緣起與期待 History

       當孩子對著我說:「媽媽我要怎樣才可以跟明眼人一樣」,句話的痛久久揮之不去,更在心中點燃了不肯放棄的力量,從此投入了視障教育和活重建的工作。在服務視障者的過程中,更是了解許多絕望和心酸的故事,特別是中途失明的朋友。常聽著他們懊惱的說著:如果可以早點發現…、如果可以多愛自己眼睛一點…、如果…如果…,我就不會失明了。
 
               感同身受的心情,所期待的是這些傷害可以減少,在廖友義創會理事長的邀約下,民國103年01月05日台灣愛之光公益協會正式立案成立,集結了一群同志願的朋友們,投入了「護眼防盲」的工作,開啟了我們的護眼行動。把曾走過的辛勞和淚水轉換成了是希望和動力,在科技爆發的年代裡,看著眼睛承受著無法抵抗的傷害,希望帶動每一個人能珍惜及愛護自己的眼睛。

History:

      My child said: “Mom, how can I be normal like others?” I found these words painful but they ignited in me a spark that I refuse to ignore in my mind. Therefore, I became involved in education about visual impairments and the task of life reconstruction. During the process of serving visually challenged people, I heard many hopeless and disappointing stories, especially from those who became visually challenged later in life. I often heard them say, with annoyance: “If only they had found out earlier ... if only they had cherished their eyes much more … if only … if only they had … they would not have encountered visual impairment.”
 
We empathize with the feelings of visually impaired people, and we hope that the extent of this condition can be reduced. At the invitation of the founding chairperson, Liao You-Yi, the Taiwan Light of Love Association was officially established on 5 January 2014. Moreover, we gathered a group of volunteers together to engage in “eyecare and blindness prevention” and put eyecare into practice. We hope that the efforts we have made can be transformed into aspiration and motivation. In the era of technology expansion, we have witnessed people whose eyes suffer irresistible injuries. Therefore, we hope that everyone can cherish and care for their eyes.