The Fern and the Bamboo

The Fern and the Bamboo.....

One day I decided to quit.... I quit my job, my relationship, myspirituality..

I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have onelast talk with God.

"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"

His answer surprised me..."Look around",

He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?

""Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care ofthem.

I gave them light. I gave them water.

The fern quickly grew from theearth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from thebamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.

And again,nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo".He said.

"In the third year, there was still no thing from the bamboo seed.

But I would not quit.In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed.

But I would not quit.He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant.

ut just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it couldnot handle."He said to me.

"Did you know, my child, that all this time you have beenstruggling, you have actually been growing roots. I would not quit on thebamboo.

I will never quit on you. Don't compare yourself to others."He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern, yet, they bothmake the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come," God said to me. " You will rise high!""How high should I rise ?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return."As high as it can?" I questioned."Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can.

"I left the forest and brought back this story. I hope these words can helpyou see that God will never give up on you........Never regret a day in your life.

Good days give you Happiness.Bad days give you Experiences.Both are essential to life.

Keep going...Happiness keeps you Sweet,

Trials keep you Strong,

sorrows keep you Human,

Failures keep you Humble,

Success keeps You Glowing,

But Only God keeps You Going!Have a great day!

The Son is shining!!

God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart.

纯真的心

有一个小镇很久没有下雨了，令当地农作物损失惨重，於是牧师把大家集合起来，准备在教堂里开一个祈求降雨的祷告会

会众中有一个小女孩， 因个子太小，几乎没有人看得到她，但她也来参加祈雨祷告会。

就在这时侯，牧师注意到小女孩所带来的东西，激动地在台上指著她说：「那位小妹妹很让我感动！」於是大家顺著他手指的方向看了过去。

牧师接著说：「我们今天来祷告祈求上帝降雨，可是整个会堂中，只有她一个人今天带著雨伞！」大家仔细一看，果然，她的座位旁挂了一把红色的小雨伞； 这时大家沉静了一下，紧接而来的，是一阵掌声与泪水交织的美景。

有时我们不得不说：小孩子其实一点都不「小」，他 （她）们其实很「大」！他（她）们的爱心很大！他 （她）们的信心很大！

今天送出藍色緞帶了嗎.........

藍色緞帶 我們很容易看到別人的優點。

像是某人很漂亮啦，工作能力很強啦，人緣很好啦，但我們很少能看到自己的長處及自己的價值。

因為要嚴以律己， 所以對自己的要求與批評就很多， 期望也就過高，常常造成否定自己的心態； 認為自己很多地方都不夠好，久而久之，就產生了自卑感，失去了自信心，認為自己的存在沒什麼價值，因而活得非常消沉，甚至厭世。

有鑒於此， 美國的布里居絲 Helice Bridges 發起了一個叫做藍色緞帶的運動 。希望能在西元二千年的時候，每一個美國人都能拿到一條她設計的 藍色緞帶 。

上面寫著 "Who I Am Makes A Difference "，也就是我可以為這個世界創造一些價值的意思 。

她處處散發這樣的緞帶，鼓勵大家把緞帶送給家人和朋友，謝謝這些在我們四周的人。
她也四處演講，強調每個人的價值。 結果因為這些緞帶的傳送，引發了許多感人的故事，也改變了許多人的生命。

其中有一個故事十分發人深省： 有一次這位女士給了一個朋友三條緞帶，希望他能送給別人。

這位朋友送了一條給他不苟言笑、 事事挑剔的上司。他覺得由於他的嚴厲使他多學到許多東西。 另外他還多給了一條緞帶，希望他的上司能拿去送給另外一個影響他生命的人。

他的上司非常的訝異，因為所有的員工一向對他是敬而遠之。 他知道自己的人緣很差，沒想到還有人會感念他嚴苛的態度， 把它當做是正面的影響，而向他致謝， 這使他的心頓時柔軟起來。

這個上司一個下午都若有所思的坐在辦公室裡，而後他提早下班回家，把那條緞帶給了他正值青少年期的兒子。 他們父子關係一向不好，平時他忙著公務，不太顧家，對兒子也只有責備，很少讚賞。

那天他懷著一顆歉疚的心，把緞帶給了兒子， 同時為自己一向的態度道歉。

他告訴兒子，其實他的存在帶給他這個父親無限的喜悅與驕傲。 儘管他從未稱讚他，也少有時間與他相處，但是他是十分愛他的，也以他為榮。 當他說完了這些話，兒子竟然號啕大哭。

他對父親說： 他以為他父親一點也不在乎他，他覺得人生一點價值都沒有， 他不喜歡自己， 恨自己不能討父親的歡心， 正準備以自殺來結束痛苦的一生。 沒想到他父親的一番言語， 打開了心結，也救了他一條性命。這位父親嚇得出了一身冷汗，自己差點失去了獨生的兒子而不自知。

從此改變了自己的態度，調整了生活的重心，也重建了親子關係，加強了兒子對自己的信心。 就這樣，整個家庭因為一條小小的緞帶而徹底改觀。 一條藍色的緞帶為什麼有這麼大的魔力？

因為它是一個提醒，提醒我們看到自己的價值。提醒我們要接受自己、 關愛自己。 我們是可以創造奇蹟、創造不同的人，不論我們是誰，都有這樣的能力。 也只有如此，我才能看到這世界的美好、光明的一面， 也才能生活得愉快， 真正的去愛，去創造生命。

鬼與農夫

鬼與農夫

一個平凡的小故事，給人的震撼卻無法形容 有個老魔鬼看到人間的生活過得太幸福了，他說：「我們要去擾亂一下，要不然魔鬼就不存在了。」

他先派了一個小魔鬼去擾亂一個農夫。因為他看到那農夫每天辛勤地工作，可是所得卻少得可憐，但他還是那麼快樂，非常知足。

小魔鬼就開始想，要怎樣才能把農夫變壞呢？他就把農夫的田地變得很硬，讓農夫知難而退。

那農夫敲半天，做得好辛苦，但他只是休息一下，還是繼續敲，沒有一點抱怨。小魔鬼看到計策失敗，只好摸摸鼻子回去了。

老魔鬼又派了第二個去。第二個小魔鬼想，既然讓他更加辛苦也沒有用，那就拿走他所擁有的東西吧！那小魔鬼就把他午餐的麵包跟水偷走，他想，農夫做得那麼辛苦，又累又餓，卻連麵包跟水都不見了，這下子他一定會暴跳如雷！

農夫又渴又餓地到樹下休息，想不到麵包跟水都不見了！「不曉得是哪個可憐的人比我更需要那塊麵包跟水？如果這些東西就能讓他得溫飽的話，那就好了。」又失敗了，小魔鬼又棄甲而逃。

老魔鬼覺得奇怪，難道沒有任何辦法能使這農夫變壞？ 就在這時第三個小魔鬼出來了。 他對老魔鬼講：「我有辦法，一定能把他變壞。」

小魔鬼先去跟農夫做朋友，農夫很高興地和他作了朋友。因為魔鬼有預知的能力，他就告訴農夫，明年會有乾旱，教農夫把稻種在濕地上，農夫便照做。結果第二年別人沒有收成，只有農夫的收成滿坑滿谷，他就因此而富裕起來了。

小魔鬼又每年都對農夫說當年適合種什麼，三年下來，這農夫就變得非常富有。 他又教農夫把米拿去釀酒販賣，賺取更多的錢。慢慢地，農夫開始不工作了，靠著經濟販賣的方式，就能獲得大量金錢。 有一天，老魔鬼來了，小魔鬼就告訴老魔鬼說：「您看！我現在要展現我的成果。這農夫現在已經有豬的血液了。」

只見農夫辦了個晚宴，所有富有的人都來參加；喝最好的酒，吃最精美的餐點，還有好多的僕人侍候。他們非常浪費地吃喝，衣裳零亂，醉得不省人事，開始變得像豬一樣癡肥愚蠢。 「您還會看到他身上有著狼的血液。」小魔鬼又說。

這時，一個僕人端著葡萄酒出來，不小心跌了一跤。 農夫就開始罵他：「你做事這麼不小心！」「唉！主人，我們到現在都沒有吃飯，餓得渾身無力。」「事情沒有做完，你們怎麼可以吃飯！」

老魔鬼見了，高興地對小魔鬼說：「唉！你太了不起！你是怎麼辦到的？」 小魔鬼說：「我只不過是讓他擁有比他需要的更多而已，這樣就可以引發他人性中的貪婪。」

第一次看到這個故事，當時只是抱著姑且看看的心態，但在看完後帶給人的震撼，卻絕不是筆墨可以表達、言語可以形容的 這篇文章分享給每一個在為夢想努力奮鬥的你，提醒我們在努力追求夢想的同時 千萬不要忘了最初的本心。

心若改變，你的態度跟著改變；
態度改變，你的習慣跟著改變；
習慣改變，你的性格跟著改變；
性格改變，你的人生跟著改變。

The opposite of love is not hate

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.

-Elie Wiesal-

24条经典哲理性语句(转)

24条经典哲理性语句(转)

1．记住该记住的，忘记该忘记的。改变能改变的，接受不能改变的 　　Remember what should be remembered, and forget what should be forgotten.Alter what is changeable, and accept what is mutable. 　　 　　

2．能冲刷一切的除了眼泪，就是时间，以时间来推移感情，时间越长，冲突越淡，仿佛不断稀释的茶 　　Apart from tears, only time could wear everything away. While feeling is being processed by time, conflicts would be reconciled as time goes by, just like a cup of tea that is being continuously diluted. 　　 　　

3．怨言是上天得至人类最大的供物，也是人类祷告中最真诚的部分 　　Complaints are the greatest offerings that God obtains from human beings, as well as the most faithful prayers human beings might utter to God. 　　 　　

4．智慧的代价是矛盾。这是人生对人生观开的玩笑。 　　Wisdom appears in contradiction to itself, which is a trick life plays on philosophy of life. 　　 　　

5．世上的姑娘总以为自己是骄傲的公主（除了少数极丑和少数极聪明的姑娘例外） 　　Girls always look on themselves as proud princesses, with the exception of a small number of either extremely ugly or exceedingly smart ones. 　　 　　

6．如果敌人让你生气，那说明你还没有胜他的把握 　　It can be inferred that you lack confidence in a victory over your rivals from the fact that you’re irritable against them. 　　 　　

7．如果朋友让你生气，那说明你仍然在意他的友情 　　From that you would get angry with your friends, we can conclude you sitll care about the friendship between you. 　　 　　

8．令狐冲说“有些事情本身我们无法控制，只好控制自己。” 可是，他算什么！！ 　　“ Something is out of our control, so we have to command ourselves.“ said Linghu Chong, a known character in a Chinese novel about persons adept in martial arts(武侠小说？）. Who is, however, fucking he? 　　 　　

9．我不知道我现在做的哪些是对的，那些是错的，而当我终于老死的时候我才知道这些。所以我现在所能做的就是尽力做好每一件事，然后等待着老死。 　　Only till my natural death.could I tell which of what I have been doing is right or wrong, so now I have to try to do well in everything, and then wait to die a natural death. 　　 　　

10．也许有些人很可恶，有些人很卑鄙。而当我设身为他想象的时候，我才知道：他比我还可怜。所以请原谅所有你见过的人，好人或者坏人 　　Some may be wicked, and some may be despicable. Only when I put myself in their position did I know they are more miserable than I. So forgive all that you have met, no matter what kind of persons they are. 　　 　　


11．鱼对水说你看不到我的眼泪，因为我在水里．水说我能感觉到你的眼泪，因为你在我心里。 　　“You couldn’t see my tears cause I am in the water.“ Fish said to water. 　　“But I could feel your tears cause you are in me.“ Answered water. 　　 　　

12．快乐要有悲伤作陪，雨过应该就有天晴。如果雨后还是雨，如果忧伤之后还是忧伤．请让我们从容面对这离别之后的离别。 微笑地去寻找一个不可能出现的你！ 　　Happiness is accompanied by sorrow, and it would turn sunny after rain as well. If rain remains after rain and sorrow remains after sorrow, please take those farewells easy, and turn to smilingly look for yourself who is never to appear.

13．死亡教会人一切，如同考试之后公布的结果？？虽然恍然大悟，但为时晚矣！ 　　Like the outcome after an exam, death makes us aware of anything, That is, it’s too late to take a tumble. 　　 　　

14．你出生的时候，你哭着，周围的人笑着；你逝去的时候，你笑着，而周围的人在哭！ 　　When you were born, you’re crying but lookers-on were smiling. When you are passing away, you’re smiling but lookers-on are crying. 　　 　　

15．男人在结婚前觉得适合自己的女人很少，结婚后觉得适合自己的女人很多 　　Man might think that few women fit him before his marriage, and contrarily when they get married. 　　 　　

16．于千万人之中，遇见你所遇见的人；于千万年之中，时间的无涯荒野里，没有早一步，也没有晚一步，刚巧赶上了 　　Among thousands of people, you meet those you’ve met. Through thousands of years, with the boundlessness of time, you happen to meet them, neither earlier nor a bit too late. 　　

17．每个人都有潜在的能量，只是很容易:被习惯所掩盖，被时间所迷离,被惰性所消磨. 　　Everyone has his inherent ability( power or capacity?) which is easily concealed by habbits, blurred by time, and eroded by laziness( or inertia?). 　　 　　

18．人生短短几十年，不要给自己留下了什么遗憾，想笑就笑，想哭就哭，该爱的时候就去爱，无谓压抑自己 　　Be sure that you have never had any regrets in your life which only lasts for a few decades. Laugh or cry as you like, and it‘s meaningless to oppress yourself. 　　 　　

19．《和平年代》里的话：当幻想和现实面对时，总是很痛苦的。要么你被痛苦击倒，要么你把痛苦踩在脚下 　　While our dream is confronted with the reality, you always feel painful. Just trample on the pain, or you‘ll be beat down by it. 　　 　　

20．真正的爱情是不讲究热闹不讲究排场不讲究繁华更不讲究嚎头的 　　A true love is what doesn‘t strive for busyness, for extravagance, for luxury, and moreover for hokum. 　　 　　

21．生命中，不断地有人离开或进入。于是，看见的，看不见了；记住的，遗忘了。生命中，不断地有得到和失落。于是，看不见的，看见了；遗忘的，记住了。 然而，看不见的，是不是就等于不存在？记住的，是不是永远不会消失？ 　　There is someone that is coming or passing away in your life around the clock, so you may lose sight of those seen, and forget those remembered. There is gain and loss in your life, so you may catch sight of those unseen, and remember those forgotten. Nevertheless, doesn‘t the unseen exist for sure? Will the remembered remain for ever? 　　 　　

22．我们确实活得艰难，一要承受种种外部的压力，更要面对自己内心的困惑。在苦苦挣扎中，如果有人向你投以理解的目光，你会感到一种生命的暖意，或许仅有短暂的一瞥，就足以使我感奋不已。 　　It‘s true that we have been leading a difficult life, for we need not only to be under various external pressures, but also to be in the face of internal perplexities.You would be affected by the warmth of life if someone gives you a understanding look during your bitter struggle.Even a mere glance would make you moved and inpired. 　　 　　

23．我不去想是否能够成功,既然选择了远方,便只顾风雨兼程；我不去想,身后会不会袭来寒风冷雨,既然目标是地平线,留给世界的只能是背影. 　　I wouldn‘t care success or failure, for I will only struggle ahead as long as I have been destined to the distance. I wouldn‘t care the difficulties around, for what I can leave on the earth is only their view of my back since I have been marching toward the horizontal. 　　 　　

24．后悔是一种耗费精神的情绪.后悔是比损失更大的损失,比错误更大的错误.所以不要后悔 　　Pentinece is something that enervates our spirit, causing a greater loss than loss itself and making a bigger mistake than mistake itself, so never regret.