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Suddenly I felt a cool breeze on my face and, at the same time,

a ‘thought’ crossed my mind that I would be having a baby after

which I should serve Kuan Yin. is ‘thought’ seemed rather

ridiculous as I already have two sons, aged five and two, and I

certainly have no intention whatsoever to have another child. As

for serving Kuan Yin, the thought was so foreign that I did not

know what it meant. Anyway, this strange experience was soon

forgotten.

e following year I conceived. At the eighth month of my

pregnancy my gynaecologist informed me that my baby was in

a breech position. He then tried to shift the position of the baby

but was unsuccessful. at night I began to bleed and it got

worse the next day. It was then that I recalled the incident at the

temple.

I had a strong desire to go back to the temple to ask Kuan Yin

for help but my husband could not bring me there due to busi-

ness commitments. However he did promise to take me there

the next day.

at night, I went into labour. At the hospital the water bag

burst and soon the baby’s legs were out. e few attending doc-

tors tried to deliver the baby and, after a few attempts, decided

to seek the help of the off-duty consultant. I was frightened out

of my wits and having no one to turn to, I burst into a prayer to

Kuan Yin, pleading for help! Just that ‘instant’ thought of pray-

ing to her and these spontaneous words that came out of my

heart… and then, the most wondrous thing happened!

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