Contents
CONTENTS
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THE PATTRA TEAM
EDITOR’S NOTE st
31 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MESSAGES PAST AND UPCOMING EVENTS
CHIEF EDITOR
LAYOUT ARTISTS
SHIENNY KARWITA
SANRYANI CAHAYA
WRITERS KOH JHEE HONG ILYSA SIM
KELVIN TEHERI HIROTO WU PARAMITHA KANDIAWAN
TEOH KAI CHEE
SPECIAL THANKS TO
HOLLY FONG
BENNY FEBRIANSYAH SI HUI VENICE
ENGLISH ARTICLES
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Gratitude for the Future Way to Happiness
CHINESE ARTICLES
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ABOUT THE COVER
知恩、感恩、报恩 珍惜才会拥有，感恩 才会天长地久
This cover page gives you a brief insight of the newsletter. As the question on the cover page asks ‘What are you grateful for?’ We aim to trigger you to analyse your life. Have you been grateful in life? Have you been aware that there are so many things that are worthy to be appreciated for? This edition of Pattra shares stories and experiences, and we hope this will be a fruitful sharing for you.
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Editor’s Note
Dear Readers, Let’s start with a question, what is the meaning behind the word, Pattra?
Pattra is a Sanskrit word, which means leaves. During the Buddha’s time, the society used to write on dry leaves. Like the paper in the modern days, they were used to record and pass down knowledge and narrations of valuable information such as the teachings of Buddha. Therefore, this history was being used as a metaphor to bring Pattra to proliferate Buddhist practice in our daily life. With the meaning of Pattra in mind, we decided on the theme ‘Grateful’ as we want the readers to explore further on this topic. Being grateful is a feeling of appreciation of one’s surroundings which leads to one’s contentment. In this edition, we want to share some stories, experiences, and activities with a hope that it will inspire the members of NTUBS to uphold this moral practice. Lastly, I want to thank all of the publication committee members who had contributed during the process, and also for main-committee of NTUBS who had given supportive feedbacks for Pattra. Enjoy this newsletter. We welcome your comments and suggestions for the betterment of our publication newsletter in the future. May you be well and happy. With Metta,
Shienny
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31st Main Committee Message ZE YONG
President
3rd year in NTU, 3rd time joining NTUBS as a committee. Looking back, I am really lucky to chance upon NTUBS Welcome Tea and became a committee member. It has been an enriching journey for me, one that allowed me to learn and grow. The people here at NTUBS are friendly and caring, just like how home feels like. As the president of this society, I sincerely wish that NTUBS always maintains its uniqueness as a family, and never lose track of its objective of propagating the Dharma. Together, we shall follow the Buddha’s path and strive on with diligence!
JOSEPHINE
Vice President - Event
Time really flies, and without realizing, another semester has passed. Marking my third year in NTUBS, despite the hectic, often tiring and difficult times, the journey has been nothing short of rewarding. Personally, these times has served as a time for me to reflect. With the presence of numerous responsibilities, I think sometimes it is easy to take things for granted. However, NTUBS has constantly reminded me to be grateful for the opportunities that I had and the good and caring people surround me. By realizing the Dharma, it also helps me to stay humble and encourage me to learn more, be it from the Sangha, NTUBS members or the activities that we organized. Therefore, I would like to thank everyone’s hard work and contributions in shaping NTUBS to become such a special place for all of us. I also hope that in the future through the Dharma and fellowship, we can continue to thrive in this NTUBS family.
BENNY
Vice President - Dharma
RIZKY
Honorary General Secretary
My university life would not have been this colorful, had I not joined NTUBS in my first year of study at NTU. I decided to join NTUBS two years ago due to my huge interest in Buddhism, but the things that keep me being in touch with the society are beyond that. The warmth and the joy that I felt when I was preparing, executing, or attending the events held by NTUBS really remind me of the Buddha’s words on cultivating a good friend. In one of the suttas, the Buddha said, “Cultivate a friend whose ways are seven. What seven? He gives what hard to give, does what is hard to do, bears what is hard to bear, he confesses his secrets and keeps your secrets, in times of trouble he does not abandon you, and he does not despise you when you are down.” (AN 7.35). And after having pondered on those words, I have come to know that actually I have cultivated a lot of good friends around me.
I am delighted to get another chance to serve NTUBS 31st Management Committee as Honorary General Secretary. Being one of the coordinators, working together with different portfolios under support team was an interesting challenge. Though there were mistakes made along the way, these helped me to become a better person. Nonetheless, I believe that support team is giving their best in supporting NTUBS activities, and I hope that our current members will benefit from these activities, while learning Dharma and having fun together.
XIN WEN
Honorary Treasurer
NTUBS is a very unique and bonded society. This attracts me to continue to serve as main committee member. I have joined NTUBS for 3 years, the first year as a Fellowship sub-committee member, second year as the Fellowship Director and the third year as the Honorary Treasurer. The spiritual friendship among all the people is so strong that they wouldn’t be hesitant in giving out a helping hand. There are always laughters and non-stop conversations at every meal gathering. Also, everyone is always very generous in sharing their Dharma knowledge, which benefits a lot of us. I wish NTUBS will maintain this culture and always bring the warmth and the sense of belonging to everyone.
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31st Main Committee Message FREDDY
Marketing Director
NTUBS feels like one warm big family. I know people have said it a million times, but it doesn’t make it any less true. The care that I get from its people is not something I can easily find anywhere else. It gets really busy at times, but it does get easier when the people around you care about your well-being. Learning and growing together with these people make me happy to be a part of NTUBS.
Event Director
CHUN HEE
When I am writing this message, I have been in NTUBS for almost one and a half year. What makes this society great is the awesome people we have here! I feel that there is hardly any other societies that have such a strong bonding like what we have. The way we deal with things is different as well. We do things not for the sake of doing it. We do it for people, we think for people and we always have fun when we work. What could be better than joining NTUBS as a management committee member? And I also realized that I have so many things that I can learn from these awesome people and I am very grateful for that. NTUBS HO SAY!
Dharma Propagation Director
ANDY
Joining NTUBS again in my second year is one of the best decisions I have ever made in NTU. During my first year, I was able to make friends with good people and learn things in many aspects, thanks to the conducive environment of the club; nice people, nice activities, nice seniors to guide. Having had a wonderful 1 year in NTUBS, I decided to join as a Management Committee this year to contribute more to the club and its members. Realizing the contenment I felt from planning an event, I decided to take up the Management Committee position this year. More planning, hence more enjoyment.
Metta Director
SI HUI
The best memory of my university life would definitely be the time spent in NTUBS. After a year in NTUBS, I feel a strong sense of belonging to this second home. Therefore, I am really grateful to have the opportunity to contribute back to NTUBS this year as part of the 31st Management Committee. I sincerely hope that we can bring more members closer to this family and extend our care to all NTUBS members. I love NTUBS, my home, my family.
Public Relation Director
MARTIN
Initially, in my first year, I had my share of doubts in joining NTUBS, as I was only a Buddhist by birth and did not have much knowledge that enticed me in joining the society. However, a senior convinced me to join and a lot had happened since then. Over the course of one year, I have lost track of how much I have grown and benefited from the experience. I picked up numerous skills, from how to work with others, how to plan and conduct an event up to how to speak in front of the public, and learned the beauty of Dharma in the process. By taking up the challenge of becoming a main committee member, I hope to improve and impart the same feeling and experience to all of you guys while having fun in the midst of this tumultuous university life. In final note, may you be well and happy!
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31st Main Committee Message ARYANI
Fellowship Director
Though I have only joined NTUBS for several months, I feel that NTUBS is more than just an ordinary CCA. NTUBS is a medium to contribute ourselves, to give our maximum. NTUBS is a warm family for everybody who is in it. NTUBS is also a place where we can learn many things that we cannot find in any courses in NTU. I wish all of NTUBS family to be well and happy, may NTUBS family always be strongly bonded.
JEFFERSON
Business Director
I used to think that university life, especially in NTU, will be a very tough and volatile one. Thus, I joined NTUBS merely because I hoped that NTUBS will be able to give me spiritual booster when I undergo my lowest point. Now, almost 6 months after I joined NTUBS, I realized that NTUBS has far exceeded my expectation of just being a spiritual booster. NTUBS has given me a very valuable opportunity to be exposed to a professional yet a fellowship based working style that matured me in many ways. Even though there were hard times between hectic life as NTU student and my duty in NTUBS, I found out that there will always be a dedicated team consisting of all the main committee members who are very supportive. I don’t regret and I am very proud to be part of NTUBS, particularly the 31st Management Committee!
IVAN
Resource Director
I have been with NTUBS for more than 1 year, as a member of this big committee. When I was first in NTUBS, I treated it as a platform for me to adopt skills and learn knowledge that cannot be found in the academic life. Now, I see NTUBS as the second priority of mine in the University, after my studies. Why? When I am working as a committee member or take part in NTUBS activities, I feel the sense of belonging. The spirit of helping and caring for each other is something that I could not find in any other clubs or societies that I have joined. Also, the dharma that I have learned is the knowledge that is able to convince a free thinker like me, to apply it in my daily life. In short, NTUBS is a unique society that is able to bring to you the feeling of “home”. Come and see how we work! Ehipassiko!
LUAN
Orientation Director
Joining NTUBS as an Event sub-committee member in my second year, I was impressed with the hard work, high responsibility and dedication of all the main committee members to their work. I also felt a close bonding among them, strange yet very familiar. Now I move a little bit further as a part of the main committee, I gradually feel the origin of such bonding, and discover a new aspect of NTUBS, letting people develop their potentials. With half of a year to go, more things are waiting for me to discover, to answer my own questions about NTUBS.
SHIENNY
Publication Director
Getting to know many friends who want to learn and practice Buddhism in NTUBS is a great opportunity since my first year in university. I am not only able to hear meaningful sharing but also share my experience at the same time. It is two ways of communication that makes this society a friendly and supportive environment. It is a fruitful experience and I hope this culture will last longer and able to give meaning towards others.
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Past Events
NTUBS Investiture 2013 by Chew Ze Yong
Management Retreat 2013 by Jefferson
Song singing session during the retreat Handover from NTUBS 30th president to NTUBS 31st president
Investiture is always an event of mixed feelings. On one hand, it marks the end of yet another glorious chapter of NTUBS; on the other, it represents the beginning of a brand new year for all of us. In order to remind us about the importance of Dharma, our staff advisor, Prof Tan was invited to talk about ‘Dharma, a Way of Life’. It was followed by the presentation of certificates as well as the passing down ceremony. The former served as an appreciation for the 30th committee who served us with all their commitments and dedications, while the latter, signified the formal handing over of responsibilities to the 31st committee. Alongside the responsibilities were the trust and strong fellowship among all the existing NTUBS members, it was a moment of great significance for many of us. With this momentous start, may NTUBS be always successful in the propagation of the Dharma.
Management Retreat 2013 was a very successful camp organized by our outgoing MC to prepare the newly elected ones with necessary skills to serve NTUBS. There were fun yet meaningful activities such as interview workshop, public speaking workshop, discussions, and games. These activities equipped and bonded the 31st Management Committee to step up and to proliferate a new breath of fellowship traits back to the whole NTUBS family. Looking back, I am very grateful to have this as the first camp in NTUBS so I was ablie to know more about Buddhism and NTUBS as early as possible.
31st Management Committee and MR Facilitator
Dharma Talk by NTUBS staff advisor Prof. Tan
Tea break during the retreat Mass phototaking of NTUBS 31st Committee
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Past Events
NTUBS Dharma Class I, II, and III
NTUBS MEDITATION CLASS
by Robert Limanto
Bro. Han on Kweh So
by Debbie Lee
Venerable K. Rathanasa ra
The Dharma classes were really fun and useful. They have enriched my dharma knowledge and helped me one step closer towards happiness. The speakers talked about the beauty of living with Dharma and showed us some examples of dharma in our daily life which made it easier for us to understand the dharma. After the classes I realized learning Dharma is different with learning subjects in school. There might be some constraints of time and place to practice what we have already learnt at school. While Dharma practice can be done anytime and anywhere and it can be learnt in simple and fun ways.
Bro. Han on So eh Kw The meditation class led by Bro. Kweh Soon Han this semester helped me gain a clearer understanding of Buddhist practices. The class looked into the different objects of meditation for Buddhists. Bro. Kweh explained that the Buddha skilfully introduced a variety of meditation objects to suit different practitioners’ abilities and preferences. For example, while observing the breath would suffice for some people, others might prefer to contemplate a quality such as loving-kindness. Bro. Kweh explored each of the techniques, including some lesser-known ones like reflections on the impurity of the body. From the class, I gained a better understanding of meditation.
Photo taking with Bro. Kweh Soon Han
Token of Appreciation presented by Dharma Propagation Director
Dharma Class 1 participants
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Meditation Class participants
Past Events
NTUBS Committee Day by Handoko
Sanditthiko team wins the scissors-paper-stone game
Committee day was such a great day for me because I got a lot of experiences and fun from the games. I also had a better chance to know more about NTUBS committee members. Moreover, I was also able to gain more understanding about Buddhism when we visited the temples, accompanied by main committee member who explained many things about Buddhism. I would like to say thank you to all committee members who planned such an amazing Committee Day!
NTUBS Dharma Circle by Yan Xiang
A Beautiful Mind, this movie is a great one. I was astonished by the story, the ups and downs of the main character’s life. I was thinking back about my first impression of John Nash, a Nobel laureate, whom I felt jealous of how successful he was. But the movie completely changed my mind when I realized how tough the path he walked through to get the honor was. Everyone is unique, this was a lesson Image Credit : I learned from the movie, Wikipedia - A beautiful Mind where nobody but myself can walk through my life regardless how tough it is, and with determination, we shall achieve success. The sharing session after the movie was wonderful when you actually can learn more from what others learned from the movie.
Moral of the story written on a piece of paper
Movie review by Fellowship Director
Game briefing at Marina Bay Sands
Photo taking with Bro. Shen Shi’An
Sharing session after movie screening
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Past Events
NTUBS Dharma Talk by Khor Shi Wei
NTUBS Exam Supper by Steven
Bro.
Yap Kheng Guan
Playing games during Exam Supper Token of Appreciation presented by NTUBS President
From this Dharma Talk, I understand the importance of balancing both academic and spiritual life. When one is involved in both different sides, one should not be attached to only one or another. Instead, one should try to maintain the balance of both and to follow the middle path. I consider myself to be lucky that I have a bunch of spiritual friends in NTUBS, who are not only friends with whom I can study together or help each other when problems arise, but also friends who encourage each other through dharma.
Food and drinks prepared by Metta Team
I have joined exam supper for around five times since I started to join NTUBS in my second year. This event is held in every semester before the final exam begins. The food has a lot of variety and of course it is edible and incredibly nice. There are also entertaining games and performances by the committee members that are really refreshing for my mind. So basically we play and sing together, and not forgetting the goodie bags distributed at the end of the event. The stuffs inside goodie bags are all very useful before or during the exam. For me, this is the most awaited event in every semester before I actually start my war.
Q&A Session
Skit by Fellowship Team
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Game demonstration by Metta Team
Past Events
NTUBS Little Bodhi Outing by Dorothy
COMING UP SOON CAMP NIRVANA SINGAPORE (CNS) 29 July - 1 Aug 2014
Camp Nirvana Singapore is an annual Freshman Orientation Camp organized by the Nanyang Technological University Buddhist Society for students who are new to NTU and Buddhism.
A kid from LBSCC
Having volunteered at the Little Bodhi Outing (LBO), I have learnt many valuable lessons that are applicable to our daily lives. No man is an island. The heartwarming interaction and simple fun with the kids had undoubtedly lifted our spirits and spiced up our day. Though time passed us quickly, the few hours of outing was definitely a fruitful and memorable one. I’m sure the kids had as much fun as we volunteers did. My kid, Chloe, is a chatterbox just like me and we talked all the way from the Little Bodhi Student Care Centre (LBSCC) to Hort Park and she slept on me throughout the bus journey back. Apparently, the tremendous transformation of the initially bubbly volunteers to the subsequently shagged souls was also a testament to the gargantuan effort put in by all the volunteers. LBO has surely widened my horizons and opened my eyes. I would also like to specially thank all the teachers, my fellow peers and all the kids who have in one way or another formed part of my memory. LBO is definitely a love-sharing-and-spreading tradition that is worth upholding!
BUDDHISM AWARENESS WEEK (BAW) 10 -14 February 2014
Buddhism Awareness Week is an exhibition-based NTUBS special project set to raise awareness and improve the understanding of Buddhism to the public. It will be held at Semester 2, spanning 5 days.
More and more photos with kids!
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English Articles
9 STEPS : GRA 1. Take a piece of paper and fold into half.
2. On the inside of the paper, choose a side, write down something/somebody you are grateful for.
3. On the other side, write down something you pledge to do for someone else. To consciously help another person in the similar way you were helped.
JOURNEY OF GRATITUDE :
4 Find two jars and put the other one aside, we will use that later. Put those pieces of paper into a jar and shake it all up.
5. Now pull out a piece, read it and put it up at some place where you will see often e.g. desk, pin-board, refrigerator, bedroom wall, etc.
6. Now you will make an effort wherever you are, to look out for someone that you can help in this instance. Of course should you see someone in need of another kind of help e.g. a friend in need of a listening ear. you will not hesitate to help if you can.
FINAL DESTINATION - FUTURE
BY ILYSA SIM
Being thankful of things past is good but gratitude should take things to what is at present and further to the future. Being thankful for the good things that have happened to you is a healthy way of acknowledging that you are cared for and to be aware that people have made an effort to be kind to you. However, simply being thankful only takes you so far, you say to yourself “Okay, I’m full of thanks to XX for helping me, but what do I do now?” Ensuring that there will be things that you can be grateful for in the future and people to feel grateful about. Creating your happiness. You take charge of your life with the choices you make. And all this starts in the present. You work at being grateful for the things that have been in your life but also how it may continue, change and evolve even to benefit you further and why not people around you as well.
Image credit: Thank You Notes by Morgan Flickr Creative Commons
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Gratitude of the past, the present and the future The knowing that with this positive attitude, someone somewhere will want to help another due to your influence. Cultivates goodwill, and a compassionate society, keep in mind, change starts with you. The more we feel the more it impacts us enough to be willing to help another in need, to offer our services. Making this a hospitable economy. The world is full of strife as it is, if people are taking action to hurt one another why not take action to be kind to one another? Something as important as simple kindness and gratitude should never be taken lightly. Embrace all the good you can, enjoy the feeling and revel in knowing someone cared.
English Articles
ATITUDE JARS 7. Once you’ve accomplished that special goal, take another piece of paper, jot down the date and put it into the second jar. -Now, you can look back days, weeks even years from now and be proud of yourself, you are a better person for trying to make someone else’s life easier. 8. Put the paper with your pledge back into the original jar, shake it up, and pick another – repeat the whole process again! - Now every time you look at your gratitude jars you will know there is so much things to be grateful for and that you have made a positive difference in many people’s lives by taking charge of happiness!
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. - Melody Beattie -
9. Be as creative as you like! String them up across your walls, dangle and hang on them at the window – there are no rules for this!
WAY OF HAPPINESS
BY KOH JHEE HONG
The practice of gratitude could cure the sufferings that exist within everyone of us. It shifts the way we seek what appears to be happiness for us, the endless cravings for external stimulation and materials, and instead puts us in touch with gifts and blessings already present in our life. When we begin to practice gratitude, there will be a shift in the attitude of negativity to more positive attitudes such as appreciation and caring for others. If there is one thing all human beings long for, it’s happiness. We devote our entire life to pursue what makes us feel good and happy and for most of us that journey never stops. When was the last time we look back and truly appreciate what makes us who we are now? Gratitude comes up frequently in discussion of happiness in physical and mental health. For too long, we have taken what was given to us – no matter how small or big – for granted. This is the wisdom advice that comes to us from the Buddha. It is true that what’s written here is easier to say than to be done. The modern life is so materialized that we are obliviously suffering from its consequences. There is this feeling of “insufficiency” where we are constantly in a state of not having enough or not being enough. This dissatisfaction leads to greed, another origin of suffering. We seek different ways to get more to fill the discontentment within us. You can see why this makes us prey to being manipulated by external forces that tells us the way to fulfill the dissatisfaction and achieve happiness is to acquire or consume their product. This vicious cycle of seeking internal satisfaction from external sources continues and once the pleasure derived, the external stimulation subsides, we find ourselves looking for the next “thing” again.
What immediate benefits do we gain from practicing gratitude? The positive attitude cultivated from the mindstate of being gratitude makes the brain function more harmonized and triggers a series of positive response throughout the body. Being grateful to your parents is not something you do once a year only on the Mother’s and Father’s Days by cooking them meals or doing the house chores (not that you shouldn’t). Being grateful is a continuous effort that can be cultivated through actions such as the LovingKindness meditation, or the Metta meditation. Relax your body and sit quietly, close your eyes and begin the meditation with mindful breathing. Imagine whom you are truly grateful for and take this person to heart. Let your love and appreciation towards them shines. I genuinely believe that the affirmation of what we already have in our life can make us a happier and content person.
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Be grateful to your mother and father, be grateful to those worthy of gifts. Pay them with homage and honor. Train yourself to be grateful, compassionate and sympathetic. Only then can you spread the good influence of those lessons to others.”
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Chinese Articles 个大门永远敞开的家等着我们回去是件多么幸福 的事。 扪心自问，我们总爱埋怨父母管得太多、叨念得 太多。也总是不放心我们一个人在外生活，不相 信我们可以把自己照顾得很好。被念得多了，我 们总会下意识地逃避父母的嘘寒问暖，甚至还会 嫌他们烦。其实我们应该反思，自己是否真的能 让他们放心。或许我们认为我们已经成年了，但 是我们的心智还是如他们想的一样，不够成熟， 无法好好照顾自己呢？
文|黄田恬
首先，我们得体会父母照顾我们的辛苦，体谅他 们的感受。接下来，便是以行动证明我们已经长 大成熟了。仔细想想，父母花费了大半辈子照顾 我们，我们还是总忽略且不体谅他们，因而不 曾主动减轻他们的负担。这样的我们，父母怎么 可能放得下心呢？若我们能先把自己的房间整理 好，主动帮妈妈倒垃圾，自己烫衣服，有机会亲 自煮一顿饭给家人吃，父母必定会对我们另眼相 看。那么，他们就不会把我们当成长不大的小孩 看待了。
今年的双亲节网上疯传着这样一个故事。 一天，窗外飞来只乌鸦。75岁的父亲问：“这是 什么？”儿子说：“乌鸦。”过了一会，父亲又 问同样的问题，儿子开始不耐烦了起来，对父亲 吼道：“都说了是乌鸦，怎么还一直问！”有一 天，儿子无意间翻了翻父亲50年前的日记，上面 记载着：“儿子三岁了，他指着公园里的乌鸦问 爱不是要求对方，而是要先由自身开始付出。当 我：‘这是什么？’我告诉他：‘是乌鸦。’他 我们抱怨父母不了解我们时，可曾想过自己何曾 主动关心父母？树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不 问了11次，我答了11次，儿子好可爱啊。” 在。父母不需要很多的金钱或是优秀的成绩单， 曾经，父母不厌其烦地陪我们认识世界。然而， 他们永远都会为孩子感到骄傲。不要一直推托说 长大后的我们却没有办法以同样的耐心回报他 有空了才打电话、发信息给他们，我们平时就要 把这些做好，因为这些是为人儿女的本分。 们。 多数人从大学开始便离家住校，我们为了自己的 梦想而未能在父母眼前尽孝，这是比较遗憾的。 为了弥补这些，平日多抽空打电话给父母吧。证 严法师说过，世上有两件事不能等：一、孝顺、 二、行善。今天，你回家看爸妈了吗？此刻，让 我们放下赶不完的功课、放下应酬、放下玩乐， 回家看看他们吧。即使是和父母同住的人，也都 要保持耐心。在外遇到压力大的时候，心情不快 时，面对父母难免会失去耐心，在言语之间可能 会伤害到父母。我们应该无时无刻提醒自己体谅 曾经，父母用他们的青春岁月拉拔我们。后来， 父母年纪大了，一些简单的事，他们可能会忘记 我们长大了他们却白了头发，我们还是未能完全 或做不好，也可能会重复地述说。这些都是需要 照顾父母。毕业以后，有了事业、家庭，我们还 我们去理解的，就如同他们当初耐心地抚养我们 长大成人一样。关爱父母就是关爱明天的自己。 如何与父母长聚照顾他们呢？ 行孝不是只在嘴上说说，要从点滴做起。 家是身的居处，心的寄托，但我们却只在遇到挫 折时才会想起它。从家里出来的那一刻，我们怀 对父母要知恩、感恩、报恩，一切就从现在做 着美丽的梦，忽略了父母的担心。春风得意之 起。 时，逍遥快乐之时，我们只顾着独自在外边享受 自己想要的生活。当妈妈问起什么时候会回家， 我们总是以各种理由推托。然而，只有在遇上挫 折，感到失意、沮丧的时候，我们才会发现有一 曾经，他们毫无怨言地牺牲时间照顾我们。如 今，我们在海外求学，课业一忙起来便不回家陪 伴他们。我们这些在海外求学的莘莘学子，或 因为地理因素，或因为交通费昂贵，又或是因为 课业活动繁忙，留给家里的时间特别少。身处异 乡，我们已经鲜少打电话回家与父母聊天，更不 用说是常回家在饭桌上陪父母吃饭聊天了。进入 社会工作，或甚至是成家后，因为背负了更多的 责任，便更是如此了。
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Chinese Articles 积极的人生观，健康的心态。还记得小的时候时 常向父母抱怨为什么别人家的孩子可以有那么多 好玩的新玩具，而自己的玩具都是表姐不要的旧 玩具。随着年龄慢慢的长大才慢慢懂得什么是感 恩，特别是离乡背井来到了新加坡留学后，更加 文|张凯其 珍惜自己拥有的一切。每逢佳节拨电回家问候家 感恩是一种很容易了解却在生活上时常被忽略的 人时，那种想家的感觉使我忍不住流泪，所以我 哲学。一个有智慧的人不会抱怨自己没有的，而 非常珍惜我与家人团聚的时间，那你呢？是否有 是珍惜和感恩自己所拥有的一切。这才是一个 想过你最感恩的是谁呢？ 母亲亲手煮的饭菜，父亲给的关怀。 - 陈信文 感恩在我的定义就是每当早晨时，依旧能够感受到自己的呼 吸和心跳，每天充实地度过每分每秒以及珍惜父母给予我们 的体肤。 - 陈庭峰 我感谢父母给了我机会在这个世界上生存。因为他们，我能在这 感受到喜怒，也在这感受到哀乐。 - 林芝贤 论感恩，我们常提及含辛茹苦养育我们的父母、循循善诱的 良师、同甘共苦的朋友等。 - 符思慧 我是有美丽的衣服, 有足够金钱供我上大学的父母, 有关心我安危 与三餐温饱的家人, 但令我最感恩的是一家人有那难能可贵, 可做 一家人的缘份。 -罗羽宣 若有人在我需要帮助的时候，能够向我伸出援手助我一臂之 力，就足以让我感激不尽了。当然，不忘父母无微不至的照 顾和养育之恩，这也足以让我感恩。 - 王惠芝 我感恩佛学会领导人给我的信任和给我学习办活动的机会，来补 助我的经验不足。 - 巫丽子 朋友和家人的诚意和关心，以及能为他们做点什么的机会。 - 林凯言 每一次接到从家里打来的电话，少话寡言的爸爸虽然话不多说， 每次谈话不到五分钟，可是我知道他是很关心我们在外头发生的 一切的。长气唠叨的妈妈，总喜欢把简单的道理用半个小时来表 达。 - 罗慧雯 -
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