fely was able to buy her new sewing machine, and is now
doing lots of repairs, from what I heard.
A few weeks later, Fely visited me, with a bunch of bananas. As she entered our house, she held my hand so
tight, and tears fell from her eyes, I tried to keep a straight face, because I
really didn’t want her to know. She
said, she begged our friend to tell her where the money came from, because she
really want to know who had a “golden
heart” to come to her aid. She said, she
was not expecting that we will help her, knowing that we also have our
difficulties. She thanked us and said that
she will return the money. We told her
not to worry anymore, for it was her that inspired us to do good with others. I liked the feeling of being able to help others, of
bringing tears of joy in their eyes and seeing the smile that signifies there
is hope in life. Let us start helping
and giving from ourselves, who knows one day you also be called, the person
with a “golden heart”. I have seen some foundation who
help in fighting poverty. I can
recommend for one who can not start their own.
Please check I AM Group Limited Yokohama Japan Korea with the website
i-am-groupltd.com for some links
that are worth joining. IAM Group Limited, Yokoapan is a loose group of Christians worldwide with
the idea of bringing back basic giving and sharing. Joining any similar group will create
awareness of simply educating everyone in need to eliminate causes poverty. They welcome all contributors from anywhere
in the world. IAM Group Ltd. is proud to host this group and provide users
with multiple resources to facilitate sharing ideas for the greater good of
humanity. We have a preponderance of
citizens from: South East Asia, including Bangkok, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,
Yokohama Japan, and Korea.
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