与其拥有而不爱，不如让爱的人拥有！
最近发生了些些事，做了些些不被理解的决定，被误解，......
不想多说什么，只想以刘墉的 [冲破人生的冰河] 里的小故事 - [阿花在哪里?] ，与大家分享:
“阿花不见了？”
回家老半天，小李才发现狗不见了。前前后后找了两遍，一定是打扫的王妈不小心，让狗溜了出去。
“阿花！阿花！”小李打开门叫了几声，没反应。又穿上外套走到巷口张望了一下，空荡荡的没个狗影，只好回来了。
“所幸狗牌上刻了电话号码，别人发现，自然会打来。而且阿花不是纯种，不太可能有人要。当然……”小李想到冬天正是卖香肉的季节，开始有点儿不安。不过俗话说：“一黑、二黄、三花、四白。”阿花既不黑，也不黄，应该不会有人要。小李就又安心了。
过了三天，果然接到电话，是个男人打来的，说当他发现阿花时，阿花又冻又饿，所以先带回家喂饱，又洗了个澡。
“你的狗教得真好，洗澡的时候好乖，叫它站就站，叫它坐就坐！”对方兴奋地讲。
“真的吗？真的吗？”小李客气地说，“我这两天实在太忙，能不能等这个周末，再去把它接回来？”
“当然！当然！”对方停了一下，笑道，“这样吧！我们留它多玩几天，下礼拜帮你送回去。”说完，便记下了小李的地址。
过了一个礼拜、两个礼拜，却不见那人把狗送回。
转眼三个月都过去了，说巧不巧，小李开车在路上，看见一对夫妻带个孩子，孩子手上牵条狗，不正是自己的阿花吗？
“阿花！阿花！”小李摇下车窗叫，阿花果然摇尾巴，小李一个箭步跳下车。
没等小李说话，那男士倒先开口了：
“想必您是李先生，真对不起！我以为您不要这条狗了，所以没送去。”尴尬地一笑，“我当时想，要是我，一定立刻冲出门，把狗接回家。而电话里，听您的口气那么冷淡……”
“算了！算了！不要说了！”
小李从孩子手里一把抢过狗链，连推带拉地把阿花弄上车，砰的一声将车门关紧，跳上驾驶座急驰而去。
车子开得老远，还听见那孩子的哭声。阿花也妙，居然跳到后座，往那家人不断地张望，不断发出呜呜的哭声。
小李这时候才注意到狗链子是新的，原来破烂的颈圈也换成了最讲究的。连阿花的狗臭味都没了，原先一身灰灰的毛，变得闪闪发亮。
小李心中升起一种说不出的感觉，他突然掉转车头，冲回那家人的身边。
小李把阿花牵下车，将狗链交回那满脸泪痕的孩子手上，说：“你们比我更爱它、更关心它，它也更爱你们，它应该是属于你们的！”
当你拥有它，
却不爱它的时候，
你犯了双重的错误：
第一，你该爱而没能爱。
第二，你剥夺了它被别人爱的权利。
与其拥有而不爱，不如让爱的人拥有！
不想多说什么，只想以刘墉的 [冲破人生的冰河] 里的小故事 - [阿花在哪里?] ，与大家分享:
“阿花不见了？”
回家老半天，小李才发现狗不见了。前前后后找了两遍，一定是打扫的王妈不小心，让狗溜了出去。
“阿花！阿花！”小李打开门叫了几声，没反应。又穿上外套走到巷口张望了一下，空荡荡的没个狗影，只好回来了。
“所幸狗牌上刻了电话号码，别人发现，自然会打来。而且阿花不是纯种，不太可能有人要。当然……”小李想到冬天正是卖香肉的季节，开始有点儿不安。不过俗话说：“一黑、二黄、三花、四白。”阿花既不黑，也不黄，应该不会有人要。小李就又安心了。
过了三天，果然接到电话，是个男人打来的，说当他发现阿花时，阿花又冻又饿，所以先带回家喂饱，又洗了个澡。
“你的狗教得真好，洗澡的时候好乖，叫它站就站，叫它坐就坐！”对方兴奋地讲。
“真的吗？真的吗？”小李客气地说，“我这两天实在太忙，能不能等这个周末，再去把它接回来？”
“当然！当然！”对方停了一下，笑道，“这样吧！我们留它多玩几天，下礼拜帮你送回去。”说完，便记下了小李的地址。
过了一个礼拜、两个礼拜，却不见那人把狗送回。
转眼三个月都过去了，说巧不巧，小李开车在路上，看见一对夫妻带个孩子，孩子手上牵条狗，不正是自己的阿花吗？
“阿花！阿花！”小李摇下车窗叫，阿花果然摇尾巴，小李一个箭步跳下车。
没等小李说话，那男士倒先开口了：
“想必您是李先生，真对不起！我以为您不要这条狗了，所以没送去。”尴尬地一笑，“我当时想，要是我，一定立刻冲出门，把狗接回家。而电话里，听您的口气那么冷淡……”
“算了！算了！不要说了！”
小李从孩子手里一把抢过狗链，连推带拉地把阿花弄上车，砰的一声将车门关紧，跳上驾驶座急驰而去。
车子开得老远，还听见那孩子的哭声。阿花也妙，居然跳到后座，往那家人不断地张望，不断发出呜呜的哭声。
小李这时候才注意到狗链子是新的，原来破烂的颈圈也换成了最讲究的。连阿花的狗臭味都没了，原先一身灰灰的毛，变得闪闪发亮。
小李心中升起一种说不出的感觉，他突然掉转车头，冲回那家人的身边。
小李把阿花牵下车，将狗链交回那满脸泪痕的孩子手上，说：“你们比我更爱它、更关心它，它也更爱你们，它应该是属于你们的！”
当你拥有它，
却不爱它的时候，
你犯了双重的错误：
第一，你该爱而没能爱。
第二，你剥夺了它被别人爱的权利。
与其拥有而不爱，不如让爱的人拥有！
VERY NICE, VERY NICE
My yoga therapy course mate, Sylvain, had a bike accident last week, a rather serious one.
He said:
Very nice... Very nice... I am still trying to understand the good reason for this to happen but I will find it out :)
What's [Very Nice... Very Nice...] all about?
i heard this inspiring story 2x from Gandhar-Ji in Jan07 and Mar08. Sylvain mentioned that the story is posted in the blog, i'm copying it here to share:
http://blog.yogapoint.com/
Very Nice, Very Nice
This is the story of a king and his Prime Minister. The King was a very noble, generous, efficient and progressive king. His Prime Minister was also very intelligent, diplomatic, aware of his duties and very faithful to the king.
But the Prime Minister had one annoying habit….he used to say “Very nice, very nice” to anything that would happen whether good or bad..
One time the king was ill and could not go to battle. The Prime Minister came to visit and said to the King “Very nice, very nice’. The king was annoyed.
Once the king decided that he would like to see the progress in his kingdom and how the common people were living there. So he made a plan to disguise himself as a commoner and visit the villages in the kingdom.
The king and the Prime Minister both disguised themselves and started on the tour with a few guards following from some distance back. After a while the guards were too far back and they got separated from the king and the pm. When the king noticed this, he informed the Prime Minister who replied of course by saying “Very nice very nice”. This really annoyed the king so he said to the pm “I am getting tired of this habit, please stop!”
They began to loose their way as they were searching for the guards and it was beginning to get dark. In a rocky section of the path, the horse that the king was riding slipped and broke its leg and had to be abandoned. The Prime Minister again said “Very nice very nice”. This time the king got very angry and told the Prime Minister to give him his horse then he got on it and started to ride telling the Prime Minister to follow him on foot. The Prime Minister again said “Very nice very nice”.
It began to get darker and darker and after some time the king along with the horse fell into a trap meant for catching prey. During the fall into the pit, the king broke his leg and this horse was also injured. The Prime Minister again replied “Very nice very nice”. This time the king was enraged and yelled at the Prime Minister to get him out of the pit immediately. The Prime Minister helped the king out with the help of a tree branch but when the king came up, he was still so angry that he pushed the Prime Minister into the pit and said to him angrily “Very nice very nice” and hobbled away with the help of a stick.
He limped off too angry and frustrated to think about where he was going. It wasn’t long before he encountered a tribe who captured him by force with the help of their weapons.The king tried to explain to the people that he was their king but hey just laughed at him.
Took dragged him to their village and tied him to a tree. By listening to what they were saying, the King realized that he was to be sacrificed the next morning as an offering in a tribal ritual!
During the nigh the king felt so much remorse to think about how he treated his Prime Minister and he regretted his decision to leave his palace and go on this trip.
The next morning the king was taken to place of sacrifice and the head priest came with a very sharp knife in his hand…the king was very scared. But then the priest began to look over the king’s body very carefully and after a careful inspection, the priest abruptly turned away from the king. He declared the king unfit for sacrifice and the king was released.
The king was relieved but also curious as to why he was not sacrificed so he asked the priest and was surprised to realize that because of his broken leg he was not considered a complete/whole offering and as was required for the ritual!
The king was Happy so he rushed back to the place where the pm was still inside the pit and helped him get out. Then the king told the Prime Minister the whole story of his night, and how sorry he was for pushing him into the pit.
Then the Prime Minister said oh my dear king, now I will explain to you why I said that everything was very nice even though you thought it wasn’t
“The decision you made to visit your kingdom was very nice because now you know that there are some horrific rituals that are still happening here. If we would not have lost the guards you would not have come to know about it.
Also when your horse got injured and you took mine and made me walk it was very nice because if I had been on the horse with you we both would have fallen into the pit and no one would have been there to help us out.
It was very nice that you broke your leg because if you had not broken your leg you would have been sacrificed and you would not be here talking to me now!”
The king agreed and realized how right the pm had been all along.
The king then asked “But there is one more thing, when I pushed you into the pit why then did you say very nice very nice? To this the pm responded because if you had not pushed me in, I would have been with you when the villagers caught you and because I do not have any broken parts, I would have been the one sacrificed. SO it is because you pushed me that I am here talking to you now!
He said:
Very nice... Very nice... I am still trying to understand the good reason for this to happen but I will find it out :)
What's [Very Nice... Very Nice...] all about?
i heard this inspiring story 2x from Gandhar-Ji in Jan07 and Mar08. Sylvain mentioned that the story is posted in the blog, i'm copying it here to share:
http://blog.yogapoint.com/
Very Nice, Very Nice
This is the story of a king and his Prime Minister. The King was a very noble, generous, efficient and progressive king. His Prime Minister was also very intelligent, diplomatic, aware of his duties and very faithful to the king.
But the Prime Minister had one annoying habit….he used to say “Very nice, very nice” to anything that would happen whether good or bad..
One time the king was ill and could not go to battle. The Prime Minister came to visit and said to the King “Very nice, very nice’. The king was annoyed.
Once the king decided that he would like to see the progress in his kingdom and how the common people were living there. So he made a plan to disguise himself as a commoner and visit the villages in the kingdom.
The king and the Prime Minister both disguised themselves and started on the tour with a few guards following from some distance back. After a while the guards were too far back and they got separated from the king and the pm. When the king noticed this, he informed the Prime Minister who replied of course by saying “Very nice very nice”. This really annoyed the king so he said to the pm “I am getting tired of this habit, please stop!”
They began to loose their way as they were searching for the guards and it was beginning to get dark. In a rocky section of the path, the horse that the king was riding slipped and broke its leg and had to be abandoned. The Prime Minister again said “Very nice very nice”. This time the king got very angry and told the Prime Minister to give him his horse then he got on it and started to ride telling the Prime Minister to follow him on foot. The Prime Minister again said “Very nice very nice”.
It began to get darker and darker and after some time the king along with the horse fell into a trap meant for catching prey. During the fall into the pit, the king broke his leg and this horse was also injured. The Prime Minister again replied “Very nice very nice”. This time the king was enraged and yelled at the Prime Minister to get him out of the pit immediately. The Prime Minister helped the king out with the help of a tree branch but when the king came up, he was still so angry that he pushed the Prime Minister into the pit and said to him angrily “Very nice very nice” and hobbled away with the help of a stick.
He limped off too angry and frustrated to think about where he was going. It wasn’t long before he encountered a tribe who captured him by force with the help of their weapons.The king tried to explain to the people that he was their king but hey just laughed at him.
Took dragged him to their village and tied him to a tree. By listening to what they were saying, the King realized that he was to be sacrificed the next morning as an offering in a tribal ritual!
During the nigh the king felt so much remorse to think about how he treated his Prime Minister and he regretted his decision to leave his palace and go on this trip.
The next morning the king was taken to place of sacrifice and the head priest came with a very sharp knife in his hand…the king was very scared. But then the priest began to look over the king’s body very carefully and after a careful inspection, the priest abruptly turned away from the king. He declared the king unfit for sacrifice and the king was released.
The king was relieved but also curious as to why he was not sacrificed so he asked the priest and was surprised to realize that because of his broken leg he was not considered a complete/whole offering and as was required for the ritual!
The king was Happy so he rushed back to the place where the pm was still inside the pit and helped him get out. Then the king told the Prime Minister the whole story of his night, and how sorry he was for pushing him into the pit.
Then the Prime Minister said oh my dear king, now I will explain to you why I said that everything was very nice even though you thought it wasn’t
“The decision you made to visit your kingdom was very nice because now you know that there are some horrific rituals that are still happening here. If we would not have lost the guards you would not have come to know about it.
Also when your horse got injured and you took mine and made me walk it was very nice because if I had been on the horse with you we both would have fallen into the pit and no one would have been there to help us out.
It was very nice that you broke your leg because if you had not broken your leg you would have been sacrificed and you would not be here talking to me now!”
The king agreed and realized how right the pm had been all along.
The king then asked “But there is one more thing, when I pushed you into the pit why then did you say very nice very nice? To this the pm responded because if you had not pushed me in, I would have been with you when the villagers caught you and because I do not have any broken parts, I would have been the one sacrificed. SO it is because you pushed me that I am here talking to you now!
i'M BACK!
Sorry for my MIA, i'm fine, still in one piece, one big piece heehee... i'll stay strong and mighty, don't worry.
i have not forgotten the following, give me some time ok:
- reply email (Tan, John, Qun, XiaoDu, HaiYing, YuJuan, LiSan, Yoga Therapy friends,...)
- send photo (esp Fernanda, HaiYing & YuJuan)
- translation for HaiYing & YuJuan
- DVD (Yoga Therapy course) for Christina & Royis
- deliver or send Yoga Book that i bought in India & Stone that i picked from Ganga River for friends who supported me via http://www.everydayhero.com.au/CathyHow
- ......
Watched this last Friday:
Um... Garrick is the jianzhi, he invited me, Hou Yali to watch Liu Yali's solo:
i have not forgotten the following, give me some time ok:
- reply email (Tan, John, Qun, XiaoDu, HaiYing, YuJuan, LiSan, Yoga Therapy friends,...)
- send photo (esp Fernanda, HaiYing & YuJuan)
- translation for HaiYing & YuJuan
- DVD (Yoga Therapy course) for Christina & Royis
- deliver or send Yoga Book that i bought in India & Stone that i picked from Ganga River for friends who supported me via http://www.everydayhero.com.au/CathyHow
- ......
Watched this last Friday:
Um... Garrick is the jianzhi, he invited me, Hou Yali to watch Liu Yali's solo:
Haha i still don't understand Canton though i was in Guangzhou for a year few years back. But i enjoyed this musical. Guess no one can express Anita Mui's BA qi and AO qi,... But not easy lor, Liu Yali solo on stage performing >30 songs, she has her own style.
Din know 'man zhu sha hua' is such a beautiful flower:
The last song of this musical is 'Stand by Me'.
Um... THANK YOU! take this opportunity to thank my friends for always standing by me, also to those who supported me via my hero page:
not easy lor, to 'believe' in fundraising after the NKF & RenCi cases, i guess 'to support me' > 'charity' ==> THANKS!
Last but not least, my notebook down again (the 2nd time this year)!
The first time - while i was preparing my Yoga Therapy Exam where i had to re-write 10 pages on Diabetes, so 'heng' hor...
So... pardon me for my slow in action ok, not missing in action, i promise... =) my eldest niece YiTing, going to Germany with school for 10 days next week, promised to lend me her notebook while she is away =)
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