Fulfilling Life 美满人生

"A fulfilling life is not one that dwells in having only material things, status, prestige and power. It should be one that has true friendship, sharing and caring for one another."~Rev. ZhengYan

“美满的人生，不在物质、权势、名利及地位，而在人与人之间的关爱与情谊。”~证严法师

Side thought: In our lives, our main objectives seem to be "amassing things"; be it money, fame, power and material possessions. There seem to be a great void that cannot be filled or satisfied. Happiness is elusive and we, like the donkey ever chasing the carrot; ever draining our life-force.. till the we expire with regret at our last breath on earth. Where did this 'void' come from? From our 'Greed', 'Anger' and 'Foolishness', which are the 3 poisons that prevent us from attaining a higher consciousness of being.

随想：人生犹如梦一场，来时空空，去时也空空。追逐名利、恩爱情仇狠难了，唯有修道好，明了人生便无烦无恼。。您是否已明了。。

Prison 牢笼

"The worst prison is a closed heart."~John Paul  “世间最糟的牢笼，莫过于[心牢]” 随想：封闭的心，如同心死，心若死，身又如何健康呢？祝您:“心灵健康，身体愉快”

Pte Ltd vs Unlimited 有限与无限

某天，有一个聪明的男孩和妈妈到杂货店 买东西。老板看到这个可爱的小孩，就打开一罐糖果，要小男孩自己拿一把糖果。但是小男孩几经老板的邀请，却没有伸手去拿。老板不得不亲自抓了一把糖果放进小男孩的口袋中。回到家里，妈妈很好奇的问孩子为什么不去拿糖果。只见小男孩笑嘻嘻的说：“我的手这么小，而老板的手那么大，所以他拿的一定比我拿得多很多！”
随想：是的，我们往往看到好处时都会争先恐后的扑向前，深怕自己拿的比别人少。各位同修是否在行功了愿时，盘算着自己的功德有多少呢？如若有此状况，任您行再多的功德，总落个“实无所得“，一点点功德也没有。何不学学故事中的小男孩，让上天拨转，该给我们多少就多少（身为修士，我们早以得到至宝）。毕竟，上帝的手比我们的小手大的多,不是吗？您说呢？
A little boy went to a little store with his mother to buy some grocery. The store-keeper was glad to see such a cute little child and decided to give him some sweets. He opened a can of sweets for the little boy to get a handful of sweets. However, after several invitations, the little boy didn't reach out his hand for the sweets. Thus, the store-keeper on thinking that the little boy was shy; took a generous handful of sweets and put them into the boy's pocket. On reaching home, the boy's mother asked him why he didn't take the sweets from the store-keeper. With a broad grin, the little boy said "My hand is much smaller than the store-keeper's, his hand will fetch more sweets than mine can."
Side thought: How true. Often we would jump at any chance and grab as much as we can. As Tao cultivators, are we 'calculative' in our deeds, every so often jotting down how much we had done or benefited others? If so, there shall not be any true merits in all we had done. Why not learn from the little boy in the story? Do every deed truthfully. Let the hand of God bestow upon us what we deserve. Isn't God's hand bigger than ours? (As Tao-cultivators, we had already received the most precious gifts, didn't we?) What's your opinion?

Unchange is 'Change' 唯一不变《变》

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often" ~ Winston Churchill.  世间唯一不变的东西是就是“变”。

随想：每当事情不顺利时，我们往往会把指头指向对方，从不回头想想自己是否有过错。为什么呢？因为“我执”的关系，我们都把自己无限放大。。甘地曾说：“Be the change you want to see in the world”。所以我们必须改变自己的错误，这样才能接近“道”。

A Stroll 散步的启示

上帝给我一个任务，叫我牵一只蜗牛去散布。我不能走得太快，蜗牛会跟不上。每次总是挪那么一点点。我催它，唬它，甚至责备它，蜗牛只能用抱歉的眼光看着我。它仿佛说：“人家已经尽全力了！” 无奈，我只能蹲下身子等它跟上。我纳闷：“真奇怪！上帝为什么叫我牵一只蜗牛散布？” 想着想着。。我不自觉的仰望蓝天，看着浮云一片片飘过。我忽然发觉四周是鸟语花香，连虫鸣声也能听到。。。咦？以前怎么没注意到我身边的这一切美好景象呢？喔！原来上帝是叫蜗牛牵着我去散步。。

随想：您是否跟故事中的主角一样呢？忙变成了“盲”？说说您的想法吧：）

Practice over words 说一丈，不如行一寸

The value of spiritual cultivation lies in the practice rather than mere words ~ Rev. ZhengYan
“修行贵在身体力行，说一丈不如行一寸。” ~证严法师
随想：
事实上有几个人能做到知行合一的呢？多做胜过多言，言多必失啊！

Build Foundation 万丈高楼平地起

"If you have built castles in the air your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them." ~ Henry David Thoreau
理想不是虚幻的，只是需要您的不懈努力。高楼也得从平地起，何况梦中楼阁？现在就奠定基础向楼阁建去！
随想：
弥勒净土实现人间，是靠大家的一点一滴成就的。若是等到回乡才感觉逍遥，何不当下逍遥自在？

Johnny's trouble 张三的烦恼

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Johnny was having insomnia for days, his wife couldn't get much sleep either with him twisting and turning in bed. She finally couldn't stand it and asked him the reason. "I owed our neighbour, Tom, $20 000 and it's due tomorrow. I can't find the money to repay him, how can I sleep?!" "Oh, it's that all? Let me handle it.", said his wife. With that, she shouted out the window, "Hey Tom! Listen up! My husband is unable to repay the money he owe you! So sorry and good night!" She turned and said with a grin to his husband, "I think he is the one whose going to have insomnia tonight!"

夜已深，张三难以入眠的在床上翻来覆去。这已是第五天了，他太太忍不住问他。“我欠邻居李四的钱二十万明天就到期了，可是这笔钱还没着落！叫我怎么睡得着？”“就这么点小事，看我的。”，太太信心满满的回答。说完，太太下了床，打开窗大声叫到：“李四，你仔细听着，我丈夫向你借的二十万元明天还是还不了，真对不起，晚安！”接着她笑嘻嘻对张三说：“这下子，你可以睡了吧？我想该轮到李四睡不着了吧。”

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Humor: Count yourself lucky! 算你运气好！

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A husband came home with a red patch on his forehead.

"Where did you get that lipstick smudge on your forehead?!" asked his angry wife.

"No dear, I met with an accident on the way back." rebuked her husband.

"Oh... count yourself 'lucky' this time!" smiled his wife.

丈夫下班回家，额头上有一片殷红，太太见了非常不悦说：“怎么会有口红？”

“不是口红，”他说，“是血，驾车回家时出了车祸，额头撞在驾驶盘上了。”

太太面有喜色地说：“算你运气好。”

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