Love letter

一別之後，二地相思，只說是三四月，又誰知五六年？七弦琴無心彈，八行書無可傳，九連環從中折斷，十里長亭望眼欲穿！百般 想，千般念，萬般無奈把郎念。
萬語千言道不盡，百無聊賴十憑欄。重九登高看孤雁，八月中秋月圓人不圓。七月半，燒香秉燭問蒼天。六月伏天搖扇我心寒。五月榴花似火，偏逢陣陣冷雨澆花端。四月枇杷尚未黃，我欲對鏡心已亂。急沖沖，三月桃花隨流水；飄零零，二月風箏線兒斷！噫！郎呀郎，巴不得下一世你為女來我為男。

Quotations from Daila Lama

"In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher."
"I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less."
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."
"All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives."
!?The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others. Rather, we must criticize ourselves. How much am I doing about my anger? About my attachment, about my hatred, about my pride, my jealousy? These are the things which we must check in daily life."
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
"It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come."
"Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or from a computer."
"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength."
"Buddhism does not accept a theory of God, or a creator. According to Buddhism, one's own actions are the creator, ultimately. Some people say that, from a certain angle, Buddhism is not a religion but rather a science of mind. Religion has much involvement with faith. Sometimes it seems that there is quite a distance between a way of thinking based on faith and one entirely based on experiment, remaining skeptical. Unless you find something through investigation, you do not want to accept it as fact. From one viewpoint, Buddhism is a religion, from another viewpoint Buddhism is a science of mind and not a religion. Buddhism can be a bridge between these two sides. Therefore, with this conviction I try to have closer ties with scientists, mainly in the fields of cosmology, psychology, neurobiology and physics. In these fields there are insights to share, and to a certain extent we can work together."
[When asked at a talk on global responsibility what to do about the war in Iraq] "This lies far beyond my wisdom

Quotations

Adventures is worthwhile in itself. ---Amelia Earhart
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. --- George Bernard Shaw
The genius is in the details -- Ansel Admas
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One hleps you make a living; the other helps you make a life --- Sandra Carey
Nothing is a stronger influence pschologically on their environment, and especially on their children, than the unlived lifes of the parents. --- Carl Jung
Children begins by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them --- Oscar Wilde
When you teach your son, you teach your son's son --- The Talmud
One faces the future with one's past -- Pearl S Buck
Don't limit your child to your learning; for he was born in another time ---Anonymous
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states that we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death. ---Anais Nin
To escape criticism --- do nothing, say nothing, be nothing --- Elbert Hubbard
One must be something to be able to do something --- Goethe
When the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art ---- Leonardo da Vinci

Ten Commandments for those over 50 yrs old

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THOSE OVER FIFTY YEARS OLD

I. Face and accept the reality of getting old, its consequences and the limitations which growing old brings. Act and behave your age. Quit fooling yourself by trying to look like you were in your youth.

II. Focus on enjoying people, not on indulging in, or accumulating material
things.

III. Plan to spend whatever you have saved. You deserve to enjoy it, and the few healthy years you have left. Travel if you can afford it. Don't leave anything for your children or loved ones to quarrel about. By leaving anything, you may even cause more trouble when you are gone.

IV. Live in the here and now, not in the yesterdays and tomorrows. It is only today that you can handle. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may not even happen.

V. Enjoy your grandchildren (if you are blessed with any) but don't be their full time baby sitter. You have no moral obligation to take care of them. Don't have any guilt about refusing to baby sit anyone's kids, including your own grandkids. Your parental obligation is to your children. After you have raised them into responsible adults, your duties of child-rearing and babystting are finished. Let your children raise their own offsprings.

VI. Accept physical weakness, sickness, and other physical pains. It is a part of the aging rocess.
Enjoy whatever your health can allow.

VII. Enjoy what you are and what you have right now. Stop working hard for what you do not have. If you do not have them, it's probably too late.

VIII. Just enjoy your life with your spouse, children, grandchildren and friends... people, who truly love you, love you for yourself, not for what you have. Anyone who loves you for what you have will just give you you misery.

IX. Forgive and accept forgiveness. Forgive yourself and others. Enjoy peace of mind and peace of soul.

X. Befriend death. It's a natural part of the life cycle. Don't be afraid of it. Death is the beginning of a new and better life. So, prepare yourself not for death, but for a new life.