Today’s program
will be presented in
Aulacese (Vietnamese),
with subtitles in Arabic,
Chinese, English,
French, German,
Indonesian, Japanese,
Korean, Malay,
Persian, Portuguese,
Russian, Spanish
and Thai.
Everywhere in the world,
we can observe
and be touched
by acts of kindness.
People from all walks of
life, faiths, and cultures
extend themselves
beyond the call of duty
to help others
unconditionally.
Through their noble deeds,
humanity as a whole
is elevated.
To commend
virtuous actions and
encourage more people
to be inspired
by their examples,
Supreme Master
Ching Hai
has lovingly created
a series of awards,
including the Shining
World Leadership
Award, Shining World
Compassion Award,
Shining World Hero and
Heroine Awards, Shining
World Honesty Award,
Shining World Protection
Award, Shining World
Intelligence Award,
and Shining World
Inventor Award,
to recognize some
of the most exemplary,
generous, caring,
and courageous people
who walk amongst us.
In a blessed land
that has produced
many heroes and saints
throughout
its ancient history,
Âu Lạc (Vietnam)
continues to be graced with
modern-day exemplars of
compassion, selflessness
and high ideals.
I think what I do
is nothing great
compared to others.
That’s what I think.
In an article
by Trình Thu Trâm
about Phú Yên province,
the writer described
the now-prosperous region:
“This season,
standing on top of
the Rice Field Hill
looking down,
the view of
the mountainous landscape
of Phú Mỡ Village
is of a vibrant green.
The emerald hue
of majestic mountains,
the verdant color of
sugarcane and corn fields,
and the green
of wet rice fields,
still young and fresh,
creates a beautiful scene.
In the way
grains are made to keep
the villagers well-fed,
everybody is grateful to
village elder Ma Nghĩa.
He is affectionately
called, ‘The Elder Who
Enriches the Village.’”
I think love is above all.
Seeing that other people
are more deprived
and miserable than I am,
I think I should help them
with what I can.
A humble rice farmer
in Phú Yên province,
Mr. Ma Nghĩa
stays up nights
contemplating on
how to better the lives
of his fellow citizens.
He recognized that
in his small community,
there were those who
were enduring hunger
and poverty.
Mr. Ma thought of
a creative,
yet simple solution.
If everyone always
shares with one another,
not only the country
but also the whole world
will have a better life
living together.
I am only a simple
inhabitant of this Earth.
I am not a leader
to direct this effort,
but I have thought a lot
about this.
To balance
the community’s
unequal food distribution,
Mr. Ma Nghĩa,
the village elder
at 72 years of age, led by
magnanimous example
and offered all of
his family’s 1.6 hectares
of rice fields
to the whole village.
His generosity of heart
and compassion for others
extended to
a fatherless child.
In offering a warm home
and financial assistance
to the young boy,
Mr. Ma Nghĩa
demonstrated once again
his unconditional
and selfless love.
Thus,
I think I must help them
with all my effort.
For example, there was
a fatherless child whose
mother is mentally ill.
Now he is studying
in college.
I thought that if
I let his mother raise him,
his mother would not
have had the means
to send him to school.
So, I must support him
so that he could grow up
until now.
With Mr. Ma Nghĩa’s
example and
encouragement,
fellow villagers
were inspired and
followed suit in sharing
their wet rice lands,
thereby effectively
eliminating hunger
in their community.
By dividing the harvests,
no matter the season,
everybody always
had enough to eat.
It is the same
with paddy fields.
If people have
no paddy fields
or their paddy fields
cannot be cultivated
twice a year,
I share my rice fields
with them.
Also, I must be
an example to others.
Even though some people
have only one or two sao
(360 square meters) or
half a sao of paddy fields,
but they also
follow my example.
Mr. Ma Nghĩa also
convinced villagers
to abandon the practice
of cutting down forests
for farmland.
By offering food stability
with his farming project,
he has enabled people
to focus on
community development
and cultural preservation,
especially that of
the ethnic minority groups
in the region.
District chairman
Trần Xuân Thập said,
“The model has also helped
assure food security
and has stabilized
the local community.”
The remarkable
“land revolution”
transformed
the rural village into
a model of sustainable
and harmonious living
for other communities
to emulate.
If we only talk but
do not be an example first,
no one will listen to us.
Even now, I am already
advanced in years but
I always think that way.
The collective interest
must take precedence
over that of
our own family.
Because the individual
cannot exist without
the community.
We live
with our community,
with our villagers
and with all people.
We should think like that.
If we live for ourselves,
who can we live with?
Can we be happy
when others are hungry,
miserable, when we have
enough or more to eat
but others are deprived?
Therefore, we must do
what we can to help.
For his equitable
and eco-friendly
farming model and
courageous leadership,
Mr. Ma Nghĩa
was recognized with
the Shining World
Hero Award from
Supreme Master Ching Hai.
She also contributed
US$10,000 to further
his village’s project.
In addition, he was gifted
with an array of
Supreme Master Ching Hai’s
lecture and poetry
DVDs and CDs.
On this occasion
of receiving the Award,
I would like to wish
Supreme Master Ching Hai
abundance in
health and longevity.
Today, my deeds
are praised not only
in my local region and
throughout the country
but also worldwide.
So, I feel very honored.
In order to
be worthy of this Award,
I will try my best
to mobilize people
to continue this effort.
At the same time,
as long as
I am still healthy,
I will strive to contribute
to my local region
and my country.
Mr. Ma Nghĩa’s ingenuity
and compassion
has surely helped
his fellow villagers
as well as many other
Aulacese people
to a better quality of life.
After these brief messages,
we will be right back
with the Shining World
Hero Award presentation
for three brave Aulacese
(Vietnamese) students.
Please stay tuned
to Supreme Master
Television.
Live a useful life
for our society; love and
take care of each other.
Welcome back
to our program
on the Shining World
Hero Award presentation.
In Aulacese (Vietnamese)
folklore, the people
of this beautiful nation
are believed
to be descendants
of the dragon and fairy,
and imbued within
their nature are
the dignified characteristics
of their ancestors
such as courage,
selflessness, grace.
Exemplifying
these admirable qualities
are three youths from
the mountainous region
of Nghệ An,
the largest province
on the north-central coast
of Âu Lạc (Vietnam).
October 21, 2009 was to
be an ordinary school day
like any other.
Students gathered as usual
at the riverbank
and boarded the ferry
to cross the Hiếu River.
Seeing that the ferry
was filled to capacity,
Lương Văn Thắng,
Vi Văn Nhất
and Lương Văn Tình,
students of Hạnh Thiết
Secondary School,
stayed behind
to wait for the next boat.
On October 21, 2009
around 6:00 am,
when I arrived at the river,
I saw a ferry capsize
in the middle of the river.
While my friend,
Tình, and I waited,
we saw the ferry reach
the middle of the river
and capsize.
Seeing our friends’ ferry
capsized, brother Thắng
jumped into the river,
and I followed him.
I rescued and brought
4 people to safety.
I swam out,
grasped at the hair
of whomever I found
and pulled them in.
I saved 3 friends.
At great risk
to their own lives,
the three youths
did not hesitate
to jump into
the swiftly flowing river
to answer their friends’
desperate calls for help.
With their quick actions
and selfless spirit,
Tình, Nhất, and Thắng
were able to save
the precious lives
of 16 schoolmates
on this fateful day.
At that time,
I was only concerned
for my friends’ safety,
so I jumped into the river
and rescued anyone
that I could.
I am Trần Thị Thảo,
a teacher and the principal
of Hạnh Thiết
Junior High School,
Quỳ Trâu town,
Nghệ An Province.
As the principal
of the school where
there are such students,
I am very happy.
And today,
especially today,
the international
organization of
Supreme Master Ching Hai,
though from afar,
knows about this small,
rural school in a remote
mountainous region
of western Nghệ An
and knows of
the students’ names
and invited them here.
This is the first time they
have come to the capital.
That already
makes us happy, and now
we’re truly touched
upon arriving here
and are greeted with such
indescribable affection.
Aside from
the mental support,
there is material support
for the students.
For their courage and
life-saving endeavors,
Supreme Master Ching Hai
recognized
Lương Văn Thắng,
Vi Văn Nhất
and Lương Văn Tình
with the Shining World
Hero Award.
We respectfully honor
the noble deeds
of Lương Văn Thắng,
Vi Văn Nhất,
Lương Văn Tình.
You are like
guardian angels
of Hạnh Thiết
Junior High School.
With Honor, Love
and Blessings,
Supreme Master Ching Hai.
All three of us
are grateful to
Supreme Master Ching Hai
and The Supreme Master
Ching Hai
International Association.
I’d like to thank
Supreme Master Ching Hai
and The Supreme Master
Ching Hai
International Association.
I’m very touched by
Supreme Master
Ching Hai’s love.
I’d like to thank
Supreme Master Ching Hai.
In addition,
Supreme Master Ching Hai
gifted each young hero
with US$500 to help
with school necessities.
The three students
are farming families,
whose parents struggle hard
to make ends meet
to provide for
the children’s education.
In particular,
Tình suffers from
ongoing kidney problems
but his family has not had
the financial means
to treat it.
I want the poor to be able
to go to school everyday
like we do.
I want to be stronger
physically and healthier.
I want to use this money
to cure me of sickness,
so I will be healthier.
I also want to be
a useful person
for the society.
I must be a good example
for my friends to follow.
This monetary gift,
I will give it to
my parents, so they can
help my friends buy
more school supplies.
Principal Trần Thị Thảo
and Lương Văn Thắng
represented the students
to express their deep
gratitude to
Supreme Master Ching Hai
for the esteemed honor
as well as
her care for them.
On behalf of
all the teachers and
the students in the school,
at this mountainous region
of Nghệ An,
I would like to thank
your noble heart and
the humanitarian-based
international organization.
Your favour will
forever be ingrained
in our hearts.
Once more, we would
like to thank
Supreme Master Ching Hai
and wish her good health.
Again, I’d like to
thank and wish
Supreme Master Ching Hai
good health.
I hope that
Supreme Master Ching Hai
International Association
is able to carry out
many charitable works,
contribute a lot
to our society
and preserve
our world’s blue sky.
We express
our thankfulness
to Mr. Ma Nghĩa
and Lương Văn Thắng,
Vi Văn Nhất
and Lương Văn Tình
for their hearts of love
and admirable spirit
of sacrifice that are
truly representative
of their noble heritage.
Brilliant viewers,
it was a pleasure to
have your company today.
Words of Wisdom
is up next,
after Noteworthy News,
here on
Supreme Master Television.
May all beings flourish
in Heaven’s grace.
Known as one of
the most gifted
and dedicated actors
in Hollywood,
Sally Kirkland attributes
her success to her
lifelong spiritual practice.
It’s interesting
how the minute I said
I didn’t want
to act anymore,
suddenly everybody
wanted me.
And so then came
a number of these big films.
I was trying to
talk Robert Redford
into doing yoga
and Barbra Streisand,
and I just felt like, well,
this must be my calling,
to teach them
about chanting and
doing Hatha Yoga and
meditation and breathing.
Sally Kirkland,
a star of spiritual beauty.
Wednesday, June 2
on Enlightening
Entertainment.
HOST:
In an article by Trình Thu Trâm about Phú Yên province,the writer described the now-prosperous region:
『This season,standing on top of the Rice Field Hill looking down,the view of the mountainous landscape of Phú Mỡ Village is of a vibrant green. The emerald hue of majestic mountains,the verdant color of sugarcane and corn fields,and the green of wet rice fields,still young and fresh,creates a beautiful scene.
In the way grains are made to keep the villagers well-fed,everybody is grateful to village elder Ma Nghĩa. He is affectionately called, ‘The Elder Who Enriches the Village.’』
Mr. Ma Nghĩa (m):
I think love is above all. Seeing that other people are more deprived and miserable than I am,
I think I should help them with what I can.
HOST:
A humble rice farmer in Phú Yên province,Mr. Ma Nghĩa stays up nights contemplating on how to better the lives of his fellow citizens. He recognized that in his small community,there were those who were enduring hunger and poverty. Mr. Ma thought of a creative,yet simple solution.
Mr. Ma Nghĩa (m):
If everyone always shares with one another,not only the country but also the whole world
will have a better life living together. I am only a simple inhabitant of this Earth.
I am not a leader to direct this effort,but I have thought a lot about this.