關於 why do we need to save electricity ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

［翻轉視界 8］逃離禁錮之地：離開北韓我學會自由與憐憫
　
“If you don't know the words, that means you don't understand the concept, and therefore, you don't even realize that concept is even a possibility.” —— human rights activist Yeonmi Park。
　
「如果你不知道某些詞彙，那就意味著你並不了解某些概念，因此你也不會意識到，那些概念可以是一種可能。」——人權鬥士朴延美
　
對出逃前的她而言，自由與溫飽是很奢侈的理念，更無法了解「愛」的全貌。當我們無法得知世界發生了什麼，無法想像那超越自身認知的世界，我們便無法真正地同理他人。今天我想邀請大家，以不同的角度，重新感受自由、溫飽與愛的可貴。
　
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I was born in 1993 in the northern part of North Korea, in a town called Hyesan, which is on the border with China. I had loving parents and one older sister. Before I was even 10 years old, my father was sent to a labor camp for engaging in illegal trading. Now, by "illegal trading" -- he was selling clogs, sugar, rice and later copper to feed us. In 2007, my sister and I decided to escape. She was 16 years old, and I was 13 years old.
　
1. on the border with 鄰近邊界
2. labor camp 勞改營
3. illegal trading 非法的交易
　
１９９３年我出生在北韓的北部，一個名叫惠山的小鎮，鄰近中國邊界。我有愛我的父母與一位姐姐。在我１０歲大的時候，父親就被送去勞改營，因為他非法買賣一些東西。所謂的非法買賣，其實他是賣一些木鞋、糖、米，之後還賣了銅，只為了餵飽我們。２００７年，姐姐和我決定逃跑。她當時１６歲，而我１３歲。
　
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I need you to understand what the word "escape" means in the context of North Korea. We were all starving, and hunger means death in North Korea. So it was the only option for us. I didn't even understand the concept of escape, but I could see the lights from China at night, and I wondered if I go where the light is, I might be able to find a bowl of rice. It's not like we had a grand plan or maps. We did not know anything about what was going to happen. Imagine your apartment building caught fire. I mean, what would you do? Would you stay there to be burned, or would you jump off out of the window and see what happens? That's what we did. We jumped out of the house instead of the fire.
　
4. in the context of 在⋯⋯的情境中
5. concept 概念；觀念；思想
6. a grand plan 一個遠大的計畫
7. catch fire 著火
　
你們要知道，「逃跑」這兩字在北韓意味著什麼。我們天天挨餓，而飢餓在北韓意味著死亡。所以逃跑是我們唯一的選擇。我當時還不了解逃跑是什麼意思，但晚上我能看見中國那邊的燈光，我想著如果我能到有光的地方，也許就能找到一碗飯。我們沒有什麼遠大的計畫或地圖。我們完全不知道，接下來會發生什麼事。想像一下，你的公寓失火了，你會怎麼辦？你會坐以待斃，還是跳窗然後再看著辦？我們就是那樣。我們從大樓上跳了下來， 而不是等火燒上來。
　
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North Korea is unimaginable. It's very hard for me when people ask me what it feels like to live there. To be honest, I tell you: you can't even imagine it. The words in any language can't describe, because it's a totally different planet, as you cannot imagine your life on Mars right now. For example, the word "love" has only one meaning: love for the Dear Leader. There's no concept of romantic love in North Korea. And if you don't know the words, that means you don't understand the concept, and therefore, you don't even realize that concept is even a possibility.
　
8. unimaginable 無法想像
9. no concept of... 沒有⋯的概念
10. romantic love 浪漫愛
　
北韓是難以想像的。對我來說，要回答住在北韓是什麼感覺，非常困難。老實說，我可以告訴各位——你無從想像。沒有任何語言可以描述，因為那是個截然不同的星球，就像你現在無法想像自己在火星上的生活一樣。比如說，「愛」只有一個意思：愛偉大的領袖。在北韓沒有那種浪漫之愛的概念。如果你不知道某些詞彙，那就意味著你並不了解某些概念，因此你也不會意識到，那些概念可以是一種可能。
　
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Let me give you another example. Growing up in North Korea, we truly believed that our Dear Leader is an almighty god who can even read my thoughts. I was even afraid to think in North Korea. We are told that he's starving for us, and he's working tirelessly for us, and my heart just broke for him. When I escaped to South Korea, people told me that he was actually a dictator, he had cars, many, many resorts, and he had an ultraluxurious life. And then I remember looking at a picture of him, realizing for the first time that he is the largest guy in the picture. And it hit me. Finally, I realized he wasn't starving. But I was never able to see that before, until someone told me that he was fat.
　
11. an almighty god 一個全能的神
12. tirelessly 不屈不撓地；堅忍地
13. a dictator 獨裁者
14. it hit me 突然想到、意識到 
15. resort 度假地（此處係指北韓獨裁者有很多度假別墅）
16. ultraluxurious 極其奢華的
17. have a…life 過著⋯⋯的生活
　
讓我再舉一個例子。在北韓長大，我們真心相信我們偉大的領袖是全能的神，他甚至能看穿我在想什麼。我在北韓甚至不敢思考。我們聽說他為我們挨餓、不眠不休地為我們工作，而我為此感到心痛。我逃到南韓後，有人跟我說他其實是獨裁者，他有很多車、很多很多渡假別墅，他的生活極為奢華。我記得自己看著一張有他的照片，第一次意識到他是照片裡體型最大的那個。這件事讓我大受打擊。那時我才終於了解，他沒有挨餓。但我以前總無法看清這些，直到有人跟我說他很胖，我才恍然大悟。
　
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Really, someone had to teach me that he was fat. If you have never practiced critical thinking, then you simply see what you're told to see. The biggest question also people ask me is: "Why is there no revolution inside North Korea? Are we dumb? Why is there no revolution for 70 years of this oppression?" And I say: If you don't know you're a slave, if you don't know you're isolated or oppressed, how do you fight to be free? I mean, if you know you're isolated, that means you are not isolated. Not knowing is the true definition of isolation, and that's why I never knew I was isolated when I was in North Korea. I literally thought I was in the center of the universe.
　
18. critical thinking 批判性思考
19. revolution 革命
20. dumb 愚蠢的*
21. oppression 壓迫；壓制；欺壓
22. isolated and oppressed 與世隔絕的與被壓迫的
　
真的，要有人教我，他這樣叫做胖。如果你沒學過批判性思考，你看到的就只會是別人跟你說的。其他人對我提出的大哉問還有：「為何北韓沒有革命？我們傻嗎？為何歷經７０年的壓迫，卻沒人發動革命？」我回答：「如果你不知道自己是奴隸，不知道自己被與世隔絕、壓迫，你要如何為自由而戰？我的意思是，如果你知道自己被與世隔絕，那就表示你並非真的與世隔絕。與世隔絕的真正定義是無知，所以我從不知道，在北韓的我與世隔絕。我真的以為我們是宇宙的中心。

*dumb: https://bit.ly/3fG5XOk
　
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So here is my idea worth spreading: a lot of people think humans inherently know what is right and wrong, the difference between justice and injustice, what we deserve and we don't deserve. I tell them: BS. Everything, everything must be taught, including compassion. If I see someone dying on the street right now, I will do anything to save that person. But when I was in North Korea, I saw people dying and dead on the streets. I felt nothing. Not because I'm a psychopath, but because I never learned the concept of compassion. Only, I felt compassion, empathy and sympathy in my heart after I learned the word "compassion" and the concept, and I feel them now.
　
23. inherently 與生俱來地
24. justice and injustice 正義與不義
25. psychopath 精神病患者
26. compassion, empathy and sympathy 憐憫、同理與同情*
　
我覺得值得分享的想法是：很多人以為，人類生來就能分辨是非對錯，懂得正義與邪惡的差別，我們值得被怎樣對待。我跟他們說：放屁。所有的事，所有的事都得經過教導，包含憐憫。如果我現在看見有人在路邊奄奄一息，我會不顧一切來救他。但我在北韓的時候，會眼睜睜看著有人橫死街頭，卻沒有任何感覺。並非因為我是心理病態，而是我從未學過憐憫的概念。只有在我的內心感受到憐憫、同理與同情，我才學會「憐憫」一詞與其概念，而如今我已能感受到這些。
　
*compassion: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them

empathy: the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person's situation

sympathy: (an expression of) understanding and care for someone else's suffering
　
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Now I live in the United States as a free person.
　
現在我以自由人的身分住在美國。
　
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And recently, the leader of the free country, our President Trump, met with my former god. And he decided human rights is not important enough to include in his agendas, and he did not talk about it. And it scares me. We live in a world right now where a dictator can be praised for executing his uncle, for killing his half brother, killing thousands of North Koreans. And that was worthy of praise. And also it made me think: perhaps we all need to be taught something new about freedom now. Freedom is fragile. I don't want to alarm you, but it is. It only took three generations to make North Korea into George Orwell's "1984." It took only three generations. If we don't fight for human rights for the people who are oppressed right now who don't have a voice, as free people here, who will fight for us when we are not free? Machines? Animals? I don't know.
　
27. agenda 議程
28. be praised for 因⋯⋯獲得讚揚
29. execute (v.) 處決
30. worthy of sth 適合某物或具有某物的特徵
31. fragile 脆弱
　
最近，自由國度的領袖，我們的川普總統，和我以前的神會面。他認定，人權沒那麼重要，不需排進議程中，所以對此他隻字不提。這嚇壞我了。我們竟身在一個獨裁者處決伯父還能獲得讚揚的世界裡，他殺害同父異母的哥哥、殺害成千上萬的北韓人民，竟還能得到讚揚。這不禁使我開始思考，也許我們現在都要學習自由的新涵義。自由很脆弱。我不想嚇你，但事實如此。短短三個世代，就讓北韓淪為喬治．歐威爾筆下的《１９８４》。只花了三個世代。如果我們不為人權而戰，不為受壓迫、不為無法發聲的人而戰，當身為自由人的我們不自由時，誰還願意為我們而戰？機器嗎？動物嗎？我不知道。
　
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I think it's wonderful that we care about climate change, animal rights, gender equality, all of these things. The fact that we care about animals' rights, that means that's how beautiful our heart is, that we care about someone who cannot speak for themselves. And North Koreans right now cannot speak for themselves. They don't have internet in the 21st century. We don't have electricity, and it is the darkest place on earth right now. Now I want to say something to my fellow North Koreans who are living in that darkness. They might not believe this, but I want to tell them that an alternative life is possible. Be free.
　
32. speak for oneself 為某人發聲
33. alternative life 另一種生活
　
我覺得我們能關心氣候變遷、動物權益、性別平等諸如此類之事，真的很美好。因為，我們關心動物權益，就代表了我們的心地有多善良，也代表我們關心無法為自己發聲的對象。北韓人民現在無法為自己發聲。身處２１世紀的他們，沒有網路可用。我們沒有電，那裡是當今地球上最暗的地方。現在我想告訴那些生活在北韓黑暗中的同胞。也許他們不會相信我，但我想告訴他們，生命仍有其他可能——意即自由的生活。
　
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From my experience, literally anything is possible. I was bought, I was sold as a slave. But now I'm here, and that is why I believe in miracles. The one thing that I learned from history is that nothing is forever in this world. And that is why we have every reason to be hopeful. Thank you.
　
34. slave 奴隸
35. miracle 奇蹟
　
就我的經驗，真的什麼事都有可能發生。我被人買走，賣給別人當奴隸。但我現在在這裡，這也就是為什麼我相信奇蹟。我從歷史上學到的一件事，就是世上沒有什麼是永恆的。而這也是我們無論如何都能懷有希望的原因。謝謝大家。
　
資訊出處：https://bit.ly/32p5HiK
　
圖片出處：https://bit.ly/32n2zEe
　
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如何增進同理心：https://bit.ly/34qSKnC
　
#ChangingPerspectives
#翻轉視界

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翻轉視界系列文章: https://bit.ly/3fPvKUs

反派即將岀現！！

JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 5
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為了拯救 SORA 以及讓 JOBI 的身體回復正常，我們必須盡快把事情的始作俑者 - 魔法師 VICTOR 找出來。
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位於宿舍附近的森林入口，本來一向讓人感覺平靜和諧，今天卻瀰漫著一股詭異陰沉的氣氛。而且愈是踏進森林深處，霧氣就愈多。幸好 LINUS 跟 LULU 的身體跟櫻老大一樣能夠發出微光，我們一行人才不至走散。
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我們在茂密的叢林中發現一條明顯有人踏足過的小徑，小徑終點是一塊滲透出藍光的草地。草地中央有一個黑色的發光球體在漂浮著，裡面困住一隻看似昏迷中的透明小狐狸。
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「是 SORA！」LINUS 跟 LULU 異口同聲說道。作為櫻老大分身的他們一眼就認出來了。
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我立刻搖動背著的鈴鐺，讓電力輸送全身，準備嘗試把光球弄破。
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「誰．敢．動．他！」
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「班長！小心！」
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這個時候，一個飛快的黑影突然從草地旁邊的大樹上衝過來！我幸好得到 LEILA 的提醒才能夠及時跳後避開。
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黑影隨後站在光球前面，我亦總算能夠看見他的真面目 – 他身穿破爛的黑色披肩，額頭上有一個奇怪的紋章。一雙深紅色的眼晴彷彿埋藏著強烈的怨念。加上透明的黑色身體與烈焰色的雙臂，讓人感覺深不可測。
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「果然是你！VICTOR，你......為何會在這裡出現的？」LEILA 捏緊拳頭向 VICTOR 大聲喝問道。
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「這裡有很多狐狸，我是為此而來的。」VICTOR 沉著回答，不帶任何語氣。
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「你究竟有什麼目的？為何要捉走 SORA？」我在發問的同時暗地搖動鈴鐺以提取電力，準備再次營救 SORA。
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怎料，彷彿看穿了我想法的 VICTOR 隨即從手中釋放出另一個黑色光球。
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「我需要更多生命能量，你們統統都給我拿來吧！」
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他把光球高速推向我們！危急之下，我也只好把儲起的電力施放出來。兩股能量在空中磨擦，然後在猛烈的爆破聲中互相抵銷。
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「唓，果然是雷神族的狐狸嗎？不過還是太幼嫩了。」VICTOR 一次過從雙手釋放出兩顆光球！可是這次我已經來不及提取電力了。沒辦法下只好立刻跑到 LEILA 跟兩隻小狐狸前面充當他們的防護！
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我的心跳不斷加速，毛髮也本能地豎起。那是即將面臨危險的警號。
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而就在我咬緊牙關，舉起雙臂做出交叉保護動作的時候......
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「請你停手吧！VICTOR！」
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一把清脆的聲音突然叫停了 VICTOR。衝著而至的兩顆光球在我們面前𣊬間消失。
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我回頭看見聲音的主人慢慢從一顆大樹後走出來。想不到竟然是一隻下半身近乎完全透明的黑色小狐狸。他的外表跟 VICTOR 差不多，額頭上亦擁有跟他相同的紋章。
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「呃......！」黑色小狐狸看來十分虛弱，他走不到兩步就不支半蹲下來。VICTOR 立刻衝上前扶住他。
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「......今天暫且放過你們。」
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VICTOR 說畢，森林裡的霧氣隨即聚集起來。他們亦就此連同困住 SORA 的光球在霧中消失......
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事情的謎團彷彿愈來愈多，而且有如森林中的霧氣一樣在我的腦海中不斷徘徊，久久未能散去。
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-班長
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JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 5

In order to save SORA and restore JOBI’s body, we must find the one who’s responsible for all this, VICTOR, the magician.

The forest entrance near the dorm, normally calm and peaceful, exuded a dark and eerie sensation today. The further we ventured into the forest, the foggier it became. Luckily, LINUS and LULU’s bodies gave out a soft glow similar to Sir Cherry Blossom’s, otherwise we might’ve gotten lost.

We followed a fresh trail through the thick bushes until we reached a meadow emitting a blue glow. At the centre of the meadow, a floating glowing black orb held a seemingly unconscious transparent little fox prisoner.

“It’s SORA!” LINUS and LULU said in unison. As Sir Cherry Blossom’s doubles, they recognised SORA instantly.

I immediately rang the bells I was carrying and let the electricity course through my body, preparing to break the glowing orb.

“WHO. DARES. TO. TOUCH. HIM!”

“MONITOR, look out!”

At this moment, a black shadow charged at me from a tree at the edge of the meadow. I barely managed to dodge it by jumping back when I heard LEILA’s warning.

The black shadow landed in front of the orb. That’s when I finally got a clear look at his face. He wore a black tattered shawl and bore a strange tattoo on his forehead. Within his deep red eyes, a strong sense of hatred is struggling to claw its way to the surface. With his black translucent body and fiery red arms, he seems mysterious and strange.

“It’s you! VICTOR, why are you... here?” LEILA asked VICTOR accusingly, squeezing her fists tight.

“There’re a lot of foxes here. I came for them.” Victor answered matter-of-factly, keeping his face free of emotions.

“What do you want? Why did you take SORA?” While I was speaking, I rang my bells secretly to channel the electricity again in another attempt to save SORA.

However, VICTOR seemed to see through me and released another black ball of light from his hand before I’m prepared.

“I need more life energy. Now give me all of yours!”

He fired the glowing orb towards us. In the face of imminent danger, I had to release all the stored electricity. The two forces collided in midair, and cancelled each other out with a string of explosions.

“Ha, you’re a fox from the Raijin clan? But, you’re still so inexperienced.” VICTOR released two orbs in one shot from his hands. But this time, I don’t have enough time to draw any electricity. Without a second thought, I ran in front of LEILA and the two little foxes and used myself as a shield to protect them.

My heart was racing and my hair stood on its end. These are signals of danger from my body.

And just when I clenched my teeth, and crossed my arms to shield myself from the impact...

“VICTOR! Please stop!”

A clear and crisp voice stopped VICTOR. The hurtling glowing orbs suddenly disappeared in front of us.

I turned and saw that the owner of the voice slowly walks out from behind a tree. To my surprise, it's a little black fox. The lower half of his body is almost completely transparent. His appearance is very much like VICTOR's, with the same mark on his forehead.

"Oh...!" The little black fox looked very weak. His knees gave out after taking two steps. VICTOR immediately rushed over to help him.

"... I'll let you go today."

Just as VICTOR finished, the fog started to gather in the forest, and they vanished into the fog along with SORA in the orb.

Things are becoming more complicated and mysterious. Unanswered questions lingered in my mind like the dense fog in the forest and clouded my mind for a very time.

-MONITOR

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【福禍休咎】

In the last 3 months of 2017, I was horribly sick.

I still do not know the exact cause of my ailment, but my guess is overworking and undersleeping.

When a person is sick for a period of time, it means his luck status at that time isn't tip top.

It will affect the wealth and of course, his mood.

Best way of dealing with it is to ensure speedy recovery and not let impatience get in the way.

I was feeling down in the dumps when I wasn't healing well, despite two rounds of medication.

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水神就是財神

On 4th Jan, I announced my CNY Wealth Manifestation Feng Shui Workshop, through a Facebook Live.

The Facebook Live was streamed at a Pizza Hut restaurant.

I ordered finger food and a beverage. I also requested for warm water to take my medication.

I was expecting just a glass of warm water but the waiter sent it in a 1-litre canister.

It was too much for me to finish.

I don't like to waste food and water. I wanted to fill up my glass and return the canister.

Then a thought flashed past, hey, 水就是財! (Water represents money!)

Must be a sign that my workshop will bring me extra income.

I drank the whole 1-litre of water after doing my Live. Not sharing with anyone.

True enough, the consistent posting and selling of my workshop for the past 10 days brought me more queries than usual.

My January income is already 2 times of both November and December combined.

Proof that Facebook Likes is not necessarily equivalent to income.

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桃李滿天下

For the first time ever in my 12 workshops, a workshop participant came up to me with a bag of plump Australian cherries, at my Wealth Manifestation workshop yesterday.

My first workshop in 2018.

She bought a pack for me, when she was shopping for cherries herself.

I like cherries very much, ever since I had a red sugary one on top of my Swensen's ice-cream sundae.

One of my favourite ice-cream flavours is Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia.

Fruits represent harvest.

In Singapore, cherries are more expensive, compared to the usual oranges and bananas.

You can say that they are the classier kind of fruits.

While my mum had always taught me not accept food from strangers, I happily received the fruity gift from Mevlin with thanks.

It was in a Giant plastic bag.

I recognise this as an auspicious sign that my work in 2018 will bring me bountiful rewards, and my reach will gigantically extend beyond the shores of Singapore.

(Actually Mevlin had came for my workshop in Nov 2016, so she isn't a stranger to me. 😁)

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接財神

Leaving the workshop venue, while cruising down the long Geylang road, I caught sight of a towering inflatable smiley God of Fortune.

I asked the Husband to make a Uturn at the lorongs so that I could have a photo taken with the first God of Fortune I see in 2018.

The Husband asked for permission to snap a photo, from the friendly Uncle, seated in front of the hamper shop.

The Uncle grinned and replied, "可以！這是好兆頭！"

("Can! This is a good sign!")

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修福修慧

Back home, I laid out the red packets that I need to pray for.

I picked up this ritual from my Shifu, Master Dai Hu.

Every red packet he receives from his client, no matter the amount, he will do a short 5-minute prayer and dedicate the merits to the client.

I have seen him done so for the past 12 years.

While most people are happy to earn money and spend on themselves, Shifu makes sure he does the prayer, so that the client will have some of his negative karma eradicated.

He often reminds me that it is very tough for most people to earn more money, because their daily conduct are not virtuous.

They are like hamsters in a running wheel, caged up and not knowing what will come next.

Most people react to Life instead of moving ahead of Life.

They have no control over their destiny because they lack the wisdom and benefactor guidance. Some are blinded by lures of easy success.

As a person who is ahead of them, Shifu sees it as his duty to bestow blessings to his clients, not just in the form of Chinese Metaphysics help.

He imparts wisdom to his clients and swears by teaching a man how to fish, rather than giving him a fish outright.

Poverty, debts, lack of growth in career, no recognition at workplace, no benefactors, family disharmony, losing money in investments...

Are all signs of depleting merits and negative karma.

Only when these blouders of negative karma are moved away, and the client mends his conduct to a more virtuous self, Chinese Metaphysics will then be able to manifest its full power to help the client.

That is why Shifu always does the prayer within the same day of receiving it.

He says, "One never knows what might happen the next day to the client, if I don't do the prayer in time."

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先知

In Chinese Metaphysics, there is a divination practise known as 梅花易數, Plum Blossom Oracle.

One can gain an insight into the unknown future, based on what he sees, hears, smells, experiences, and the movement in his surroundings, the people he interacts with, the animals that move around him, and the timings of the happenings.

There is a lot more technicality to it but in short, what we do and experience everyday is always a glimpse into the future.

We are sensory animals. I'm sure if you are in bad luck, you would know without an expert telling you.

You just don't know what to do to get out of it.

The biggest mentality difference between a layman and a wise expert is that...

A layman reacts.

A wise expert preempts.

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窮人相

Yesterday at the workshop, I told my students that if you are penniless, don't expect anyone to sympathise you.

It is your own responsibility to be sufficiently affluent.

Make sure you return what you have borrowed.

Don't hanker for handouts or favours, because the more you take from others, the more you will be karmically indebted.

When you meet-up at a cafe, order something even if it's only a cup of tea.

People are running a business. There's labour, rental, water and electricity bills to pay.

You are using their facility.

To not pay in one way or another is stealing.

Don't grumble or whine when you hit a wall of bad luck. This will add on to the negative energy around you, pushing the God of Fortune further and further away from you.

The God of Fortune is always jovial. He laughs when he gives a lot of money away to many people. He does not sulk, cry, or stinge.

Everybody likes to see the God of Fortune. He is well-liked and has great affinity with millions of people.

It is a joke that talent brings in money.

If you want more people to like you enough to push their hard-earned money to you, buy your products and services...

You need 眾生緣.

The affinity with sentient beings.

Think Jackie Chan, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Jackson, JK Rowling.

In simplistic terms, when no one owes you, no one will give you money.

How many people have you helped?

How many people's lives have you changed for the better?

Did you help the right people?

How much love and happiness have you given to others?

How much wisdom have you inculcated in them?

What is your motive for helping?

Why do you deserve to be rich?

What are you going to do with all the money?

A poor man can still give his time, effort, and a listening ear. Or donate blood to save a life.

I recognised my lack of affinity with sentient beings in my Bazi. I had incurred 5-figure losses in 2 failed businesses.

I am now making up for lost time, with the amount and depth of content I produce on my Facebook consistently.

I don't do it with a profit mindset.

When you Like my content, comment or share it, and your FB friends get to read it, you are also forming better affinities with sentient beings. #leverage

All these are like savings.

When you are down in your luck, or your negative karma manifests itself, these savings will pull you up in the form of benefactors appearing.

I am aware that some of you read my Facebook to get your dose of happiness, wisdom and positivity.

I am generally not an optimistic person, if not for the Dharma I learnt.

On the other hand, I am also aware that there are people with malicious intent consuming my content.

Should I write less than? No. An affinity formed is an affinity formed.

If it's untruth that is spoken, if malice is the true intent, the person is still indebted to me karmically.

But if it is me who had done that to him or her previously, then all is even.

In any case, it's troublesome and distracting to keep track of who is doing what behind my back.

I also know some of you wanted to get a seat at my workshop but couldn't afford to.

If money is painful for you to talk about, implement what I recommend in this post everyday.

I had been posting here for the past 2 years.

Original content, not just shared posts.

It still feels surreal that strangers are willing to pay to see and hear me talk.

I don't market myself aggressively or go for meet ups to put my name out there. I'm not sociable.

I focus on my content.

Money still comes.

Especially now that I am much better than 3 months ago.

If you are struggling now, think about what you should improve about yourself.

And do it! Don't stick to the same old way of living life.

Disaster is often a recipe for success.

Success, when mismanaged, can also lead to disaster.

When you unravel these two, you will realise they actually mean the same thing.

人要懂得靈活變通。

Riches come easier to those who have a flexible mind and virtuous conduct.

Oh, good mental and physical health is always the greatest wealth.