Dr. Brian J. Grim, Founding Chairman of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, graced the presence of Tzu Chi Foundation at Da Ai Grateful Technology, creating a warm meeting that transcended religion, culture, and national borders. Dr. Grim has long researched religious freedom, cultural inclusion, and the social impact of goodwill. In his view, the world is more vibrant because of different beliefs and more abundant because of benevolent interactions.
We shared not only “how to achieve environmental protection to the fullest” or “how to make technology compassionate,” but also a value: grounded in love, allowing kindness to transcend religion and culture, enter people’s hearts, and translate into action.
Dr. Grim heard stories of environmental volunteers bending down to bend, witnessed the circular model of medical device regeneration, and saw how Tzu Chi has long been working with different religions and engaging in cross-cultural philanthropy to put the “inherent goodness in everyone” into practice. Our shared ideals intertwined in the exchange; religion is not a divide, but a bridge; technology is not indifference, but an amplifier of compassion.
Laughter filled the room, and the discussions were both profound and warm. The doctor said that in his act of gratitude and love, he saw a force worthy of the world’s emulation: the convergence of the goodness of faith, the goodness of environmental protection, and the goodness of technology into an upward and benevolent social influence.
Yesterday’s gathering was an exchange and a resonance; a sharing and a mutual nourishment. The afternoon, filled with joy for both host and guests, left behind not only laughter but also a sense of confidence—that goodness can connect us, love can resonate, and that the world can be a better place because of each other. More about Da Ai here: https://lnkd.in/eSDUuNXf