Friday, 1 August 2008

Finding Joy

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

《浪子的心情》

浪子的心情
亲像天顶闪烁的流星
浪子的运命
亲像锅底蚂蚁的心理
我吗是了解 生命的意义
我吗是了解 迫逍无了时
我吗是想要 好好来过日子
我吗是想要 我吗是想要
重新来做起 谁人会了解
谁人来安慰 我心内的稀微

Anonymous said...

孟婆的前世(生死轮回的悖论)

据说,孟婆生于西汉时代,自小研读儒家书籍,长大后,开始念诵佛经。

她还在世时,从不回忆过去,也绝不想未来,只是一心一意地劝人不要杀生,要吃素。一直到她八十一岁,依然是处女之身。她只知道自己姓孟,于是人称她为“孟婆老奶”。

后来,孟婆老奶入山修行,直到后汉。因为当时世人有知前世因者,往往泄露天机,因此,上天特命孟婆老奶为幽冥之神,并为她造筑醧忘台。

在《阎王经》中说,鬼魂在各殿受过刑罚后,依序解送至下一殿,最后转押至第十殿,交付给转轮王。

第十殿掌管鬼魂投生,凡被送到这里来准备投生的鬼魂,都会先被押到由孟婆神所掌管的醧忘台下灌饮迷汤,让鬼魂们忘却前生。

相传孟婆汤的做法,先取在十殿判定要发往各地做人的鬼魂,再加入采自俗世的药材,调合成如酒一般的汤,分成甘、苦、辛、酸、咸五种口味。

凡是预备投生的鬼魂都得饮下孟婆的迷魂汤,如有刁钻狡猾、不肯喝的鬼魂,它的脚底下立刻就会出现钩刀绊住双脚,并有尖锐铜管刺穿喉咙,强迫性的灌下,没有任何鬼魂可以幸免。

孟婆在阴间开有一家孟婆店,而她所住的地方就叫孟婆庄。在清人沉起风的《谐锋》卷八中有一关于孟婆庄的故事:

葛生不喝迷魂汤得返生

从前有一歌妓叫兰蕊,她有一个如花似玉的妹妹玉蕊。玉蕊和葛生相恋至深,但因为葛生很穷,娶不起玉蕊,后来兰蕊因病而死,葛生则因无力与玉蕊相守一生而殉情。

葛生死后,来到阴曹地府,阎罗王看他死得无辜,就判他投生为人。葛生闻令后,便准备再去投生。

葛生一个人呆呆地走着,忽然来到一个攀满萝藤的棚子底下。只见好几百个男男女女,争先恐后的抢那付瓢杓,急急忙忙的向炉头舀水来喝。

葛生因为走累了,觉得口干,便也想上前去饮用那瓢里的水。这时,有一女子从棚子后面走出来,葛生仔细一看,竟然是兰蕊。

兰蕊问他为何来此,葛生便一五一十地告诉了她。兰蕊知道后,便轻轻地对葛生附耳说道:

“你难道不知道这里是孟婆庄吗?还好今天孟婆去给寇夫人祝寿,命我暂时掌管瓢杓。要是你和那些人一样,也喝了这瓢里的迷魂汤,你就返生无路了。”

葛生一听,不禁感到庆幸。后来,在兰蕊的指点下,葛生寻得旧路,重返人世。

孟婆庄上喝茶美女相伴

另外,在清人王有光《吴下谚解》的“孟婆汤”中,也有一段关于鬼魂被灌迷魂汤的描写:

人死之后,首先经过的是孟婆庄。众役卒押送鬼魂从孟婆庄的墙外走过,至阎王殿去接受审问。判定后,则将生前功过录入转回册中。凡是被判转世投胎的鬼魂,就再从孟婆庄走回去。

孟婆庄的门口有一个老婆婆站在那儿招呼来者,步上阶梯,进入里面。

庄内全是雕梁画栋、朱栏石砌;屋内,触目皆是精致华丽的摆设,有珠玉做成的帘子,厅中还摆了一面玉雕的大桌子。

待来者入屋后,老婆婆便叫出三个女孩子来,这三个女孩子分别是孟姜、孟庸与孟戈。三人都穿著红色的裙子和垂着绿袖的上衣,个个如花似玉、貌赛天仙,而且轻声细语地呼唤郎君,还以手拂净席子请来者坐下。

来者坐下后,丫鬟便送上茶水。三个美女环伺在侧,皆以纤纤玉指亲奉送茶,玉环叮叮脆响,阵阵奇香袭人,在如此情境中,实在很难拒绝不喝。

才一接过茶杯,便觉目眩神驰,轻辍一口,只觉清凉无比,其能解渴,不禁一饮而尽。喝到底忽见有一匙左右的浊泥在杯底沉着,待抬眼一看,发现原本貌美迷人的美女和老婆婆都成为僵立的骷髅。

走出门外一看,原先的雕梁画栋尽成朽木,如置身荒郊野外,并忘却生前一切事物。

就在惊慌失措、痛苦不已的当头,忽然大哭堕地,成了一个甚么都不知道的小婴孩。

Anonymous said...

在面对困境和难关时,不要在意别人的议论,要意志坚强,往上攀爬。而在别人受到挫折和危厄时,也不要急著议论,要将心比心,学习别人在逆境中的勇气。。。

从前有一则故事:

一群人到山上去打猎,其中一个不小心掉进很深的坑洞里,他的右手和双脚都摔断了,只剩一只健全的左手。坑洞非常深,又很陡峭,地面上的人束手无策,只能在地面喊叫。幸好,坑洞的壁上长了一些草,那个人就用左手撑住洞壁,以嘴巴咬草,慢慢慢慢慢慢的往上攀爬。

地面上的人就着微光,看不清洞里,等到看清他用嘴巴咬着小草攀爬,忍不住议论起来!"哎呀!像他这样一定爬不上来了!""情况真糟,他的手脚都断了呢!""对呀!那些小草根本不可能撑住他的身体。""真可惜!他如果摔下去死了,留下庞大的家产就无缘享用了。""他的老母亲和妻子可怎么办才好!"

落入坑洞的人实在忍无可忍了,他张开嘴大叫:"你们都给我闭嘴!" 就在他张口的剎那,他再度落入坑洞,当他摔到洞底即将死去之前,他听到洞口的人异口同声的说:"我就说嘛!用嘴爬坑洞,是绝对不可能成功的!"

这个故事告诉我们,面对困境和难关时,不要在意别人的议论,要意志坚强,往上攀爬。否则,就真的会中了别人的圈套,陷入万劫不复的深渊!

Anonymous said...

Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg

Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve

She didn't recognize the face at first
But then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried.

We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged.

We went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie.

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw
Doubt or gratitude.

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence
Another 'auld lang syne'...

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away.

Just for a moment I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain –

Guanyu said...

Thanks PC, I enjoy Dan Fogelberg's songs very much. More than 20 years ago... wonderful memories...