By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Nadine Postigo
Korea.net has launched a novel collaborative projection amongst its honorary reporters simply about the world. Each honorary reporter volition write a storey on the same topic, but from each of their ain habitation cities or countries. The stories volition in addition to thus live on shared amongst our community of Korea.net readers.
For the kickoff land of study inward the series, Korea.net asked our honorary reporters to post inward a touching storey from their habitation communities. Here's our 17th storey inward this series, this fourth dimension from the Philippines.
Starting out yesteryear helping his immature homo countrymen to reaching out to Filipinos, Seo Young-nam (서영남) has acquire a symbol of promise for those inward need. He treats those who he helps whole-heartedly, simply similar his family.
I kickoff learned close the touching deeds of Mr. Seo when a local TV demo featured his soup kitchen, the Mindeule Guksujib, or "Dandelion Noodle House." Upon learning a fleck to a greater extent than close him, equally I was interested inward what he was doing, I discovered that dissimilar shows had already featured him in addition to his charitable work, including the KBS demo "Screening Humanity," the TV station Arirang, in addition to local networks inward the Philippines.
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| Arirang TV, a Korean broadcaster, introduces Seo Young-nam in addition to his Philippine nutrient center. (Arirang TV) |
Seo Young-nam started his soup kitchen inward 2003 inward a neighborhood inward Incheon to feed people who were struggling. It was reported that he received close 500 visitors every day. Volunteers in addition to donations helped him expand the Dandelion Noodle House thus that he could render meals to those who were inward demand at whatever fourth dimension of the day.
When asked why he named his soup kitchen later the dandelion, Seo said that it was because the dandelion is a symbol of hope. "The bloom grows in addition to blossoms fifty-fifty inward real muddied areas, through seeds blown yesteryear the wind. Like the dandelion, I equally good similar to spread promise through my soup kitchens.”
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| Interaksyon, a Philippine word agency, features Seo Young-nam's charitable work. (Interaksyon) |
In 2013, Seo opened his pump fifty-fifty to a greater extent than in addition to established 3 soup kitchens inward the Philippines. Not solely create they serve hearty meals to children, but they equally good human activeness similar a daycare pump in addition to learn or tutor the kids that cash inward one's chips there. They equally good welcome parents in addition to grandparents of the children, which inward plough inspires them to render the favor in addition to volunteer at the center. He's fondly called "Sir Peter" yesteryear the people there.
Donations from Korean nationals in addition to Philippine volunteers conduct keep equally good poured in, which simply shows that pity in addition to dear for others goes beyond nationality, race or language. Seo reportedly doesn't conduct keep donations from governments or from people that he thinks would role his industrial plant for self-promotion.
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| Seo Young-nam (center) touches the hearts of many people through his charitable work. (Mindeule Guksujib's Facebook profile) |
Seo Young-nam, who was a Roman Catholic monk for 25 years in addition to is forthwith a layman, said inward an interview that he kickoff brutal inward dear amongst the Philippines in addition to its people when he kickoff visited the solid soil inward the 1990s. He saw how Filipinos were optimistic, despite having tough living conditions. “Other people are rich, but they lack the spirit that Filipinos have.”
According to a report, Seo stated that he was determined to assist the misfortunate but hopeful people, next the proverb, "Give a homo a fish in addition to yous feed him for a day. Teach a homo to fish in addition to yous feed him for a lifetime."
Seo explained his philosophy to a greater extent than yesteryear saying, “I say, give the homo in addition to adult woman fish kickoff thus they volition conduct keep the unloose energy to observe their ain fish. It’s difficult to function when a somebody is hungry. How tin children effectively participate inward shape if they conduct keep zilch inward their stomach? If people pass the whole twenty-four hours looking for food, how tin they create other productive things?”
I fifty-fifty saw on the charity's Facebook profile that they held a Christmas political party for the create goodness in addition to happiness of others. Even those who learned close Seo in addition to his Dandelion Noodle House through the TV shows left heartfelt in addition to grateful messages on the social networking site.
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| People touched yesteryear the industrial plant of the Dandelion Noodle House move out messages at the charity's social network profile. (Mindeule Guksujib's Facebook profile) |
As Seo himself has said, “There’s humility inward giving.” I experience that those are inspiring words yesteryear which to live. I would dear to personally reckon Seo in addition to give cheers him for the kindness in addition to generosity that he continuous to demo to those inward need. His soup kitchen inward the Philippines unopen before this twelvemonth because of some situation, but his dear in addition to generosity volition ever live on remembered inward the hearts of Filipinos in addition to many people simply about the world.
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