五月十二日，中国四川发生八级大地震，往生者数以千计，数百万人受伤。山河变色，家破人亡，天盖之下，地载之上，无一幸免。上人发出呼吁，要求全球慈济人“送爱到四川”。地震一个礼拜后，慈济波士顿及遍布世界的慈济分支联会，开始街头劝募。
On 12 May, an earthquake of magnitude 8 hit Sichuan, China, killing thousands, injuring millions and destroying almost everything. We received request from our headquarters to start fund-raising for Sichuan. A week after the terrible earthquake, Tzu Chi Boston as well as many others branches all over the world, spring into action.
我们在唐人街的募款活动是我印象中最大的一次，几乎每一位慈济人和慈青伙伴们都到场支援。统筹的师伯和师姑们一大早就到牌坊下，准备好志工背心、海报、传单以及募款箱。人到齐及听过解说后，大家往唐人街各处散去。这一次募款活动之大，唐人街郊外的超级市场我们也不放过。
Our fund-raising at Chinatown was the biggest I can remember, almost everybody, Tzu Chi and Tzu Ching volunteers, was activated. The organizing SB and SG are here early in the morning, well prepared with donation boxes, flyers, posters and volunteer jackets. Once, everybody arrived and is briefed, we spread out across the whole of Chinatown, including the outskirt supermarkets.
On 12 May, an earthquake of magnitude 8 hit Sichuan, China, killing thousands, injuring millions and destroying almost everything. We received request from our headquarters to start fund-raising for Sichuan. A week after the terrible earthquake, Tzu Chi Boston as well as many others branches all over the world, spring into action.
我们在唐人街的募款活动是我印象中最大的一次，几乎每一位慈济人和慈青伙伴们都到场支援。统筹的师伯和师姑们一大早就到牌坊下，准备好志工背心、海报、传单以及募款箱。人到齐及听过解说后，大家往唐人街各处散去。这一次募款活动之大，唐人街郊外的超级市场我们也不放过。
Our fund-raising at Chinatown was the biggest I can remember, almost everybody, Tzu Chi and Tzu Ching volunteers, was activated. The organizing SB and SG are here early in the morning, well prepared with donation boxes, flyers, posters and volunteer jackets. Once, everybody arrived and is briefed, we spread out across the whole of Chinatown, including the outskirt supermarkets.
我记得几个月前在唐人街为美国加州野火募款时，我是费了一番唇舌，才让大德了解慈济在做什么。可是这一次我只是轻轻提起“我们正在为四川地震灾民募款”，大德们大多数都很乐意慷慨解囊。其中当有一些大德问我们是哪个团体时，我都回答说，我们慈济是一个慈善兼佛教团体，总部设在台湾，今天募款的每一分钱都会送往地震抗灾。
I recalled during the California wild fire fund-raising at Chinatown a few months ago, I had a hard time explaining to passerby what we are doing. But this time, just the simple mentioned of "we are raising fund for Sichuan earthquake victims" and the donations started pouring in. Several of them asked which organization we are and we replied that Tzu Chi is a charitable / Buddhist organization based in Taiwan and every single cents of this donation will be going to the earthquake victims.
这一次劝募，我感触良多。有很多大德回答说他们已经捐过款了。虽然我们并没有从他们那募到捐款，我们还是感谢他们的善行。但是有更多的大德在回答说他们已经捐过款后，仍然打开钱包，再一次的捐款。的确，行善缺你一人不行。更感人的是，不少无家可归者听闻我们在为四川地震灾民募款时，都从讨来的钱中分点捐了给我们。无语的感动。
I noticed several good acts of kindness. There are many who replied that they had already sent in their donation. Although we did not manage to get any donation from them, we thanked them for their previous acts of kindness. But there are even more many other who after replying that they had already sent in their donation, still dig into their pockets and donated. Many thanks go out to them. There are also some homeless who after hearing our causes, gave us some donation, from the very little money he got from others. I am very touched.
有一户家庭令我记忆深刻，一家五口，父母亲及三个孩子。当我向父亲劝募时，他很乐意地捐款。母亲也同样地捐款。看着父母亲的行为，两位女儿也各自拿出自己的钱包，并一起捐款。最小的儿子太害羞，捐款经由母亲的手投入募款箱。看在眼里，感觉真是言教不如身教。
There is one family I remembered dearly. It was a family of five, father, mother and 3 children. After I approached the father for donation, he gladly donated. The mother did the same thing. Seeing what both their parents did, the 2 daughters took out their own money and donated it as well. Their youngest son was too shy to place the money into our donation box. I believed that this is family education at its very best.
最后，这一次劝款活动，好几位同学共襄盛举。首先，四川地震是重大灾难，几乎每人，尤其是中国留学生，无一不知，无一不晓。其次，我在宿舍里累月地积极为慈济宣导，终于让他们心中善的种子发芽。因此，许许多多的感谢，感恩他们的参与、付出时间及精力。
Lastly, this fund-raising, I am able to get several of my classmates along. Firstly, Sichuan earthquake is such a major disaster that almost everybody, especially the students from China, heard of it. Secondly, my active talking of Tzu Chi back at my dorm started to rub off them. Still, many thanks to them for their time, energy and involvement.
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