Wednesday, December 12, 2007

If it is bound to happen, no one can avoid it~~!?

"It is bound to happen, you can never avoid it~~!"

When you read the above sentence, it may looks nothing to you. But if you have the chance to hear it from this patient, and see how he sigh for regret, you will have your whole body's hairs stand right straight up.

"It all started with bad memory."

"I became forgetful... That's all."

"Then I have cough which lasted for 2 months plus. Not recovering."

"No fever."

"No pain."

"At first the doctor told me that I was just having asthma."

"After two months plus of checking and diagnostic, it was finally found out that, I have a CIS in my brain."

Yes, this patient was so healthy before he fell ill, and handsome I would say.

But after found out that he was having this CIS 3 months ago, yes, just 3 months ago ... ... He became so old, hands and legs swell, and couldn't walk properly (I wonder whether he has forgotten on how to control his legs properly)

He kept saying that if the sickness was going to fall on you, no way you could run away, or hide from it.

It sounds so sad and horrifying. That was why Sakyamurni decided to find out the TRUTH 2500 years ago, and wanted to break away from this life cycle.

Instead of sit down and going through the same life path: Born --> Old --> Sick --> Die, Reborn --> Old --> Sick --> Die, why not we control our life and be self-mastery?

I believe this can be done~! So many Rinpoches, Buddhas, or even ordinary men like the famous "Yuan Liao-Fan" proved to us that by doing cultivation and charity, one could really change their fate to a better!

I believe it can be done.

Coffin is for dead people, and not for old people.

Please don't think that you still have plenty of time to enjoy your life.

Death is just around the corner.

I should appreciate my life, do meaningful thing, do charity, and start my small prayer to clear karma.

May the Heaven bless all always.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

天嫉英才!

天嫉英才!

什么“天将降大任于斯人也,必先劳其筋骨,疲其心志”?只为了给才子大任,所以就要磨炼他?

骗人的啦!

数数看,世上有多少才子是真的能出人头地,为天下干上一番好事业的?

* 屈原-投江自尽。
* 贾谊-遭朝廷权臣妒嫉,被文帝贬为长沙王太傅。后改任梁怀王太傅。过了几年,梁怀王从马上跌下来死了,贾谊为此而自疚,哭泣一年多而死,年仅33岁。
* 韩非-出身韩国贵族,但上书不被韩王采纳,只得著书《孤愤》。
* 李白-被流放夜郎,晚年四处飘泊,生活困苦,62病死在安徽当涂。
* 孔子-政途不得志,最后只有设立私塾教书。
* 王维-最后隐居念佛画画。
* 岳飞-被人“笃背脊”而以“莫须有”的罪名赐死。
* 李煜-成为阶下囚,后被毒死。
* 诸葛亮-一直要统一中原但不得,最后病死在战营中,年仅54岁。
* 司马迁-受残酷的宫刑,后苟且偷生。
* 陶渊明-因为“不为五斗米折腰”而辞官归隐。
* 杜甫-受安史之乱的动荡不安之苦,加上仕途挫折,生活窘迫,56病死在湘江途中。
* 辛弃疾-以恢复中原为己任,但屡遭坎坷,得不到南宋朝廷的重用。
* 陆游-也是遭当权者免官,闲居故乡至老死。
* 苏轼-被贬官、外放… … 后被告发写诗毁谤朝廷而入狱(乌台诗案)
… …

为什么他们最后都无法贡献他们的才能至老死?

被天磨炼后,却无法一展才华,那倒不如让他们成为一位再普通也不过的平民?

当然,也有许多天生有特别才能的人,最后被人误为恶魔、神经病、造谣、多事… …。

这是天意吗?那不要说到这么伟大,“降大任于斯人”?那是天大的玩笑吧?

这不是天嫉英才麽?

当你有满腹的理想却不得志时,还是算了吧!

毕竟宇宙如此浩瀚,也不欠在人间发挥一长。哈!

Friday, July 27, 2007

胖老人,瘦老人

最近教补习时,发现了一篇很棒的文章,在这里跟你们分享,希望你们从中能够找到一些生命的答案。

去年夏天我与妻子参加了一个民间旅行团,从牡丹江出发,到俄罗斯的海参崴游玩。海参崴的主要魅力在于海,我们下榻的旅馆面对海,每天除了在阳台上看海,还要一次次下到海岸的最外沿,静静地看。海参崴的海与别处不同,深灰色的迷蒙中透露出巨大的恐怖。我们眯缝着眼睛,把脖子缩进衣领,立即成了大自然凛冽威仪下的可怜小虫。其实岂止是我们,连海鸥也只在岸边盘旋,不敢远翔,四五条猎犬在沙滩上对着海浪狂叫,但才吠几声又缩脚逃回,逃回后又回头吠叫。呜呜的风声中永远夹带着这种凄惶的叫声,直到深更半夜。

在一个小小的湾角上,我们发现,端坐着一胖一瘦两个垂钓的老人。胖老人听见脚步声朝我们眨了眨眼算是打了招呼,他回身举起钓竿把他的成果朝我们扬了扬,原来他钓绳上挂了六个小小的钓钩,每个钓钩上都是一条小鱼。他把六条小鱼摘下来放进身边的水桶里,然后再次下钩,半分钟不到他又起竿,又是六条挂在上面。就这样,他忙忙碌碌地下钩起钩,我妻子走前去一看,水桶里已有半桶小鱼。

奇怪的是,只离他两米远的瘦老人却纹丝不动。为什么一条鱼也不上他的钩呢?正纳闷,水波轻轻一动,他缓缓起竿,没有鱼,但一看钓钩却硕大无比,原来他只想钓大鱼。在他眼中,胖老人忙忙碌碌地钓起那一大堆鱼,根本是在糟践钓鱼者的取舍标准和堂皇形象。伟大的钓鱼者是安坐着与大海进行谈判的人类代表,而不是等待对方琐碎的施舍。

胖老人每次起竿都要用眼角瞟一下瘦老人,好像在说:“你就这么熬下去吧,伟大的谈判者!”而瘦老人只以泥塑木雕般的安静来回答。两个都在嘲讽对方,两个谁也不服谁。

过了不久,胖老人起身,提起满满的鱼桶走了,快乐地朝我们扮了一个鬼脸,却连笑声也没有发出,脚步如胜利者凯旋。瘦老人仍然坐着,夕阳照着他倔强的身躯,他用背影来鄙视同伴的浅薄。暮色苍茫了,我们必须回去,走了一段路回身,看到瘦小的身影还在与大海对峙。此时的海,已经更加狰狞昏暗。狗吠声越来越响,夜晚开始了。

妻子说:“我已经明白,为什么一个这么胖,一个这么瘦了。一个更加物质,一个更加精神。人世间的精神总是固执而瘦削的,对吗?”我说:“说得好。但也可以说,一个是喜剧美,一个是悲剧美。他们天天在互相批判,但加在一起才是完美的人类。”

确实,他们谁也离不开谁。没有瘦老人,胖老人的丰收何以证明?没有胖老人,瘦老人的固守有何意义?大海中多得是鱼,谁的丰收都不足挂齿;大海有漫长的历史,谁的固守都是一瞬间。因此,他们的价值都是由对手来证明,可以设想,哪一天,胖老人见不到瘦老人,或瘦老人见不到胖老人,将会是何等惶恐。在这个意义上,最大的对手也就是最大的朋友,很难分开。
(摘自余秋雨《垂钓。霜冷长河》节选)

是的,不管你这一生的成就如何,那又怎样呢?