愛、生活、人生系列

Doing Things without Pay What are the truly priceless aspects of life that money can’t buy? Obviously, money cannot buy knowledge, passion and friendships. These most valuable aspects of life, i.e., knowledge, passion and friendships, indeed, cannot be purchased. My writings and podcasts every week are cultivated through my life experiences and personal dedication. They are not paid by money. Yes....

Following My Own Pace After reading some articles, I am convinced that I don’t need to worry about how “fast” I am trying to go because life isn’t a race. Life is not a competition. And I don’t have to run faster than others. Regarding success, it seems that we have to achieve something within a certain timeline, such as going to university/college and finishing it at aged 22, getting married in o...

生活與生命的目的是進步 2025年4月3日星期四，我們全家北上去台北「中正紀念堂」遊覽，在蔣公銅像前拍照留念，又欣賞了閱兵交接典禮，實為壯觀。我在蔣公銅像旁邊，看了兩排字： 「生活的目的，在增進人類全體之生活；生命的意義，在創造宇宙繼起之生命。」 感觸良多。以前小時候，在教科書上，不斷背誦，朗朗上口。如今，已年過60，再細細品味，真是百感交集。短短30個字，道出了生活與生命的意義。 生活，不單只是一個人在生活著...

Feeling Safe or Trying the Potential Challenges Feeling safe is a fundamental human need, vital for both mental and physical health. Safety provides a sense of security and freedom from fear or anxiety, enabling individuals to thrive and function optimally. It influences how we navigate the world, form connections, and pursue our goals. The significance of feeling safe cannot be overstated. This e...

Hope Is the Most Daily Comfortable Deed Hope, for us, is crucial in times of uncertainty, and in dealing with adversity. However, hope is not optimism, which is a belief that everything will work out. Hope is much more active, a feeling and a mindset that we have to work at in order to achieve our goals despite difficult circumstances. I would like to say that in our mundane life, hope is the most...

To Act and Be a Hero A Psalm of Life Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem.   Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.   Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end...

Butterflies and Roses I Fluttered Brightly as a Butterfly Jenny Chu   I fluttered brightly as a butterfly That flies everywhere in the charming gardens, When all the time I saw A cluster of flamboyant roses; Besides the alleys, beneath the trees, Swaying and swinging in the breeze.   Continuous as the honeybees that roamed And wandered in the parks, They searched and hunted the everlasti...

Eating Is Gorgeous The pleasure of eating is not mere gourmet. If we know the people whose vegetables have grown beautifully and healthily, perhaps, we will have such a memory with the food, and enjoy the pleasures of eating. It means that the knowledge of the good healthy food relieves and comforts the eaters. The same goes for eating meat. The thought of the attractive pasture and the strong cal...

The Magic of Serendipity “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,” John Lennon presciently (預知地) wrote in his song “Beautiful Boy” on his final album, and it is found to be quite accurate. Fortunately, the unexpected can also work out favorably, sometimes taking us in an entirely new and happier direction. Serendipity is defined to be the occurrence and devel...

Following Our Hearts, Not Our Words Follow means that something or someone else is going to lead us. So to follow our hearts is to listen to us right now. To follow our hearts sounds innocent, pure and good. That is, to follow our hearts suggests that we are going to let our feelings and emotions be our guides. There are two ways to see whether we are “following our hearts” or not. The first one i...

重講故事，讓自己開心      快樂不一定是一切都很美好了，而是，我們不再在意那一點點的不美好，而願意在懂得不美好中，找到美好。其實，我們就是讓自己開心就好！      當我們還是小孩子的時候，通常都是比較喜歡卡通動畫這類情節性較強的故事，相較之下，我們會去注意到發生了什麼故事，而不會去注意故事裡面人物的觀點。長大後，當我們再閲讀一些故事時，我們可能又有不同的...

The Best Editors to Change the Stories and Perspectives      When people hold tightly to their positions or beliefs, direct attempts at challenging them typically result in defensiveness and resistance. However, if we are “just telling a story,” there is nothing to defend against or resist. When we meet someone who has an entrenched (根深蒂固的) view or perspective of anot...

要有耐心       耐心或許不是每一個人天生都擁有的，不過，耐心是可以慢慢培養的。法國作家歐諾黑·巴爾扎克說：「人類所有的氣力，只是耐心加上時間的混合而已。所謂強者，既有毅力，又會等待時機。」耐心等待機會，我們就能在意想不到中，獲得成功。我們做任何事情，都要有耐心。耐心的解決問題，耐心地完成功課，及耐心的去了解、探索各種新事物。愛迪生曾耐心的花了整整十年，去研製蓄電池，期間...

尊重與服務      叔本華說：「我們要尊重每一個人，不論他是何等卑微、可笑」。尊重是一種美德，每個人都渴望得到別人的尊重，但也得尊重別人。因此，尊重十分重要。談尊重，首先，我們要學會尊重自己，因為尊重自己，是尊重別人的開端。例如一個人本來就有工作的能力，讓自己過得很好，卻因為挫折而氣餒，那就不尊重自己了。正所謂「人必自重，而後人重之」，假如我們認真地生活，尊重自己，也就是對他...

順其自然的美好Let All Things Happen Naturally      人生所有的事情，都來的很自然，人生百態，順其自然是最適當的心境。其實，萬事不必太在意，擁有時請珍惜，失去時不說遺憾，過多的在乎，會將人生的樂趣減半，看淡一切，也就增添生命的盎然。有緣無分、有分無緣，都是生命中不圓滿的缺憾，它不應成為我們人生的途中，走不出的困惑和茫然。有失敗，就會有成功，有完美，就會有遺憾，且讓一切順其自然...

開懷高唱     2025年「民歌50高峰會」最終場，最後一次，為民歌高峰會而唱，最後一次，在民歌高峰會相聚。在最璀璨的時刻，向民歌致敬，用最摯愛的歌聲，流淌50年的歲月，勾起塵封的記憶。2/12、2/13、2/14台北小巨蛋，和2/15高雄巨蛋，15組最具代表性民歌手，在2025年，與我們唱響全台。2025年，將是「民歌高峰會」最後一次舉辦。感謝所有曾經參與演出的歌手們，為歷年演出所付出的努力。我們大家，將一起擁...

歲末爽吃     2024年的一整年，即將進入尾聲了，我發現我和大家最喜歡談論的話題，就是爽吃。「吃」真的是超愉快與療癒的，在我們的記憶與印象中，「吃」帶給我們的回憶，不勝枚舉，永遠也談不完。我們的生活，少不了吃，人生更不能沒有美味，讓我們在歲末年初時，好好爽吃一頓吧！ 豬： 日式豬排，打拋豬，炸豬排，鹹豬肉，蔥爆豬肉，泡菜豬肉，滷豬腳，薑燒豬肉，蒜泥白肉，筍絲滷爌肉，蠔油肉片，馬鈴薯燉...

Gifts Giving from Santa Claus 聖誕老人送禮物     「聖誕老人」此一神秘人物，帶給小孩子們禮物的概念，衍生自4世紀生活在土耳其的主教聖尼古拉。北美洲，荷蘭和英國，把這一傳統，融入聖誕節日的慶祝，荷蘭語的聖尼古拉，傳進英語，成為「Santa Claus」。在英裔美國人的傳統中，聖誕老人總是快活的在聖誕前夜，乘著馴鹿拉的雪橇到來，他從煙囪爬進屋內，留下給孩子們的禮物，並吃掉孩子們為他留下的食物。...

Empathy 同理心      台灣的 花蓮縣 ，正經歷著令人難以承受的 天災 ，連續幾天的 濕、冷 ，再加上 地震 ，為人們的身、心，帶來極度的不安穩，威脅到 生命最基本的「安全」需求 。當我們聽到有人大聲疾呼：發揮同理心、人溺己溺、人飢己飢等訴求時，我們似乎可以感受到 正在寒凍中受苦的人，急需我們的關心與幫助 。哲學家說：「在烏托邦裡，不存在同理心」，是的， 同理心的原意是 to suffer with...

Self-presentation and Self-achievement 自我表現與自我成就 We all want others to see us as confident, competent, and likeable. In fact, we make dozens of decisions every day to get people to see us as we want to be seen. Success requires interacting with other people. We can’t control the other side of those interactions. But we can think about how the other persons might see us and make choices ab...

Great Things Don’t Come Easy Life is not always easy. We have to work hard to get what we want. There will be times when we will feel down, and think that there is no hope for our future. And, life is not all about the ups, there are downs, too. It’s during these difficult times to remind us that the only way to get what we want in life is through hard work and dedication. It takes perseverance, s...

上台表演這件事     「好棒喔～下星期五就要表演了，我終於要把這件事完成了。」「上台表演會有一點壓力，對吧？」「不只一點，還蠻多的呢！」「妳會不喜歡嗎？」「不會啊！我很期待。」小朋友的對話，讓我們學跳舞的成人，真的想了很多。每一次去跳舞，我們成人都得花上大半的時間練舞；每一次，我們都是一直練習、一直練習，但是，我們從來就不敢站上舞台，真正表演。     上台表演這件...

信念與預期Thoughts and Predictions        人類天生渴望認同和讚美。當我們對別人懷有期望，他們通常會因此而更努力的達到這個期望，以獲得認可，進而強化自我價值感。 因此，不管我們或別人，若能抱持正面的期望和讚美，將會促使我們與他人更有動力，進而提升生活與工作效能。 這就是「信則有、不信則無」。        畢馬龍效應也叫「自我應驗預言」， 源於古希臘...

善待別人的感動 一位女子剛嫁入門，豈料婆婆凡事皆看她不順眼，不是嫌她飯菜烹調不佳，就是說她洗熨衣物不夠好；常常當面指責她無能，或背後指罵她懶惰，把她說得一無是處。媳婦知道婆婆脾氣不好，不僅不敢頂嘴一句，更加小心翼翼整理家務，從早忙到晚，總是逆來順受，而婆婆卻仍是百般刁難她。鄰人看不過去，忍不住對女子說：「你婆婆既然如此狠心待你，你何不回敬她幾句氣話，讓她氣死算了。」女子聞言，不敢苟同，反而嚴肅地說...

Keeping Balance Maintaining a balanced life is becoming increasingly more important for our personal health and well-being in a fast-paced, modern world. We live in a world full of different beliefs and opinions, so one person’s answer to one question could be completely different to the other person. The Internet, particularly social media, advertises all sorts of information on exercise and nutr...