Being Grateful in Mandarin
Written by Raymond Tay on January 17, 2010 – 4:46 am -It’s not my usual practice to put in other languages for my post, but I think it is a good reminder for Chinese people to learn to be grateful. Personally, I enjoy these short scripts:
钱多钱少，够吃就好。
人丑人美，顺眼就好。
人老人少，健康就好。
家穷家富，和气就好。
老公晚归，有回就好。
老婆唠叨，顾家就好。
孩子从小，就要教好。
博士也好，卖菜也好。
房屋大小，能住就好。
名不名牌，能穿就好。
两轮四轮，能驾就好。
老板不好，要忍就好。
一切烦恼，能解就好。
切莫执着，放下最好。
人的一生，平安就好。
不是有钱，一定会好。
心好行好，命能改好。
谁是谁非，天知就好。
修福修慧，来世更好。
天地万物，随缘就好。
很多事情，看开就好。
说这么多，明白就好。
人人都好，日日都好。
你好我好，世界更好。
总而言之，知足最好。
Tags: Grateful, Gratitude
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What Type of Life Do You Want?
Written by Raymond Tay on September 25, 2009 – 7:48 pm -What is the ultimate outcome you want to see in life? Can it accomplished right now?
Here is an interesting story to answer the above qns:
A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.
A tourist complimented the local fishermen
on the quality of their fish and asked
how long it took him to catch them.
“Not very long.” they answered in unison.
“Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?”
The fishermen explained that their small catches were
sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.
“But what do you do with the rest of your time?”
“We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children,
and take siestas with our wives.
In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends,
have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.
We have a full life.”
The tourist interrupted,
“I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!
You should start by fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch.
With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat.”
“And after that?”
“With the extra money the larger boat will bring,
you can buy a second one and a third one
and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers.
Instead of selling your fish to a middle man,
you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants
and maybe even open your own plant.
You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City ,
Los Angeles , or even New York City !
From there you can direct your huge new enterprise.”
“How long would that take?”
“Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years.” replied the tourist.
“And after that?”
“Afterwards? Well my friend, that’s when it gets really interesting, ”
answered the tourist, laughing. “When your business gets really big,
you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!”
“Millions? Really? And after that?” asked the fishermen.
“After that you’ll be able to retire,
live in a tiny village near the coast,
sleep late, play with your children,
catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife
and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends.”
“That’s what I am doing now” Replied the fisherman
And the moral of this story is:
“Know where you’re going in life…. you may already be there!!”
My takeaway from this story is “Love what you do and be grateful of what you have.“
Tags: Gratitude, Life, Love
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