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The butterfly dream 庄周梦见蝴蝶

By Wisdom
庄周梦见蝴蝶 (蔡志忠作品)

庄周梦见蝴蝶 (蔡志忠作品)

“昔者庄周梦為蝴蝶,栩栩然蝴蝶也,自喻适志与,不知周也。俄然觉,则蘧蘧然周也。不知周之梦為蝴蝶与,蝴蝶之梦為周与?週与蝴蝶则必有分矣。此之谓物化。”

Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn’t know he was Zhuangzi. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuangzi. But he didn’t know if he was Zhuangzi who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Zhuangzi. Between Zhuangzi and a butterfly there must be some distinction! This is called the Transformation of Things. (2, tr. Burton Watson 1968:49)

[source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi#The_butterfly_dream]

[新闻] 车祸脑死‧年初二移植‧主妇捐器官造福5人

By Compassion
性情开朗的陈美玉,参加过不少歌唱比赛。(图:星洲日报)

性情开朗的陈美玉,参加过不少歌唱比赛。(图:星洲日报)

(独家报导:梁慧颖、陈鼎翰‧雪兰莪‧巴生)大年初一原本是个开开心心的日子,巴生却有一户人家在这天歷经痛苦的挣扎,最后决定把车祸脑死的家庭主妇陈美玉的器官捐赠出去,造福另外5名苦候器官移植的病患。

终年54岁的陈美玉,来自巴生高阳苑。她於2月7日凌晨12时在加埔路一英里处独自开车回家时,失控撞上灯柱,当场昏迷不醒,在送进巴生中央医院后被医生诊断脑死。

在被宣判脑死后,陈美玉的家人还曾盼望能有奇蹟出现,甚至要求医生让她活过新年;不过,到了大年初一这一天,她的家人还是做出了痛苦却伟大的决定,让她遗爱人间。

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The purpose is to drink

By Drawing and artwork, Juesatta art, Wisdom
The purpose is to drink by CJ

The purpose is to drink by CJ

I remember reading this story from a book I could not remember the name:

Four youngsters were friends and they chatted at a coffee shop. After a while, they felt thirsty and ordered 4 cups of tea. When the tea was served,

A pointed at one of the cups and said: This is a “cup”.

B said: No, no, no. 这是一个杯啊。(This is a cup in Chinese). It’s called “bei”.

C said: Bukan lah! Ini cawan. (Incorrect! This is a cup in Malay). Guys, it’s a “cawan”.

A then raised his volume and said: You are wrong. “Cup” is the right word. I always call it a cup. It is a “cup”.

B shook his head and said: Impossible. Everyone calls it “bei” in my country.

C shouted: Nonsense! I called it “cawan” since I was young. Everyone told me that.  

D smiled, took the cup of tea up, took a sip and relaxed.

Photography of Melaka night view

By Beautiful Melaka, Juesatta art, Photography

Cheng Hoon Teng temple of Melaka

It’s the eve of Chinese New Year 2010. Most Chinese should have had their reunion dinner with family by now and settling down for the count down of the first day of Chinese New Year. It’s a warm and cheerful night now. 

May those we loved who just left us rest in peace and always be remembered. May we all be grateful of what we are having now and appreciate the people who are with us.

Happy happy chinese new year and Gong Hei Fat Choi. Before I signing off to count down, prepare to make blessing and pay respect to my ancestors like most Chinese would do, let me share some photos of the night view of Melaka town with everyone:

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活在我们的记忆中的刘妈妈和Victor Chan

By Compassion, Wisdom
永远怀念的Victor(右边上排第三个穿Siemens白衣的)与朋友们在05年农历新年的聚餐

永远怀念的Victor(右边上排第三个穿Siemens白衣的)与朋友们在05年农历新年的聚餐

今天中午,我收到了两个震撼人心的消息:我的好友,Ah Too的母亲(刘妈妈)和我的好友Victor Chan去世了。在短短的一个小时内,这两个消息来得太突然了,令人难以置信。

几个星期前我见到了刘妈妈。当时她还很健康,还是一样的情切待人。在我的记忆中,刘妈妈一直都是一位好母亲,顾家的人,待人都是和蔼可亲的。没有想到的是,再次见到她,已经是躺在病床上了。自从刘妈妈中风送入医院,开刀动手术,之后一直昏迷到今天离开了大家,一切都像转眼间的事情。对我们来说,失去刘妈妈就像失去了一个好母亲,像失去了自己的母亲。

Victor从中学以来都是我的好朋友。我们都是热爱旅游的一群,曾经结伴到槟城、浮罗交怡岛、热浪岛等等去游玩。每次我们和父母提到Victor时,我们都形容他是住在吉里望的赛跑高手。 处次之外,Victor还是个多才好学的人,他时常给与我网站设计和旅游的建议和咨询。几个星期前,我们才通过电话,讨论要一起设计一个网站和分享摄影的兴趣。我们还打算在农历新年期间给对方拜年。Victor就这样突然的离开了,让大家都无法接受。

我傍晚到Ah Too的家。他和他的家人都很好。幸好医生也在几天前就叫他们做好心理准备,让他们也开始面对了。然而,Victor的离开真的很突然,很让人悲伤。我们不知道他的家人,女友和朋友们将会如何面对。我们能做的是为他们祈祷。

刘妈妈和Victor:你们将会一直活在我们的心里。愿你们已到了一个充满爱的世界。

一个有智慧的人曾经告诉我:很肯定的是我们都会死,不肯定的是何时和如何。有些人认为死是必须经过的,每个人都要面对,所以死没有什么大不了的。

这个原理是很好一直到那个人将要面对死亡。世界不同的文化和宗教大致上都说明了死亡不是结束,还有不同的世界。但是现代科学发达的年代,多数人都认为死亡就是结束,什么都没有了。如果我们没有明确与真正对死亡后的了解,我们将会活在一个没有最终目的人生。

那些相信自己在自己离世前还有许多时间准备,到了那一刻还是被遗憾包围着。但那时才察觉,是否太迟了?

据瑞士出身的精神科学家兼On Death and Dying一书的作者Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,只有真正去了解死亡,具有无私的爱,具有智慧,死亡才变得很安宁祥和,人生也会有很大的变化。