2009-01-18

美丽的英语小诗:Time is short

Time is Short.

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You’d better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.

Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask “How are you”?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.

Ever told your child
We’ll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste
Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
‘Cause you never had time
To call and say, “Hi”.

You’d better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It’s like an unopened gift…
Thrown away.

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower.
Hear the music,
Before the song is over.

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2009-01-17

书海拾贝:懂得

有一些事情,当我们年轻的时候无法懂得,不想去做;当懂得的时候,却已不再年轻,来不及做。(摘录自成功出版社中一高华练习本;稍补己意。)

2009-01-15

真妄和合的心

众生之心,皆是真妄和合。然而,他人之真妄不可知,自己之真妄却不可不知。自知之明,是指引自己前进的一盏灯;没有它,就没有办法进步。

2009-01-14

何谓“富贵”?

富是知足,贵是知耻;
富是慈悲,贵是智慧。

现代人好可怜

记得2003年去听一个教育部为教师主办的大型演讲,讲者大有来头,开口不凡。他说:
现代人很可怜,因为他们必须花很多时间去赚很多钱来买很多不需要的东西。(注:这是一个英语演讲,讲题是:Make Each Day Count.)

于丹如是说

记得2007年到孔子学院听于丹演讲,她一开口便有不凡的论述。说:
现代人是:
富而不贵(画出肚肠:“富”指钱和物质很多,“不贵”指人格修养很低。)
文而不化(画出肚肠:“文”指有知识技能,“不化”指没有教养品德。)

2009-01-12

何谓“真实”?

真实真实,真心实行。
天真之心,诚实之行。
真是智慧,实是慈悲。
真是眼睛,实是双脚。
真实之心,天地之心。
真实之行,感动世界。