三字经 – 卧薪尝胆

始春秋 终战国 五霸强 七雄出


释义
周朝之后，经历了春秋和战国两个时代，这期间出现了五个强大的诸侯争夺霸主，以及七个诸侯国长期割据 (ge1 ju4) 称雄。

故事
春秋时期，吴王夫差 (fu1 chai1) 为报父仇向越国发起进攻，夫差率大军把越王勾践 (gou1 jian4) 包围在会稽山 (kuai4 ji1 shan1) 上。勾践走投无路，只好求和。吴王夫差没有把越国放在眼里，不顾大臣的反对，答应了越国的求和。勾践回国后，立志报仇，他晚上睡在刺人的草垫 (cao3 dian4) 上，还在睡觉的地方挂了一个苦胆，每天都尝一尝，以此激励自己。后来，在勾践的努力下，越国实力不断增强，终于灭掉了五国。

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卧薪尝胆 --- 不断地提醒自己。这就有如我们在每次的期末考后都会答应明年要更努力些，不可以再懒惰、不够用功了。可是，事隔几个星期（甚至几天）我们就把这事抛掷脑后了。结果，历史重演。

对吧？我们就是不够毅力、没有恒心，总是过了就忘。也许，我们应该好好地向勾践学习那“卧薪尝胆”的精神才好。

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Never Limit Yourself

不晓得大家之前有没有看过这个短片，真的让人蛮好奇的：到底小朋友他为什么把画画成这样？真的是因为心理病吗？所以嘛，我们就因为比较年长，所以就把想法套在小孩儿的身上。其实，一个人的能量和想象力是无止境的。

要勇于发挥自己的潜能和想象力。大家加油哦！

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STORIES - The Four Wives

Once upon a time, there was a king who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and treated her to the finest things in life.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighbouring kingdoms.

He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidante and was always kind, considerate and patient with him.

The King's 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom. However, he did not love the 1st wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the King fell ill and he knew his remaining time was short. He asked the 4th wife, "I have loved you the most and endowed you with the best. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

The sad King then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is too good! When you die, I'm going to remarry!"

He then asked the 2nd wife, "You've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave."

Then a voice called out: "I'll follow you no matter where you go." The King looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, she was suffering from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the King said, "I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!"

We all have four wives in our lives - our 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish on it, it'll leave us when we die. Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, it will all go to others. Our 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave. And our 1st wife is our Soul, often neglected in our pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the flesh. However, our Soul is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go.

So cultivate, strengthen and cherish your soul. It's our only eternal companion.

- Author Unknown -

(Adapted from Eugene Loh, A Slice of Life, 938LIVE, a station of MediaCorp Radio')

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哈哈！读惯了华文的文章，这篇英文的会难吗？虽然已经是个老掉牙的故事，但是不乏温故而知新啊！人呢，往往都忽略那最真、最重要的。我们是不是也对我们的“小老婆们”比较好呢？也许，是时候好好地关心和照顾我们的“大老婆”、我们的灵性哟。

好好珍惜罢！

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待人

待人真诚，言谈举止文雅，内心充满喜悦，那么苦恼就会消失得无影无踪。

情感是由前世的缘分和今世的怜爱所产生的，宛如莲花是由泥土和水所孕育而成的一样。

为了追求幸福和快乐，而把幸福和快乐建筑在别人的痛苦之上，那么所受到怨恨的困扰，是无法摆脱的。

平等地对待每一个人，而不论其贫富或贵贱，是一个人的美德，体现一个人的善良本性。

探视和关心照顾病人，可以使患者充满希望和快乐，精神为之一振，有助于早日康复。

人们爱戴忠于真理、谦虚、热诚、守信、尽职的人。

丈夫对待妻子的最佳方式：
〈一〉称赞妻子各方面的优点
〈二〉尊重妻子，永远不能轻视
〈三〉对妻子忠贞不二
〈四〉授予妻子处理家务的职权
〈五〉妻子生日、结婚周年，赠送精致的衣服或饰物，增进彼此情感。

妻子对待丈夫的最佳方式：
〈一〉把家务处理得井然有序
〈二〉关心帮助丈夫的亲属（丈夫的父母、兄弟等）
〈三〉对丈夫忠贞不二
〈四〉善于治家，衣食丰足，每月定量储蓄
〈五〉勤劳、整洁、大方、温柔。

处事为人的四项原则：
〈一〉慷慨施舍
〈二〉言谈体贴
〈三〉互相合作
〈四〉真诚有理
以上四项原则宛如是车子的油，能够使车轮转动自如。

乐意服务社会的人容易与别人相处，乐于助人而且关心对方的需要，诚恳而又耐心地教导别人。这种真诚的良善行为，一定会得到福报。

小孩子是不能跟他开玩笑的。小孩子没有知识，要跟着父母学习，听父母的教诲。现在你欺骗他，就是教儿子欺骗。

做家长的溺爱孩子，钱财任由他们享用，这样的孩子就会任意挥霍，任意挥霍就会使生活奢侈无度。

做家长的溺爱孩子而不忍心加以约束，不加约束的孩子就会骄傲放纵。

教子女学吃亏、谦逊、恭让，定是昌盛根基；教子女学刻薄、贪利、骄矜，便是灾殃先兆。

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虽然间中有关于夫妻之道和我们许多人还没有关系，但是那处事为人就和我们每个人有关了罢？嗯，没错，其实当我们因为开玩笑而和小孩儿有了欺骗的把戏时，这就是教坏他们的一种了。

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三字经 – 烽火戏诸侯

周辙东 王纲坠 逞干戈 尚游说
Zhou1 zhe2 dong1 wang2 gang1 zhui4 cheng3 gan1 ge1 shang4 you2 shui4


释义
周平王迁都洛阳后，周朝的统治就崩溃了。各诸侯之间战争频繁，当时的士大夫阶层也只重口才而不讲仁义。

故事
周朝后期，执政的幽王昏庸无道，有人献给他一个美女叫褒姒 (bao1 si4)，幽王非常喜欢她，但褒姒总是闷闷不乐。有个奸臣向幽王献计：“如果我们点燃烽火台上的烟火，附近的诸侯 (zhu1 hou2) 见了赶来，上个大当，娘娘见这么多兵马扑个空，保管会笑。”幽王真的命人点燃了烽火，诸侯来了知道上当后，都很生气，褒姒却真的笑了。可是，后来敌人真的来进犯，幽王再点燃烽火时却没有诸侯肯再来，幽王当了俘虏，为自己的无道付出了代价。

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嗯，馆主不晓得大家有没有听过这个故事，但是从不少历史记载看来，女人可都让国家陷入困境的呀。可能因为以前有很多帝王都想要好好地讨好自己的爱妃罢，所以才作出那么多可笑的事情来。但无论如何，馆主觉得就算要讨好爱妃，也不能拿对国家紧急的器材来开玩笑呀。所谓“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳”，被戏弄了的诸侯当然不想再成为他人的笑柄、玩偶、或让人寻开心的工具，当然不再相信烽火台了。

我们是不是也这样呢？虽然如果再次被戏弄会很丢脸，但是馆主也觉得没有什么比国家的安危更重要不是吗？所以就算有可能会被戏弄，当烽火台上的烟火被点燃时也要前去看个究竟才好。在日常生活里，我们有时可能会被他人捉弄，但是不要因为如此就不再相信他人了。这世界上好人并不缺乏啊，用心点儿观察，那些平日看似坏人的人也并非真的是如此哦。所谓“人之初，性本善”嘛。哈哈！

加油！

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