From Nature I Learn..

In the midst of our meeting, R was talking about the beauty of flowers and J was talking about the charm of rainbow. They were so delighted and they went on and on...

I cannot deny that flowers and rainbows are all gems of nature. Their beauty and charm capture the mind of the young and the old alike and people show their appreciation to them in many different ways. A child can just stare at a rainbow with a smile with matching charm; a lady can nurse her garden of flowers with all her heart; a man can be equipped to capture the moments through photography, and so on.

I have this thinking that the nature is there to “teach” us something. Yes just by quietly observing. Let’s appreciate the beauty of flowers and the charm of rainbow. But... If we were to describe it more precisely, it will be just “fleeting” beauty and “fleeting” charm. Got it? Nothing, no matter how beautiful, is impermanent. Perhaps, it’s the impermanence nature of life we need to be aware of. That will be the lesson I learn.

I will still continue to enjoy the beauty of flowers and the charm of rainbows or any other aspects of nature. However, at the same time, I shall cherish the lesson nature is trying to teach us.

Knowing that the impermanence nature of life is the lesson, how would we live our lives? Mm..

珍惜当下或许是标准答案。
可是若只有口头上的珍惜，未免也不太了当。
看看自己心里对人、事、物，是否还有埋怨、计较。
既知无常之理，那咱又何必还在心里头挂？
来学习往圣先贤的宽容与礼让。
真明此理，心里一定无时舒畅。

~ ~ Flower & Rainbow ~ ~
If we were to see beyond their beauty and charm, what do we have?
I think I learn something. Do you?

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有一位圣职者的理念：
他人的明理是我们的光荣。
他人的正确是我们的庄严。
他人的振作是我们的希望。
他人的精进是我们的努力。
他人的高兴是我们的安慰。
他人的光明是我们的方向。
他人的提升是我们的进步。
他人的净化是我们的修养。
他人的成就是我们的义务。
他人合天心、符天意是我们的宗旨。
他人的埋怨是我们的惭愧。
他人的黑暗是我们的过失。
他人的烦恼是我们的失职。
一切的付出则是我们的本分。