Kementerian Kesihatan 2007

善用善良

生命成長的學習，猶如登山，每到一處，都會有新風景、新發現和新挑戰。旅途同伴的生命歷程，更會在彼此的交集點上碰觸出火花。
在一次活動的小組分享中，我們談到對於自己的看法，我說，最喜歡自己的一點就是善良。話甫出口，沒想到迎來的是陣陣懷疑的眼神，甚至瞠目咋舌的表情。這下我可覺得好玩了，倒想聽聽大伙兒的看法。
經歷了無數波折與苦難的組員語重心長地說：“善良會被人欺。”
“這會不會是逃避問題的一種方式呢？”
“太單純的人真的可以融入這複雜的社會嗎？”另一組員懷疑道。
也有人擔心：“我也想成為善良的人，但會不會太傻呢？”
那討論、分享的過程豐富了我們的視野，也開闊了我們的包容心。我們從別人的話語中，漸漸瞭解到，帶著不同的生命經驗與背景，每個人都有不同的觀點與信念系統。
我相信，沒有人天生要成為一個計較或對人不善的人。這些人往往是因為生命中曾經遭受心靈的傷害，因此建起一道保護自己的藩籬；或是遇到的克難特別多，因此要武裝自己來面對現實生活的考驗。

然而，我卻不同意善良是軟弱、無知或被動的代名詞。
善良於我，是在懂得世界與人心皆是在因緣中不斷變化之後，仍然願意深信人性的光明面。這是一種對待生命的態度、一種必須配合智慧的選擇。

我想，就像萬物相依的緣起法則那般，善良不是獨立存在的，它必須在智慧的引導之下，才不會有所偏差。兩者如車之兩輪、鳥之雙翼，必須相輔相成。清淨無染的心，會對萬事萬物有透徹的洞察力，自會知道何時可以讓我們的善良溫暖別人的心，何時要在能力不及時避開負面的干擾或不必要的傷害。
善良的人要懂得驅使我們的善性、珍愛自己的善心，而不要盲目被它所控，或被濫用。在眾生即我的正見裡，我們必須懂得善待別人也善待自己，瞭解到生命皆是平等，每個眾生都是同等珍貴的。因為善良絕非討好，不是迎合大眾的需要卻苦了自己。用道德或社會倫理來壓抑煩惱不是真正的慈悲，因為對自己並不好。

容格曾說：“心靈必然會尋找自己的平衡點。”當我們內在累積了太多的情緒，壓抑得太久會很容易一觸即發地被引爆。善良的人，也要學習允許自己會有需要，也會起煩惱或情緒。煩惱來時，不要害怕、不要討厭、更不要壓抑，因為煩惱是老師，它讓我們看到自己的不圓滿，才有機會轉化與修正。
當我們願意以善待人時，會得到同樣溫柔和善意的回應。因為世界像一面鏡子，它不懂掩飾也不會說謊，它只會將我們對待它的方式，原原本本地反射出來。我們心靈的廣角鏡會自然投向人性的真善美，所遇到的人事物都是帶著單純和善意的禮物而來的。這是物物相吸的自然法則，也是潛意識的運作方式。
因此，無論是什麼樣的經歷，我還是寧願選擇單純和善良。有佛法護航的旅途，有智慧引導的過程，再多的險惡，也只能與我們擦肩而過。

汪劭徽（心靈成長工作者）

80 years of LIFE

On the first day, God created the dog and said: 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.' The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?' So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the monkey and said: 'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.' The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?' And God agreed.
On the third day, God created the cow and said: 'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.' The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?' And God agreed again.
On the fourth day, God created man and said: 'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.' But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?' 'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves.
For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family.
For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren.
And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you.

drink warm water

Heart Attacks and Drinking Warm Water

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks.


The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water! Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack...
A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line .

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.