文／佛光星雲（1927～）

滿口的好話，滿手的好事，

滿面的微笑，滿心的歡喜。

你對我無禮，我對你恭敬；

你對我驕傲，我對你謙虛。

此所謂柔能克剛也。

苦難折磨的人生，似磨刀之石。

多一分苦難，便多一分堅忍；

多一分折磨，便多一分毅力。

不明理的人，永遠得不到快樂；

不惜情的人，永遠獲不得友誼。

不肯結緣，人生會愈來愈貧窮；

肯結善緣，福德會愈來愈深厚。

心中只有自己的人，不會快樂；

眼中只有利益的人，終會失敗。

──選自《佛光菜根譚》

The Treasure of Getting Along with Others

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - )

English translation: Ven. Zhi Yue

Speak a mouthful of good words,

Do a handful of good deeds,

Show a face full of smiles,

Have a heart full of happiness.

Even if others are rude towards us,

We shall be respectful in return.

Even if others are conceited towards us,

We shall be humble in return.

Just as the proverb goes, “Soft and fair goes far.”

The experiences of difficulties and loss

are like a whetstone that sharpens the blade;

Each difficulty brings determination,

Each loss brings perseverance.

An unreasonable person

will never find happiness.

A person who forgets where he comes from

will never find friendship.

Unwillingness to create affinities with others

leads to poverty.

Willingness to develop good affinities with others

leads to prosperity.

A person who thinks only of himself will not be happy.

A person who sees nothing but gains will eventually fail.

── from Fo Guang Cai Gen Tan

(Roots of Wisdom)