救人一命、胜造七级浮屠
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-storey pagoda
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most importantly, i felt true happiness.
even touched, when uncle asked for my name and if i lived around the area while drifting in & out of consciousness. he doesn’t have any ID, and couldn’t tell me if he has any family members.
him thanking me non-stop wasn’t what i was after at all. just worried and wanted him to be fine. he seemed genuinely worried about all the medical fees, how he gonna come home from hospital, whether i helped him pick up all his shillings($1.80 was all he had). i told him, ‘Uncle, no need to worry all these, you just calm down and stay still first.’
upon hearing, few passerby shoved 2$-10$ into his pocket with him being confused ‘why i got so much money all of a sudden?’
they just said, ‘your money dropped.’
while i was attending to uncle, many did want to help but have not much idea how to. i told them i called the ambulance, please assist to flag down the ambulance along the road.
there are still some humanity left in sg. not one person started videoing the incident because all were genuinely trying to help. photos were taken by a colleague because we were running late to board vessel offshore for work (need evidence la.. no customer would believe, so sad right?)
sharing this is to bring awareness to as many people as possible, that, while many parts of the world are crumbling and in chaos, whatever & however little effort we put in to make the world a better place, it still makes a difference.
at least for uncle’s family members and friends. get well soon Uncle Ah Seng!
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
ps: ambulance brought him to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Hopefully his family members can see this and be informed. I believe in the power of social network!
https://www.facebook.com/alantoshie/posts/10155812813817267