2014/3/10 Diary

Today, I have read a book,《菜根谭》，which is a philosophical book written by 洪应明 ，a writer who lived in the Ming Dynasty.__A Then sentence in the book that impresses me most is 耳中常闻逆耳之言，心中常有拂心之事，才是进德修行的砥石。若言言悦耳事事快心，便把此生埋在鸩毒中矣。Translate it into In English it means "if you always hear or meet something that disappoints you,_you can make great progress by over coming over it.__If everything obeies obeys your wish, then you are not far away from death".__I agree. think it is quite right,just as we can only see Just as a rainbow is seen only after the a rainstorm,_a treasure gained only if some tribulation is overcame. we must experience some painful things can we get some treasures.

耳中常闻逆耳之言，The ear oftens hear of things we don't like to hear

心中常有拂心之事，The heart often has matters not to its liking

才是进德修行的砥石。will only then the whetstone of cultivation in virtue can begin.

若言言悦耳事事快心，If we were to say things that pleases the ear,

便把此生埋在鸩毒中矣 then alas, our life is but mired in venom.  鸩 is a legendary bird whose feathers contain toxins that is brewed into wine to be used a poison to kill people.