學會放下一點也不容易！ 朋友患了不治之症，看著自己的身體日漸衰退，向死亡慢慢步近，身心交瘁！ 較早前，因爲剛辭工，尚可騰出時間幫忙照顧。 但近來新工作越見繁忙，實在未能如前般經常探望。 奈何，朋友可能受到病情的影響，鑽起牛角尖來，甚至變得歇斯底里，令我很是内疚！
事已至此，我能做的也做了，能解釋的也解釋過了，最後，還是選擇偶爾撥個電話問候一下罷了。
面對死亡的態度，大抵與個人的性格及思想有著莫大的關係。 於我來説，我並不害怕死亡，反而有點好奇，怕的只是臨死前要承受漫長的折磨。 早已吩咐女兒，日後如果要把我滿身插滿喉管，剖這剖那來續命的話，倒不如讓我走得順利一點，也讓我這皮囊盡量漂亮一點，省得嚇怕膽小的女兒！
當事情已覆水難收，無論怎樣也應該要放下，能帶走的則應該是啓示。 畢竟，生命的原意是要讓我們在這空間學習，豐富各自的靈魂。 但願朋友能找到心靈的平靜空間...
“一切有為法，如夢幻泡影，如露亦如電，應作如是觀。” - 金剛經
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Never Give Up On Someone Whom You Can't Go On Without Thinking Of Each Day
My recent project of translating children’s books is harder than I ever expected. Local educators tend to stuff everything into children’s tiny brains. I have to get mine spinning to find “baby words” to express the adult world in a fun way! But how can the adult world be fun by all means? Or can it be?
While searching for “baby words”, I travelled through time to my childhood for inspirations. Unfortunately, with the complex context in front of me, I only saw a negative picture. Little babies have to learn to deal with so many different expectations from the first day they come out of their mother’s vaginas. Well, some may enjoy an easier exit through operations but the roads ahead are equally tough.
Struggling through our adolescence, we upgrade to a more difficult level. Playing this game of adult life, we strive for the best we can, regardless of whatever it takes, all in the name of “pursuing a better life”. But do we really have a life? Or are we just living? Of all the ingredients we need in life, money is always considered the main dish. However, without love as the soup base, life is dry and tasteless.
My base has a complicated, multilayer and full-bodied texture which has been boiled down to its essence. Insisting in following my inner moonlight, I still strongly believe that life couldn’t be lived to its fullest without wholehearted devotions.
A new leaf of a new decade has been turned over. While I try my best to make the adult world a little bit more interesting for some children, I’m holding onto my belief of my positive attitude to continuously make everyone around me happy.
Alarmed by another wake-up call from the earthquake in Haiti, cherishing absolutely everything is the top priority and I shall never give up on someone whom I can’t go on without thinking of each day.
While searching for “baby words”, I travelled through time to my childhood for inspirations. Unfortunately, with the complex context in front of me, I only saw a negative picture. Little babies have to learn to deal with so many different expectations from the first day they come out of their mother’s vaginas. Well, some may enjoy an easier exit through operations but the roads ahead are equally tough.
Struggling through our adolescence, we upgrade to a more difficult level. Playing this game of adult life, we strive for the best we can, regardless of whatever it takes, all in the name of “pursuing a better life”. But do we really have a life? Or are we just living? Of all the ingredients we need in life, money is always considered the main dish. However, without love as the soup base, life is dry and tasteless.
My base has a complicated, multilayer and full-bodied texture which has been boiled down to its essence. Insisting in following my inner moonlight, I still strongly believe that life couldn’t be lived to its fullest without wholehearted devotions.
A new leaf of a new decade has been turned over. While I try my best to make the adult world a little bit more interesting for some children, I’m holding onto my belief of my positive attitude to continuously make everyone around me happy.
Alarmed by another wake-up call from the earthquake in Haiti, cherishing absolutely everything is the top priority and I shall never give up on someone whom I can’t go on without thinking of each day.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
寧願食少一點, 都要食好一點
好朋友們應該對於 “富貴男友” 那趣聞還記憶猶新吧! 我按捺不住也曾經問那記者朋友何以如此作弄我, 她說:“如果寫你是以 Marketing Manager 的身份到訪該私人島就沒有說服力啦!” 原來說假話會更有說服力,哈! 又上了一課!
還有做過幾次有關和牛的訪問﹐除了照片是本人之外, 內文 “疑似” 我說的話,我都沒有說過! 其中有一次還說我已經有幾年在港食和牛的經驗! 大家都知我返港都沒有幾年,更何況我回港之前更是有一段時間戒了吃牛! 最想說的健康資訊卻無法刊出。
和牛的美味﹐無須多說﹐但吃肉的健康選擇應該要提倡一下。 和牛雖然滿佈油花,但其實大部份均是單一不飽和脂肪 (Mono-unsaturated Fat),這是良性的脂肪﹐不會對心血管造成損害。 這種 “難得有益的動物脂肪”,乃因為和牛是自由放養和草飼﹐而不是穀飼的。
“穀飼” 一詞﹐大家都應該非常熟悉吧。 因為在超市中無論是鮮肉或是冷藏的,“穀飼” 已被包裝成 “高級飼養牲畜的肉類來源”。 可是﹐你相信嗎?
如此成功的 Marketing,還得多謝美國在背後支撐! 因為草飼的成本高,土地的復原又要視乎氣候變化,為了以最低成本飼養出最快大,最肥美的牛隻,他們極度大量栽種經過基因改造的粟米,以代替幾乎所有豬﹑ 牛﹑ 羊﹑ 雞的飼料。 以牛為例,自古牠們都是吃草的動物,突然要適應食乾穀,一生都無法嘗到一口牠們應該食的鮮草,可以想象對消化系統的損害。 由於經過首輪胃腔的消化後無法完全輸送到另一個腹腔,農夫就在牠們胃以外的身體部份開一個洞,再套上一個膠圈以固定其位置,方便徒手把那堆不能消化的剩餘物質,活生生的從極度痛苦的牛隻中,就此取出! 只有這樣,他們才能繼續餵飼含大量澱粉質的乾穀,令牛隻繼續長肉。
到此地步,相信其他的都無須多說吧! 其他動物可能因為身體結構不同而暫且倖免受皮肉之苦,但牠們同樣被餵飼一樣的基因改造飼料,最後都葬身在我們的肚子裡!
當然,除了肉類之外,其他令你意想不到的基因改造食物多不勝數,你可能就正正在邊吃邊看,哈哈哈……! 下次到超市時﹐選擇草飼的肉類吧!
.....點知邊D係? 比較優質嘅超市都有註明咖! 貴! 係咖喇! 要平,咪變咗好似美國佬咁囉,不過你餵嗰個係你自己咋嘛!
寧願食少D, 都要食好D!!
還有做過幾次有關和牛的訪問﹐除了照片是本人之外, 內文 “疑似” 我說的話,我都沒有說過! 其中有一次還說我已經有幾年在港食和牛的經驗! 大家都知我返港都沒有幾年,更何況我回港之前更是有一段時間戒了吃牛! 最想說的健康資訊卻無法刊出。
和牛的美味﹐無須多說﹐但吃肉的健康選擇應該要提倡一下。 和牛雖然滿佈油花,但其實大部份均是單一不飽和脂肪 (Mono-unsaturated Fat),這是良性的脂肪﹐不會對心血管造成損害。 這種 “難得有益的動物脂肪”,乃因為和牛是自由放養和草飼﹐而不是穀飼的。
“穀飼” 一詞﹐大家都應該非常熟悉吧。 因為在超市中無論是鮮肉或是冷藏的,“穀飼” 已被包裝成 “高級飼養牲畜的肉類來源”。 可是﹐你相信嗎?
如此成功的 Marketing,還得多謝美國在背後支撐! 因為草飼的成本高,土地的復原又要視乎氣候變化,為了以最低成本飼養出最快大,最肥美的牛隻,他們極度大量栽種經過基因改造的粟米,以代替幾乎所有豬﹑ 牛﹑ 羊﹑ 雞的飼料。 以牛為例,自古牠們都是吃草的動物,突然要適應食乾穀,一生都無法嘗到一口牠們應該食的鮮草,可以想象對消化系統的損害。 由於經過首輪胃腔的消化後無法完全輸送到另一個腹腔,農夫就在牠們胃以外的身體部份開一個洞,再套上一個膠圈以固定其位置,方便徒手把那堆不能消化的剩餘物質,活生生的從極度痛苦的牛隻中,就此取出! 只有這樣,他們才能繼續餵飼含大量澱粉質的乾穀,令牛隻繼續長肉。
到此地步,相信其他的都無須多說吧! 其他動物可能因為身體結構不同而暫且倖免受皮肉之苦,但牠們同樣被餵飼一樣的基因改造飼料,最後都葬身在我們的肚子裡!
當然,除了肉類之外,其他令你意想不到的基因改造食物多不勝數,你可能就正正在邊吃邊看,哈哈哈……! 下次到超市時﹐選擇草飼的肉類吧!
.....點知邊D係? 比較優質嘅超市都有註明咖! 貴! 係咖喇! 要平,咪變咗好似美國佬咁囉,不過你餵嗰個係你自己咋嘛!
寧願食少D, 都要食好D!!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Amazing Energy
An expert was delivering a speech today at the Rotary Club about "Energy". Energy doesn't just happen when you switch on a light, plug into a power point, or between human beings. Latest studies showed it also happens between human beings and animals.
Take dogs for example, your dog usually rushes to the door before you arrive home. You think this is because dogs have exceptional hearing ability and sense of smell? Nope! That's too simple. Recent studies showed that dogs actually start to behave at home the exact same moment as their owners has decided to go home. That's a link of special "energy" between the dog and the owner.
It totally amazed me. Although I still can't completely believe that dogs start to react so soon, I'm sure the expert wouldn't just reveal some nonsense messages without enough supports at such an honorable meeting. However, the key point is that we always take credits of what we think we can control; but the truth is we actually know so little about many things around us.
Now that another finding has enriched our knowledge a bit more, I shall look at my dog differently since I now know the bond between us is much more than our love or training. It's also an unique exchange of our energy. Not only does it widen the boundary of our special bond, but also makes me feel even closer to him with this invisible link.
Take dogs for example, your dog usually rushes to the door before you arrive home. You think this is because dogs have exceptional hearing ability and sense of smell? Nope! That's too simple. Recent studies showed that dogs actually start to behave at home the exact same moment as their owners has decided to go home. That's a link of special "energy" between the dog and the owner.
It totally amazed me. Although I still can't completely believe that dogs start to react so soon, I'm sure the expert wouldn't just reveal some nonsense messages without enough supports at such an honorable meeting. However, the key point is that we always take credits of what we think we can control; but the truth is we actually know so little about many things around us.
Now that another finding has enriched our knowledge a bit more, I shall look at my dog differently since I now know the bond between us is much more than our love or training. It's also an unique exchange of our energy. Not only does it widen the boundary of our special bond, but also makes me feel even closer to him with this invisible link.
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