【第七屆】107學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_第一名_教研所在職專班一年級_陳慧萍_別人對我們的好，要常感念於心；至於是非則要淡忘，不要積壓在心中成為垃圾。

    猶記得小一母親離開身邊，父親一手拉拔三個孩子長大，為了撐起家中經濟父親熬夜開長途貨車載送貨物，積年累月身體不堪負荷生重病”鼻咽癌”，在我十六歲那年父親離世，我的天塌下來了，我的人生無望了，意志消沉之下我患憂鬱重症，整整三年我無法面對人群想盡一切辦法只想結束自己的生命，十九歲那年我遇到我生命中的第一位貴人，供我食、衣、住、行及讀書，霎那間我的人生醒了過來，冥冥之中有一個聲音告訴我，讀書吧!唯有讀書才能改變你的未來。

    進入高中遇見我第二位貴人，用心教導無私奉獻的許老師，讓我在面對無知的未來充滿勇氣，並且讓我在充滿讀書風氣的環境下順利考上台灣科技大學，老師告訴我現在我享有母校的一切資源，來日我必定要回報母校的學弟妹。

    大學畢業後在恩師的幫助下，我順利回到高中母校任教，任教的第一年我接任導師，我無所畏懼的扛下責任，我接任的班級學生是全一年級的最後一班也就是俗稱”放牛班”，但我沒有放棄任何一位學生，每日記取恩師的教導不敢懈怠。

    我目前在慈大教研所進修，剛開始接觸靜思語近一個月，每日反覆閱讀並且寫下自省日記，並且在林曉君老師帶領之下總能在靜思語中獲得心靈上的平靜，感恩與曉君老師在每個禮拜二的靜思語時間，讓我的身心靈獲得滿足，雖然我還不算參透箇中道理，未來的日子裡我會努力的，並且將所學帶給我的學生。

【第七屆】107學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_第二名_Institute of Medical Sciences_Hemalatha Mani

I am a girl born in a tradition and culture bounded family in India, who grew up hearing lots of stories, morals, humane way of living and showing a humble attitude towards life from my grandparents. I have heard, read, came across and discussed many of Master Chen Yen’s sayings, but this particular saying sunk deep into my mind. The reason I relate to it strongly is because of the people I came across in my life.

Bodhisattvas are not the wooden or clay statues in temples that we worship, but people who reach out to others in their time of need.

-Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Being born and raised in a religious community I have seen love and faith in God’s and holy temples rather towards neighbor human beings and living things. After reading this quote there was a pinch of guilty in my conscious. This put me in my place and made me wonder how far I was immersed in doing deeds out of fear towards angering Gods rather than reaching out to help fellow human with compassion. I was so full of believing in karma for all the good deeds that I did, rather than handing out help without expecting anything in return.

Being brought up in the generation of science and advanced technologies it always feels like we are in a race, running to gain one after another trophy. Even though it gives a sense of achievement, nothing was good enough for us to stop and realize how precious this life is! Until we feel the actual pleasure of giving something back rather being on the selfish receiving side for once. It is a surprisingly wondrous feeling to help others even when you don’t have any. All that we need is a simple act of kindness.

I was fortunate enough to experience Buddhism and its life cleansing Dharma’s back in my country, but I felt it is in Tzu Chi I came to know the true meaning of it. Rather than praying, articulating ancient rituals it feels much lighter in the heart to help a random stranger in a day. A random and genuine act of kindness to put a smile on someone’s face gave me strength and confidence. I always get brighten up driftlessly even when feeling low by a “Ni Hao” from the campus volunteers who are always cheered up, their sunny smile, showing restless energy and unconditional love towards others. This is when I realized you don’t need millions and billions of money to help someone all it takes is a warm smile, a hug, a true heart, and patience to listen in the time of need.

【第七屆】107學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_第二名_東語系中文組一年級_李柏緯_喚起我內心波瀾的一句靜思語

童蒙時代，在我還對這個世界一無所知的時候，我對這世界充滿著各種想像，認為一切都在我的掌握之中，單純而無知的快樂的生活著。但當我在我國小五年級時一陣陰雨連綿緊跟而至，我被同學們排擠，我開始對自己產生自卑，開始認為這個世界是污濁的，映入眼簾的是對人的不信任，開始產生很多負面的思考，開始放棄現實的生活沉浸在電玩中的短暫假象中，來逃避，鴕鳥心態般的，漸漸我放棄了活著的念頭，漸漸對人生感到絕望，習慣以別人的批評的角度來看視自己，害怕和人相處，躲在家中，一陣慘澹的烏雲遮住了我眼前所看視到的一切，所聽聞到的一切，所思考到的一切。

這樣的狀態一直持續到了高三畢業時，在母親的幫助下，我才振作起來，想要去追尋生命的意義，想要活出價值。在好不容易進入了慈濟大學，每天都想要變得更好，想要徹底的改變，但是過去習慣性的惡念，負面想法仍像泥濘般，擺脫不了，就在此時再有因緣去精舍遇到的師父和我說了，地上有菜，就不易長草，心中有善就不易生惡，這句靜思語，剎那間，如醍醐灌頂般，我頓時開悟了，原來我是忘記了人最難能可貴的善，也許在我被欺負時，當下產生的心中的惡念，我不該去讓他不停地成長茁壯，我因該種下心中的善念，時時的灌溉，勤耕，讓它發芽，讓他成長。

心中不停的要有善念，其實不容易，但我相信這絕對比惡念來的有意義多了，不怕是在小的善念，只要有心，他都會有發芽的一天，我是這麼期待的。

【第七屆】107學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_Institute of Medical Sciences_JP Mandal_Affliction can be meaningful when we can grow wise from it.

Life is a mix of bliss and torment. We cannot distance ourselves from the distresses as it demonstrates lovely first light of joy afterwards. Satisfaction and torment are the opposite sides of a coin. If I’m asked I would say - it’s being wise from afflictions. 

My parents got married in their early teenage of 10-12 years old in 1960s. Four sisters, a brother all elders to me constituted my family. Desire for son resulted in large family but with less opportunity to school and nutritious food whereas more of experience to hardships.

We grew vegetables and my father used to sell them to distant markets to make a little more income. My father’s loud voice used to be our morning alarm at 3am and we hit towards market. I could still reminisce how hard it was to push the vegetable-loaded bicycle in uphill and graveled road in the dark. Sometimes my toes used to bleed, toes’ nail used to come off when I hit thorny stones on the road. I used to overcome the pain just for the reward i.e. hot noodles, my father used to lure me with it to help him push his bicycle. We reach the market at just sunrise copiously fatigued. My mom and I shared a beautiful bonding. The enlarging cracks on her feet were proofs of her hard work and dedication for us. I accompanied her to collect firewood and fodder for our cows from forest. After all hardships, we had to eat dinner on banana leaf as we could not afford enough plates. My parents hid everything with their smiling face and my clay-like brain could not realize it then.

Not only our bellies were half-filled but also our barren brains. Patriarchy prevailed in our family and was against higher education. My siblings gave up on their dreams after secondary level education and got married. Amid rainy days, I used to remove my uniform, wrap my books with it, affix on my head and used to cross the flooded way completely stripped to reach school while sometimes on banana boat. My whole schooling period was not easygoing for me as only mother was cheering for my education. I was in grade eight when she passed away, I was forsaken.

Now, I had to cook, complete all morning chores and go to school. Tears rolled down my cheeks often remembering all beautiful memories I had shared with my mother. After two years, I graduated from high school being the highest scorer of all times. The fame and respect my father received from teachers, neighbors changed his perception towards education completely.

Meanwhile my brother was working as a laborer in another city. My high school supported me for my senior high school economically. My father started seeing a future doctor in me. Despite of his old age, he resumed working hard again to earn some money for my higher studies. "My profit probably won't help you much however it can surely act as a brick in a foundation” he used to state. My throat was deterred and just tears pursued my cheeks towards ground.

Today I’m an aspiring cancer research scientist because of my mother, father and brother. I miss him so much. I always took the sacrifices, sufferings and pain of my siblings and parents as source of my inspiration. When I came to Tzu chi university I felt like home seeing and being motivated by Jing Si aphorisms on walls in photos. “Affliction can be meaningful when we can grow wise from it” personally touched me and forced me to recollect my past and motivate others.

【第七屆】107學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_護理系四年級_莊舒淇_傳承的理念-施比受更有福

  遙想小時候與祖母相處的時光，當時家境並不是像現在這樣較寬裕，但路上遇到一些需要協助的人們時，祖母總是不吝嗇地伸出雙手或是給予些許能力範圍內的金援協助，祖母對幼小的我說：「雖然我們現在過得辛苦，但有更多人比我們更辛苦，如果我們這一點點的付出及幫助可以成為別人生命裡的貴人或是一束光，那何樂而不為呢？」祖母的一席話，至今留在我心中。祖母雖然只有國小的學歷，但待人處事上面卻比一些高學歷份子來的圓潤有智慧許多。

  在大學我時時刻刻接觸著靜思語，在人生迷茫或困惑之際靜思語總能拉我一把，讓我振作起來。某個午後的時候我看著校內牆上所掛的癟額「施比受更有福」這句話不正是我最敬愛的祖母時時刻刻停醒著我的事嗎？頓時熱淚盈匡，很想念祖母，雖然她已離我遠去，但她的精神她的理念都扎根在我心中，因為這個理念，在大學填志願時我選了護理系就讀且在大二的時候自願地當上懷生社的社長，無論人或是小動物都需要我們在能力範圍內的付出，雖然過程有時候很辛苦，但我相信在辛苦背後往往是許多果實等著我去採收。

  因為祖母因為自我理念，這句靜思語陪伴了我將近二十年的歲月，往後的十年、二十年、三十年，我都會一直遵循著祖母的教誨於臨床上對病患對家屬付出，成為一名尊重生命、視病如親的南丁格爾。

【第七屆】107學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_人發心一年級_黃靖媛_珍惜每一分、每一秒，踏踏實實為社會付出愛

  還記得幾個月前，跟著學校出國服務，至今我仍深深的記得踏上菲律賓小島上的那刻，在機場時，映入眼簾的不是從小在媒體上看到的景象，佈滿垃圾的街道、灰暗的天空，而是藍天白雲、一望無際的空地配著稀疏的草地。

  隨後的幾天，我們跟著師伯們一同家訪，深入了當地較偏僻的地區，泥濘的地板、用竹子搭建的房屋、狹窄的空間裡擠著的可能是一家10口，另我印象最深刻的事是，師伯用當地的語言和一位高中即將升大學的男孩說：「孩子，你很優秀、懂事，慈濟可以提供你上大學繼續完成學業，未來能幫助到你們家中的人。」，當時的我站在男孩的身旁，看著他道眼淚從雙頰滑落，心中並不是同情，而是同理，能設身處地的換位思考，我認為「同理心」是非常重要的，因為在慈濟中，有師姑、師伯無私的付出和同理他人，才能在世界各地散播慈濟理念，而影響了更多人，這些都是環環相扣的。

    如同靜思語所說：「珍惜每一分、每一秒，踏踏實實為社會付出愛」，人的一生短暫，意外隨時都發生在身邊，如果能更珍惜身旁的人，為社會多付出一些，能幫助、改變的事情，可能是我們無法想像的。

   至今仍感謝自己有機會能感受到不同世界所帶來的美好，也很感謝師伯們對當地的付出，讓無數有夢想的孩子們，能踏上那道路。

【第七屆】107學年度靜思語與我的生命故事徵文比賽_佳作_人發心一年級_王文悅_做好事不能少我一個，做壞事不能多我一個

我覺得我是個幸運的人，每當我想要做壞事時都有人來阻止我，不管是無視提示牌還是把筆掛在胸前的衣領上這種小事。久而久之，我腦裡就像拉了一條緊戒線，時時刻刻阻止我做壞事。但只有自製力是不夠的，我還清楚記得去年宿舍頒獎典禮，做了壞事被全校師生指點的室友上臺領獎時周圍傳來那些貶低的話語和她無助的眼神。我知道憑自己的力量並不能改變什麼，但我很後悔沒有陪她上臺一起承受這些不友善的目光和話語。安然置身在人群中袖手旁觀難道不是在做壞事嗎？

   我喜歡幫助別人，但我不想為此付出代價。說白了我就是為自己高興而想去幫助別人。直到我遇到那位醫生，他長得很壯，說話中氣十足，一點都不像是醫生。當時我趕著申請居留簽證，需要體檢報告，而我能處理它的時間不到一星期。他向我詳細解釋體檢報告的完成受限於其它部門的操作時間，並保證盡他全力在限期內完成。過程中一波三折，每當遇到難關時，他都想盡辦法幫我，甚至有無法解決的部分時還會向我道歉。他明明沒有必要為我這個“遲交”的人負責，我想把別人的事當成自己的事來看待也不過如此吧。到期限時，他甚至想冒風險偽裝我的麻疹記錄，因該藥物需要提前定制沒有存貨才沒實現，最後母親把我曾經注射過麻疹疫苗的記錄找出來才勉強申請到了居留簽證。醫生這個職業固然是偉大的，但那位醫生並不是因為他是醫生而偉大，而是因為他的行為偉大而使醫生這個職業偉大。他是我人生中那一位讓我想為他人而付出的人，就如同他曾做過的一般。