Searching for the Silver Lining

37-year-old Chen Ya-ting, aka Pomelo, and her 34-year-old brother, Ali, have experienced more than their fair share of dark clouds in life.

Growing up without parents, at fourteen, Pomelo was sexually assaulted and chose to run away from home, while Ali drifted into Taiwan's gang culture.

In this episode, we discover what it means to grow up without a sense of home or the love of parents; how Ali has turned his life around and is giving back to society; and why despite Pomelo's resentment and pain from being abandoned by her mother, life seems to have the habit of repeating itself.

Host

Chen Ya-ting: I used to yearn for a family. You just want a home. You want a family. You want loved ones. These are the things that we yearn for as kids.

Chen Zhong-zheng: I didn't study hard got into gangs and hung out with young hoodlums. Through his sister's best friend Gino, he found his calling in driving ambulances.

Guest

Lin Mei-hsiu:What's more, those mothering hands whether it's your grandma or whoever your sister holding your hand is just like a mother. Because at the end of this long journey what's left is this, hand-in-hand. After my father and mother went I realized that without parents we can be really strong or we can be really weak. I've chosen to be strong, and make people laugh.