Sunday 29 June 2008

一句话 (4)

心灵导航

亲爱的朋友,如果你早上醒来发现自己还能自由呼吸,你就比在这个星期中离开人世的人更有福气。如果你从来没有经历过战争的危险、被囚禁的孤寂、受折磨的痛苦和忍饥挨饿的难受… 你已经好过世界上5亿人了。

如果你的银行帐户有存款,钱包里有现金,你已经身居于世界上最富有的8%之列

如果你的双亲仍然在世,并且没有分居或离婚,你已属于稀少的一群

如果你能抬起头,面容上带着笑容,并且内心充满感恩的心情,你是真的幸福了── 因为世界上大部分的人都可以这样做,但是他们却没有

如果你能握着一个人的手,拥抱他,或者只是在他的肩膀上拍一下… 你的确有福气了── 因为你所做的,已经等同于上帝才能做到的

亲爱的,如果你能读到这段文字,那么你更是拥有了双份的福气,你比20亿不能阅读的人不是幸福很多吗?看到这里,请你暂且放下书,然后非常认真地对自己说一句话:「哇!原来我是这么富有的人!」

美好的心,欣赏周遭的事物;以真诚的心,对待每一个人;以愉悦的心,分享他人的快乐;以慷慨的心,帮助需要帮助的人;以感恩的心,感谢所拥有的一切。


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时时感恩,因为我们都太粗心大意了,将美好的一切小看了。可能就因为拥有了太多,所以身在福中不知福。馆主有个朋友的老板,真的是个很好的老板、他同时也是个善良的老爷爷。他的人生经历也许是我们无法想象的,但是,他已经不是个怨天尤人的凡人。说他看破了,也不是没可能的,毕竟,经过了岁月的洗刷和磨练,如果还有所执著只会杞人忧天。

馆主很佩服他的人生态度。他应该可以算是个在生命中学习出来的一位智者,是学习的好榜样。好了,这一连串关于“一句话”的系列就到此了。

大家学习快乐!

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Thursday 26 June 2008

一句话 (3)

原来你也很富有

有一位青年,老是埋怨自己时运不济,发不了财,终日愁眉不展。这一天,走过来一个须发皆白的老人,问:「年轻人,为什么不快乐?

「我不明白,为什么我总是这么穷。」

「穷?你很富有嘛!」老人由衷地说。

「这从何说起?」年轻人不解。

老人反问道:「假如现在斩掉你一个手指头,给你1千元,你干不干?

「不干。」年轻人回答。

假如砍掉你一只手,给你1万元,你干不干?

「不干。」

假如使你双眼都瞎掉,给你10万元,你干不干?

「不干。」

假如让你马上变成80岁的老人,给你100万,你干不干?

「不干。」

假如让你马上死掉,给你1000万,你干不干?

「不干。」

这就对了,你已经拥有超过1000万的财富,为什么还哀叹己贫穷呢?」老人笑吟吟地问道。

青年愕然无言,突然什么都明白了。


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那年轻人是明白了,那我们呢?我们是不是也突然觉得自己其实真的是很富有呢?我们往往都忘了,其实我们真的很幸福。也许,时而一小故事能为我们带来反省的机会吧?

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Wednesday 25 June 2008

一句话 (2)

佛教六祖惠能大师原是樵夫,因为听到《金刚经》里「应无所住而生其心」这句话,若有所悟,进而寻师访道,后来在五祖弘忍大师座下舂米八月,开悟见性;丹霞禅师本来要进京赶考,因为听到一句「选官不如选佛」而出家学佛,精进修持,成为禅宗一代祖师。

生命是一种学习,任何人在学习的过程中不免遇到困难和迷惑。

给人一句好话,让人生命奋起飞扬,何乐而不为呢?

所以,人要常说:

第一、给人欢喜的话;
第二、给人鼓励的话;
第三、给人肯定的话;
第四、给人赞叹的话。


多说好话,少说坏话。

不经意的一句轻浮话,有时会自毁前程,而一句关怀别人的话,却能让沮丧的人有生存下去的勇气。

因此,人要经常检点自己的口舌,以免破坏了好因好缘。

寒山曰:世间谤我、欺我、辱我、笑我、轻我、贱我、厌我、骗我,我如何处治乎?

拾得云:忍他、让他、由他、避他、耐他、敬他、不要理他。再待几年,你且看他!

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馆主对「应无所住而生其心」特别有感觉。就之前也是如此。可能是受上海的一个艺人在受伤后的感触而引申的启发吧?其实,生命真的是一种学习。因为无论我们的信仰是什么又或者我们有无信仰,我们现在确确实实是从新来到了世间。所以,我们一步一脚印的,就是学习怎么做人,与生命探险着无数的未知数。

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Monday 23 June 2008

一句话 (1)

人生的成败,常常因为一个人、一件事,甚至一句话而有决定性的影响。

尤其对人有用的一句话,胜过千言万语。

古今中外有很多人因为别人的一句话而深受感动,甚至豁然开朗;由于「一句话」而改变一生的事例,更是多不胜数。

美国著名的教育家和演讲口才艺术家卡内基,小时候是一个非常调皮的小男孩。

他九岁的时候,父亲将继母娶进门。

他父亲向新婚妻子介绍卡内基时,如是说:「希望你注意这个全郡最坏的男孩,他实在令我头痛,说不定明天早晨他还会拿石头砸你,或做出什么坏事呢!

出乎卡内基预料的是,继母微笑地走到他面前,托着他的头,注视着他。

接着告诉丈夫:「你错了, 他不是全郡最坏的男孩,而是最聪明,只是还没找到发泄热忱地方的男孩。」此话一出,卡内基的眼泪不听使唤地滚滚而下。

就因为这一句话,建立了卡内基和继母之间深厚的感情;也因为这一句话,成就了他立志向上的动力;更因为这一句话,让他日后帮助千千万万的人一同步上了成功之路。

一句话」很容易说,但重要的是要能让对方受用。

失落着的生命再造,不一定要靠能言善道的人来开导,有时仅仅是一句看起来普通的话,就能为对方带来力量。

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也太巧了。不是才和大家分享“该如何说”吗?若嫦小姐与我们分享这篇关于“一句话”的文章。馆主也在网上看到了这篇文章。看似不错,而且易懂的文字,发人深省。

我们每天都可能说上上百句话,但是,我们有没有发现,在那么多句话中,可能有那么一句将影响另一个人的一生?

像故事中的继母的一句话,就改变了卡内基的一生。所以我们绝对不能口出妄言哦!

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Saturday 21 June 2008

该怎么说


急事,慢慢的说;
大事,清楚的说;
小事,幽默的说;
没把握的事,谨慎的说;
没发生的事,不要胡说;
做不到的事,别乱乱说;
伤害人的事,不能说;
讨厌的事,对事不对人说;
开心的事,看场合说;
伤心的事,不要见人就说;
别人的事,小心的说;
自己的事,听听自己的心怎么说;
现在的事,做了再说;
未来的事,未来再说;
如果对我有不满意的地方,请一定要对我说。


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说得没错,其实,说话是一门艺术,需要技巧的。我们往往不知道如何说话,才会闹出一连串的事情来。希望这篇文章会对我们有所启发哦!

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Wednesday 18 June 2008

A poem for our MOM!

Why are you crying, a young boy asked his Mom?
"Because I'm a woman," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said.
His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will, but that's O.K.".......

Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does Mom seem to cry for no reason?" "All women cry for no reason," was all his Dad could say......

The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God and when God got back to him, he asked "God, why do women cry so easily?"

GOD answered......

"When I made woman, I decided she had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet, made her arms gentle enough to give comfort...

I gave her the inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times will come even from her own children.

I gave her a tenacity that allows her to keep going and take care of her family and friends, even when everyone else gives up, through sickness and fatigue without complaining....

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances. Even when her child has hurt her badly....

She has the very special power to make a child's boo-boo feel better and to quell a teenager's anxieties and fears....

I gave her strength to care for her husband, despite faults and I fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart....

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly....

For all of this hard work, I also gave her a tear to shed. It is hers to use whenever needed and it is her only weakness....

When you see her cry, tell her how much you love her, and all she does for everyone, and even though she may still cry, you will have made her heart feel better.

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好久不见!哈哈!抱歉,前些时候馆主都没登入和大家分享些故事还是什么的,该打该打。接下来的日子里还是会继续和大家一同来学习。那大家也要踊跃投稿,和微笑学习馆的读者一起分享哦!

好了,这一篇文章呢是馆主的一个友人分享的。我们的父母都很伟大,养我们、育我们,还得担心我们。可是很多时候,我们都忽略了他们的感受,和原因。希望我们会注入都一分的孝心来爱戴我们的父母好吗?

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Tuesday 3 June 2008

Socrates' Triple Filter Test

One day the great Philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who said excitedly, " Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"

"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" questioned the young man.

That's right," Socrates continued, "Before you talk to me about my student, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say."

The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and ...''

"Ah right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not - Now let's try the second filter, the 2nd filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"


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嗯,很多时候我们还没弄清楚状况就有了先入为主的想法,那是对于当事人很不公平的。更多时候,我们应该好好地想想我们要传出去的话是否是真实的,如果没查证,还是先不要胡乱将谣言说成像真的似的。

记住了哦!

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