When the photo popped up, my heart missed a beat. I wanted to look at it closely, but it blurred… I don’t know how I survived the year. Each and every night, I really wished I would never wake up again. Actually, most of the time, I couldn’t fall asleep until 5 or 6 o’clock in the morning. The waiting, the tries, the email… I am scared. I am scared of you. I don’t want to see you…
I didn’t know how long I cried, until I was tired, until my head was empty, until I didn’t know why I cried. So I pulled the screen closer. I recognized his eyes. I saw his smile. Suddenly, I burst into laughter. Doooon’t. Don’t laugh at me. I know I was silly. I can’t stop giggling. I'm over reacting? May be. But I have to giggle. Don’t look at me…
The screen was warm. And it should be.
Thanks for the photo. Because he is handsome. And more than that…
一日,夏丐尊先生拜訪弘一大師,恰逢大師用餐。夏先生見他隻吃一道鹹菜,不忍心地問道:“難道您不嫌這鹹菜太鹹嗎?”
大師回答:“鹹有鹹的味道!”
大師餐畢,飲清水一杯,夏先生又問:“難道沒有茶葉嗎?怎麽每天都喝這平淡的開水啊?”
大師笑曰:“開水雖淡,但淡也有淡的味道。
夏先生和大師早年交厚,知道弘一大師在未出家之前,有過花天酒地的日子,所以這麽問。但是,弘一大師早就超越鹹淡的分別,這超越並不是沒有味覺,而是真正能夠品味鹹菜的好滋味與開水的真清涼。
禪思禪悟
人要學會接受,學會懂得品嚐各種遭遇和生活的個中滋味。甜蜜、酸澀、苦楚、淡薄,我們都要學會坦誠麵對,一視同仁。
所有的經曆、思想和感受,包括痛苦和苦澀,都是人生的財富。感情細膩的人,是富有的人,是上帝所偏愛的人。
Luciel,我真的很高興成為你的朋友。我想我們有一些相似的地方,那可能是缺點,也可能是上帝的偏愛。讓我們相信後者,因為那樣可以帶來更多希望、更多陽光、更多快樂。