Twenty-six-year-old Chiang Cheng-chun (江承峻) from Chiayi County’s Chungpu Township (中浦) donates NT$700 every month to charity organization World Vision International to help an African child called Tekuada, to pass forward the charity he received as a child.
World Vision International project coordinator Hsieh Hua-fan (謝化凡) said Chiang came from a poor household and, in order to survive, used to manage an online clothing and accessory store when he was a student.
Now an interior designer with his own workshop, Chiang is economically independent and eager to share what he has with the less fortunate, and frequently corresponds with Tekuada to encourage her, said Hsieh, adding that Chiang is a really “warm guy.”
Chiang said he is inspired to “pass forward” the good deeds of a childhood friend, surnamed Chang (張), who used his spare allowance to buy Chiang drinks.
“My parents were traditional carpenters, and although my mother tried very hard to care for her children, there were five of us to feed,” Chiang said.
“As children we had very little money to spend on groceries, but my friend Chang was from a wealthy family and he would buy five [New Taiwan] dollar lottery tickets at the store and asked me to help him scratch them,” he said.
“Every time he won [on the lottery], he would buy me a winter melon punch. It made me very happy,” Chiang said.
“Because I had a good friend who shared things with me, I made a promise to myself that I would share what I have with people when I become able to do so,” Chiang said.
“Love is sharing,” he added.
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