有一位青年，老是埋怨自己時運不濟，發不了財，終日愁眉不展。這一天，走過來一個鬚髮皆白的老人，問：「年輕人，為什麼不快樂？」
「我不明白，為什麼我總是這麼窮。」
「窮？你很富有嘛！」老人由衷地說。
「這從何說起？」年輕人不解。
老人反問道：「假如現在斬掉你一個手指頭，給你1千元，你幹不幹？」
「不幹。」年輕人回答。
「假如砍掉你一隻手，給你1萬元，你幹不幹？」
「不幹。」
「假如使你雙眼都瞎掉，給你10萬元，你幹不幹？」
「不幹。」
「假如讓你馬上變成80歲的老人，給你100萬，你幹不幹？」
「不幹。」
「假如讓你馬上死掉，給你1000萬，你幹不幹？」
「不幹。」
「這就對了，你已經擁有超過1000萬的財富，為什麼還哀歎己貧窮呢？」老人笑吟吟地問道。
青年愕然無言，突然什麼都明白了。
rich
It is possible to give away and become richer!
It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything.
Yes, the liberal man shall be rich!
By watering others, he waters himself.
From the Bible
Proverbs 11:24-25
復活的信仰
復活的信仰不是來自「證明」，復活的信仰不能證明也不待證明。空墳不是復活的證據，而只是一個「記號」，一個指向復活喜訊的記號。這個記號的意義原本相當隱晦，只有當復活的主親自顯現（啟示自己）時，空墳才成為一個會說話的記號，告訴吾人那位被釘者已經復活，而且帶著肉身返回到父的光榮中。
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老媽的禮物
三個離家闖天下成功的兒子聚在一起，討論各自送給老媽的禮物。
大兒子說：『我為媽媽蓋了一棟大房子。』
二兒子說：『我送給她一輛賓士，還附司機。』
三兒子說：『我打敗你們了，你們知道媽媽非常喜歡讀聖經，你們也知道她的眼睛不好. 我送她的是一隻會朗誦全本聖經的棕色鸚鵡，總共動用二十名修道院的修士，花了整整十二年的時間來教這隻鸚鵡，我還得每年都要奉獻十萬元，他們才肯訓練牠。不過 這是值得的，媽媽只要說出章節名稱，那隻鸚鵡就會開始背誦聖經給她聽。』
故事還沒結束喔
過了不久，他們就收到媽媽寄出的謝卡
給大兒子的寫道：『Charles，你蓋的房子好大。我只住在其中一個房間，但是我卻得打掃整棟房子。』
給二兒子的寫說：『James，我太老!沒辦法外出旅行。我整天都待在家裡，所以我從來沒坐過那台賓士。而且，那個司機好粗魯，好沒禮貌！』
她給三兒子的信柔和許多：『最親愛的Thomas，你是三個兒子中唯一知道媽媽喜歡什麼的，謝謝你送的那隻雞，非常好吃。
The Rose
Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower, and You its only seed.
It's the heart, afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance.
It's the dream, afraid of waking, that never takes a chance.
It's the one who won't be taken, who cannot seem to give.
And the soul, afraid of dyin', that never learns to live.
When the night has been too lonely,
and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes
The Rose.
Bill's rules addressed to high school
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
May you
May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.
Saint Theresa
不要判斷
你們不要判斷，你們也就不受判斷；不要定罪，也就不被定罪；你們要赦免，也就蒙赦免。
你們給，也就給你們；並且還要用好的，連按帶搖，以致外溢的升斗，倒在你們的懷裏，因為你們用什麼升斗量，也用什麼升斗量給你們。
Life is filled with suffering
Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Buddhist Monk
在逆境中開悟生命意趣
大江健三郎青年時代就以「文學」作為人生的第一個壯志來追求，年輕時就受到日本文壇的矚目。沒想到三十一歲時生下第一個孩子大江光，是一個頭蓋骨不全的重度智障兒。
根據大江健三郎的回憶，大江光出生在廣島，當時廣島正在舉行反核大遊行，健三郎懷著混亂的心情去參加。大會之後，一群原爆犧牲者的親屬，聚集在河邊追悼死者，並為死去的人放河燈，他們把死者的名字寫在燈籠上
，隨水漂流。
當時悵望河水，被絕望心情包圍的健三郎，也為「大江光」寫了一個河燈，隨水流去，在心裡希望，自己的孩子就這樣死去。
隨後不久，大江健三郎去訪問原爆醫院，聽院長告訴他，醫院裡有一些年輕醫生，由於觸目所見，都是求生不得，求死不能的病人，自己又不能為病人解除痛苦，終於積鬱自殺；造成深受痛苦的病人掙扎求生，身無病痛但
過度嚴肅的醫生反而自殺的荒謬情況。
大江健三郎聽了大有所悟，回東京後立刻請醫生為大江光開刀，並立下第二個人生的壯志：與大江光共同活下去。
大江光雖是智障兒，又犯有嚴重的癲癇，但在父母親悉心的照護下，不只心靈澄明無染，對音樂還有超凡的才華。如今出版兩張個人的音樂專輯「大江光的音樂」、「薩爾斯堡」，引起日本樂壇的震撼，甚至被喻為「日本
古典樂壇的奇葩」。
在大江健三郎獲得諾貝爾文學獎後的一場演講會，他對聽眾自嘲說：「據說我兒子的音樂所以受到歡迎，是因為有催眠曲的效果，如果有人聽了大江光的音樂還睡不著，就請看我的書吧！」