推恩_Extending Kindness

收到禮物
特別是精緻的
往往捨不得轉贈
最主要的原因
是感念贈者的情意
　　不自享用而付出

只有轉念
要將此種恩情推廣
使別人也得分享
而原贈者的善緣增廣
才能解開感恩念恩的心鎖
輕鬆地再送出
　　修習布施與同樂

好的東西
有些比人命長久
有緣賞玩保管
一陣子也就夠了
　　何必反成牽掛
趁著眼前因緣的合和
換給識貨的人掌管保存
增添世間些許的歡樂

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○八年十一月三十日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　　於加州

Extending Kindness　Yutang Lin

Having received some presents
Especially the exquisite ones
Often one feels reluctant to offer them to others
The main reason being
Feeling of gratitude to the presenter's thoughtfulness
　　　Instead of enjoying it, offered it

Only by turning thoughts to
Wishing to extend such kindness
So that others may share
And the original presenter may expand good causal connections
Can the mental lock of gratitude and remembrance be released
To re-offer the presents to others
　　　In practicing almsgiving and sharing of enjoyments

Exquisite objects
Some would last longer than human lives
Having had the opportunity to enjoy and keep them
For a while would be enough
　　　Why need to render it into something to worry about
Taking the opportune opportunity on hand
Change ownership and caretakership to someone who appreciates
And add a bit of delights to the mundane life of people

Written in Chinese and translated on November 29, 2008
El Cerrito, California

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