I used to have a thought that money can buy everything and acquire every single object in this
world. I admitted that there were some reasons why I had such a fixed mindset like this. I grew
up in an economic hardships family. I witnessed how hard my parents work to endeavor our
family daily expenses and allowance. My parents and I had never lived in a proper house. In
every dining reunion with friends and colleagues, a lot of people would underestimate my family
existence just because of the financial aspects. No matter how diligent we worked hard for better
days in our life, there would always be someone who looked down on us. This made us become
more and more idolized every single penny that we owned.
We thought that money could buy prestige, self-esteem and life values. However, turned out
everything that we assumed was wrong. Master Cheng Yen once stated in the Jing Si Aphorism
that “擁有物質而心靈空虛，是富中之貧。懂得物質之外，用真誠的愛，真摯的情去付出，
才是富中之富” (One who has material wealth but an empty soul is the “poor” amongst the
“rich”. To give with sincere love and affection is the “richest” among the “rich”). Our family was
indeed amazed with this statement. It progressively changed our fixed mindset into growth
mindset that we shouldn’t have a huge possessive with money and materials related. Apparently,
happiness isn’t always comes from money. We can live our best life if we aren’t focusing on
what we have, but on what we can give to those who in needs.
We used to think that the more money we save, the richer we can be in the future. However, the
insights from the Jing Si Aphorism had opened our wisdom that the true wealth comes from our
heart and deeds not from the amount of materials that we owned. By donating and giving our
sincerity to those who in needs will reap the greatest harvest in life.
Starting from that day, no matter how difficult our financial condition, we always try our best to
help other people who needs our assistance. Types of assistance that we can offer doesn’t always
have to be in the form of money, but it may also be in the form of empathy, compassion and
affection. As what matter most in this life is the value and merit of the positive soul that we can
vibrate to the people around us.
After practicing “take less and give more” in our family daily life, we realized that the happiness
that we are looking for is not longer come from fortune and wealth, but turns out it comes from
the smile draws in the face of people that we had helped.
美滿的人生，不在物質，權勢，名利及地位，而在人與人之間的關愛與情誼 ( A fulfilling
life is not preoccupied with material objects, prestige, or power. It is a life that is filled with true
friendships, sharing, and caring for each other ) – Jing Si Aphorism.
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