Thomas Cannon
Thomas Cannon called the poor is not appropriate because he worked at the US Postal Service with a salary of no more than the US $ 20 thousand per year, including small amounts in Richmond, USA since 1972. However, since then Thomas donates part of her salary to support volunteers in the school.
Although Thomas had to support his two sons and his wife, that did not stop Thomas for charity. Thomas is looking for people who need the help of a local daily Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
After retiring in 1983, Thomas and his wife spent his life in simplicity, so that retirement income can be donated.
"We live a simple life, so we can set aside money to be donated. People say how you can live with it. Well, what about the people who can buy cars and boats? Instead of that, we still maintain the standard of living we are below average -rata. I get money from the same place where people get the money for other things, "said Thomas.
After that, Thomas was diagnosed with colon cancer. However, he did not give up and instead fills his days with teaching in a community in Richmond, how to face death without fear.
"This man is constantly going to die and come with birth. This natural phenomenon has existed since the beginning of creation. It just shifts into and consciousness from one dimension to the existence of the other," said Thomas, who eventually died at the age of 79 years on July 4, 2005.
Daw Duo Chi
Daw Duo Chi, 76-year-old grandmother, victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar quickly took Bambini savings.
"My house was destroyed by hurricanes, and I would stay at home son or my brother. I only have a 100 Kyat (about US $ 30)," said Daw.
He donated the remaining money he had, which was a lot of it, to help others. Daw then very happy after donating, he was singing and dancing afterward. In addition, influence others to do the same thing, such as reported from tw.tzuchi.org.
Aiam Chabhiranon
A man with disabilities with walking difficulties and use a cane 61 years old, Aiam Chabhiranon. Aiam is known to live alone.
With his disabled condition as it was, there was not much he could do. He spent from morning to evening to beg in the streets Wat Rai Khing, the temples in Nakhon Pathom, Sam Phran District, and 56 km from Bangkok Thailand.
On 9 April 2011, there was a horrendous incident there was an unidentified beggar donated 400,042 baht to the temple so that the pilgrims can buy lotus temple. Known than the beggar is Aiam.
Aiam already begging near the temple for 35 years. Near the temple, Aiam put his little iron box to collect money, with a large plastic bag to save money.
"I give all the monks," said Aiam as reported by the Bangkok Post, May 5, 2011, last.
The temple itself has been forbidding beggars to hang out in the vicinity, but an exception for Aiam, as long as he does not disturb others.
Porntep Patthawee (40), a man who has worked in the Wat Rai Khing for 3 years said, Aiam the disabled and humble the sympathy of those who see it.
"Uncle Aiam does not ask for money, he just sit there and be quiet," said Porntep.
Porntep really does not know since when Aiam donates the proceeds of begging. He recalled, first Aiam provide thousands Baht, and then tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands Baht Baht when summed the year.
Xu Chao
Beggars, Xu Chao (60), donate begging her to help the victims of the Sichuan earthquake.
Xu first shirted this tangled accounted for 5 Yuan in the morning, then in the afternoon he put another 100 Yuan, muttering, "For the victims in the affected areas".
This generous action Xu cash inviting widespread attention in the area of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Media then raised her figure.
Not only Xu, at the same time, in Hunan Province, the old woman shoeshine unnamed in the Shuangfeng donated 182 Yuan, total income that day.
"This is not the first time I saw her leave the money in the charity box. I do not know for sure, but at least he did it 10 times," said local Department of Social Services official, Wang Yang, as reported on May 22, 2008, english.china.com.
She was giving 60 Yuan in the morning, then she worked again shined shoes valued her pair 1 or 2 Yuan. Every time he collected 20 Yuan, he put that money into a charity box, after it worked again.
Well, people like this, that is not published, in much of the world, look around us. Whether we can be like them?
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