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。
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
复活的信仰
复活的信仰不是来自「证明」，复活的信仰不能证明也不待证明。空坟不是复活的证据，而只是一个「记号」，一个指向复活喜讯的记号。这个记号的意义原本相当隐晦，只有当复活的主亲自显现（启示自己）时，空坟才成为一个会说话的记号，告诉吾人那位被钉者已经复活，而且带着肉身返回到父的光荣中。
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老妈的礼物
三个离家闯天下成功的儿子聚在一起，讨论各自送给老妈的礼物。
大儿子说：『我为妈妈盖了一栋大房子。』
二儿子说：『我送给她一辆宾士，还附司机。』
三儿子说：『我打败你们了，你们知道妈妈非常喜欢读圣经，你们也知道她的眼睛不好. 我送她的是一只会朗诵全本圣经的棕色鹦鹉，总共动用二十名修道院的修士，花了整整十二年的时间来教这只鹦鹉，我还得每年都要奉献十万元，他们才肯训练牠。不过 这是值得的，妈妈只要说出章节名称，那只鹦鹉就会开始背诵圣经给她听。』
故事还没结束喔
过了不久，他们就收到妈妈寄出的谢卡
给大儿子的写道：『Charles，你盖的房子好大。我只住在其中一个房间，但是我却得打扫整栋房子。』
给二儿子的写说：『James，我太老!没办法外出旅行。我整天都待在家里，所以我从来没坐过那台宾士。而且，那个司机好粗鲁，好没礼貌！』
她给三儿子的信柔和许多：『最亲爱的Thomas，你是三个儿子中唯一知道妈妈喜欢什么的，谢谢你送的那只鸡，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
不要判断
你们不要判断，你们也就不受判断；不要定罪，也就不被定罪；你们要赦免，也就蒙赦免。
你们给，也就给你们；并且还要用好的，连按带摇，以致外溢的升斗，倒在你们的怀里，因为你们用什么升斗量，也用什么升斗量给你们。
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
在逆境中开悟生命意趣
大江健三郎青年时代就以「文学」作为人生的第一个壮志来追求，年轻时就受到日本文坛的瞩目。没想到三十一岁时生下第一个孩子大江光，是一个头盖骨不全的重度智障儿。
根据大江健三郎的回忆，大江光出生在广岛，当时广岛正在举行反核大游行，健三郎怀着混乱的心情去参加。大会之后，一群原爆牺牲者的亲属，聚集在河边追悼死者，并为死去的人放河灯，他们把死者的名字写在灯笼上
，随水漂流。
当时怅望河水，被绝望心情包围的健三郎，也为「大江光」写了一个河灯，随水流去，在心里希望，自己的孩子就这样死去。
随后不久，大江健三郎去访问原爆医院，听院长告诉他，医院里有一些年轻医生，由于触目所见，都是求生不得，求死不能的病人，自己又不能为病人解除痛苦，终于积郁自杀；造成深受痛苦的病人挣扎求生，身无病痛但
过度严肃的医生反而自杀的荒谬情况。
大江健三郎听了大有所悟，回东京后立刻请医生为大江光开刀，并立下第二个人生的壮志：与大江光共同活下去。
大江光虽是智障儿，又犯有严重的癫痫，但在父母亲悉心的照护下，不只心灵澄明无染，对音乐还有超凡的才华。如今出版两张个人的音乐专辑「大江光的音乐」、「萨尔斯堡」，引起日本乐坛的震撼，甚至被喻为「日本
古典乐坛的奇葩」。
在大江健三郎获得诺贝尔文学奖后的一场演讲会，他对听众自嘲说：「据说我儿子的音乐所以受到欢迎，是因为有催眠曲的效果，如果有人听了大江光的音乐还睡不着，就请看我的书吧！」