Today is the first day of 2023. I'm still a little tired due to the covid-19 virus, but comaparing to the last few days, I have been better today.
Today, I didn't join the online meeting properly for feeling sleepy, so after the dinner time, I spent some time to practice translating the lecture of the priest and learn something.
I have a strong feeling that, my abbility to translate Bible books still need to be improved.
Being a sick person, I need to regret one thing, I should not drink any coffee, but I drank two cups of Latte this afternoon. So I felt can not breathe now. I felt that my chest was cover by a stone.
Jesus, I need to say sorry for not paying good attention to take care of my whole body. Holy spirit, I didn't have the wise to take care of myself, I need your blessing.
For the 2023, I want to set three goals:
1. Be more organized.
2. Doing things out of my heart, not out of vanity.
3. Love God and my family and others more.
2023年1月1日 星期日
A new start in 2023
2022年12月30日 星期五
The final day of 2022
On the final day of year 2022, I just went through a serious sickness, covid-19. To recover from the illness, I tried all methods that I knew but in vain. Spattered the mint oil into my sore throat, ate healthier, drank more water. No matter how many efforts I tried, I still have to wake up from my sleep these days. What a serious disease!
Finally, the seventh day arrived, I felt much better. During this period, the doctor prescribed the stronger medicine to me. My illness didn't stop me from working. I finish the report for next week, and finish writing many commands on my students' score sheet.
Next day will be the brand new year. What will I do to achieve my new goal?
When I pray in these seven days, I ask God, why can not I let myself go and relax more? Why pursuing God became so difficult in my life? After a few prayer and reading the bible, I found a truth: it's never easy to get into God's Kindom. God has grace to let us decide by ourselves, but his kindom is a holy one, I need to pursue holy, without holy, no one can meet God.
Every decision matters, every thought counts. But I am grateful that God didn't judge us through all these bad thought or bad decision. Sometimes I feel hard to quit watching some non-holy news or video. But God never stop helping us.
And by the way, I am the person who really want to achieve God's standard through Jesus Christ. I remember seeing a video saying a cliche like this: "Money is not the reason that you're not happy, famous is not the reason that you're not happy, the only reason that you're not happy is : You only live half of your better self!"
What a strong saying! It's true. No matter how many effort I tried this year, 2022, I'm still not satisfied. I am still looking for a better self, who can accomplish more and enjoy more.
For the comming 2023, these things will happen:
1. I will be a master of Taiwanese, pass the exam.
2. I translate the English for the priest.
3. I have the best score of Toeic which is 990.
4. My youtube channel got 10000 subscriber.
5. My family became more welcoming to neighbors.
Another video says, don't use " I'm going to " to describe your goals. Use the present or past tense. The woman in the video says, if you see the notebook I wrote 5 years, you'll find amazing, I am living the life I describe 5 years ago.
I think that's the secret of the life. Do it, make it come true.
Hello 2023, here I come!
2021年6月29日 星期二
2020年2月19日 星期三
轉貼,新冠肺炎讓我們更認識神的手——一位痊癒弟兄的自述
2019年5月10日 星期五
教養與權柄
100 寫作挑戰 007
教養與權柄
痛。
被追著,抓住,然後吃棍子。
故意的大吼大叫,明明不怎麼痛,也要喊到80幾歲的奶奶來勸說。
兒時的我被管教時,就是這麼回事。
現在,女兒也是。
雖然沒準備一支棍子,但是,她是個獨生女。居然難得的惹到雙親都同時對她發火。
明明她已經夠乖巧了。還是有無法尊重權柄的時候。從一件小事,抱怨著學校導師,但是自己卻會忘了把明天要考試的功課拿回來複習。雖然會乖乖自己完成課業,但錯誤卻沒記得修改,就去玩手機了。手機一拿走,她就發怒,開始對父母態度不佳了。
衝突就這樣造成。幸虧,我兇時,有她爸爸緩和勸阻著。
難道,悖逆真是人類的天性嗎?
2019年5月6日 星期一
被隔絕的滋味,素食,或融合
佛教徒長大的我,如果不是室友相邀,我一輩子都不會踏入教會的。
但是,透過空中英語教室的雜誌廣告,我第一次進入了教會周末晚上的英語晚會。
建築物內的人們,臉上都萌發出一道光,在晚會中,我納悶於大家臉上的笑臉,是怎麼回事啊。國中,我就自以為看透人生,照片總是很少笑,一臉嚴肅,但是這教會中的人們,打從喜樂散發出來,我無法拒絕,也深深被吸引。
一年過後,我慢慢靠近主,一對加拿大夫婦陪我們讀英語聖經,決定受洗後,我遭遇了一個多月的衝突,每次聚會都哭花臉,怎麼回事啊?
我當時不了解的是,靈界背後的一場拉鋸戰。人們總是活在眼見的世界中,忘記了眼不見的世界,才是更真實的。
受洗過後,我沒想太多,依舊維持素食,帶了一個我最愛的麵包到餐廳內,跟要一起慶祝的弟兄姊妹們聚餐。我有滿肚子的喜悅要分享,也很想融入新加入的這個家庭...
餐廳員工過來,阻止我,冷冷地說:「這裡不能帶外食。」
受洗後的第一餐,我站在餐廳外,第二次感受到飲食習慣讓我與人的隔絕。
第一次,是國中實施全班住校,而我也想參加,只是不希望被小團體排拒,卻被拒絕了。
或許,我一直都在被隔絕。
看似有朋友,但是被隔絕的感受沒離開過我。
而教會,是使我破開這些隔絕的第一步。
母親,奔波的,素食便當
高中離家,到臺南讀女子高中。
第一天上課,訂購了學校的素食便當,吃了兩口,卻噁心得吐了出來。
原來是學校沒採用真正素食餐廳的便當,給我們的午餐,是一般便當店扣除了肉類後的青菜白飯。
同一個鍋子炒了蒜頭,胎裡素的我,一口就吃出來了。那高麗菜的滋味,又腥又臭。
打了電話給了遠在雲林的母親,大半個便當完全倒掉了。
沒想到,四點多放學回到租屋處,書桌上竟然有一封信跟一個純素食的便當。
信是媽媽的親筆,她說,一知道我無法吃到純素的便當,她就請假趕到臺南,跟學校抗議反應,隔天開始,我們就可以到學校後面的臺南女中吃真正的素食...
看著那封信,吃著滋味單純的素食便當,我眼淚流了出來...
之後總是無法忘記媽媽這趟奔波給我帶來的感動,不管母女關係疏離到何種程度,我對她仍然是充滿感恩。
