New meaning of life revealed on the road

(The Standard P.12  2 Dec 2013) A University of Hong Kong student has changed his outlook on life  (人生觀) after a fund-raising cycling trip.

 

The epic (勇敢的) journey from June to October by Issac Cheng Pui-hei and his friend, Jan Choi Ming-fai, took them to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet, Nepal and India.

 

Cheng, 23, a business administration student, said they raised funds for children under the InspiringHK Sports Foundation.



 

The campaign aims to realize HK$40,000, which will enable (賦予) 40 underprivileged teenagers to receive dancing and running classes for a year.
 

Cheng said if they manage to raise HK$80,000, they will form (組織)  a women's soccer (足球) team.

 

He said he was impressed (感動) by the warm hospitality (殷勤招待) of villagers in Tibet and India - contrary to public perception (公眾的看法) of the two places. "People in Hong Kong are all living for benefits and money, but they have forgotten the true meaning in life - that is simple happiness and peace of mind. I found them from people in Tibet (西藏) and India," said Cheng, adding that life is so different where there are strong religious beliefs.

 

He recalled a Tibetan who made a wish, hoping everyone could return home one day.
 

Coming from a grassroots family in Sheung Shui, Cheng is now determined (下定決心的) to take a different life path.

  

 "When people are looking at making more money, I realized it is not the way I want to go. The trip enabled me to feel again the simplicity (簡樸) of childhood," Cheng said. He wants to open a cafe where people may share their experiences in life.

BEATRICE SIU