Tzu Chi Quarterly Summer 2017 Tzu Chi Buddhism in Action Summer 2017 If we have the will to do something we need not fear, for with conviction time can be found, and strength will surely come. —Master Cheng Yen PHOTO BY LI BAI-SHI TIMA: 20 Years of Care 4 Floods in Medical Care in Cambodia 35 Six Lessons in Prison 49 Mozambique Tears of Little Liuqiu 56 N400A.indd 1 2017/6/7 下午6:45 ECHO OF THE HEART Directory of Tzu Chi Offices Love andWorldwide Care in Action Text and photo by Liu King-pong TAIWANun Weili (孫薇麗), a colleagueGREAT BRITAINof mine at indifferentSINGAPORE toward her and leftHouston her alone. 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We also welcome letters to the edi- tor containing personal comments or opinions on matters of interest in the Tzu Chi world. We reserve the right to edit the letters for purpos- es of space, time or clarity. Letters should include the writer's name, address and tele- phone number. Address: No. 2, Lide Road, Taipei 11259, Taiwan. Telephone: 886-2-2898-9000 ext 8046 Fax: 886-2-2898-9977 E-mail: [email protected] Tzu Chi Quarterly President and Publisher Shih Cheng Yen 4 35 74 84 Managing Editor Wu Hsiao-ting 1 LOVE AND CARE IN ACTION 35 FREE CLINIC IN CAMBODIA 55 SMILE AT THE MIRROR 84 TO A BEAUTIFUL HEART, Staff It is important to take action Medical resources, among other Smile at the mirror, and the image EVERYTHING APPEARS Teresa Chang promptly to help those in need.