Category: Wisdom Quotes

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.
Margaret J. Wheatley

耶穌運用了群眾們熟知的先知厄里亞（列上十七8-16）和厄里叟（列下五1-27）的故事，說明三重的事實：首先，祂將自己列於先知的行列之中；其次，耶穌揭露了群眾們要求奇蹟，並非由於相信天主的能力在祂的身上出現，而只為滿足自己的好奇心；最後，這些聖經例子也說明，外邦人比猶太人更先得到天主的救助。納匝肋的群眾瞭解，耶穌指責他們和祖先一樣不尊敬先知，斷定他們必將因此遭到和祖先們相同的命運，被拒於天國之外，同時眼睜睜地看見外邦人得到救恩（參閱：宗十三46；二八28）。
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他給年輕人的建議：
“離信用卡遠遠的 (銀行借貸) ，對自己投資並且記住以下幾點:
財富不會造就人，人才會創造財富。
過自己最簡單的生活。
不要別人說什麼就做什麼，只要傾聽，但是做自己認為是好的事情。
不要追求名牌; 穿自己舒適自在的就好。
不要把錢浪費在不必要的東西上; 卻要把錢花在真正需要錢的人身上。
畢竟，這是你自己的人生。那為什麼要讓別人來左右它？
Warren Buffet

先經由他人「介紹」，接著自己「尋找」，耶穌邀請尋找者「來」到祂那裡，「看看」耶穌的生活，經由具體和耶穌「相遇」的經驗，終於「達到信仰」的肯定，最後再自發地「為信仰作證」，或被耶穌派遣去「傳揚福音」。
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A nice definition of an awakened person: a person who no longer marches to the drums of society, a person who dances to the tune of the music that springs up from within.

Anthony De Mello, 1931-1987

Jesuit Priest and Author

別在喜悅時許下承諾
別在憂傷時做出回答
別在憤怒時下決定
三思而後行，做出睿智的行為
Don't make promise when you are in joy.
Don't reply when you are sad.
Don't take decision when you are angry.
Think twice..., Act Wise.

別讓某人成為你生命中的優先，
當你只是他們生命中的一個選擇時。
人與人之間的關係只在彼此達到平衡時，
運作的最恰當。
Don't let someone become a priority in your life,
when you are just an option in their life...
Relationships work best when they are balanced.

It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life, and if you let your fear of consequences prevent you from following your deepest instinct then your life will be safe, expedient, and thin.
Katherine Butler Hathaway, 1890 - 1942
American Author

Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prays for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?
From the movie: Evan Almighty
Written by Steve Oedekerk