倖免 林鈺堂 聞彼苦難等身受，倖免豈得保久長？ 跋 聞及他方有難，感同身受。吾人同屬有情，一時倖免世間此苦，又豈可保得長安？知無常及苦，而戒慎、精勤。
Barely Escaped Yutang Lin Hearing others' calamity feels like one's own; Comment: Upon hearing disasters that took place in other parts of the world, one feels as if those were one's own stories. As sentient beings we are the same. Even though this time we had been spared such disasters, how could it be ensured that we would always remain fortunate? Be keenly aware of impermanence and suffering, and thus remain vigilant and diligent. The title of this poem reminded me of an anecdote. A few years ago Dave Verno, an old friend of mine, woke up in the middle of the night, heard commotion outside, so he walked to the front room to see what happened. Right then fire broke into where he was sleeping, so he had no choice but to come out naked. He surely demonstrated the phrase "barely escaped" both in the usual sense of making it in time, and in addition, in the style of his exit.
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