..续本文上一页also got more and more irritable to the point that I frequently wanted to hit my girlfriend. At that time, I didn”t understand why my body and mind became like that. It was not until I took refuge with the Venerable Master Hua that I realized how terrible abortion was. I tried my best to repent and reform, bow to the Buddhas, recite Sutras and Mantras, and cultivate various merits and virtues. I only hope that “the child” would forgive me. 十年之后果报终于发生了，医生在我梦中留下伤口的位置发现了癌症，一颗四公分大的恶性肿瘤，在手术之后虽然看似痊愈了，但我仍努力地修行回向，希望能弥补自己曾经犯下的大错。
My retribution came ten years – I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors found a malignant tumor about four centimeters in my neck, the place where the child wounded me in my dream. Although I seemed to be cured after the operation, I continue to cultivate diligently and transfer the resulting merits to the child, in the hope that I can make up for my big mistake. 当时年少无知，如果学校社会能给我们多一些约束，若是没开放舞禁，若是在我们年轻时有多一些道德教育；若是我和女朋友之间能守好礼教，不管男女，只要有一方坚持守身，错误就不会发生了。
At the time of the abortion, we were young and ignorant. We would not have made such a mistake if the society and schools held us to stricter standards, the prohibition on dancing was not lifted, we had more education on morality, or my girlfriend and I acted with propriety. In fact, in a couple, it doesn”t matter whether it”s the man or the woman who acts with propriety. Only one of them needs to insist on maintaining purity and a mistake would be prevented. 我将自己的经验说出来，希望能提醒大家守好婚前的道德，不要犯下邪淫与杀生的罪业；更希望藉此勉励年轻人，练习克制自己的欲望。在读书时多放些心思在课业上，把师长的告诫放在心中。有时，我们觉得那是老生常谈而不以为意，总觉自己可以处理得很好；其实，一旦铸成大错，就难以挽回了。不要像我，一辈子都带着这份愧疚，扔都扔不掉！
By sharing my experience, I wish to remind everyone to follow the moral standards on premarital relationship, and don”t commit the karmic offenses of sexual misconduct and killing. More importantly, I wish to encourage young people to learn how to control their desires, concentrate on their studies, and be mindful of the admonitions from their teachers and elders. Sometimes we think those admonitions are old wives” tales and ignore them, feeling that we can manage everything just fine. Actually, once a big mistake has been made, it is very difficult to correct. Don”t become someone like me, who carries an unshakeable sense of shame and guilt for the rest of his life. 我们的人生还有很多路要走，欲望冲动时，要先冷静。别以为堕胎只是女方一个人的错，男方一样要负起责任，一样会有果报的。希望──真心的希望，大家一起共同努力，给年轻人更多的教育与帮助，也希望年轻人赶快从迷梦中醒悟，让错误不再发生！
We still have a long way to go on our life”s journey. Therefore, we should stay calm when sudden urges arise. Don”t think abortion is a mistake that only a woman can make. A man is also responsible and will experience the retribution as well. I sincerely wish that all of us will work together to provide more education and assistance to young people. I also wish that young people will quickly wake up from their confused dreams, and not let the mistake happen again!
那是一条命！
It is a Life!
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Cathie Chen 那是一条命，不能随心所欲，不能当玩笑，不能随意带来，又随意夺走的一条命！
It is a life; a life that can”t be treated lightly or as we wish, a life that can”t be brought into being or be terminated as we please!
几年前，学姐迷上算命，到处打听“很准”的算命师，到处算命乐此不疲，路途再远、排队再久也要去“ 问一下”。那几年，我对生活和工作，甚至是对自己都不满意，也希望能有高人指点，给条新的路，让我能好地发挥所长；学姐则是一心一意想要嫁个有钱的好老公。因此，只要她听到哪里有什么人很厉害，就会请假要我陪她去。
Several years ago, a friend ahead of me in school was crazy about getting her fortune told. She looked for fortune tellers who were “very accurate,” and enjoyed listening to predictions about her life so much that she never got tired, regardless of how far she had to go or how long she had to wait in line. At that time, I was not satisfied with my life, my job and even with myself. So I hoped to meet a “superior person” who could direct me onto a new path, where I ca…
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