This blog emphasis is supposed to be recycling. Hence, an update on what I have been doing. I have been switching off lights in my dorm study lounges and kitchens as well in my lab and classrooms.
谈谈我的环保活动。做的比较多的是当没人在时，把宿舍的读书室和厨房、实验室以及课室里的电灯关掉。
Initially, I must say that I do it secretly, like cleaning the lab only on Sat morning when there is nobody and looking through the dustbin in my lab for recyclable bottles late at night when there is nobody. There is really nothing to be ashamed of, but I just do not want to be in the limelight.
起初，环保活动都是秘密进行的。我在礼拜六早上打扫实验室、在深夜翻实验室的垃圾桶捡可回收的瓶罐，因为这些时段都没有人。老实说，也不是什么不可告人的事，我只不过不想出风头罢了。
But this mindset changes slowly. Once I was cleaning the lab and Arpit saw me doing it. Another time I was sweeping the floor and Eric saw me. Both of them joined me in cleaning the lab. Several nights, I was picking up plastic mineral bottles from the dustbins in my lab to place them in the recyclable bins around MIT and one of my lab-mate Harish saw me. His attitude at first was making a joke out of it and making fun of me. However, it slowly changes to admiration and eventually he gave his empty plastic mineral bottles to me instead of throwing them in the dustbin.
但是这种心态慢慢的改变。有一回，同窗Arpit撞见我在打扫实验室，另一回，Eric看见我在扫地。可喜的是，他们俩都帮我打扫起实验室来。有几个晚上，Harish见到我在翻实验室的垃圾桶捡可回收的瓶罐。他的反应起初是嘲笑，到后来是佩服，以至最终是配合。他现在不把空瓶罐扔在垃圾桶里，而是直接交给我拿去环保。
I realize that I should not be doing my recycling efforts secretly, but instead let people see and understand the importance of recycling. Hopeful and under some encouragement, they will join in.
我明白环保工作是不应该秘密进行的，而是要让大家看到以及了解其重要性。更是希望，在循循善诱之下，会有更多人加入。
My dentist told me that I had a too stressful life and encourages me to relax and take my mind off study and research before I sleep. Hence, I start to walk around my dorm every night before sleeping: from my floor to the highest (6th) floor, across from the west to east wing, and down to the lowest (basement) floor, back from the east to west wing and up to my floor. While walking around my dorm, I realize that many of the lounges and kitchens lights as well as the kitchen stove fans are left on. Hence, now my nightly task is to switch off all the unnecessary lights while walking around my dorm before I sleep.
我的牙医告诉我，我的生活压力太大，并鼓励我多放松身心，在睡觉之前不要想着功课或研究。因此，每晚睡觉前，我开始在宿舍里漫步：从我住的那一楼走到最高的第六楼，从西厢走过到东厢，再一路走下到地下室，再从东厢走回到西厢，最后走上回房间。这就是我的晚课，边走边念着佛号、走完一圈绕了一次佛。可是走着走着，我发现有不少读书室和厨房是空荡荡没人的，不过电灯却是开着的。更严重的话，电视机以及灶头的排风机和灯也都是开着的。因此，每晚漫步时，我就顺便瞧瞧读书室和厨房，如果没人的话，就随手把灯都关掉。放松身心、念佛、环保，一举三得。
In the same fashion, I start to take a walk around building 5, where my lab is located at the 4th floor, every night before I left. Initially I notice that the 4 classrooms at level 2, 1 classroom at level 3 and 1 classroom at level 1 normally left their lights on. Hence I start switching them off. Then I realize that there are also several plastic bottles that are recyclable in the dustbin in the classrooms. Therefore, I start picking them up and tossing them into the recyclable bins. Later I further realize that the cafe beside my lab have tens of plastic bottles that will be recyclable if they are thrown into the recyclable bins instead of the trash bins. Eventually, I adopted building 5 as my recycling work and scanned through all floors nightly for recyclable plastic and papers as well as switching off unused lights.
同样地，每晚离开实验室前，我开始到处走走。我发现第五座大楼（我实验室的所在地）的许多课室，学生离开后都没有把电灯关上。我便开始注意二楼的四间课室以及一楼和三楼的各一间课室，如果电灯没关上，就随手把灯关掉。后来，我再发现那六间课室的垃圾桶里有不少可回收的瓶罐，就把它们捡起，扔进环保桶。不过，最大的福田是四楼的咖啡厅，平均每晚有十来个可回收的瓶罐被扔进垃圾桶里。最终，我认养了第五座大楼为我的环保作业，每晚走过每一层楼，把可回收的瓶罐与纸类捡起环保，以及把没用的电灯关掉。
Sometimes when I look at all the energy wasted every night, it is indeed very saddening. I believe that we need to set up our efforts to education the public the importance of recycling. MIT actually put in quite a bit of efforts into energy conservation. Of course more can be done. Whenever I feel that I am losing steam and need some support, the picture on the right never fail to boost my moral.
有时候，看到每晚浪费的能源，真得感觉很伤感。我们需要更加努力，向会众宣导环保的重要性。其实麻省理工在节约能源方面，下了相当多的精力，当然可以做的更多。每当我环保做的有点泄气时，右边的图片都能给我一些支持。
佛说人有二十难，随化度人十八难；
众生刚强难调教，规过劝善万般难；
谈谈我的环保活动。做的比较多的是当没人在时，把宿舍的读书室和厨房、实验室以及课室里的电灯关掉。
Initially, I must say that I do it secretly, like cleaning the lab only on Sat morning when there is nobody and looking through the dustbin in my lab for recyclable bottles late at night when there is nobody. There is really nothing to be ashamed of, but I just do not want to be in the limelight.
起初，环保活动都是秘密进行的。我在礼拜六早上打扫实验室、在深夜翻实验室的垃圾桶捡可回收的瓶罐，因为这些时段都没有人。老实说，也不是什么不可告人的事，我只不过不想出风头罢了。
But this mindset changes slowly. Once I was cleaning the lab and Arpit saw me doing it. Another time I was sweeping the floor and Eric saw me. Both of them joined me in cleaning the lab. Several nights, I was picking up plastic mineral bottles from the dustbins in my lab to place them in the recyclable bins around MIT and one of my lab-mate Harish saw me. His attitude at first was making a joke out of it and making fun of me. However, it slowly changes to admiration and eventually he gave his empty plastic mineral bottles to me instead of throwing them in the dustbin.
但是这种心态慢慢的改变。有一回，同窗Arpit撞见我在打扫实验室，另一回，Eric看见我在扫地。可喜的是，他们俩都帮我打扫起实验室来。有几个晚上，Harish见到我在翻实验室的垃圾桶捡可回收的瓶罐。他的反应起初是嘲笑，到后来是佩服，以至最终是配合。他现在不把空瓶罐扔在垃圾桶里，而是直接交给我拿去环保。
I realize that I should not be doing my recycling efforts secretly, but instead let people see and understand the importance of recycling. Hopeful and under some encouragement, they will join in.
我明白环保工作是不应该秘密进行的，而是要让大家看到以及了解其重要性。更是希望，在循循善诱之下，会有更多人加入。
My dentist told me that I had a too stressful life and encourages me to relax and take my mind off study and research before I sleep. Hence, I start to walk around my dorm every night before sleeping: from my floor to the highest (6th) floor, across from the west to east wing, and down to the lowest (basement) floor, back from the east to west wing and up to my floor. While walking around my dorm, I realize that many of the lounges and kitchens lights as well as the kitchen stove fans are left on. Hence, now my nightly task is to switch off all the unnecessary lights while walking around my dorm before I sleep. 我的牙医告诉我，我的生活压力太大，并鼓励我多放松身心，在睡觉之前不要想着功课或研究。因此，每晚睡觉前，我开始在宿舍里漫步：从我住的那一楼走到最高的第六楼，从西厢走过到东厢，再一路走下到地下室，再从东厢走回到西厢，最后走上回房间。这就是我的晚课，边走边念着佛号、走完一圈绕了一次佛。可是走着走着，我发现有不少读书室和厨房是空荡荡没人的，不过电灯却是开着的。更严重的话，电视机以及灶头的排风机和灯也都是开着的。因此，每晚漫步时，我就顺便瞧瞧读书室和厨房，如果没人的话，就随手把灯都关掉。放松身心、念佛、环保，一举三得。
In the same fashion, I start to take a walk around building 5, where my lab is located at the 4th floor, every night before I left. Initially I notice that the 4 classrooms at level 2, 1 classroom at level 3 and 1 classroom at level 1 normally left their lights on. Hence I start switching them off. Then I realize that there are also several plastic bottles that are recyclable in the dustbin in the classrooms. Therefore, I start picking them up and tossing them into the recyclable bins. Later I further realize that the cafe beside my lab have tens of plastic bottles that will be recyclable if they are thrown into the recyclable bins instead of the trash bins. Eventually, I adopted building 5 as my recycling work and scanned through all floors nightly for recyclable plastic and papers as well as switching off unused lights.
同样地，每晚离开实验室前，我开始到处走走。我发现第五座大楼（我实验室的所在地）的许多课室，学生离开后都没有把电灯关上。我便开始注意二楼的四间课室以及一楼和三楼的各一间课室，如果电灯没关上，就随手把灯关掉。后来，我再发现那六间课室的垃圾桶里有不少可回收的瓶罐，就把它们捡起，扔进环保桶。不过，最大的福田是四楼的咖啡厅，平均每晚有十来个可回收的瓶罐被扔进垃圾桶里。最终，我认养了第五座大楼为我的环保作业，每晚走过每一层楼，把可回收的瓶罐与纸类捡起环保，以及把没用的电灯关掉。
Sometimes when I look at all the energy wasted every night, it is indeed very saddening. I believe that we need to set up our efforts to education the public the importance of recycling. MIT actually put in quite a bit of efforts into energy conservation. Of course more can be done. Whenever I feel that I am losing steam and need some support, the picture on the right never fail to boost my moral.有时候，看到每晚浪费的能源，真得感觉很伤感。我们需要更加努力，向会众宣导环保的重要性。其实麻省理工在节约能源方面，下了相当多的精力，当然可以做的更多。每当我环保做的有点泄气时，右边的图片都能给我一些支持。
佛说人有二十难，随化度人十八难；
众生刚强难调教，规过劝善万般难；
精诚所至金石开，随化度人有何难。
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