见习、培训志工培训日 Volunteers training session

今天培训的主题是：缘续法住。为何做慈济？因为与上人有缘。但是随缘做慈济，则缘尽法散。

发露忏悔，开头的上人开示，我累得睡着了。上人说的话，过了大多都忘了，所知障深重。接着是我的母鸡，诚悰师兄讲解慈济的进退行仪。慈济的三千威仪，八万细分是为了安住我们的心。现在我穿起制服，是上人的好弟子，希望日后没有穿制服，也能是上人的好弟子。

整个培训日，我有两个感触。一是庄严，二是感动。绕佛饶法、走直角、放掌，让我体验到慈济的庄严，慈济的美。师兄师姐的分享，让我了解自己做的是多么的不够。邱建义师兄说，大承担就是大消业。所以我要勇于承担。赵信玉师姐说，精进是她最好的推动力，希望大家以法相会。我会努力。刚刚受证的锺莉娟师姐分享，印公导师说上人是生生世世前就发了愿要成佛，慈济人也是生生世世前就跟着上人了。我们都忘了两千五百年前，在法华灵山会上许下的愿。上人这一世回来娑婆，是来叫我们回来归队的。我会记住的，今生今世，来生来世，都不会迷路的。

德宣师父说，净心第一，利他为上。净心是内修、是解门、是修慧，利他是外行、是行门、是修福。上人是用生命让弟子成长慧命。惭愧，早上五点起床，还会把闹钟关掉回去睡，错过上人的晨语开示。我发愿会做慈济的累世护法，会努力早起听法。


两位慈小五年级的学生对着上人许下了愿，“我们和师公的缘不尽，师公给我们的法不散。”吾等弟子当谨记，敬请上人莫忧虑。

主播忏悔 Confession of a News broadcaster

口说好话，心想好意，手做好事，是何等的重要！

It is very important to speak good words, think good thoughts and do good stuffs!

主播忏悔 - 靳秀丽（作者为慈济大爱台主持人，前东森主播）

二○○七年人力银行针对台湾媒体调查，有八成四的记者想转行。因为媒体生态变质，记者工作越来越没尊严，其中又以电子媒体的文字记者最不快乐。

我个人在两年多前，也因为工作越来越不快乐，终于下定决心离开商业电视台，回归大爱电视台。这当中也是经过一番挣扎，毕竟花花世界多彩多姿，充满诱惑。但是两起新闻事件重重撞击我！

其一是台北捷运车上，一名男大学生对女生毛手毛脚，记者向捷运公司取得画面后，各家新闻频道立即猛播狂播，强力放送。还有主播唯恐观众错过画面，在一小时的新闻里，再重播了一次，并且以“大学生伸出咸猪手”等不堪的言语形容这起事件。第二天这名男大学生被发现在宿舍上吊自杀。

另外一起新闻，则是中部一所国中老师和班上女同学谈恋爱，媒体也是用极其耸动的标题如“夫子与未成年女学生不伦恋”来强化这则新闻的非比寻常。其实这事早已爆发，老师与学生家长已在警局和解，只待时间疗伤止痛。岂知这起旧闻被媒体知道后，再冷饭热炒成重大新闻，无疑是在伤口撒盐，这名老师受不了自责也自杀了！

这两起事件，赔上两条人命;我虽不杀伯仁，伯仁却因我而死。

同样的，今年七月在考试院长提名审查过程中，企业家白文正先生也在媒体的追逐中发出最后的悲鸣，可谓是另一桩媒体杀人事件。媒体杀人或许杀死的不是人命，可能是一个人的慧命，清誉或善念，真的不可不戒慎小心哪！

因此在拜读郑泰安博士新着“媒体与自杀”研究报告指出，媒体密集报导二○○五年倪敏然事件，造成自杀身亡和企图自杀的人数明显增加，也造成忧郁症病人企图自杀的人数明显增加，我深受震撼之程度甚巨。

回想当时，这起新闻被高度聚焦，前后将近三个星期，每天都盘据新闻频道三分之一到四分之一的时段，记者除了巨细靡遗报导，并且被迫要不断发掘或创造新的新闻点，以满足庞大的篇幅需求。我个人在主播台上，一边看着友台的相关报导，转而要求台内采访同仁的报导还要再加料，以求更胜一筹。回想当时的所作所为，原来自己也是共犯集团之一份子，如今深自忏悔，忏悔是提醒自己不二过。

诚如我的师父证严法师提醒从事人文工作者，除了“报”更要“导”报真还要导正导善，让媒体之大用，致力于人文的清流救世！郑先生的研究成果，也才能发挥正面积极的功效！

自由电子报 - 2008年11月2日

菩提心要 - 零八年十一月二十三日 Puti - 23 Nov 08

印尼真的是我们的大福田，大家要多用心！

Indonesia is a big field of blessings, everybody must be more mindful!

生日礼物 Birthday gift

正在想如何纪念今年的生日。今天是我的生日，也就是母亲当年的受难日。因此，我用母亲的名义替她向慈济捐了善款。不过，我认为纪念自己出世最好的方法是让别人有一次重生的机会。

Was thinking how to signify my birthday this year. I made a donation to Tzu Chi on my mum behalf as today is her suffering day. However, I believe that the best way to mark my birth of life is to give others a chance of living.

几天前，我到了国大医院的捐血中心，登记为骨髓捐赠者。灵感来自慈济波士顿联络处电邮的美国月刊，刊内报道了一位年轻的慈济人急需合适的骨髓救命。

Hence, I went to NUH blood donation center and register myself as a bone narrow donor. I got that inspiration when Tzu Chi Boston sent me the online magazine published by Tzu Chi New York: Michelle project to help save her life.

如果你还不是骨髓捐赠者，请考虑。救人一命，无损己身，多幸福！

If you are still not a bone narrow donor, do seriously consider. Saving one's life without causing any harm to yourself, how fortunate!

菩提心要 - 零八年十一月二十一日 Puti – 21 Nov 08

恭喜诗白师伯、建发师兄、伦桥师兄、德源师兄、淑蓉师姐、丽珊师姑和鸣凤师姐这几天受证！

Congrats to to Victor SB, Jiuan SX, Lun Qiao SX, De Yuan SX, Jennifer SG, Li Shan SJ and Ming Feng SJ, who will be certified as commissioner in a few days!

菩提心要 - 零八年十一月二十日 Puti – 20 Nov 08

真正的快乐，是因为知足。真正的福，是因为心安。生活若简朴，人生就幸福。

True happiness comes from contentment. True Blissfulness comes from a peaceful mind. If we lead a simple way of life, our life will be fortunate.

盛港绿化周家庭日 Sengkang Clean and Green Family Day

这篇稿是我和俊伟师兄一起写的，所以没有什么好补充的。只不过，我发现做三合一采访工作，为了不要走宝，整个活动我几乎不是站着就是走着，根本没有机会到一角歇息。

I wrote this article with Jun Wei SX, so I have nothing much to write here. Just one thing, I feel that being a reporter is very tiring. I practically stand and walk throughout the whole event. I cannot take a break and rest at a corner in case I missed something interesting.

我必须开始多运动，不然心想付出，载道器不争气也无法度。

I need to start exercising in order to contribute more for Tzu Chi.

菩提心要 - 零八年十一月十三日 Puti - 13 Nov 08

环保法门：第一，训练大家不怕占脏，训练大家不怕辛苦，训练大家没有是非，训练大家身体健康，训练大家把内心的垃圾倒出去，把外面的垃圾分类分好。

Recycling can train us not to be afraid of getting dirty, not to be afraid of hard work, not to gossip, let us become healthier, to clear our troubles as well as rubbish from our heart and get rid of the physical rubbish in our environment.

菩提心要 - 零八年十一月十一日 Puti - 11 Nov 08

经济不景气，环保回收物的价钱暴跌。不过，上人说，我们环保的努力不能停，还要加快。

With the economic downturn, the prices of recyclable items are in their lowest level. But master say our recycling efforts cannot stop. In fact, it must be expanded.

第一，我们的环保站也是教育站，而教育大众，特别是年轻人，和环保回收一样重要。第二，我们回收的宝特瓶都经过加工改良成毛毯，用于国际赈灾上。至今已制做多过三十万张毛毯，与贫苦大众结了一分很好的缘。第三，环保回收物价钱低，厂商不收，如果我们也不收，可回收的物件很有可能都会成了垃圾，不是掩埋就是焚烧，对全球暖化和污染一点帮助都没有。

First, our recycling center is also an educational center and it is very important to educate everybody, especially our young the important of recycling. Second, our recycled PET bottles are converted into blankets for international relief. Till date, we have manufactured more 30 thousands blankets. There are a lot poor and needy around the whole that need our blankets. Third, with the low resell price, many factories are not buying recyclable items. If we stop collecting, more likely all of the recyclable items will end up as rubbish, either buried or burned, worsening global warming and pollution.

环保大联谊 Gathering of Recycling Volunteers

每一位到过慈济环保点的大德、会员、志工，都受邀请参加环保大联谊。不参加不知道，原来我们的环保志工是如此的多。我准时到静思堂，可是佛堂已经坐满了，只好坐在一楼文化厅。后来大德不断的涌入，志工都移到四楼夹层了。

Everybody who had helped out at our recycling centers is invited to attend today's gathering, volunteers or members or just the general public. It was an interesting gathering. I did not realize that we have such a large group of recycling volunteers. I was just on time, but the main hall was already filled up. Hence I moved to the side hall. After a while, all Tzu Chi volunteers are asked to move to the 4th floor mezzanine level to allow the general public to sit at the side hall. Even at the mezzanine level, volunteers kept streaming in, implying that the flow of general public never stops.

联谊以手语剧“温暖满人间”开场。这首歌我在广惠肇留医院演过无数遍了，可是还是发现国香师姑们表演的好美。自己的表演真的是没得比。

The event started with our sign language performance. The show "warmth around the world" was performed. I was not paying much attention since this song is often played at Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital. But I was surprised at how beautiful the performance was. Our performance at the hospital was nothing compared to them.

今天的联谊也是要向环保志工致谢。我们有一场奉茶仪式，慈济委员和慈诚们为环保志工奉上一杯粗茶以表谢意。

Today gathering is also a form of appreciation for your recycling volunteers. Hence, we had a tea ceremony where Tzu Chi volunteers offered a humble cup of tea to all our recycling volunteers as a simple form of appreciation.

接着是环保志工们的分享。真的很惭愧，因为大多都听过了所以觉得有点枯燥。好在国香师姑出现，我帮师姑数一数四楼夹层有多少位志工、大德和慈青。

This is followed by sharing session of our volunteers regarding recycling and waste reduction in Singapore. Shamefully, I found it to be a bit dry although I got most of the shared information down. Luckily, Guo Xiang SG appeared and I helped her by counting the numbers of Tzu Chi volunteers, general public and Tzu Ching in the mezzanine.

自从我回到新加坡分会，参加三合一的活动多，做环保的时间少。好在自己开始在家里做环保，并发现丢弃的垃圾，几乎都可以环保。

Since I returned to Singapore, my involvement in recycling was minimal since I was busy with 3-in-1 media activities. The other consolidation was that I started recycling back home and found that just at home, almost every rubbish can be recycled.

环保，我知道的很多，做的很少，需要多精进。

I need to contribute more.

菩提心要 - 零八年十一月三日 Puti - 3 Nov 08

身不带来，死不带去；万般带不走， 唯有业随身。听了那么多，看了那么多，可以体会到观身不净吗？

We bring nothing along when we are born and we carry nothing with us when we die. The nothing thing that follows us is Karma. After listening and viewing so much, have we learned that our body is not clean at all?

Plain Talk 说说而已

It is only after I did recycling and sorting of plastic bags at our recycling center that I realize that it is very important to make full use of every single plastic bag.

我是在慈济环保站做了塑胶袋分类后，还明白延续每一个塑胶袋的物命是多么的重要。

说说而已 - 吴韦材

在北京买东西已习惯自己拎袋子去，回来几天后，每见超市一个接一个塑料袋递过来，那份“大方慷慨”，还真有点啼笑皆非。

我原以为北京对限塑令的执行只是说说而已。却不是的，是真的再也不给塑料袋了。要的话，那就得出钱买。要北京那些大婶大爷出钱已不容易，要他们出钱买塑料袋那简直太对不起钱了。另一个让限塑令之能“成功”执行的原因，是商家们乐得省钱，政府都明文规定限塑了那能省多少啊，绝对支持绝对支持，就连菜市场里那些大哥大姐，理直气壮就把几斤黄瓜用一条绳子绑起来，就是这样了，你要就自己拎回家。

我记得这里好像是逢星期三限塑的，也许我没在星期三到过超市去，直至今天我买什么都还没人“要我自己想法子拿”。

北京限塑后，呵呵，一下子间塑料袋可矜贵了，用掉一个就是少掉一个，要用来装什么，那真要仔细想过才用。我以为只有我这般神经质，结果隔壁文文也一样，我觉得突然间我们都对“矜贵的”塑料袋郑重起来，难道不该郑重些么？以前就因为多的是因此爱扔，爱用，爱丢都悉随尊便，塑料袋能放水也确实有其作用，因此也就尊重它起来，嗯，这个用来丢垃圾太可惜了，别笑，好好洗干净了，晾干了可以用来放海米然后搁在冰柜里，那多好用。人，确实是这样受教育的。以前听我祖母说祖父被日本人抓去三天没吃过东西，放出来回家路上见到沟渠里有米饭，他赶紧抓了藏在怀里拿回家重新用水洗过煮过再吃。

说说是不够的。说说就是说说而已。只有置于死地，才能后生。

还是看到一大把莫名其妙的各类产品包装，层层，套套，瓶瓶，罐罐，故弄玄虚，整个社会搞得就像一家Mall，走到哪里都有人要卖东西给你，而各种要人花钱的名堂都先花钱来大玩色相吸引游戏。物质最终变成垃圾，精力最终变成垃圾，精神也最终变成垃圾。浪费人力和财力，同样是不环保。

其实天天喊环保，并在日用物质上大吹大擂，还是没用的。治标治本是两回事。定的规矩再多，假如没在脑袋里搞好意识，那么一切动作只是样板戏而已。

能真正实行环保的人，那首先他必须先懂得爱惜，懂得危机，懂得真实的美。这是基本。很难列出一张清单给一个人，然后对他说你每天检查自己所用的这一切，这一切就是你得去注意的环保项目。那是没用的。

真正懂得爱惜的人，他自然不会浪费一切，一切只要经过他手上的东西他都会真正在乎地去想想它们所有能利用的价值用途。懂得危机的人，会设想到当资源不再的时候会是个怎样可怕的世界，只要还有再循环可能性的，他都会尽力而为之。懂得真实的美的人，他会选择活得很简朴，生活里的一切尽量减少任何不必要的加工，因为他相信越简单越舒服。

别笑，何不这样，就试试做一件很简单的事，今天就用些棉质的旧衣物给自己设计一个购物袋，能洗，能多次翻用，剪裁缝制后剩下来的布碎，还能做成一块吸水性良好的抹布。

觉得很笨是么？因为只需一掏钱出来架子上就有很多购物袋能买是么？那就没办法。

那就只好在名家群集的座谈会上开着空调照着射灯来谈环保了。

难治了。

联合早报 - 2008年11月3日

Heart to Heart at Tzu Chi 心莲之约

Nothing to write about this event, because I wrote all that I felt inside the article for Tzu Chi. This is one of the few cases where a single event can be so touching.

没有什么可以再写，因为我的感触已经全部写进稿子里。这是少数让我在一次活动内就深受感动。

Tzu Chi Free Clinic Reopening Ceremony 慈济义诊中心搬迁开幕典礼

The reopening of the Tzu Chi Free Clinic in Redhill is a major event for us. Planning and discussion occurred many months before the actual day. I was not involved as I was not too involved in the medical area. When Peter SX saw me as a guest that day, he reminded me to offer my services in the kitchen next time.

慈济义诊中心迁移到红山是慈济家庭的大喜事，策划和讨论在开幕当天的好几个月前就已经开始了。我对医疗没什么了解，所以没帮上什么忙。不过当Peter师兄发现我没有职务时，好心地建议我下一次到香积组付出。

Tzu Chi free clinic was relocated to Redhill because there is a high percentage of needy elderly living alone in Redhill, one of the oldest estates in Singapore. The Clinic sees its first patient at 3 pm that day, but elderly start streaming in at 2.30 pm.

慈济义诊中心迁移到红山是因为红山是老住宅区，长者居多。义诊中心下午三点才开门，不过下午两点半便有老菩萨前来挂号。

Many Tzu volunteers not tasked with assignments were called to join in as guest. I was one of them, since our staffs were doing the photography. The initial plan was to get at least 500 Tzu Chi volunteers as guest, to represent the Avalokitesvara bodhisattva of thousand hands. I hope we achieved it because I saw a lot of people present that day.

没有任务的慈济人都是佳宾。因为不需要做三合一，我成了其中一位佳宾。分会希望能集合至少五百名志工，形成一尊千手千眼观世音菩萨。希望我们做到了，当天真的很多人。

I am very happy that our free clinic finally reopened, for the good of the needy as well as my recruitment of contributing members. With our free clinic, it is much easier to explain to my friends what Tzu Chi is doing and why we need their donation.

我本身很高兴慈济义诊中心开幕了。为苦难者高兴，也为我更容易劝募感到高兴。我现在可以更容易地向朋友讲解慈济在做什么和你们捐的善款用于何处。感恩。