趨極 林鈺堂 簡繁轉換 - 繁體
世事屢見行趨極，奈何相煎玉石焚；
但修容忍退三步，彼此好過便太平。
每當接到請求代禱及修頗瓦法超渡之名單，往往見到其中有許多極端行徑的受害者。不禁感嘆，何需走到如此絕境，使彼此皆無餘地，而深受劇苦？若能在平日常修容忍，行事多為彼此皆留餘地，則無需如斯共苦。願此短篇能提醒讀者，防範未然，而略減世間之苦楚，或添人際之祥和。
二○○五年六月十三日 養和齋 於加州
Going to Extremes@Yutang Lin
In worldly affairs cases of going to extremes are often seen.
Why need to fry each other to the point of all are destroyed?
Simply practice tolerance and yield to others for three steps,
Then both sides can pass easily and it remains peace for all.
Comment:
Whenever requests for prayer or Powa arrive there are often among the list victims of extreme behaviors. Then I couldn't help wondering why did they need to go to such points of no return that resulted in no recourses and deep suffering for all involved. If one could practice tolerance often in daily life, and behave in such a way that all sides will have some leeway left, then there would be no need for sharing such agony. May this short article serve as a precaution to remind readers so that suffering in the world may slightly reduce or harmony among people may prevail a bit more.
Written in Chinese on June 13, 2005
Translated on June 14, 2005
El Cerrito, California