關於 thank you letter for donation ，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 6] Taiwan's Unsung Heroes: Chao Wen-chang

In times of chaos, change and uncertainty, unsung heroes work quietly to improve our society one step at a time.

1. in times of 在……的時候；在……期間
2. an unsung hero/heroine 無名英雄/女英雄
3. one step at a time 一步步，按部就班*

在這個充斥著混亂、改變與不明確的時期，無名英雄為一步步改善我們的社會而默默付出。

*one step at a time: https://bit.ly/2ZPzq3o

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Chao Wen-chang wears a bamboo hat and stoops over to sweep metal scraps. He’s sweating, but continues working hard. Chao’s job is difficult and his earnings slim, but he’s committed to giving away most his salary.

4. stoop over 俯身，彎腰
5. metal scraps 鐵屑
6. Heroes of Philanthropy 行善英雄榜
7. slim 非常小的 (這裡指收入很少)
8. be committed to 致力於、投入(時間、金錢)

戴著斗笠低頭彎腰工作，儘管衣服已經溼透，但趙文正先生依舊埋頭掃鐵屑。他的工作辛苦收入又不多，不過趙文正堅持行善。

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Always being the last one to pay his tuition fees in his elementary school, Chao has devoted himself to helping children in need. In 1979 he submitted his first donation in the name of his father, Chao Shi-hsuan. He has continuously donated 75% of his income to charity for the past 30 years. What’s more commendable is his wife and children’s supporting attitude toward his donations. They have devoted themselves to public services, and they live a simple and humble lifestyle. Chao, the small and thin man with strong principles, instructs his family to donate nearly every bit of his income to the public. “I keep a fourth and donate three-fourths. In the 80’s when my children were small, I didn’t donate as much. Now I can donate more. My children have grown and earn their own money,” Chao said.

9. tuition fees 學費
10. in need (金錢或食物) 缺乏，短缺
11. in someone’ name 以…之名
12. the sum of sth 全部數額 (這裡指金額)
13. commendable 值得讚揚的；值得推崇的
14. devote oneself to 獻身於
15. public service 公共服務
16. lead a…lifestyle 過…的生活
17. instruct（尤指正式地）指示，命令，吩咐

趙文正國小時總是全班最後一個交學費，從此立下決心，要幫助弱勢的孩子。從1979年以父親趙世旋之名捐出第一筆捐款，他30多年來將自己所得的75％全捐給慈善機構。身材瘦小的趙文正秉持「最低的需要留給自己和妻子，其他全數捐出！」，難能可貴的是妻兒無怨無悔地與他一起過著勤儉生活，一同致力公益。「留1/4，3/4捐出去。民國70多年小孩還小，捐比較少。現在捐比較多，現在小孩都長大，自己會賺錢」。

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Small sums over the years have added up to major contributions. Over three decades Chao has donated NT$4 million to charity. Moved by Chao’s generosity, The mayor of Taichung sent a letter recommending him to Forbes. The U.S. magazine concurred, including Chao as one of the four Taiwanese it chose for its list of 48 Heroes of Philanthropy from the Asia and Australia region in 2012.

18. small sums 一點一滴
19. over the years 這些年來
20. add up to sth 總共是；合計為
21. generosity 慷慨，大方
22. be moved by 為..所打動
23. recommend to 推薦
24. concur (v.) 同意，贊成；意見一致
25. philanthropy 仁慈；慈善；慈善行為；慈善事業

就是這樣一點一滴，趙文正30年來累積超過400萬善款，感於他的慷慨，當時的台中市長親自幫他寫信推薦給富比士雜誌，在2012年他入圍了雜誌評選的亞洲行善英雄榜，48人當中的4位台灣人之一。

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Thank you, Mr. Chao Wen-chang! We salute you!

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資訊與照片出處:
https://bit.ly/2XJfTP5
https://bit.ly/3cfpsL9
https://bit.ly/2zKonh9

照片出處:
https://news.ebc.net.tw/news/story/107347

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如何增進同理心: https://bit.ly/34qSKnC

Humans of Taipei: https://bit.ly/2S2Avjz

New Humans of Australia: https://bit.ly/2zc1xPm

#ChangingPerspectives
#翻轉視界

【最大的福份】GREATEST FORTUNE
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哇～～～線上視訊諮詢真好玩！😃

我剛結束為在紐西蘭客人批八字的線上視訊。這是我第一次做視訊諮詢。

我一向比較喜歡當面會面，所以海外客人可選擇來新加坡見我，或付費請我給過去。

但是中華玄學提倡的就是要隨機應變。無論現在生活如何的安穩，人要時時居安思危，懂得變通，更要隨時準備就緒，才能把握時機，甚至從危機中脫穎而出。

畢竟如《易經》所說，唯一不變的是變化。

世事無常，沒有永遠的好，也沒有永遠的壞。

止步不前的人永遠不會進步。

這位客人關注我的臉書已有幾年的時間。

當她請我為她批八字時，我一口答應接下這差事。

幾年前，我寫過一篇文章，提到風水命理師都要能夠及願意代客人的業，因此我們很多同行都是佛教徒。

這位女士當時就私訊我，想以我的名義捐款，為我祈福。她請我選一個我喜歡的慈善機構。

我拒絕了她的好意。因為我認為自己的人生選擇，應該自己去承擔。

現在也輪到我以我的所長來答謝她。

視訊裡，我看到她一部份的居家擺設，並道出那是漏財之相，會無緣無故花了很多錢，卻又不知道錢去了哪裡，財富無法增長。

客人點頭同意，說家裡確實有這樣的問題。

我指點她該如何化解這風水問題。

雖然這次不是看風水，但我不會忘記，誰曾經施恩於我的。

在二月份時，我寫信給我的根本上師聖尊蓮生活佛，求「救瘟疫度母」持咒灌頂。

幾個星期前，我收到回信。

回信中，結尾恭錄著師尊文集《神變的遊歷》裡的一段話：

“有很多修行人的「庫藏」，裡面是充滿智慧的法本，他們將智慧握在手中，「庫藏」內並不一定有什麼福份，他們只是將智慧發光，使一切眾生得到成就，而他們的福份就是「自在」。”

我家師兄讀了之後，緊張地拿著信來問我：「你是不是在信裡跟師尊求財，然後祂的意思是跟你說你命中沒有嗎？為什麼信會這樣子回覆你？」

真是好氣又好笑。

「沒有啊！我只求持咒灌頂，其他都沒有求。」

但你知道嗎？

這也正是我此生唯一的所求。沒有什麼比這更值得拼上我一生的青春了。

為明天四小時的視訊諮詢準備咯！

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Ooooh, consultations via video calls are FUN! 😃

I just concluded my very first video call for a Bazi analysis of a client in New Zealand.

I always prefer to meet in person, so either overseas clients come to Singapore to meet me or they pay for me to fly over.

But Chinese Metaphysics is always about being flexible and prepared for change, no matter how comfortable we may be in our current state. After all, as I-Ching states, the only constant is change.

Nothing lasts forever, be it good or bad.

Nobody progresses by staying put.

This client has been following my Facebook for several years.

When she approached me to analyse her Bazi, I agreed right away.

Years ago, I wrote a post on how Feng Shui practitioners must be able and willing to take over the negative karma of clients, hence many of us are Buddhist practitioners.

This lady PM me and offered to do a donation under my name, as she wished to send me some blessings. She asked me to choose a charity.

I kindly declined. Because I should take personal responsibility for my choices in life.

Now is my time to thank her with what I am competent at.

During the video call, I saw a part of her home. I told her that was a sign of leaking wealth. Money would be spent carelessly without knowing where it goes, and it gets harder to grow the family wealth.

The client nodded in agreement with my observation, and said this was indeed the current situation.

While this may not be a Feng Shui audit, I went ahead to tell her the way to resolve it.

Because I never forget who had shown kindness to me.

In February, I wrote a letter to my Grandmaster His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng to seek empowerment for the mantra of the Tara who saves from contagious diseases.

I received the reply a few weeks ago.

Interestingly, the letter ended with a short paragraph extracted from my Grandmaster’s book:

“In the treasury storage of many spiritual cultivators, lies many Dharma books of wisdom. They hold the wisdom in their hands.

There may not be much good fortune in their treasury storage. They just add shine of brilliance to the wisdom, so that all sentient beings can achieve accomplishments.

And their blessedness is freedom from worldly restraints.”

The husband read the letter and asked me panicking, “ Did you ask Grandmaster to grant you riches or something? He said you are not destined for wealth, is it? Why did the letter write that?”

“No! I never asked for anything, except the empowerment!”

But you know what?

This is all that I wish for till the end of my life. Nothing else will ever be worth my youth.

Onward to another 4-hour video call tomorrow!

Please join Ricky Gervais, Peter Egan, Leona Lewis and other animal lovers in helping bring about an end to the dog and cat meat trade in Indonesia. May all hearts be free!!

Global and Indonesian Celebrities Join us in Our Calls for an End to Indonesia’s Dog and cat Meat Trade

More than 90 global and Indonesian celebrities – including Cameron Diaz, Simon Cowell, Ricky Gervais, Leona Lewis, Courteney Cox and Ellen DeGeneres – have signed onto the Dog Meat Free Indonesia Coalition’s letter to the President of Indonesia, joining us in our calls for urgent action to be taken to end the cruel dog and cat meat trade.

The letter to President Widodo reads: “We were horrified by the findings of nationwide investigations by the Dog Meat-Free Indonesia coalition, documenting the horrific reality of the trade: more than one million dogs and cats are transported throughout Indonesia to supply markets, slaughterhouses and restaurants. These animals, many of them stolen pets, are subjected to crude and brutal methods of capture, transport and slaughter, and the immense suffering and fear they must endure is heartbreaking and absolutely shocking.”

You can read a full copy of the press release and letter here: www.changeforanimals.org/celebrities-call-for-an-end

As a founding member of the Dog Meat Free Indonesia Coalition, Change For Animals Foundation has spent many, many heartbreaking months working with our coalition partners to document the brutal and unimaginable horror of Indonesia’s dog and cat meat trade… and we won’t give up until we win this fight…. But we need your help…

Please take action today!

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