中国文化集锦
A Collection of Choice Specimens from Chinese Culture
英语逾甲子情缘
Over Sixty Years’ Love of Knowledge about the English Language
生命的意义是为了服务，生命的价值是为了奉献。
The meaning of life lies in service; the value of life in giving.

人生奋斗的意义，不在于一定会让你取得多大的成就，而是让你在平凡的日子里活得比原来的那个自己更好一点。
The meaning of man's struggle lies not necessarily in achieving great accomplishments, but in making you live a little better than your former self in ordinary days.

🌹警句 Aphorisms (Part Three)

用智慧处理事，以慈悲关怀人。
Deal with matters with wisdom; and care for people with compassion.

以智慧时时修正偏差，以慈悲处处给人方便。 Rectify deviations with wisdom; accommodate others with compassion.

慈悲心愈重，智慧愈高，烦恼也就愈少。The deeper our compassion, the greater our wisdom and fewer our vexations.

面对许多的情况，只管用智慧处理事，以慈悲对待人，而不担心自己的利害得失，就不会有烦恼了。Simply deal with matters with wisdom and treat people with compassion, without worrying about personal gain or loss. Then we will never be plagued with vexations.

心随境转而凡夫； 境随心转是圣贤。
Let the circumstances dictate one's state of mind us human; to let the mind dictate the circumstances is sage.

大鸭游出大路，小鸭游出小路，不游就没有路。A big duck cuts a big wake; a small duck cuts a small wake. Big or small, each duck will paddle its own way to the other shore—but only if it paddles.

山不转路转，路不转人转，人不转心转。If the mountain won't move, build a road around it. If the road won't turn, change your path. If you are unable to even change your path, just transform your mind.

“进精”不等于拼命，而是努力不懈。Diligence doesn't mean stretching beyond our limits. It means displaying persistence.

船过水无痕，鸟飞不留影，成败得失都不会引起心情的波动，那就是自在解脱的大智慧。A passing boat leaves no trace upon the waters; a bird's flight leaves no trace in the sky. When fleeting success, failure, gain or loss leaves no trace upon the heart, the great wisdom of liberation has been achieved.

给人方便等于给自己方便。
To be accommodating to others is to be accommodating to ourselves.

甘愿吃明亏，是仁者；受辱吃喑亏，是愚蠢。Who is willing to be openly exploited is noble-minded; who is insulted and insidiously exploited is dim-witted.

压力通常来自身外事物过于在意，同时也过于在意他人的判断。Pressure usually stems from caring too much about externals and other people's opinion.

用感恩的心，用报恩的心，来做服务的工作，便不会感到倦怠与疲累。
Offer your service with a heart of gratitude, as if repaying a kindness, then you won't feel weary or tired.

隨时隨地心存感激，以财力、体力、智慧、心力，来做一切的奉献。Always feel gratitude in your heart, and give unstintingly of your wealth, physical strength, mental effort, and wisdom.

生命的意义是为了服务，生命的价值是为了奉献。The meaning of life lies in service; the value of life in giving.

人生的目标，是来受报、还愿、发愿的。The purpose of life is to receive karmic results, fulfill old vows, and make new ones.

人的价值，不在寿命的长短，而在贡献的大小。Our value depends not on how long you live, but on how much we contribute.

过去己成虚幻，未来尚是梦想，把握现在最重要。As the past has faded into misty memories, and the future remains a dream unrealized, seizing the present is most important.

不用牽掛过去，不必担心未来，踏实于现在，就与过去和未来同在，There is no need to be concerned about the past or the future. Live fully in the present, and you are connected with both the past and the future.

智慧不是知识、不是经验、不是思辩，而是超越自我中心的态度。Wisdom is not knowledge, nor experience, nor dialectical excellence, but a selfless attitude.