《人間菩提》回首向道心歡喜 (2012/01/08)

回首向道心歡喜 
Stories of Transformation
投機取巧空懊惱
回首向道心歡喜
天生我材必有用
四句真言開心門

背景故事

彭賢彥師兄：「慈濟四十五周年，舉辦入經藏水懺演繹，我師姊跟我說，她要吃素一百零八天，我就唸她：『一家人都吃葷的，只有好妳素，害我們很不方便。』現在輪到我了，你們可知道，我三餐都是都是大魚大肉，這次慘了。」
For Tzu Chi's 45th anniversary, it held a sutra adaptation of the Water Repentance text. My wife said she's eating vegetarian for 108 days. I complained that the whole family eats meat except her so she's causing us great inconvenience. Now it's my turn to eat vegetarian. Did you know? I used to eat lots of meat and seafood every meal so it was hard.

彭賢彥師兄：「但是既然答應上人，吃一天算一天，經過兩個月，我竟然減肥了，身體輕安自在。以前我犯的錯誤，我在這裡懺悔，經文也有說，願了人生本無常，勇猛精進分秒間，我在這裡發願，生生世世吃素，並跟著 上人做慈濟。」
But a promise is a promise. So, I was counting the days. After 2 months of vegetarian, I actually lost weight and my body feels lighter and better. I repent for my past wrongs. The repentance teachings taught us that life s impermanent so we have to cultivate diligently. I hereby vow to eat vegetarian life after life and follow Master on the Tzu Chi path.
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剛才彭居士，過去他也是貪財、貪名、貪利，也曾經一直投資、投機取巧，他也輸掉了房子、輸掉了車子，他也是很懊惱。
That was Mr. Peng sharing. He used to focus on gaining wealth and fame. He once tried to get rich quickly through investments but he ended up losing his house and car. He was very upset.

當然有了因緣－－太太也是我們的慈濟人，後來有師兄再去邀他，邀進來妙音，他覺得那是很困難。
His affinity with Tzu Chi was from his wife, who is a Tzu Chi volunteer. When another volunteer invited him to participate in the sutra adaptation, he thought it'd be too difficult for him.
其實，只要我們手舉得起來，就很簡單；要舉得和大家平齊，那實在是不簡單。
Actually, the movements themselves are easy. But, doing them in sync with everyone is not so easy.
不過，我們能健康的人，手腳伸得直，有那分力，這實在是，都是福。這樣入經藏，有辦法，手比出來，我感覺這是很有福的人。
However, if we are healthy and our hands and feet have strength and can move at will, we're already blessed. I think he is already a very fortunate person to be able-bodied enough to take part in the sutra adaptation.

我們今年去大陸做冬令救濟，總共有十三省，很多很感動人的事情，其中，我就聽到一個，其中的故事，來和大家分享。
For our winter aid distributions in China this year, we went to 13 provinces. There are many touching stories from these aid distributions. There is on story that I would like to share with you all.

泉州，一位二十六歲的年輕人，這位年輕人，他是從小，就是手不好，殘疾，這兩隻手不能動，禍不單行，當他在少年的時代，忽然間，又是一個意外受傷，脊椎又受傷，受傷以後，腳又不能動。
In Quanzhou, there's a 26-year-old young man. From childhood, he had polio so he couldn't use both of his hands. On top of that, when he was in his teens, an accident injured his spine, which paralyzed both his legs.
整身都躺在床上，父親、母親為了生活，就要出去外地打工，他是和阿嬤住在一起。阿嬤年紀大，八十多歲了，也是無法多幫他整理。
So, all he can do is lie in bad. To support the family, his parents had to go out of town to work. So, he lives with his grandmother. His grandmother is in her eighties so wat she can do for him is limited.
這個個案，我們接到的時候，去看他，不捨、不忍心。開始我們的慈濟人，將這個個案列入，我們長期關心的個案，所以我們常常去。有聽到說，他就是一直感覺，他整身都癱在床上，身體的整理，就是要靠別人來為他整理，真的是苦不堪。
When we learned of his case, our volunteers visited him and their hearts went out to him. So, they put him under Tzu Chi's long-term aid program. Because our volunteers visit him often, they learned that he felt very miserable because he was bedridden and needed other people to do everything for him. It was a torturous experience.

曾對阿嬤這樣說：「是不是你把老鼠藥，拿來放在床邊，讓我一了百了。」就是有輕生的念頭。這就是說出了，哪怕他自己想要自殺，都沒有能力可自殺。
So, he once asked his grandmother to place rat poison by his bedside so that he could kill himself. From this we can see that even if e wanted to kill himself, he didn't have the ability to do it.
後來，我們慈濟人，開始去關心、去關懷，一直說話給他聽，送他靜思語給他，為他安裝一臺電視，看得到我們大愛頻道。他在那裡就能看電視，聽我們晨語。「靜思晨語」就是講經的節目，同時再看我們的「人間菩提」，還有靜思語，開始他將他的心，慢慢地打開。
So, our volunteers started to give him care and support. They talked with him, gave him a book of Jing Si Aphorisms, and installed Da Ai TV in his home. He can receive Da Ai TV's signal where he lives. So, he watches Da Ai TV programs. By watching my Dharma talk programs "Wisdom at Dawn" and "Life Wisdom" and reading Jing Si Aphorisms, he started to change perspective and his heart opened up.

從此開始，他就學電腦，他學電腦，手也不能動，腳也不能動，整身都在床上，該怎麼學呢？他用他的舌頭頂著臉頰皮，這樣來頂，這裡就會鼓起來，臉頰就靠近鍵盤，就這樣一字一字地頂，這樣頂，他會上網。
Then he started to learn how to use a computer. Since he can't move his hands and legs, how can he operate the computer? He pushes his tongue against his cheek and uses his cheek to move the mouse to type words on the computer. He also uses the Internet to chat with people.
若有看到年輕人，那個心結打不開，在懊惱、鬱卒，他就馬上，就將靜思語心得，以及他本身的形態，就和大家分享。很多、很多年輕，電腦的網友，會和他互動，因為看到他，所以打開了心結。
If he sees other young people who are troubled, afflicted, or depressed, he shares Jing Si Aphorisms with them as well as his own life story. Many young people chat with him on the Internet. Because of his words, they resolved their inner problems.
也會叫人說：「你們來我家看我。」也有一些網友，會來和他互動，他就開始和人說話。
He also invites his online friends to come visit him. So, some have visited him at his home and talked to him.
雖然我聽他說話，要說一句話也是很困難地講，不過他有一個很清楚的頭惱。本來，他認為他這個身體，都沒有用，活著比死還沒用，所以他有，要結束這個生命的念頭。不過現在他感覺到他很有用，他能夠淨化人心，他也能夠救人，他也能夠和大家分享，解開人的心結，他現在感覺，他很有用，現在感覺很歡喜。聽說國外的網友，連外，外國的網友，也會來到中國，去他家找他，有好幾個國家。
When I hear him speaking, I can see that speaking is very difficult for him as well. Yet, he has a very clear mind. He said that he used to think that his body was useless so it was better for him to die. He thought about ending his life. But now, he feels that he's very useful. He can purify people's hearts, help people, and share his experience with them to resolve their afflictions. Now he feels his life has a lot of value and is very happy. I heard that his online friends in other counties sometimes go to China to visit him.
你看，天生有材必有用，而我們要將它用在哪裡呢？我們都是人人生命中的貴人，我們若用錯，真的是擾亂了社會，也苦惱了父母，也是作亂了人群。這種好手好腳，假使不懂得將我們好的道理，當作就如一股清水，這樣好好洗滌，心靈的骯髒、污穢；我們若有那個能力，而不懂得發揮，真的也是很可憐。
See, everyone can be a useful person. It al depends on how we make use of our lives. If we use it correctly, we can help people and change their lives. But if we use it wrongly, we'd create trouble for society, bring pain to our parents and cause problems for our community. There are able-bodies people like this who don't understand what life is about Knowing about life's principles can help us purify our hearts and wash away our inner impurities. If we are able-bodies, but don't make use of our life for good purposes, that's really sad.

看到這位年輕人的故事，我看到實在心很不捨，不過看他在發揮這種的功能，他說他也能做人生命中的貴人，也能打開很多人的心結，他感覺還是很有用。對啊！我聽到也是很歡喜，我也覺得他真的是人世間，社會很有用的人。
Look at this young man. My heart really goes out to him for his hardships. But I'm also comforted to see how he is making use of his life. He says he can help people by sharing his own experiences which help them change their outlook on life. He feels he can really contribute to others. Indeed, I am very happy to hear about this. I feel he truly is someone with a lot to contribute to our world.
這一次，我們也在那裡歲末祝福，他們借一個很開闊的地方，當地的領導者，都去參加去做歲末祝福，這位年輕人和阿嬤，都讓他們上臺，讓他們心得分享。
We also held Year-end Blessings Ceremonies in China. We borrowed a large space that could accommodate many people. Local officials also attended this ceremony. This young man and his grandmother went on stage during the ceremony to share their story and realizations.
看到他坐在那個輪椅，那不知道多少人，為他扶著、架著，才能夠坐上輪椅，才能讓他上臺。但是上臺，要讓他說一句話，真的很困難。
I saw him sitting in a wheelchair. He needed many people's help to life him into the wheelchair and to move the wheelchair onto the stage. Though he was asked to speak, it was hard for him.

有時候，我若在講話，若想到他們，我就覺得，感恩啊，我說話你們都聽懂，所以這就是很感恩。我們這一隻手還有辦法，將這支麥克風拿住，也是感恩啊！
Sometimes, when I am speaking, if I happen to think of him, I'd feel very grateful that I can enunciate my words clearly. This is something to be grateful for. I'm also grateful my hand can still hold onto this microphone.
我常常說，人人若懂得「知足、善解、感恩、包容」。只要有這四句，八個字－－「知足、善解、感恩、包容」，若能這樣我們社會應該能夠很好。
I often say it's important that we be content, understanding, grateful and tolerant of others. If everyone can be content, understanding, grateful and tolerant of others, we can have a very good and peaceful society.