(I saw in an news report that)a bus carrying Russian tourists who had gone to visit
Over 20 people were reported dead while over a dozen were injured.
Such a devastating terrible tragedy happened in the twinkling of an eye.
Wasn't it a risk to travel such a long way?
Why put oneself in such a position?
In truth, it is the spiritual journey that gives us the most beautiful experience.
Our inner awakening, the experience of marvelous enlightenment is the most beautiful thing there can be
Why did they instead go so far away?
In the aftermath of the accident, bodies were strewn across the slope.
It was a truly horrifying scene.
The tragedy was truly very regretful.
Why did they have to risk their lives like that?
But as humans, (problems not only occur) when we seek beauty externally and go visit scenic places, actually, when we are immersed in our own inner world if our thinking becomes misguided in the slightest then spiritually we'd also fall into peril.
That was the case with Mr. Huang.
He couldn't bear to see his son lose himself in the virtual world of online games and wanted to guide him out of this habit.
Though he wanted to guide his son, he ended up losing himself in online games as well.
I thought to myself, "Is that really so much fun?"
You sit there in front of the computer and play the game online all by yourself.
Is that really fun?
So, I asked my son to teach me as I wanted to see if it was really fun to play.
As a result, I lost myself in the game, too.
He played until midnight, I told him to go to bed.
He did but got up again and played until dawn.
The extent to which he lost himself in it was truly very worrying.
When we do something "just to see what its like" there's a high risk of getting lost in it.
He had wanted to see for himself what it was like but ended up losing himself in it.
It takes but one thought to go from right thinking to deluded thinking, and vice versa.
(Accessing the sublime world of the awakened mind) just hinges on the thought in our mind.
We must use our wisdom to make the right choices and not be ensnared by the illusory virtual world on the Internet. Instead, we should contribute to the real world and help fulfill real needs.
Going out for a pleasure trip versus returning to ourselves and (dedicating ourselves to benefiting others) are very different experiences.
But our starting to do that(takes some cause or turning point)
Indeed, karmic affinities were truly inconceivable.
In the aftermath of the 9
When our volunteers went to Mr. Huang's store to solicit funds, he responded warmly by immediately donating US$30.
Later, our volunteers invited him to go to the disaster area and help with the work we did and he agreed. The day he was scheduled to go, he set out around
The weather was cold and it was drizzling.
While riding on his motorcycle to the gathering place, he thought to himself.
"Have I got nothing better to do than"
"to set out before dawn and ride in the dark"
"especially on such cold and rainy day?"
The farther along he rode, the more he wondered what he was doing.
(Upon seeing no one there when he arrived,)
(he turned back)
But he thought, "As I've already come this far,"
"wouldn't it be a pity to not go?"
So, he turned and rode back to the gathering place.
"Excuse me"
"Is this bus going to Nantou?"
The volunteer replied, "Yes"
When we got there, it was very cold.
The Tzu Chi sisters stood in a line and handed out steaming hot porridge to us.
It was heartwarming to receive the hot porridge
It really warmed the heart.
We weren't the quake victims but were just cold from riding on the bus and we had porridge awaiting us when we arrived.
So, you can imagine how much disaster victims are in need of care.
Beginning from that moment, he began dedicating himself to Tzu Chi's work.
He not only helped with the construction work of Tzu Chi's schools but also helped pave the paths at our hospital in Dalin with interlocking bricks.
However, he had some bad habits that he found hard to quit.
He had a hard time quitting smoking and drinking.
One time he heard me say on Da Ai TV that how come a big, strong man succumbed so easily to a cigarette of only a few inches long.
This woke him up, and he thought:
"Master is right. How come"
"a tall, strong man like me"
"can't resist the temptation of a mere cigarette"
"and have to sneak away to smoke?"
He felt that he shouldn't have so little willpower.
So, from that moment he resolved to rid his bad habits.
So, he hasn't looked back since and has become a certified Tzu Cheng member.
Over these years, he has been continuously adjusting himself so he can walk on the right path.
Then in 2003---I knew Mr. Huang was very good at online games.
At that time, he wouldn't play online games when he was free, so I thought I could make use of his ability.
He said, "Don't play online games"
"Film editing is more fun"
He then gave me a CD that contains learning materials and a trial software.
I installed it on my computer and I found it more interesting than online games as I could edit the footage however I liked.
I said, "Hey, this is fun"
When editing footage, (he would sometimes complain that)
(the footage was poorly filmed)
It was until he gave filming a try himself that he found that what he filmed was worse than the work of others.
It was then that he started to realize.
How hard I was to serve as a documenting volunteer. At that moment, he made a firm commitment to be a documenting volunteer.
Now he has become a very good documenting volunteer.
All his family are Tzu Chi volunteers also
Both his wife and his mother joined Tzu Chi and are now certified Tzu Chi members.
So, the entire family are Tzu Chi volunteers
See, this is also a "habit" (and a good one too)
Look at how Mr. Huang changed his habit of playing online games to editing footage of Tzu Chi volunteers and events.
He even quit smoking and drinking all at once.
He's truly an exemplar for other Tzu Cheng members.
(See how a change in thinking changes everything)
When Mr. Huang immersed himself in playing online games, he became addicted to it which was a real problem.
So, we must be careful with what we think and do.
(and put our ability into good use)
In
In the bitter cold of winter when many parts of
We see how grateful the homeless were
(So, when we are healthy and able,)
Instead of going sightseeing, we should use the time to care for the homeless and bring them comfort and warmth.
As Mr. Huang said, when he received the bowl of hot porridge, he thought to himself that it would be nice if the quake victims could have hot porridge to eat, too.
That's right.
See, in
So, while spending time traveling, why don't we make our trips more meaningful by contributing our time to benefit others?
So, our mind determines whether we do things that are beneficial or harmful.
(It all depends on the direction of our thoughts)
I'm truly very grateful.
Living in this world, if everyone is able to tell right from wrong, this will be the most beautiful world.
重播 週一到週五
09:48 11:45 15:15 23:00
重播 週六
07:45 11:45 15:18 23:00
重播 週日
02:45 07:45 11:45 23:00
心地風光覺圓明
虛擬世界迷自性
幸遇貴人導正途
展獻人間真善美
新店人文真善美志工黃鴻明，先前為了勸阻孩子不要沈迷電玩，沒想到投入之後，比兒子還沈迷；住在同社區的人文志工，知道他對電腦比較熟悉，邀請他參與剪接，現在成了團隊中不可或缺的剪接高手。
證嚴上人在志工早會上開示，覺與迷都是在一念之間，唯有運用智慧，用在真正需要的世界裡，就能發揮良能，造福社會，成為社會上一股善的力量。
俐落地操作電腦，常常三四小時不起身，只為了完成一部部慈濟大藏經，他是新店人文志工黃鴻明，之所以愛上電腦，最初是為了勸阻兒子玩網路遊戲，沒想到自己卻沈迷其中。在其他人文志工的鼓勵下，這雙沈迷電玩的手，現在承擔起剪接重任。
原本一天得抽三包菸的黃鴻明，偶然間聽到上人的開示，下定決定戒除多年惡習。而黃鴻明經營的便利商店，現在不但成了社區的夜間環保道場，地下室現在也是人文真善美的工作室，全家人在看到他的改變後，相繼都成了慈濟人。
因為轉念，讓黃鴻明找對了人生方向；珍愛生命，同樣發揮良能，造福社會，如今他也是社會上一股善的力量。
2008/12/17
Regards, Jenny
Today's Jing Si Aphorisms: Opportunities are fleeting, so we must seize upon the good intentions of a moment and carry them through to the best of our ability always.
今日靜思語: 因緣稍縱即逝, 把握剎那的心念, 恆常盡心盡力去做
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