【第九屆】109學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_公衛系碩士班_張勇秉_When I find myself in times of trouble, Jing Si Aphorism comes to me.

 When asked to choose one of Jing Si Aphorisms which is my favorite, I give up, because it is difficult to choose which one I like the most. Especially after more than 10 years walking in the Tzu Chi Bodhisattva Path, I have been touched a lot by Jing Si Aphorism, which answers a lot of life's problems. But when asked whichever has a deep meaning? And whichever has had the biggest impact on my life, and then I have a lot to tell.

 

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

 

These are lyrics from a song that was popularized by the Beatles precisely describes how the Jing Si Aphorism had a lot of impact on my life. Instead of Mother Mary, Jing Si Aphorism came to my mind when trouble, tiredness, and despair hit. This life of ups and downs always takes me on unpredictable journeys. In moments of joy, where it feels like there is nothing to worry about, and then Jing Si Aphorism will comes to remind: Realize you are blessed, and cherish these blessings then continue to cultivate more blessings. (人 要 知 福 、 惜福 、 再 造福 造福 ) Makes me not lost control with current happiness and forget that the blessings I enjoy today are seeds I planted in the past. This means that to feel happy, one must be more active in sowing and cultivating merit at this time.

 

Conflict occurs time by times, especially with people around me, they could be our family member, colleagues, coworkers or neighbors, so Jing Si Aphorism will remind me that: Forgiving others is, in fact, being kind to ourselves (原諒 別人 就是 善待). It is like touching a heart full of anger without waiting for the relationship to burn to dust. There is no better way to reconcile than first to apologize and forgive all parties, then we can sit and sit with a calm heart.

 

Sometimes I also feel disappointed because I fail to do many things, especially failing to achieve life's goals, but I will be reminded that: Nothing is impossible with confidence, perseverance, and courage. (信心 、 毅力 、 勇氣 三者 俱備 ， 天下 沒有 做 不成 的 事。) there is no need to be discouraged for failed, as long as I have the confidence, perseverance, and courage then there will always be an opportunity to try again, until the results I achieve are satisfactory.

 

In doing Tzu Chi activities, I often feel physical fatigue. Often times I feel that when my peers are absorbed in their respective worlds, I spend more time with other volunteers doing Tzu Chi activities. So when I was tired and anxious, I keep being reminded that: The body can tire but the spirit must not tire, for the spirit is the fountain of wisdom. (身體 可以 累 ， 心靈 不要 累 ； 因為 心靈 是 慧命 的 泉源。) This aphorism is like a mantra that can instantly make the battery in the mind that is not energized be recharged instantly.

 

Like a doctor concocts the right medicine for each disease in each patient, thus Master Cheng Yen has given the right Jing Si Aphorism for every problem that occurs in each phase of the life of various people. This medicine is so effective that over the past 30 years many people have drawn immeasurable blessings from the words of Jing Si's Aphorism, likewise, I have been much shaped and saved by the spiritual powers contained in Jing Si Aphorism .

【第九屆】109學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_傳播系三年級_蔣宜妏_點亮生命的一盞燈

 

「勇氣不可失，信心不可無，世間沒有不能與無能的事，只怕不肯。」這一句話總是在我低潮時給予我能量，每個人走在各自的人生路途中總是起起伏伏，面對挫折打擊時，每個人都有不同的燈指引著出口。

小時候無憂無慮的生活，面對人際、課業的煩惱，總有爸爸媽媽、老師當依靠，給我勇氣鼓勵我；長大後必須學習獨立生活，面對人事、業務、自我的是非紛擾，不知找誰依靠，導致自己越來越不快樂，也逐漸沒有信心。在這時又剛好承接社團的行政幹部、參與創業計畫、製作自己的畢業作品，心情更煩躁更疲累，懷疑自己真的能做到嗎？或是為什麼我要做呢？暑假正是儲備期，藉由暑假好好調整、充電，參加慈青暑期幹部訓練營時，師父給我一張靜思語書籤，上面就寫著「勇氣不可失，信心不可無，世間沒有不能與無能的事，只怕不肯。」瞬間像是打了一針強心針，告訴自己都還沒嘗試過怎麼知道自己不行，拿出勇氣和自信試試看，相信只要肯做一定會有收穫。

但才剛開學就面臨難關，時間要如何安排？每天感覺都有做不完的事，被企劃書、預算表追著跑、跑遍各大處室、協調社團內部事項，使原本的初心及信心逐漸被抹去，甚至有退轉心，想離開社團，但當我看見行事曆上的靜思語書籤，我又告訴自己再堅持一下，現在的我依然在社團、課業上努力，或許這盞燈有時會沒電，但只要願意相信並選擇堅持就會看見希望。

 

 

 

【第九屆】109學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_人發心系一年級_Sabrina_Having possessions has its worries, having nothing has its.

 

The aphorism, “Having possessions has its worries, having nothing has its freedom” is

my favourite of all the other aphorisms. This is because it gives an in-depth perspective of what liberation means in life. For the longest time, I have struggled with feeling free. Since I was young, I felt like the world was a cage I willingly put myself in, yet I was unable to escape. With the help of my favourite aphorism, it helped me identify one of my life bittersweet frustration, which is owning a pet.

 

I begin with my chapter: Owning a pet. At the ripe age of 8 years old, I had a golden retriever named Buddy. For what seemed to be a long time, I have always wanted a pet dog. Hence my parents decided to adopt Buddy. I loved him so much but my parents made Buddy my responsibility because I wanted him. I had to bathe him, feed Buddy, take Buddy on walks and accompany Buddy as he was once an abandoned puppy with anxiety issues before I had him. Even for food, I had to budget my allowance given by my parents, save enough money to afford Buddy’s food and favourite treats. Looking back, my parents were not neglectful, they wanted me to understand the consequence of wanting. This resulted in me rejecting birthday parties

invited by my friends and involvement with school activity because Buddy would become neurotic when I am away from him. Although I loved him with my heart, I was evidently held back to join the society. My reflection on this situation when I stumbled this aphorism is that having ownership over the dog is unfair to Buddy himself since he is dependent on me to live. Moreover, having Buddy loaded me with distress as I had to learn to be frugal and ensure Buddy feels safe at all times.

 

However, as Buddy aged, he died from cancer and it tore me apart. The years of being together and the sudden separation agonized my days. The only thing that aid in coping was when I associated the aphorism with my own life scenario. Why this aphorism meant so much for me is because it acts as a memoir of my lovely dog due to the fact I have created deep connections with his death with the aphorism to cope. I acknowledged that I voluntarily accepted the consequences of possession, which is an attachment with Buddy; and the loss of a being I love is part of the path to freedom. Years later after Buddy’s passing, I feel unrestrained when I leave home to socialize with friends. Even though I am freer, I am blessed to have this experience and to come across the aphorism to alleviate the tragedy. What I learn from the experience and the aphorism is that possessions are ephemeral and therefore obtaining nothing

avoids suffering as a whole.

【第九屆】109學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_社工系碩士班_游仁甫_時刻省思，自我精進

 

鑒往知來，在人類文明的發展當中，無不從古人的肩膀上持續探索宇宙萬物的真理，在沒有電的發明之前，人們是用燭火來照亮夜晚，在沒有電氣化的火車發明之前，人們是用柴油、煤炭作為燃料的蒸汽火車來進行運輸工具，直至今日電動車的時代也馬不停蹄的接踵而至，透過了解古人的發明，並進行優化過後產出新的發明，是人類充滿智慧的象徵之一。

大則整個社會的進展，小則自我能力的精進，進入大學以後，處在高教的殿堂裡，無處不見形形色色的人，有些人放學後就去圖書館埋首在書堆裡擴展新知，有些人放學後出去校外開拓自然視野亦或是參加志工服務性質的活動及團體來拓展人際，也有些人放學後則回到自己的宿舍小窩，進入網路世界裡遨遊天際，即使放學後都有不同的安排與規劃，但是回到課業上仍能保有高水準的人也大有人在；當然也曾經看過有人因為用心於外務，而完全忽略課業的夥伴們，而這些見識皆成了我未來成長的養分。

大一時的我，總以為花費在課業的時間越多，才能取得好的成績，而將其他休閒娛樂的時間降到最低，結果成績維持普通的水準，大二時因為積極的參加社團活動以及其他娛樂休閒，而較少用心於課業，成績不甚理想，大三時，因為修習師培的緣故，以及在專業知識上的提升，開始請教周遭夥伴們的讀書方式，並做了調整，漸漸將重心移回課業上，但也不失休閒娛樂以及運動，成績就緩緩的提升了，對我而言是莫大的歡喜，就好像實驗室裡的培養皿，經困難重重的磨練以後培育成功，也產生很大的信心，在大四以後漸漸掌握適合自己的閱讀小訣竅，準備起來也就不那麼費力又有效果。

在這些過程裡，也很感恩課堂上老師們也偶爾會教我們一些閱讀的技巧，幫助我在一次又一次的自我實驗的過程裡，省思自己並找到光明的出口，我相信正如同靜思語中的：「把他人拿來做自己的鏡子，看他人的優點，自我鞭策，看別人的缺點，反省自己」，見賢思齊，見不賢則內自省的態度，勢必將能創造更好的自己，歡喜的做許多有利於社會的事情，創造共好共榮的未來社會。

【第九屆】109學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_醫學系四年級_王睿筳_活在當下，感受每個微小的快樂。

 

第一次接觸靜思語，是個奇妙的機緣，也是我們這一代八年級生共同的回憶。「口說好話，心想好意，身行好事，腳走好路」才剛學會認字的我，站在隱隱飄來尿騷味的廁所間，看著牆上護貝的透明小卡，發音不太標準的將它唸了出來，自此這句話深深地烙印在腦海中。

    小學二年級，無憂無慮稚嫩的年紀，對於這句話的理解並沒有太深。但對於腳走好路，我總是不太理解，腳本來就是用來走路的呀!走不好的話，跌倒就會受傷、會痛，為什麼上人還要特別提點我們要好好走路呢?還好下課鐘響總能讓疑惑煙消雲散。

    年長後，對於人生產生更多困惑與混亂，促使我開始尋找寧靜深遠的生活方法。看了許多書，不管是張曼娟的散文抑或是西方哲學書籍，它們總提到一樣的概念—活在當下。活在當下看似陳腔濫調，其實是一種很深沉而寧靜的生活方式。不再沉浸在快速的網路世界，而是用身心去感受經歷的一切，不管是與朋友一起聊天的開心大笑，或是早晨起床時感受到和煦的朝陽灑落。真切的感受進而得到寧靜與快樂。這讓我想起小時候印在腦海中的這句話—口說好話，心想好意，身行好事，腳走好路。原來這句話不只是上人叮囑我們平時要為善，最後一句「腳走好路」，甚至提點了我們好好專注的活在當下，走路的時候，腳就好好的走，去感受地面的起伏，如同真切的去感受人生中的高低浪潮。

    感恩緣分，讓我兒時遇見了承載上人智慧的靜思語，讓「口說好話，心想好意，身行好事，腳走好路」這句話伴我一生，活在當下，感受每個微小的快樂。

【第八屆】108學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_第一名_教研所一年級_徐維瑜_耕耘生命中的點點滴滴

    2011年秋天，開始依字數整理，一句句手抄靜思語，並感受字裡行間深遠的意義，就這樣，以非常緩慢的進度，如今，巳抄寫超過二千句。

    自2017年暑假，著手設計靜思語桌遊，將人我之間以及自我省思下的生活體會，一字一句刻入手工的桌遊卡中，並把握機緣在不同的研習及課程中，以桌遊卡提問並溫馨互動。

    曾經在關懷據點，有位長者在桌遊課後分享，他好希望天天都能來上課；另一位高齡九十四歲的長者，回家後買了一本靜思語，也開始靜心抄寫，藉此感受內心世界的喜悅與寧靜。

    因長者們的回饋，激勵自己更要努力研發，在年近半百之際，鼓起勇氣重返校園，感受周圍年輕學子的青春洋溢，似乎更能體會社區長者的心情，但願永遠不老的一顆心，可以因持續學習的熱忱，而充滿活力。

    說了這麼多，其實，最想分享的一句靜思語，就是：「小事不做，大事難成。」一天有八萬六千四百秒，人的一生，在此時間之河，載浮載沉，如果物質和欲望太多，心靈就會日益空虛且貧乏。常常以為是微不足道的小事，一如簡單的一筷省水，說實在，真的練習了很久，印象在五年前的旱象期間，天天警惕自己開水龍頭的第一剎那，要努力控制在很小的水量。結果有一天，終於天降甘霖，下起傾盆大雨，那時正要洗菜的我，竟然開水龍頭也跟著澕啦啦地毫不心疼，但當下，也驚訝地觀察到自己，原來一顆心要恆持定靜，是多麼不容易。

    這次的疫情，也提醒許多原本就該注意的小事，一如基本清潔、衛生習慣、人與人之間的禮儀、不同種族間的相互尊重、以及國與國之間的互助合作。小小看不到的病毒，產生對世界巨大的影響，觀想著天地一家，眾生一體，就可以發現，病毒彷彿正語重心長地訴說著，長期喘息的地球，不想再戴口罩了；總是被關在籠子裡的動物，何嚐不想體會生存的自由？

為了子孫們更美好的未來，是不是還有更多的小事，可以在省思中，好好一步步踏實地完成？

    原來，日日的善念，就是寶貴的護身符，知道且付出行動，則點滴的善行，可以成就世界的美好。祈願這波疫情早日平息，地球因為眾生聯合匯聚的愛能量，日益健康且更加美麗。

【第八屆】108學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_第二名_醫學三年級_林孟欣_要原諒一個無心傷害人的人， 不能做一個輕易就被別人傷害的人

    「他疼愛姐姐，並不喜歡我。」好幾年，每當別人問起我與父親的關係，我總如此回答。五歲那年發生的事件於我而言是一場無情的碾壓，徹底粉碎我的孺慕之情。

    我和姐姐年齡相近，個性卻大相逕庭，自幼爭吵不斷。無論是為了爭喜愛的玩具、搶電視遙控器，甚至是為了比對方先上樓，都能夠引起口舌之爭。言語分不出勝負，便大打出手，這樣的紛擾總是令父母頭疼不已，百般勸說仍未能遏止。一次，我和姐姐又為了瑣碎事情而打架時，父親怒氣沖沖地在我和姐姐的腿上各打三下。姐姐立刻放聲大哭，而好強的我堅持不掉淚，父親見狀便又多打了我三下。那在腿上打的三下，在我心中是「我恨你」三個字，從此鐫刻於心板近十年。

    國三時，班導看全班在準備基測的日子裡心浮氣躁，便令大家背誦靜思語。當我看到「要原諒一個無心傷害人的人，不能做一個輕易就被別人傷害的人」，瞬間想起父親。想起這十年裡，我總是漠然面對父親的關愛，不曾接受父親解釋，深深認定我是個失寵的孩子，確鑿指控父親是個偏心的家長。父親說因為我當時沒哭，他以為我未被懲罰到才又多打，事後也很後悔。這段日子裡我無法接受的解釋，在我看到上人的靜思語、並重新思考後，其實十分合理。父親的無心和我脆弱的心相撞，成為兩敗俱傷、破碎十年的父女關係。當我願意諒解父親且茁壯自身心智，便能夠去原諒。原諒父親、原諒自己。

    感恩靜思語乘載上人的智慧，讓我和父親得以重享親情之樂，讓我從此懷抱更堅強的心，更寬闊地面對人生。