0:00:02.962,0:00:07.483 Teresa Hsu has spent much of a life[br]dedicated to helping the poor. 0:00:07.483,0:00:09.157 More than 100 years old, 0:00:09.157,0:00:12.675 Teresa still spends her time reading,[br]learning, meeting people, 0:00:12.675,0:00:16.541 gathering and distributing food[br]and money to help the needy. 0:00:16.541,0:00:19.086 Her organization, "Heart to Heart," 0:00:19.086,0:00:23.447 began in 1929 under the name[br]"Friends of the Needy." 0:00:23.447,0:00:24.827 Here's Teresa: 0:00:24.827,0:00:28.236 [Lessons my mother taught me] 0:00:28.676,0:00:30.227 Teresa: We were very poor, 0:00:30.227,0:00:33.111 and we took food from the earth: 0:00:33.111,0:00:36.243 sweet potato and bamboo shoots. 0:00:36.243,0:00:39.165 Then one day, we were sitting down 0:00:39.595,0:00:41.108 to a meal. 0:00:41.108,0:00:44.080 One woman came with her child 0:00:45.020,0:00:46.036 and said, 0:00:46.036,0:00:48.494 "We haven't eaten for two days, 0:00:48.494,0:00:49.599 please help us." 0:00:49.599,0:00:53.545 So my mother took things on the table, 0:00:53.545,0:00:55.690 things that we were sitting down to eat, 0:00:55.690,0:00:56.904 gave it all to them. 0:00:56.904,0:00:58.538 And she said, 0:00:58.538,0:01:00.138 "We ate yesterday. 0:01:00.138,0:01:02.672 They haven't eaten for two days. 0:01:02.672,0:01:05.773 They have more right to the food than we." 0:01:05.773,0:01:08.311 And it was a very good lesson to me. 0:01:08.311,0:01:14.155 All my life I think of people[br]who have less than we. 0:01:14.472,0:01:17.979 That has been guiding light all my life. 0:01:18.145,0:01:21.145 [Heart to Heart - How it All Started] 0:01:21.651,0:01:24.551 Oh, I started "Heart to Heart"[br]under a different name: 0:01:24.551,0:01:28.425 "Friends of the Needy" in 1923. 0:01:28.425,0:01:31.009 Wherever I go, I do the same thing: 0:01:31.009,0:01:32.085 put my bags down. 0:01:32.085,0:01:37.503 First thing I look for is people[br]who don't have enough to eat. 0:01:38.108,0:01:40.591 Then when I came to Singapore, 0:01:40.591,0:01:43.616 I called myself "Heart to Heart." 0:01:43.616,0:01:48.421 Heart to Heart is we give whatever we can: 0:01:48.421,0:01:52.428 food and money for their rental, 0:01:52.428,0:01:56.760 and help them see the doctor, whatever. 0:01:57.399,0:01:58.814 We - 0:01:58.814,0:02:02.483 Sometimes people hear my talk, 0:02:02.483,0:02:04.019 and they donate money. 0:02:04.019,0:02:07.213 We pass it on to those who need. 0:02:07.213,0:02:08.323 At the moment, 0:02:08.323,0:02:11.418 we have 15 old people in Singapore, 0:02:11.418,0:02:13.103 five families, 0:02:13.103,0:02:17.371 and 34 blind people in Ho Chi Minh City. 0:02:17.371,0:02:19.501 [Poverty, Hunger, and a Promise] 0:02:19.501,0:02:21.617 There was a time 0:02:22.547,0:02:26.023 when we were very, very poor. 0:02:27.033,0:02:31.253 I went to the river[br]to wash the family clothes. 0:02:31.253,0:02:37.107 And while the clothes[br]were drying on the low bush, 0:02:37.977,0:02:43.504 we went to look[br]for whatever food we can get. 0:02:43.724,0:02:45.864 I was so hungry, 0:02:46.004,0:02:49.192 I looked around, nobody was watching, 0:02:49.192,0:02:51.092 so I stooped down, 0:02:51.092,0:02:52.697 got a handful of grass 0:02:52.697,0:02:55.165 and shoved it in my mouth. 0:02:55.165,0:02:58.088 It didn't satisfy my hunger. 0:02:58.088,0:03:02.876 At least it satisfied[br]my thought of hunger. 0:03:02.887,0:03:05.704 So it did taste nice, 0:03:05.704,0:03:08.095 and didn't stop my hunger, 0:03:08.095,0:03:09.747 so I said to myself, 0:03:09.747,0:03:16.146 "As long as I am able to,[br]let nobody need to eat grass." 0:03:16.927,0:03:19.615 So this is my guideline now. 0:03:19.615,0:03:25.711 Whoever is hungry, I do my best[br]to see what I can get for them. 0:03:25.711,0:03:28.074 Till now I still do it. 0:03:28.074,0:03:31.315 I still go around[br]and see who is hungry ... 0:03:31.525,0:03:34.391 I will share my rice bowl, 0:03:34.391,0:03:37.745 my bowl of rice with you. 0:03:37.745,0:03:40.758 This is now my life - 0:03:40.758,0:03:46.141 is to share what I have[br]with those who are hungrier then I. 0:03:46.141,0:03:48.432 Even equally hungry, 0:03:48.432,0:03:50.415 we share half a bowl. 0:03:50.415,0:03:52.415 ["HaHa" and Multiplying Joy] 0:03:52.415,0:03:54.997 One man asked me why. 0:03:54.997,0:03:57.941 "Why don't you stay at home enjoy yourself 0:03:57.941,0:04:00.930 instead of going around to 20 people?" 0:04:00.930,0:04:02.017 I said, 0:04:02.017,0:04:05.146 If I eat food by myself, 0:04:05.146,0:04:08.365 I alone (Chinese) laugh with mirth. 0:04:08.365,0:04:09.925 I will share with 20 people, 0:04:09.925,0:04:12.493 21 people (Chinese) laugh with mirth. 0:04:12.493,0:04:16.880 You see, my joy is multiplied 21 times. 0:04:17.223,0:04:21.036 So six months later,[br]we attended a meeting. 0:04:21.036,0:04:25.134 In the recess, tea time, tea break, 0:04:25.134,0:04:28.075 he came up to me, and he said to me, 0:04:28.075,0:04:33.231 "Thank you for teach me[br]how to smile 21 times." 0:04:33.505,0:04:38.387 I said, "Next time we meet,[br]we will smile 42 times." 0:04:38.387,0:04:40.956 But the 42 times hasn't come yet. 0:04:40.956,0:04:45.087 Still waiting for the time[br]to smile 42 times. 0:04:46.447,0:04:48.547 [In life there are always problems.] 0:04:48.567,0:04:52.129 In life there are always problems. 0:04:52.129,0:04:55.957 You solve your problems[br]to the best you can, 0:04:55.957,0:04:57.815 accept the rest. 0:04:57.815,0:05:00.096 Don't think of the problems all the time. 0:05:00.096,0:05:02.283 It's (Chinese) boo hoo. 0:05:02.283,0:05:03.973 Because when you (Chinese) boo hoo, 0:05:03.973,0:05:07.169 you need to pay money[br]to buy handkerchiefs. 0:05:07.599,0:05:09.787 (Male voice off-screen):[br]And then you "hahaha." 0:05:09.787,0:05:10.868 TH: Then we "haha." 0:05:10.868,0:05:14.227 No need to spend money,[br]no handkerchiefs. 0:05:14.227,0:05:17.145 "Haha" is better than (Chinese) boo hoo.