26 Jun 08 is the second time I donated blood. Both the first and second time was carried out in MIT, during a blood donation drive organized by MIT Red Cross. I remembered that both occasions, the medical personal presented asked me at least 30 health questions and there were plenty of tidbits and drinks for donors after the blood donation is completed. I truly admired their professionalism.
我在六月八日第二次捐血。第一和第二次捐血都在麻省理工校内，红十字会联办的捐血活动上。记得两次捐血，医疗人员向我问了至少有三十多项健康问题。另外捐血后有一大堆点心和饮料共捐血者补充精力。我十分佩服他们的专业精神。
我在六月八日第二次捐血。第一和第二次捐血都在麻省理工校内，红十字会联办的捐血活动上。记得两次捐血，医疗人员向我问了至少有三十多项健康问题。另外捐血后有一大堆点心和饮料共捐血者补充精力。我十分佩服他们的专业精神。
During my first blood donation, I had a very interesting experience. I was lying down on the bed and holding a roller in my hand. Donating blood was a fairly boring experience, laying down doing nothing except rolling the roller in my hand to ensure enough blood circulation. Hence, I started chanting sutra. After a while, I feel a sense of calmness coming over me. I feel like I was in a vast open space without any boundaries. It was a wonderful feeling. I knew that I was not sleeping because I can still feel my hand rolling the roller. However, that feeling was very short as I was interrupted by the medical personal and I realized that the chanting of the sutra was not completed.
我第一次捐血时有一个很奇妙的经历。我躺在床上，手持着滚轴滚动着以确保足够的血液循环。一时无趣，便开始诵起大悲咒。过了不久我感觉心沉淀下来，自己如同身在一处广阔无边的空间，无边无际。这奇妙的感觉，希望是“静寂清澄，志玄虚漠”的感觉。我知道我并没有是睡着，因为我仍然可以感受到滚轴在滚动着。遗憾的是，这奇妙的感觉很短
Another not-so-interesting experience happened after the blood donation. My arm felt sore and my fingertips felt bloated for several days. I guessed my body was still pumping the increased blood flow rate during the donation although that donation was completed. My body must have a long delay response time.
另一个不那么有趣的经验是，捐血后数天，我的手臂感到酸痛以及指尖臃肿。想必身体还没感受到捐血已经完成，仍在增加血的流量。我的身体反应机制因该有一点慢。
The good news was, during the second donation, my arms no longer feel bloated after the donation. The bad news was I no longer experienced that sense of calmness. What a pity.
第二次捐血时好在手臂不再感到酸痛。不过很可惜的是那奇妙的感觉并没有回来。
我第一次捐血时有一个很奇妙的经历。我躺在床上，手持着滚轴滚动着以确保足够的血液循环。一时无趣，便开始诵起大悲咒。过了不久我感觉心沉淀下来，自己如同身在一处广阔无边的空间，无边无际。这奇妙的感觉，希望是“静寂清澄，志玄虚漠”的感觉。我知道我并没有是睡着，因为我仍然可以感受到滚轴在滚动着。遗憾的是，这奇妙的感觉很短
Another not-so-interesting experience happened after the blood donation. My arm felt sore and my fingertips felt bloated for several days. I guessed my body was still pumping the increased blood flow rate during the donation although that donation was completed. My body must have a long delay response time.
另一个不那么有趣的经验是，捐血后数天，我的手臂感到酸痛以及指尖臃肿。想必身体还没感受到捐血已经完成，仍在增加血的流量。我的身体反应机制因该有一点慢。
The good news was, during the second donation, my arms no longer feel bloated after the donation. The bad news was I no longer experienced that sense of calmness. What a pity.
第二次捐血时好在手臂不再感到酸痛。不过很可惜的是那奇妙的感觉并没有回来。
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