..續本文上一頁c at any unexpected change and become anxious. The more anxious we get, the more confused we become, and the more confused we become, the more mistakes we make. As a result, it”s difficult to accomplish anything.
所謂「忙中多錯」，君不見經常闖紅燈，出車禍的，都是那種做事沒計劃，又不給自己預留時間、空間的人？所以說性躁心粗的人，總是寡德多敗，一事無成；心平氣和的，自然得道多助，百褔雲集。做人做事是這樣，求學修道也是這樣，總要以平常心對待，按部就班，才能真正有得于心，成就是急不來的。
It is said, "If you rush, you tend to make more mistakes." Have you noticed that the people who run red lights and get into car accidents are the kind who never think things out before they act or leave enough time and space for themselves
People who are rash and careless tend to lack virtue, and never succeed at anything. People who are calm and composed naturally obtain plenty of help and blessings. This applies to human conduct and work, as well as to studying and cultivation. We should always have an ordinary attitude and do things methodically. Then we will have some true attainment in our mind. Success cannot be rushed.
日本有個劍道名家，看看兒子不成材，就把他趕出門，斷絕了父子關系。這年輕人深受刺激，發憤要學成一流的劍術，就不辭辛苦地爬上深山，想拜當時的名劍手武藏學藝；可是武藏也認爲他不能有所成就。年輕人不死心，堅持地問﹕「假使我努力學習，需要多少年才能成爲一名劍師？」武藏微微領首﹕「也許十年吧！」年輕人又問﹕「家父年歲已高，我一定得早點學成。假如我加倍努力學習，需要多少年才能學成？」武藏搖搖頭﹕「那得要叁十年啰！」年輕人著急地又問﹕「我不惜任何勞苦，一定要在最短的時間內學成。」武藏不禁大笑﹕「你有這種心態，那恐怕要花七十年才能學成了！」。
Once there was an expert swordsman in Japan who saw that his son was a failure and threw him out of the house, disinheriting him. As a result, the boy developed a burning aspiration to become a first-rate swordsman. He went to all kinds of trouble and climbed deep into the mountains to bow to Wuzang, a famous swordsman of the time, hoping to train under him. But Wuzang felt that he was a hopeless case. The boy didn”t give up hope, but persisted in asking, "If I work hard, how many years would it take me to become a great swordsman
" Wuzang shook his head slightly. Maybe ten years." The boy said, "My father is already old. I must succeed sooner. If double my efforts, how long will it take me
" Wuzang shook his head and said, "Then it”ll take thirty years. " The boy anxiously asked, "I”m willing to take any kind of hardship, but I must finish my training in the shortest time possible. " Wuzang couldn”t help laughing and said, ”With your attitude, it might take you seventy years before you succeed."
這故事是要我們保持平常心，持續進行，功夫夠了，自然水到渠成，急功近利是不能有所成就的；不在于教人不用努力，慢慢來就可以了。所謂平常心，也就是一個在日用間，不須特別造作的心；也就是一個不畏難也不輕易的心。這世間人對世間事，總是怯懦的人畏怕困難的事，而自負的人輕忽簡略的事；要恒持平常心，確是大不易。
In doing work, we should maintain an ordinary state of mind and make constant progress. When we have put in enough effort, we will naturally succeed. If we rush in our work and try to make a quick profit, we won”t have any success. This does not mean we should take it easy and not work hard. An ordinary state of mind means the state that our mind is in as we go. about our daily affairs. There is nothing contrived or artificial about it. It is a state of not fearing difficulty and not scorning easy things. For this world, timid people are afraid of hard things, and people with a sense of self- importance tend to overlook simple things. To constantly maintain an ordinary state of mind is not at all easy.
常看到很多年輕孩子，總是自以爲什麼都會，不論是教他做功課，或讓他做工作，都表現得馬虎不屑，認爲那太沒有挑戰性了，因此不想學，不想做；到最後一事無成，就怨天尤人，一副懷才不遇的樣子。殊不知「他山之石可攻錯 」，一洞若通，洞洞皆通。徒具聰明或學曆，沒有基層的實務經驗，最後流于眼高手低，什麼也沒學到，什麼也沒做成。孔子自己就說過，他並非天生多才多智，只不過是從小家庭貧賤，他必須做很多瑣事罷了！所以想啓發孩子的智慧，要從小就鍛煉孩子把日常小事都做好。
I often see young people who think they know everything. If asked to do their homework or to do some other task, they casually shrug it off as not challenging enough, so they don”t want to study or do the work. fu the end they don”t accomplish anything, and then they complain and blame others, acting as if no one recognized their talent. They don”t understand that "Advice from others may help one overcome one”s defects." If they master one …
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