By our reporter Su Yanmei and Chen Yu, an ordinary auxiliary police officer of the Judicial Police Brigade (hereinafter referred to as the Court Police Brigade) of Taining District People's Court in Fuzhou, has had a "special" task every month for the past 15 years: on payday, he donates some money to the charitable organization he trusts.
Chen Yu's income is not high, and his monthly donations range from dozens to hundreds of yuan. He never feels that the amount of the donation is too small, nor does he care about others' opinions. Because he donated anonymously, no one knew about it until today, 15 years later, when his donation receipts were seen by his colleagues.
Chen Yu's experience in doing good deeds is: first, keep a low profile and don't make a fuss; second, regard doing good as a commitment to one's life, and never stop.
A letter "exposed" a history of donations
Every month, Chen Yu receives a letter from the provincial Red Cross Society, which caught the attention of his colleague Song Lihong. The observant Song Lihong also noticed that after receiving the letter, Chen Yu did not open it but put it aside.
Song Lihong told this strange matter to Captain Wu Jianxing. Captain Wu was curious and wanted to figure it out, so he called Chen Yu to the office. After repeated questioning by the two, Chen Yu finally admitted that he sends money to the provincial Red Cross Society every month. In addition to the provincial Red Cross Society, Chen Yu also sent money online to the One Foundation and other charitable organizations.
Income fluctuates, but doing good deeds never stops
Chen Yu, 32 years old this year, has done various jobs, including clerks, salesmen, and even being a boss. His income has been fluctuating, mostly around 1000 yuan or so. During the time when he was a boss, his monthly income reached as high as 8000 yuan. Regardless of how much his income is, Chen Yu always completes his monthly donation "task" on time, even without a fixed job, he has never interrupted.
Chen Yu said that when he first started working, he ate with his manager, who got drunk and told him about his own donation process. From then on, Chen Yu secretly set this special "responsibility" for himself, wanting to help others quietly like his manager and donate part of his salary to those in need.
Therefore, Chen Yu started donating from the level of an 800-yuan probationary salary, sending dozens of yuan to the account of the provincial Red Cross Society as soon as he received his paycheck. Later, as his salary increased or decreased, Chen Yu sometimes donated dozens of yuan and sometimes hundreds, but he maintained uninterrupted donations, even during difficult economic times for himself, trying to donate a little.
Accumulating virtue: start small, do quietly, and persist
Chen Yu said that he has been taught by his father since childhood, "doing good deeds should be done with sincerity, the amount of money doesn't matter, doing something is always better than doing nothing."
Chen Yu said that during the time when he didn't have a job, he once thought about giving up, "I've been doing good deeds for so many years, and no one knows about it. Now I'm broke, so why not take a break." However, he thought about people who needed help more than he did, so he gritted his teeth and continued.
In the early years of accumulating virtue, Chen Yu donated anonymously, "donating whatever amount, it doesn't matter, and I don't want others to know, just be confident in myself." Later, he changed his mind and donated under his real name. "Donating under my real name and keeping these donation receipts is just to encourage myself to keep improving, and also hope that more people will join the ranks of doing good deeds," said Chen Yu.
Chen Yu's suggestion for doing good deeds is: start small, don't care about whether you have the title of "good person", as long as you are sincere, persevere, within your means, you can gain the happiness of doing good deeds.