孟子曰“ 富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈”。此乃耶稣也！

孟子曰“ 富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈”。

原文出自：滕文公下·第二章 景春曰：「公孙衍、张仪，岂不诚大丈夫哉！一怒而诸侯惧，安居而天下熄。」孟子曰：「是焉得为大丈夫乎！子未学礼乎？丈夫之冠也，父命之；女子之嫁也，母命之。往送之门，戒之曰：『往之女家，必敬必戒，无违夫子。』以顺为正者，妾妇之道也。居天下之广居，立天下之正位，行天下之大道；得志与民由之，不得志独行其道；富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈：此之谓大丈夫。」

1.富贵不能淫: 即使自身富贵, 但也不做过份的事, 不穷奢极侈, 不为声色所迷
2.贫贱不能移: 即使自身贫困, 但身虽贫而志不贫, 不为五斗米折腰, 不做不仁不义之事
3.威武不能屈: 即使自身勇武, 但也只以德服人, 而不以武屈人, 滥用武力 做到以上三点, 便是真正的男子汉大丈夫
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富贵不能迷乱他的思想，贫贱不能改变他的操守，威武不能压服他的意志

战国时代的孟子，有几句很好的话：“富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，此之谓大丈夫。”意思是说，高官厚禄收买不了，贫穷困苦折磨不了，强暴武力威胁不了，这就是所谓大丈夫。大丈夫的这种种行为，表现出了英雄气概，我们今天就叫做有骨气。

and let us see what Jesus do after one of his miracles, which is feed the 5 thousand in the book of John chapter 6.

1这 事 以 後 ， 耶 稣 渡 过 加 利 利 海 ， 就 是 提 比 哩 亚 海 。
2 有 许 多 人 因 为 看 见 他 在 病 人 身 上 所 行 的 神 迹 ， 就 跟 随 他 。
3 耶 稣 上 了 山 ， 和 门 徒 一 同 坐 在 那 里 。
4 那 时 犹 太 人 的 逾 越 节 近 了 。
5 耶 稣 举 目 看 见 许 多 人 来 ， 就 对 腓 力 说 ： 我 们 从 那 里 买 饼 叫 这 些 人 吃 呢 ？
6 他 说 这 话 是 要 试 验 腓 力 ； 他 自 己 原 知 道 要 怎 样 行 。
7 腓 力 回 答 说 ： 就 是 二 十 两 银 子 的 饼 ， 叫 他 们 各 人 吃 一 点 也 是 不 够 的 。
8 有 一 个 门 徒 ， 就 是 西 门 彼 得 的 兄 弟 安 得 烈 ， 对 耶 稣 说 ：
9 在 这 里 有 一 个 孩 童 ， 带 着 五 个 大 麦 饼 、 两 条 鱼 ， 只 是 分 给 这 许 多 人 还 算 甚 麽 呢 ？ ( from here, we can know Jesus is very poor, but HE willing to give up all of HIS to other -贫贱不能移)
10 耶 稣 说 ： 你 们 叫 众 人 坐 下 。 原 来 那 地 方 的 草 多 ， 众 人 就 坐 下 ， 数 目 约 有 五 千 。
11 耶 稣 拿 起 饼 来 ， 祝 谢 了 ， 就 分 给 那 坐 着 的 人 ； 分 鱼 也 是 这 样 ， 都 随 着 他 们 所 要 的 。
12 他 们 吃 饱 了 ， 耶 稣 对 门 徒 说 ： 把 剩 下 的 零 碎 收 拾 起 来 ， 免 得 有 糟 蹋 的 。
13 他 们 便 将 那 五 个 大 麦 饼 的 零 碎 ， 就 是 众 人 吃 了 剩 下 的 ， 收 拾 起 来 ， 装 满 了 十 二 个 篮 子 。 (富贵不能淫)
14 众 人 看 见 耶 稣 所 行 的 神 迹 ， 就 说 ： 这 真 是 那 要 到 世 间 来 的 先 知 ！
15 耶 稣 既 知 道 众 人 要 来 强 逼 他 作 王 ， 就 独 自 又 退 到 山 上 去 了 。 (威武不能屈)

and lastly my favourite verse in this chapter.
35 耶 稣 说 ： 我 就 是 生 命 的 粮 。 到 我 这 里 来 的 ， 必 定 不 饿 ； 信 我 的 ， 永 远 不 渴 。

孟子曰 & 雅各书1：2-4

孟子曰：「天將降大任於斯人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓其體膚，空乏其身，行拂亂其所為，所以動心忍性，增益其所不能。」

意思是:
上天將要把重大使命降落到某人身上，一定要先使他的意志受到磨練，使他的筋骨受到勞累，使他的身体忍飢挨餓，使他備受窮困之苦，做事總是不能順利。這樣來震動他的心志，堅韌他的性情，增長他的才能。

and

我 的 弟 兄 们 ， 你 们 落 在 百 般 的 试 炼 中 ， 都 要 以 为 大 喜 乐 。因 为 知 道 你 们 的 信 心 经 过 试 验 就 生 忍 耐 。但 忍 耐 也 当 成 功 ， 使 你 们 成 全 完 备 ， 毫 无 缺 欠 。

雅 各 书 James 1：2-4

Let the Rain Be Warm

Tonight Brother Zachary wanna go back hometown and I fetch him to go KTM Kajang to take the train. Before we depart from UKM alr start to small raindrop le. But I do take him with motor also coz there is no bus available that time and it is very rush to ask him to do that le. So our shirt do wet abit when reach KTM there.

On my way to go back after drop Zachary at Ktm, the rain suddenly like cat and dog. My shirt and all of things get wet include my butt also, hah !!! So I have to drive really slow coz I can hardly see what is in front of me due the the glass of helmet is so blur with water and if I take off the glass, rain drop to me make my eyes cant open pula !!

But in the middle of the driving back home, I do think a lot... Abt insists to fetch Zachary will make me all wet, I fetch him also. This is because one word, LOVE ! And this remind me abt a article in 生命树( Sin Chew) that write by a non-christian. He say although he not receive Christ yet but he do know God is love. Although he havent experience God love to him but he can see God's love through a Pastor.

Long time ago, he and his family go to KL and have to wait at a bus stop due to rain and they dont have car to go back. He alr try stop many taxi but none of them stop to fetch them. But suddenly, a car stop in front him ask all of them to come in and willing to fetch all of them to go back. From the conversation along the journey, He knew that the driver is a Pastor plus knew that the Pastor is fetch family back to home when first see him and feel pity to him for dont have car to go back. So the Pastor decide to help a stranger( him ) by driving to the bus stop again to fetch them after drop family at home.

Although the Pastor just fetch him and his family go back( mayb we think this is a tiny thing) but this tiny thing do help him know that God is Love. So I also wonder if I have car today, do I willing to fetch a stranger at the bus stop when there is heavy rain at the outside ???

Am I alr have practice love to 1 percent of ppl around me? It is very easy to show my love to my love one, friends, or family. But when come to a stranger, am I love them ??? or just ignore them??

Hope I can practice this love to everyone whether he/she is stranger or not soon. Because Jesus show HIS LOVE to us by die for us to clean us from sin even we din know HIM yet.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=387528505493&ref=mf

Hopefully the rain next time is warm. Warm because it have LOVE~

One last thing, give thank to God for the rain just now although all wet. Because I can get a whole body massage by rain. People go to fish massage for their legs and pay for it but I get it free... haha2

Jesus,take my wheel of life ~~

She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy with the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low on faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
she was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was sooo scared
She threw her hands up in the air

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat sleeping like a rock
And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life
I know I've got to change
So from now on tonight

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on

Ooh, Jesus take the wheel
Ooh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel
Ooh, take it, take it from me
Ooh ooh wah ah ooh ooh ooh

Emo before Christmas

Be4 this year Christmas, I do emo a bit...

Emo because I dont have Christmas mood like previous Christmas. This emo feeling kind of sad, failure, and disappoint..

This is because I do not love the Christmas decoration just like old days le.. This is because I just realize tat the decoration is create to commercial. Where got Christmas tree when ppl celebrate Christmas in Israel in old times ??

Another reason is we Christian always remind ppl that Christmas is a day to remember Jesus' born instead Santa Claus plus telling there is no Santa Claus in this world.

-But how are we going to remind ppl when all the place using Santa as the symbolic for Christmas ?? and all the media using Santa for promote Christmas...

- How are we gonna kick this Santa from the day remember Jesus' born when some/mostly Church do have ppl act as Santa after some Christmas event ?? Isnt it funny that we tell no Santa in this world, but at the end of event, a ppl that act as Santa come out and give every kids small gift ?? ( and I do act as Santa once a time in youth also , haiz...)

- and I still wonder the word Santa with Satan ... Both only different the n situated at.

Plus last time, (although I am a Christian alr for long time)

-I do need go some shopping complex to feel the Christmas. Is it rite to say feel the Christmas through this and not only to remember Jesus' Born ?? coz all the shop just have Santa, Christmas tree as their decoration , some Christmas songs like we wish you Merry Christmas instead have stable for their decoration..

- when say Christmas, my first impression is Christmas tree coz I love Christmas since it can decorate and it is beautiful. Am I wrong ? coz I suppose think Baby Jesus instead that Christmas tree. ( seem the commercial did it very good to me )

Furthermore, I do read a book that title "Bible conflict". It make me more understand abt Bible no matter is Old Testament or New Testament. Four Gospel book writer write different things abt Jesus because they see Jesus in different view such as Jesus in book of Matthew is King of Kings, in book of Luke is God servant, in book of John is God. And that book do think our mostly impression that the three wise man come worship Jesus is right after Jesus born is wrong. That book say this because in Matthew 2: 11. (On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh).How come Bible mention it is a house instead stable ?? are Matthew write wrong abt this??

This book do clearify that what book of Matthew mention is abt Jesus is abt age of two and another time to visit Bethlehem.

Plus book of Matthew din say how many wise man do come worship Jesus but why nowdays we do say is three wise man simply because have three gift ??

Are we always interpret Bible wrong from the old days alr ??

These are the reason that I emo before Christmas.

Luckily the emo is disappear right after Christmas. This is because I get a Christmas gift from Christmas gift exchange at Kajang Canaan Lutheran Church. This gift have a card inside and it write" Christmas marks the beginning of a new chapter... a time to throw away sadness and embrace happiness... a time 2 stop mourning and start rejoicing... "

WOW !!! Although it only have few sentences but I believe this is the word God wanna me to know about and through this friend ( dont know who are you but wanna say thanks to you :) ) , I cheer up alr.. Thank God !!! All the four problem, I give up to God and stop mourning abt it. And guess wat, I get four pack of chocolate..haha2 !!! ( give three to 3 housemate coz Christmas is a sharing just like Jesus share all of HIS life for us.)

and I do watch this video make by my friends during Christmas. Do check it out oh coz it is Very nice and touching one oh ~~ ( Prepare tisu first oh, coz I almost cry also )

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=205046618809&ref=mf

I also learn how to make the Christmas greeting card on my own. Thanks to Brother Pay Shen for teaching me. Here is my first Christmas greeting card on my own. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=887024&id=1283533230

plus I do love this song " kiss the rain " in this Christmas...

And last but not least, Merry Christmas to all of you when you read this no matter it is not Christmas anymore, coz everyday is Christmas when you remember Jesus born for us.

Romance in Bible

Today In Study week Devotion Group lead by Syah Zuan we learn about romance tat God like. We learn tat we must find a Christian for our life partner ( 2 Corintians 6:14 ) and she or he must opposite sex from us.. haha2.. ( sure la ) But syah zuan remind us tat is the Basis of finding a life partner and as it is a basis of it so it is not tat not important compare to other requirement like Waiting for God will, etc.. coz we cant get a life partner as long as she or he is a christian or opposite sex from us.

They are other requirement like :

i.) waiting for God will in finding life partner ( Proverbs 3:5-7)

waiting is faith tat we trust in God that He will provide the Best one for us. We can choose not to wait but we will sure cant get the Best one for our life partner. Or mayb we still get the same person as a result but the process sure cant glorify God. God care the process more than the result. A good process is surely is a good result- the Best one.

ii.) Dont rely on wat you think you know (Proverbs 3:5-7)

Dont ever rely on wat you think you alr find the one who is going become your life partner. Coz we only can see the "best" he or she now. Dont too pasionate for him or her. Calm down and pray for God will. We dont know what wat the future he or she will become and only God know. God sure will prepare a suitable and he/ she is the Best for us.

iii.) Dont simply give advice or listen to advice. ( 1 Kings12 )

Dont simply give advice to friend when you heard friend like someone or say ganbatte or jia you to him. coz mayb that girl or guy is not God prepare for them and you will make a mistake by pushing them together. And the result of it is very terrible coz when They have married they are in One and no one can separate them so if he choose a wrong person for his life partner then he is bye2 coz he cant divorce - God hate divorce. When heard tat friends say they in love with someone, we should ask them calm down and pray together for God will.

We shouldnt dont simply heard any advice from friends also in finding a life partner. This is because we might listen to a wrong encouragement from friends and tat will lead to a mistake tat make you regret forever. And we should listen to old man coz they are more experience than us in life experience.

Besides tat, we look through some good example in Bible to define a good life partner.

In Genesis 24 ( Rebecca ) - We should find a life partner that is sympathy, tend to sacrifice time, energy and etc to help ppl like Rebecca. She is a sympathy gal tat help a old man ( Abraham's servant ) and she willing to help a foreigner that she never meet be4 when the foreigner asking for help. And she is a good gal because because when ppl asking for help, she do it quickly ( verse 18). Furthermore, she do the things that other ppl din ask to do also. She bring the water to the camels of the old man. We might din realise wat actually Rebecca have done when we read the Bible. There have 10 camels there ( verse 10 ) and when a camel drink water it drink 100 - 150 litres once ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel#Eco-behavioural_adaptations ). If Rebecca need bring 10 litre water from the well to each camels, then she need bring water from well 100 times. (If you say Wow now.. then the next things that I mention sure will let you say WAH !!!!!!!! ) If bring 10 litre from well need 1 min each ( I just think this is the minimum time), then give camels drink water need two minute, then total time she need spent at there is ( 100x3 min) 5 hour !!!! ( Sure you say Wah !!!!!!!! coz she spent 5 hour there for help a foreigner and the foreigner din ask her to do so)

In Genesis 29: 1-30 - We learn love from Jacob. He willing sacrifice time, energy and strength for waiting Rachel to married with him. He willing to deal with Laban as he work 7 years to get married with Rachel and even Laban treat him just like a kuli... ( cheap labour ). And yet he willing to wait another 7 year again when Laban trick him by married him with Leah( elder sister of Rachel ). From here, we can see a nice love story here coz no matter how beautiful the outlook of a gal is, you never just admire her beautiful for 14 years. Jacob and Rachel must be waiting together and experience the time of suffer together so tat in verse 20 we can see that Jacob see the 14 years as few days. They must be support each other in the waiting and never let go ( never give up ) to each other.

Nice example leh ?? thank again to syah zuan..

Want find a best life partner that you want now ?? You must become that kind of person first coz God sure will lead a good gal to good guy and not bad guy.

Love is sacrifice your life for your partner !!! But you have only one life, if you sacrifice then your life partner sure become widow liao.. !!! How leh ??

Sacrifice life is mean you willing sacrifice your time, energy, strength and your everything !!!

And lastly a Love Song is hearing by me over and over when write this blog. Check it out..

教室裡的春天

終於上完早上第4堂課，她急忙趕回辦公室，今天應該把週記發還學生，但是才改到一半。顧不得吃飯，她立刻埋首工作。不久，她改到一本完全空白的週記，不由得擲筆長歎，腦中浮現一個陰鬱的臉孔。她大學一畢業被分發到這個國中，學校旁有鐵道，上課很容易被影響。學校總會壓榨新手，所以她一二三年級都有課，並且帶一個一年級導師班。由於現在不得採行能力分班，所以班上各種資質的學生都有，鄭守義是她班上最特殊的孩子。他家裡開家具行，就住在鐵道後面。印象中他總是沈默寡言，而成績糟得令人難以置信他怎麼能升上國中的？常有其他科目老師抱怨他從來不交作業，考試一定繳白卷，無論如何處罰都無效。這種低成就的孩子在班上同學心目中的地位可想而知。不過她也記得當她在講解代數時，其他同學還在紙上奮力計算，他總是一個人在底下喃喃自語，每當她以為他心不在焉而叫他起來的時候，他又每次都能講出正確答案。可見他腦筋不差，為何成績會如此低劣呢？被叫到老師辦公室的學生，總是戰戰兢兢的。「來，拉把椅子坐在老師旁邊。」他依言照做，桌上攤開他的週記本。「鄭守義，老師找你來不是要責罵你，而是想知道你為什麼每次週記都是空白？」她沒有經驗，只得儘量緩和語氣。他沈默著。她又問：「一個禮拜很長，不會什麼事都沒有吧？一定有東西可以寫的，不是嗎？」他終於開口：「老師，我有很多東西想寫，但是就是寫不出來。」「你可以解釋清楚一點嗎! ？」「就跟考地理一樣，每次我都知道答案，就是不會寫。像填充要填鴨綠江，看課本都認得，考試就是寫不出來，我沒有撒謊。」她明白了，這是一種先天上的腦缺陷。「那有沒有看醫生？」「爸爸說看醫生要花錢又不一定會好，反正一畢業就到店裡工作就沒差了。」「這樣子！好吧！你可以先回去了，老師來替你想辦法。」他很意外，她竟然不像其他老師一樣斥他找藉口搪塞。「謝謝老師！」她調出他以前其他科目的考卷，果然他沒說謊，選擇幾乎都拿滿分，填充跟問答就悽慘無比。她也查閱所有關於這種疾病的書，但是除了對病理特性的研究外，根本沒有關於如何幫助病人克服問題回復正常生活的探討。她想起自己的求學過程也並不順遂，但是憑著不服輸的個性，她也熬過來了，終於達成她的夢想．她決心一試。「鄭守義，老師相信你很聰明，因為你在數學課上已經證明給老師跟同學看了。不過你的寫字能力要加強，所以從明天開始，老師要你放學後留校2個小時，老師替你免費補習。」從來沒有一個老師當面稱讚他，更沒有老師會主動關心他而替他補習，他吃了一驚，臉紅耳赤。她從抽屜拿出一本很漂亮的日記本。先從寫日記開始，慢慢來，不必寫多。今天有什麼值得高興的事呢？」他想了一下又臉紅了：「聽到老師稱讚我。」「那你就寫這句話吧！」他提起筆來，一臉躊躇。「7個字而已嘛！這裡有字典，你會查吧？先查『聽』這個字，再抄下來。」他照著做，一筆一畫刻字，雖然歪歪斜斜，但仍然可以辨認。「好，現在查『到』這個字。」就這樣，花了20幾分鐘才寫完這7個字。「你看，你剛才已經自己寫完一個句子了。」他瞧瞧本子上的字，臉上煥發著光彩，似乎不敢相信。「真的嗎？我真的會寫了！」她笑著點頭。「寫過的字可別忘了喔！好了，今天到此為止吧！」「謝謝老師！謝謝老師！」就這樣，她開始了一件困難度可比建長城的工作。許多人不以為然，或暗自竊笑，或好意勸她別自找麻煩。但她認定得天下英才而教之不算什麼，得天下庸才而教之，使成為英才，才是一樂。更何況當她使盡混身解數終於教會他寫出完整的一句話，那時候她才能體會當安妮在教導海倫凱勒知道什麼是『水』之後是何等快慰。她也從沒有像這時一樣體會出自己的潛力無窮。她也拜託其他老師上課盡量提他問題，一來拉高平常分數，二來建立他的自信。她自己更指定他當數學小老師，同學有問題一律先問他，他不會的才交給老師，而這情形很少有，因此漸漸使他贏得同學的尊敬與信服。他自己也起了很大的轉變，功課進步很大，日記不必在她的監督下也可以寫得不錯。不再躲在角落之中，話也變多了，有時她還不得不在課堂上制止他影響秩序。國三那個教師節前夕，他送給她一個漆成乳白色的木製檯燈，相當別致又漂亮。「哇！好漂亮謝謝你，也替我謝謝你爸爸。」他臉紅：「這是我自己做的。」她吃了一驚，沒想到他手藝這麼好，而且已經國三了，真想不出他如何騰出時間來做這個。「真謝謝你！」「爸爸說，老師是我的貴人，替我補習這麼久都不收錢，連紅包禮物都不肯拿。他想不出還能替老師做什麼。所以請老師以後要是結婚需要新家具的話，我們家一定送全套給老師，而且一定是最好的木料跟手工，請老師不要客氣。」「實在太感謝了，老師愧不敢當。」「老師不要這麼說，我準備要繼續升學，將來念師大，跟老師一樣當一個好老師！」他自信地說。一年之前關於繼續升學這件事他是想都不敢想的，如今卻有如此雄心壯志。她的眼眶不禁潮濕起來。「好，老師相信你一定可以辦到。」「已經第3堂了，鄭守義怎麼還沒來？他通常不是最早到的嗎？有沒有打電話請假？」「報告老師，剛才打去他家，他媽媽說他今天有上學。」班長起立回道。「好吧！先上課好了。」下課之前她看到校長等在走廊上，鈴聲一響他不等她走出就過來了。「張老師，剛才學校接到一個不幸的消息，妳班上的學生鄭守義今天早上出門的時候，因為擅自闖越鐵道被火車撞死了???」她時常在想，她真的是他生命中的貴人嗎？如果她沒有引發他學習的興趣，使得他自動自發急於來上學，也就沒有那場意外，不會那麼早夭。現在也許是一個手藝很好的家具行老闆，平平安安地過一輩子。………………………………..

reflection: i think it wasn’t the teacher’s fault 2 teach the student how 2 write, n i believe that the student never regret 2 learn how 2 write n wat he got from this experience…just like wat she said, as a teacher, our responsibility is teach, n that is wat v holding on..

最近只要聽到有人不開心，就會告訴他 ~ 用心過好每一天 ~開心去過每一個今天~ 因為你根本無法去預料下一秒，甚至是明天~ 會發生什麼事？天災？人禍？

我說~人的命都是注定好的~你要防大地震躲在戶外,結果被大樹壓死~Right？

放棄一些無謂的爭執~無謂的爭吵~

因為你已經沒有多餘的時間、力氣去擔心這、煩惱那的…

1.感謝我的鼻子，即使塌，也讓我我呼吸新鮮空氣。
2.感謝我的雙眼，再小再瞇，我也能可見日出，日落，花開，花謝。
3.感謝我的痘痘，它們告訴我…我還年輕！
4.感謝太陽升起，使我全身充滿希望的光芒。
5.感謝老天爺所降下的雨水，為傷心淤穢的心靈，刷洗潔淨。
6.感謝這一生能遇見值得我愛與付出的人!! you are lucky—!
7.感謝寄給我這個message的人，我知道你們愛我。
8.感謝黑夜的來臨，我知道不論今天的我有多麼失敗，全新的明天仍然等待著我來證明自己。
9.感謝那些令我傷心難過的日子，我知道快樂已離我不遠了。
10.感謝我的勇氣，不論今天有多麼不順利，我將勇敢的活下去！