在於善用 Making Good Uses

火供用過的塑料袋
弟子問說　還要嗎
我說要　可再用
弟子說　師父好省錢
我回道　至少還可裝廚房的垃圾

其實重點還不在省錢
而是做人要善用智慧
還可利用的　不要任意廢棄
事無大小　我們的處置顯示我們的為人

二○一七年三月十九日
養和齋　　　　於加州

Making Good Uses

Yutang Lin

Plastic bags used for fire puja offerings
A disciple asked me, still want to keep?
I replied, want, may be reused
The disciple remarked, Guru is good on saving money
I replied, at least can be used for garbage in kitchen

Indeed, the key point is not on saving money
But that as a person one need to make good use of one’s senses
Things that can still be utilized should not be arbitrarily discarded in waste
Be it matters large or small
How we handle them reveal who we are as persons

Written in Chinese and translated into English on March 19, 2017
El Cerrito, California

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