Saturday, May 16, 2009

Angels and Demons

It is true that the world got both angels and demons? How should we differentiate them? Can someone behave like angel but actually act like a demon or vise versa?

Yesterday I went to watch this movie, with an angel. The show is very interesting. For your information, Angels & Demons is a 2009 film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel of the same name, released on May 15, 2009. It is the sequel to The Da Vinci Code (2006), another Brown film adaptation, although the novel Angels & Demons was published and takes place before the novel The Da Vinci Code. Tom Hanks reprises the lead role of Robert Langdon which I like him so much.

In real life, human sometimes can be the angels when they are having positive emotions; and they will become demons when they are having negative emotions. Can we control our emotions? Yes, but sometimes we do let the emotions to conquer our thoughts and we lose our temper. Does it occur frequently? Yes, then it is too bad. It’s time for you and me to make self-adjustment. To me, both our positive and negative emotions are easily affecting other’s feeling too. It just likes a virus that will spread out to a few miles away in seconds. It can also be the sparks that lead to a terrible fire.

Tonight, I am going to make a decision and held a discussion. It may cause some conflict among friends or even emotion explosion of my dear, but I feel it is necessary to do so and it is one of the best solutions we could made. I urge for strength and bravery to help me go through this. All I wish is to have a happy holiday and everyone is enjoying their stay with each other in the remaining weeks… cheers~

Saturday, May 2, 2009

中庸之道

中庸为之德也,中正不偏
诚之者,人之道也
诚则明矣;明则诚矣

中庸为之德也 = 中庸的基本原则是“允执其中”,即把握适当的限度,兼顾事物的不同方面,保持事物的平衡,以使言行合乎礼所规定的道德标准 。德,是一个人或社会好的内在的品格和价值观。所以,中庸就是作为道德修养的原则和方法。

中正不偏 =‘中’是中正、中心,‘不偏’是指形體上、思想上都要自然中正,獨立自主。即用中正不偏的態度與立場,深入人生為本的事事物物的根本核心,窮究他底真相。解決一個問題,必須以中正不偏的立場,從關涉到的各方面去考察,在各方面結合點上深入推究,徹底了解問題的真相,才能得到合理的解決。

诚则明矣;明则诚矣 = 由真诚而自然明白道理,这叫做天性;由明白道理后做到真诚,这叫做人为的教育。真诚也就会自然明白道理,明白道理后 也就会做到真诚。

诚之者,人之道也 = 诚实是天道的法则;做到诚实是人道的法则。天生诚实的人,不必勉强为人处事合理,不必思索言语得当。人之道,是指做人的道理或法则,就是说追求诚是做人的根本要求。