From 65438 to 0898, Xu Zhe was born in a remote village in Shantou, Guangdong. His family is very poor, and sometimes they don't even have enough to eat. With the help of his neighbors, he barely survived.

Father has a bad temper and often has domestic violence. My mother is an illiterate rural woman, but she is very kind and will spare a mouthful of rice to help the more impoverished beggars.

Mother's sympathy infected Xu Zhe and made Xu Zhe grow into a kind person.

Later, my father abandoned his wife and children, and my mother took four children to Malaysia to go to relatives.

It was not until Xu Zhe was 27 years old that she finally got a chance to go to primary school in exchange for helping with washing clothes and cleaning.

Escape from marriage

A few years later, Xu Zhe grew up, but she didn't find a suitable marriage partner. People around her accused her of being old and unmarried. In order to escape, Xu Zhe went to Hongkong alone.

In Hongkong, Xu Zhe found a well-paid and decent job as a secretary for a German boss, responsible for handwriting and shorthand.

At that time, the average person's monthly salary was only about 20 yuan, but she already got the high salary of 150 yuan, and finally lived a well-fed life.

Once, when she and some friends came out to eat in an upscale restaurant, a beggar came up to her and begged her, "Please kindly give me a penny to buy bread. I haven't eaten for several days. "

Looking at those black and thin hands, Xu Zhe was shocked: she didn't expect that there are people who can't eat in this world!

After giving money to the beggar, she made up her mind: from now on, I will never spend money on food, drink and clothes again!

Xu Zhe's heart is very painful. She remembers that she and her family lived a precarious life and depended on the generosity of others to survive. She wants to pass on the goodwill she received!

Initiate an ideal

From then on, Xu Zhe donated all his salary to the lonely old people in society, leaving only a little money for himself to maintain the most basic daily life, rather than spending a penny more.

In order to escape the war, she followed her boss to work in Chongqing, but the war soon spread to Chongqing, and many refugees and wounded soldiers appeared in the mountain city. She quit her well-paid job and joined a relief organization without hesitation. At the age of 47, she hopes that she can study nursing and serve the elderly, the weak and the sick.

She said: "I am not for myself, but to help more poor people."

Her words touched the headmaster of the nursing school. After eight years of nursing school, Xu Zhe studied hard and devoted all his knowledge and skills to the needy patients, the elderly and the poor.

Later, she went to work in a shelter in Paraguay. She is busy and tired without salary, but she feels very comforted. She can dedicate what she has learned to the poor and relieve their pain.

Xu Zhe, who left her mother for more than 30 years, suddenly received a letter from her mother. My 84-year-old mother said in her letter, "There are poor people everywhere in the world. There is only one mother. I am getting old. Come back! "

In this way, Xu Zhe in Paraguay was brought back to Penang. After more than 30 years' absence, Xu Zhe returned to her mother's arms, and her decades-long longing for her daughter was finally comforted.

After staying in Penang for two years, Xu Zhe lives in Singapore with his mother and sister. Because her sister suffers from heart disease, she wants to go to the UK for medical treatment.

In Singapore, she took the initiative to take care of patients in a poor hospital. During this period, due to too many patients, she came up with the idea of establishing a nursing home. Her idea was supported by her sister, who spared no effort to support her financially.

Later, my sister died, leaving her a meager legacy. She took it out and bought dozens of houses, all of which were built into nursing homes. She runs a nursing home and never charges any fees.

yoga

At the age of 69, Xu Zhe read about the benefits of yoga. She vowed to learn yoga. She wants to stay healthy because she doesn't want to get sick and disturb others.

Coincidentally, a few days later, I met a monk who taught yoga. In this way, Xu Zhe began to learn yoga and meditation with his teacher.

Xu Zhe 1 10 years old, still hale and hearty, never seeing his old age, which is amazing.

She said: "The way to live a long life is to love and not be old. As for longevity, I didn't ask for it, but God asked me to do it. As for being young, I am young because I don't want to be old. "

economical

She lived a clean, carefree and happy life. In order to care for others, she was frugal all her life.

First, eat.

I have been living a simple life since I was a child.

In the early days, she drank a glass of milk in the morning and ate some vegetables and fruits at noon. Vegetables are not boiled, fried or salted. Sometimes it is scalded with boiling water before eating, and sometimes it is eaten raw. Sometimes I have a cup of yogurt for dinner.

Later, she had a meal during the solar eclipse, and basically all she ate were vital fruits and vegetables. She thinks that people don't need to eat a lot, and eating is a waste of time. First, they have to buy things, cook and wash clothes, and then they have to wash dishes. Eat raw food and wash it. You can save time, read books and do things that benefit others.

Second, dress.

She never buys clothes, and all the clothes she wears are picked up from the trash can. If you can wear it, just wash it before wearing it. If you can't wear it, sew it with a needle and thread before wearing it. The shoes are worn to the opening, but they are mended and continue to wear.

She saw that there are still many poor people in the world who have no food and clothes. If she buys a new dress, she will think it is a waste. I feel sorry for those who suffer.

At that time, Singaporean President Huang Jinhui invited her to have afternoon tea. When she went to the appointment, she was still dressed as a "dung sweeper". Many people advised her to put on new clothes, but she said, "The president wants to see the real me, not the packaged me."

Third, accommodation.

She lives alone in a house, and there is nothing on the desk and bedside table except her mother's photo. The furniture at home has been used for 50 or 60 years, and the kitchen is only used for boiling water.

Someone praised her with souvenirs, and she put some away and some away. She thinks these are useless, they are all white elephants.

Fourth, medical care.

She doesn't eat cooked food, wine, coffee, sugar or mushrooms. Because alcohol and coffee can stimulate nerves, sugar and mushrooms are inert foods and will affect meditation.

In addition to a quiet diet, daily meditation, yoga and walking are also the secrets of her longevity.

Get up at four o'clock every morning and sit still for an hour or two after getting up, so that your body can enter an absolutely calm state. Then do yoga to keep your body and mind soft. Yoga is followed by walking and getting close to the earth.

After a walk, she will think about what to do today and start a day's trip. If she has nothing to do, she reads. She always absorbs knowledge through books.

She said, "Reading is my favorite thing. I don't sleep with good books. " I like reading philosophy books, which can broaden my horizons. "

Five, mentality

Xu Zhe never lost his temper in his life. She said that losing your temper will hurt yourself and the other person, and others will be adversely affected when they hear it.

honour

Xu Zhe won numerous awards in his life and was commended and rewarded by many organizations all over the world. He was invited to speak at many seminars and was interviewed by many people.

Faced with these honors, Xu Zhe said quietly, "What I do is just a very common thing, just like when someone is thirsty, I naturally pour him a glass of water. This is an instinct, and I never regard it as an achievement! "

For more than a century, she has devoted herself selflessly and loved her unconditionally, especially poverty, illness, old age and suffering, which are her most concerned objects.

She doesn't pursue personal fame and fortune, and doesn't care about praise or blame; Live a simple life, give everything to take care of the lonely, the old and the poor; Love everything and serve everything without reservation. It turns out that the ultimate secret of longevity is love.

She has accumulated virtue and done good deeds all her life. /kloc-at the age of 0/00, she also opened 9 free nursing homes to take care of the elderly personally. Someone asked her, you invested all your money in a nursing home and didn't save any money for yourself. What should you do when you are old?

She went over and said, when I am old, I will go for a walk in the valley alone, then find a cave and die in it.

201212 On February 7th, at her home in Hougang, Xu Zhe, she passed away at the age of 1 13 with a smile on her lips.

Xu Zhe explained to the world what real luxury is with a simple life. Not power, not wealth, but a kind of love. She cares less and doesn't seek personal gain for herself. She has been doing great things with a normal heart all her life.

Mencius said: "People who love others will always love others. Those who respect others will always respect others. "

In view of her good deeds, in 1988, she was awarded the Guinness Award for Hard Work; 1994, awarded "Life Insurance Association Award"; In 2000, she was awarded the "Special Award for Outstanding Women"; In April 2003, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. In the same year, he became the winner of "Singapore's Most Active Age Award in 2003" and was awarded the sixth "Global Love for Life" medal.

She is regarded as a national treasure by the Singapore government, and her head is printed on the commemorative banknotes of 20 yuan, Singapore. On the front of the commemorative banknote is a portrait of Yusuf Issa, the first president of Singapore, and on the back are eight representatives who have made outstanding contributions to Singapore society, including Ms. Xu Zhe.