TEDxSingapore - 113 year old Teresa Hsu

TEDxSingapore - 113 year old Teresa Hsu - Wisdom for all ages

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Teresa Hsu was born second of four children to a poor family in Guangdon Province, China in 1898. At 16, she left for Hong Kong where she studied to be a stenographer, a bookkeeper and later, a nurse in UK. As a nurse, she joined the International Voluntary Service for Peace (IVSP) and travelled around Europe to help the needy. She has also worked in Paraguay. When she moved to Singapore, she setup Home for the Aged Sick in 1930, where she was Matron up to the age of 85. Now over 100 years old, she continues to help the needy via her organisation, Heart to Heart.
She joined with many women in Singapore who delivered TEDx Talks to share their stories and ideas joining with the voices of hundreds of other during Global TED Women over 2 days in Dec 2010.
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@tigerexo6577 4 жыл бұрын

"You solve your problems to the best you can, and you accept the rest."

@summersdiary7 4 жыл бұрын

“As long as I’m able to not let people eat grass, this is my guideline now.“ Loved every minute of this! God bless you ma’am! Hats off to you!

@garrykennedy5484 3 жыл бұрын

Much love to you Summer. I recognize you and appreciate you.

@summersdiary7 3 жыл бұрын

@@garrykennedy5484 Thank you kindly! 🙏🏻😃 Sending you positive vibes and good energy ☀️

@tanep65 7 жыл бұрын

She had a good Mum who taught her well n wise.

@19Marc79 4 жыл бұрын

My mother always told me: "Keep the money you have for yourself ! If you give away now, tomorrow might come a big crisis and then you will regret it". Isn´t it a wonderful world, where ALL the polarities are allowed to exist ? 🙏

@single2005woman 4 жыл бұрын

@@19Marc79 I have never regretted giving money or gifts. Even when I wonder if I will be able to pay my bills. It's better to give than to watch someone die from hunger.

@melkamani8204 4 жыл бұрын

She is a real angel in this Earth, thank you Teresa....

@M.S-Music 4 жыл бұрын

She was.... she died back in 2011.

@rachellee7693 4 жыл бұрын

There is no doubt why god give her longevity life. Whatever she has , she share with people around her . And some more she is very witty!

@designer-garb572 4 жыл бұрын

Do not give credit to God, this woman has a beautiful heart learned from lessons her mother taught her.

@Gbengadewoyinopencourse 4 жыл бұрын

So God's gave her longevity? It has nothing to do with where she was born, the city she lives in that has a very high life expectancy rate, the food she ate, the things that brought her happiness and peace she indulged in and the purpose that drives her?

@designer-garb572 4 жыл бұрын

@Natural Body Meals The Sun gives us warmth, the Sun gives us light, the sun gives us food, the sun gives us air to breathe, take away the sun and we cannot exist, where is your god now? do not give God credit for this beautiful soul. and I believe in the power of the sun and fairly confident the sun is a greater power than myself.

@tubester4567 4 жыл бұрын

She died in 2011, this video is from 2010. She died about 1 year after this video.

@psyc38 4 жыл бұрын

Designer- Garb who created the sun bro?

@joeannm4495 9 жыл бұрын

The world needs more people like Teresa Hsu. What an inspiration she is.

@glennsandberg4338 6 жыл бұрын

Instead of sayin' obvious things, why dont you learn from her, I guess you haven't even thought about it even though you wrote two years ago.

@shaunaleessnackidies 4 жыл бұрын

absolutely

@valeriecheersbrown4829 4 жыл бұрын

No wonder her name is Teresa like Mother Teresa!

@wenshan9101 4 жыл бұрын

@@valeriecheersbrown4829She was affectionately called Mother Teresa of Singapore. And like St. Teresa, her entire life was defined by the poverty and sufferings of those she encountered. There was a positive positive energy that surrounded her. She would not flatter, neither would she criticise. Her life was spent in charity, thoughts, deeds and words. A nation mourned when she passed on. God bless her soul.

@robotomato5736 4 жыл бұрын

“In life there are always problem, you solve the problems the best you can and accept the rest”

@comfortablynummm 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if everyone on earth thought this way.

@entplady 4 жыл бұрын

Let's do it! Let's get it out of imagination to the reality!

@Naeolestyle 4 жыл бұрын

I have, and I also have had a few dreams of this fact, applying the dual experience affirmation principle verifying the nature of it's reality. Apologies for grammatical errors. Cheers! Theresa

@hollybee3786 4 жыл бұрын

When Christ reigns, we will.

@emmalisatilli9784 4 жыл бұрын

comfortablynummm this comment will probably get 2K likes LOL

@noneofyourbusinessna740 4 жыл бұрын

indeed world would be a much better place if we all helped one another

@sisiphomatyolo4240 3 жыл бұрын

"if I eat food by myself I'm alone. But if I share my food with 20 people my joy multiplies 21 times"😫 God bless her beautiful soul. What a heavenly way of thinking

@jamiececilielange5249 4 жыл бұрын

She looks the same age as my grandmother who is maybe 76.

@jacquel9214 9 жыл бұрын

What an incredible woman god bless her

@shaunaleessnackidies 4 жыл бұрын

yes!

@aliennibba5920 4 жыл бұрын

God has blessed her with wisdom and a big heart. In fact He has blessed the world with people like her ❤

@chrysichrysi7889 4 жыл бұрын

This was likely one of the last people who were still alive, to have been born in the 1800's!!!! What a lovely message she had to give.☺️ 💕

@derekah.3359 8 жыл бұрын

that is the key, she remembers... especially what it was like to be without food.

@chriskozak4966 7 жыл бұрын

She's a true role model for kindness & empathy. God bless her more. Thanks for sharing this inspiring video.🙏🏽

@roustabout4fun 7 жыл бұрын

A life not wasted! Fortunate to must have grown up in a loving environment.

@PaolaLozanoYoga 4 жыл бұрын

I’m really moved by this women, she is a real inspiration 👏

@tlim586 4 жыл бұрын

A lady with a very beautiful heart! And she doesn't even look 113.

@RubinaMerchant 4 жыл бұрын

One day we will all be like her and there will be no one left to feed. God Willing.

@KH-nt7ej 4 жыл бұрын

Food waste is a huge problem still. Especially in the West. Nobody should go hungry, man nor animal today.

@suhailshuaib8092 4 жыл бұрын

Amen Rubina

@katiaTaylor 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing, some of you might not understand but my family and I have been going through some difficult times. Everytime I come on KZfaq I feel as though God is speaking into my life with amazing Messages, quotes and videos like this ... I thank you Lord for giving us amazing humans like this very lovely, very beautiful lady 🙏🏾

@luro5375 7 жыл бұрын

God kept her that long with a purpose! What a beautiful life and heart she had of serving the needy!!

@doriscastillo2232 2 жыл бұрын

We are here to help others. If you want lifetime happiness help other's. If you help other's it's benefits you. Your health improves. All the way from Republic of Ireland filipino

@c.a.greene8395 4 жыл бұрын

My great granny lived to be 114 years old, minded an acre garden by hand! She lived a very full life and died when i was 10 in 1980. My great grqandad lived till he was 104, she told me they each were waiting to outlive the other! They had a bet they made on their wedding night, who would out live the other! Granny used to tell she outlived him because she was gonna need some time to herself before moving on to the here-ever-after! She also told me a long life can be a curse for those who dont make peace with their past! She buried all her friends, most of her children, she told me it could be very lonely at times when there is no one around anymore to have those 'remember when... ' conversations with... She saw many a new age, as she was born in 1866, saw her first white man enter into their village in northern canada for the very first time when she was two, ( he became my great grandad)... All the things she had seen... What a wonderful time to be alive!

@marklewis4793 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing that heart-warming story,

@440SPN 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😀

@c.a.greene8395 4 жыл бұрын

@@Siquomb1 i will be 50 this year. My grandparents and great grandparents have been a very big influence in my young life. Many of my great grandmother's people told the stories of our ancestors spanning many generations every night around the fire starting from birth onward so we would always know where we came from. Our people are turtle clan, we have the longest verbal history, some 17,000 years in canada alone, or so my great grandmother frequently told me. I told the stories to my kids when they were young, they will tell them to their children and my great grandparents and their great grandparents eill live on never to be forgotten

@judyma3511 4 жыл бұрын

@@c.a.greene8395 You are lucky!

@c.a.greene8395 4 жыл бұрын

@@judyma3511 thank you! I feel very blessed to have even had the chance to know my great grandparents and to have had my grand mother and grand father until i was 48. I fear young people just do not see the value anymore in the elderly... If we only took the time to listen, the things we could learn!

@22Harponyo 12 жыл бұрын

she's a great woman, who led a great life. her light will continue shining forever. teresa hsu is an inspiration to all.

@hiwotekubay1137 4 жыл бұрын

She shares her rise bowl with poor what a big heart

@lilithrogers1 9 жыл бұрын

Wonderful thoughtful woman. A blessing to us all.

@ramkamlaprasad9091 6 жыл бұрын

Lilith Rogers

@subratachakraborty2792 4 жыл бұрын

The world is still a living place because of great souls like her. God bless her and let her live many more years.

@madmoiselleboki7822 4 жыл бұрын

strong, wise, and she has an amazing heart. God bless you.

@OlloTi 8 жыл бұрын

A second Mother Teresa! This is TRULY one of the most inspirational and life transforming Tedx Talks that I have seen!

@jvdallay4114 4 жыл бұрын

She is so cute with a mighty heart.

@Virginia-zw8us 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful person and philosophy. I watch this as I sit in a house that I live in alone, with healthy food going bad as it sits beneath carry out and processed food. As I cry about all of my problems, realizing that I've never had a sharing philosophy nor do I laugh for myself. Definitely, a video I needed to watch!

@scovhin 12 жыл бұрын

RIP Auntie, Im proud of you... you are one of a kind... :)

@1Arifin 4 жыл бұрын

RIP ..Teresa Hsu leave good things to the world May his soul blessed and peace

@jenniferreihana5155 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful human being you are Teresa Hsu. I'm going to take heed of what I have just heard and apply it to my life. I am 60 y o and this is the best advice I have heard during these years on earth because I feel when we think better of our world it serves us all. I have been homeless for 3 years and today I was given a permanent home by the kind heart of another. I had money over the previous years and though I helped, I did not help as much as I could have. There is no worse a pain than hunger for food and when you have children your pain is more. Now my lesson is learnt and I am grateful. I'm off to see smiles now and I'm gonna have a great day as well!

@xiunim 12 жыл бұрын

Why would someone even dislike this video..

@kamif3187 4 жыл бұрын

Just want to send my love to Teresa Hsu that I feel right now when watching this video. Thank you.

@suzannedavis9550 7 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful, sweet woman! She is such a good example for all of us!

@saritakotze5638 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this woman is the most incredible, selfless being in the world. So amazing and what a lesson. Now, all that people that love money and power. Who is thinking only of themselves. Are you so blessed as this wonderful woman, not so. God looks after his angels, even on earth. Wow, this is how we must be everyday. Big life lesson.

@julianamulauulu7449 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, a gift to society. She has a heart of gold. We can all learn a thing or two from her. I know the Creator has blessed her tremendously and hope he continues by adding more years to her life. 🥰😘

@kurniawankurniawan1018 4 жыл бұрын

i dunno what to say, i pray for your health and happiness, this is what we call sharing is caring literally

@AmyK007 7 жыл бұрын

Wow. 😊 If only our world leaders thought like this.

@orionsquare 4 жыл бұрын

OMG world leaders are totally unbefitting to possess such a gentle and kind heart as Teresa Hsu. World leaders only greed after power and money.

@arunachulashiva 6 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful woman - inside and out. Thank you, Teresa, so very much. You are an angel.

@sarahlara92 6 жыл бұрын

thank you LORD JESUS, for people like her.

@thepathtosuccess786 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you oh Lord of Prophet Jesus 🤲. Our Creator and Sustainer is the One and only Allah (God). He created us all including all of the prophets. Prophet Jesus was a very special prophet of God in that he was born to Marry without any father. He was a miracle of Allah and a sign of Allah's greatness to humanity. May peace and blessings of Allah be on you.

@rodsitvideos 7 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful lady! And what a generous personality.

@davina000 4 жыл бұрын

I feel as though I am listening to one of God's saints! what an amazing woman.

@motherearth5936 4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand who put unlike to her story

@ladycharsw 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my dear departed mama. She was always doing this G's for Jesus. Helping people when she had very little. Money. But lived with cancer to June 1999.She was almost 83 Bless you.

@janineae6421 9 жыл бұрын

What an incredible woman:) We can all learn a lot from this!

@scotgirl4703 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful soul with an important message for us all.

@maryloupalas7262 9 жыл бұрын

this is a trememndous lesson for all of us!

@davina000 6 жыл бұрын

One of God's saints what a beautiful soul

@pamelamckenzie2685 7 жыл бұрын

Love and Light for your journey home.

@karenkasteler942 4 жыл бұрын

How wonderfully RECEPTIVE she was to her mother's generosity, charity, and compassion at such an early age.....I have spent way too much time trying to cram wisdom into BONEHEAD family members.....no more wasting my time....I shall embolden MYSELF from here on.....Thanks for your beautiful story.

@jgiza8888 7 жыл бұрын

I love watching videos of these gentle, kind, wise , old souls. I always learn something new. Funny, nothing is better than watching little babies discover their brand new world and our eldest reflecting on what is truly important in this very short life.

@anac.mezynski8451 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!! How the mother planted that seed in her, that seed has been flourishing for decades now. God bless her.

@irshadmir748 4 жыл бұрын

She is a strong real woman in this Earth, what an inspiration she is thank you Thresa Hsu God bless you.

@rasbijalpatel310 4 жыл бұрын

Never forget and say tough. But tenderize those tough moments and do something. Blessed woman.

@gregnathan8838 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the simplicity of this wonderful, inspiring woman. God bless you Teresa.

@041se7en 12 жыл бұрын

thank you Teresa Hsu. Your shoes are large to fill. Your stories are a true inspiration. We dont need to look far for a hero. You are a hero - right at home, right in Singapore. Thank you.

@kiven1228 6 жыл бұрын

We'll always remember you Mother Teresa Of Singapore :)

@debbies7750 4 жыл бұрын

A very loving and caring woman. She’s an angel. God bless her.

@ursulapsaila7771 7 жыл бұрын

AMAZING WOMAN !!!! GOD BLESS HER !!! SHE'S AN INSPIRATIONAL TO US ALL !!!!

@user-wb6mj2po2f 4 жыл бұрын

Listening to her in 11 th January,2020 I regret to not follow my Nani's words during her life time. Her t teaching has become evident during the course of life time. Now , I see to it, that i also follow her foot steps.

@kalmak3 4 жыл бұрын

There is a reason she is blessed with this longevity. So kind. God bless xxx

@srana8137 4 жыл бұрын

Grand salute to great great granny..🙌🙌 Her smile is very beautiful... Unbelievable..she is 100+..

@shaktizoom5236 4 жыл бұрын

amazingly inspiring! Is she really 113? She looks like she is 89-90 at most...and what good memory she has 👍Nobel heart ❤️

@simondhar7776 4 жыл бұрын

Grandma, I feel so bless to have to listen to you. Thank you for showing us a grateful path.

@Naeolestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Has she gotten her 42 smiles??! Is she still blessing us with her presence?!! Awesomely cute lady

@sheelahooseinally420 4 жыл бұрын

Admire her for not waisting her LIFE. Bless HER

@keshyfrancis1491 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you mama, God bless you for your kind words of teaching alot of people that giving is better than receiving. Amen

@thuyvannguyen2970 5 жыл бұрын

She reminded me that I have food to eat day by day. I'm the one who luckier than many people out there. Need to be grateful for that thing. The lessions she taught really touch my heart.

@dondominic7404 3 жыл бұрын

May God bless that Grandma. I wish all the people in the world thought like her.

@susanunderwood4357 5 жыл бұрын

What love and kindness she has shown peoples lives she has touched. Wish there were more people like her in this world . ❤

@TheTraffic247 4 жыл бұрын

God bless her. I can only imagine the blessings and gifts that await her in heaven. Much love ✌

@jackiehammond5231 5 жыл бұрын

She died 2011 aged 113. The world is a little worst off for leaving us RIP dear lady !

@eunicewambui2063 4 жыл бұрын

Theres a blessing from the name Teresa.... All the teresa i know have a nice heart......if u agree like down there

@hoffmancapote 5 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful remarkable kind woman. An example for all to follow

@Purvisvarietyoflife 4 жыл бұрын

If everyone that watched this video adopted this way of thinking, she will have abundantly surpassed the 42 Ha ha's. God bless Theresa for her wonderful work and all of us to carry on her efforts 🙏🏽💙

@heerollie447 8 жыл бұрын

very inspiring lady

@sameeryadav2364 4 жыл бұрын

such a beautiful Human Being...Loads and Loads of love from Nepal.

@anugrahmasperkasa8698 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing woman. She's such an inspiration!! I have so deep of a respect for her. Thank you, Grandma, for the lessons you taught us.

@samsaluni 5 жыл бұрын

the secret to her longevity of life! helping the less fortunate who are hungry godbless!

@honeyrose8611 4 жыл бұрын

“They have more right to the food than me” well done mam 💕

@hanmin147 12 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, I am sure everyone is very grateful for all that you have done.

@uj2233 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and you grandma, making the world beautiful.

@ralsharp6013 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing beautiful wise woman

@TubingWithMe 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful soul

@LowsonIntl 4 жыл бұрын

This wonderful woman has an amazing and beautiful soul. Bless her and the people who benefit from her kindness and compassion for those less fortunate. There is a special place for her in Heaven.

@TheDouchebagge 13 жыл бұрын

Great to know that there are still people like her, not letting age be a stumbling block but instead coming forward to help the people who are of the less fortunate and sharing her wisdom. Not only does she bear the name of the famous Mother Teresa, but her actions are similar as well!

@yongsuanlin6255 6 жыл бұрын

theresa always in our heart. Thanks you very much for touching us.

@harryviking6347 3 жыл бұрын

Bless this wonderful person....she is a rare one...

@nonnalovepriceless 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lady you were so blessed I love helping the needy .best job one could have As there is an inner peace when we help others .. God is good 😊 so many people that are kind in this world .

@camilajjello3659 4 жыл бұрын

This is blessed my eyes

@Paymenow 13 жыл бұрын

Bless this woman. I'm inspired from watching this, and I congratulate and admire her for persevering through all the adversity that occurred in her life.

@whatthefrick1442 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing lady love is still in the world, God bless you.

@mettta1 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you Teresa,You are the inspiration of my life. A truly beautiful human being!

@brynleytalbot778 4 жыл бұрын

Always leave people with a smile wherever you go. Always greet people with a smile from the heart, especially those you pass by on a walk. The world is only lonely if you greet it that way.

@kykenzo9115 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you TEDxSingapore & Mdm Teresa Hse 😄🙏 , the wisdom you shared its valuable and had inspired me. Life its full of challenges but you had show the positive mindset to overcome fear and care for others, as we are all connected even thought we are all different from one another.

@TheFay2709 4 жыл бұрын

I love her spirit,energy and kindness! ♥️

@prabakaranchittibabu2777 4 жыл бұрын

I love her wisdom😍

@lyndafaye5878 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes having less, contributes to not becoming obese! The simple diet; use the brain and only eat what you need to stay alive. Some of my deceased friends made their money, then ate away their "rich" lives, with too many "rich foods!Sometimes NOT over eating, and sharing can pay off. This lady is happy, giving, and happiness is a great factor. BTW my friend who is 104 says she eats only real food, nothing manufactured, and not allot of it! Won't take vitamins, claims they're all a hype! Good or Teresa-she's doing everything right, apparently, and enjoying it too!

@decelmode 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the wonderful gifts-of-Life & inspirations, Teresa... Rest in peace...!

@bowlampar 6 жыл бұрын

Up to 113 years old in Singapore, wow, amazing!

@rosiewhitfield123 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing woman?! Teach your children to be very greatful. Some people are hungry, homeless, food stricken or even very unwell mentally and physically, too. I have gone without myself but I’m doing pretty good. Never underestimate a kind heart and soul that walks this planet. Anyone who uses such a being deserves to be caught out deceiving them. Low form of a being takes advantage of the kindness of loving people.