Left Set / Right Set
Competence / Love
Power / Communication
Efficiency / Beauty
Achievement / Relationship
Skills / Support
Proving Oneself / Help
Results / Nurturing
Accomplishment / Feelings
Objects / Sharings
Technology / Relating
Goal oriented / Harmony
Self sufficiency/ Community
Success / Loving Cooperation
Competition / Personal expression
2010年2月28日 星期日
2010年2月25日 星期四
Work & Play
When work is pleasure,life is a joy. When work is duty,life is slavery.
Work is something you want to get done; play is something you like to be doing.- C. S. Canonigo -
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. --Ben Sweetland
Work is something you want to get done; play is something you like to be doing.- C. S. Canonigo -
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. --Ben Sweetland
2010年2月24日 星期三
Efficiency
Sometimes my own speed in finishing things is awesome.
Efficiency is a word known to me for long. Effectiveness is better than efficiency in administration.But to have both is rare.I admit it's a bit too proud to say that I have both these double Es,as said by the Management Guru Peter Drucker.
Poling asked me yesterday afternoon to have some sharing in TSTCC Bulletin before mid March. But within not even an hour,and in between I had to attend a meeting that spent an hour and a half,I already finished the typing draft in complete form,with just bit word variations finalized by Janet later.Actually I already sent PL the first draft before leaving office at 5:30p.m. Isn't that too fast ?
Two days ago when Chris Chiu asked my response to her sermon draft,I gave her feedback within 15 min. and then rewrote her outline within 30 min.sending it back to her. It's hardworking for me plus faith plus speed,just to reduce my daily workload and not piling up for latter busy.
Today I started to set the Acts of the Apostles bible questions again,pending to be used in coming August bible competition. Last time I have finished ch 1-12 during the Timothy Training Period. This morning I worked on the second part ch 13-28,and before 1:00p.m.I already wrote up to ch18, six Chapters in all.I have 10 more chapter questions to go. Also, another efficiency plus to me !!
Efficiency is a word known to me for long. Effectiveness is better than efficiency in administration.But to have both is rare.I admit it's a bit too proud to say that I have both these double Es,as said by the Management Guru Peter Drucker.
Poling asked me yesterday afternoon to have some sharing in TSTCC Bulletin before mid March. But within not even an hour,and in between I had to attend a meeting that spent an hour and a half,I already finished the typing draft in complete form,with just bit word variations finalized by Janet later.Actually I already sent PL the first draft before leaving office at 5:30p.m. Isn't that too fast ?
Two days ago when Chris Chiu asked my response to her sermon draft,I gave her feedback within 15 min. and then rewrote her outline within 30 min.sending it back to her. It's hardworking for me plus faith plus speed,just to reduce my daily workload and not piling up for latter busy.
Today I started to set the Acts of the Apostles bible questions again,pending to be used in coming August bible competition. Last time I have finished ch 1-12 during the Timothy Training Period. This morning I worked on the second part ch 13-28,and before 1:00p.m.I already wrote up to ch18, six Chapters in all.I have 10 more chapter questions to go. Also, another efficiency plus to me !!
2010年2月23日 星期二
Intersting KISS Principle
I search for the principle of simplicity and found out from the Wikipedia the following interesting introduction. It's explanation as follows:
The KISS principle "Keep it Simple, Stupid" states that
Design simplicity should be a key goal and unnecessary complexity avoided. It serves as a useful principle in a wide array of disciplines, such as software development, animation, journalism, photography, engineering, and strategic planning.
Common variants of the acronym include:
Keep it Simple, Stupid.
Keep it Simple & Stupid
Keep it Small & Simple
Keep it Sweet & Simple
Keep it Simple & Straightforward
Keep it Short & Simple
Keep it Simple & Smart
Keep it Strictly Simple
Keep it Speckless & Sane
Keep It Super-Simple
Keep it Sober & Significant
Well,that's a good reminder for us who thinks well and commmunicate well,both in our daily conversations and even sermonic preachings. Simplicity is a kind of beauty. What do you think ?
The KISS principle "Keep it Simple, Stupid" states that
Design simplicity should be a key goal and unnecessary complexity avoided. It serves as a useful principle in a wide array of disciplines, such as software development, animation, journalism, photography, engineering, and strategic planning.
Common variants of the acronym include:
Keep it Simple, Stupid.
Keep it Simple & Stupid
Keep it Small & Simple
Keep it Sweet & Simple
Keep it Simple & Straightforward
Keep it Short & Simple
Keep it Simple & Smart
Keep it Strictly Simple
Keep it Speckless & Sane
Keep It Super-Simple
Keep it Sober & Significant
Well,that's a good reminder for us who thinks well and commmunicate well,both in our daily conversations and even sermonic preachings. Simplicity is a kind of beauty. What do you think ?
2010年2月17日 星期三
WHAT IS PLURALISM? —Diana L. Eck
The plurality of religious traditions and cultures has come to characterize every part of the world today. But what is pluralism? Here are four points to begin our thinking:
First, pluralism is not diversity alone, but the energetic engagement with diversity. Diversity can and has meant the creation of religious ghettoes with little traffic between or among them. Today, religious diversity is a given, but pluralism is not a given; it is an achievement. Mere diversity without real encounter and relationship will yield increasing tensions in our societies.
Second, pluralism is not just tolerance, but the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference. Tolerance is a necessary public virtue, but it does not require Christians and Muslims, Hindus, Jews, and ardent secularists to know anything about one another. Tolerance is too thin a foundation for a world of religious difference and proximity. It does nothing to remove our ignorance of one another, and leaves in place the stereotype, the half-truth, the fears that underlie old patterns of division and violence. In the world in which we live today, our ignorance of one another will be increasingly costly.
Third, pluralism is not relativism, but the encounter of commitments. The new paradigm of pluralism does not require us to leave our identities and our commitments behind, for pluralism is the encounter of commitments. It means holding our deepest differences, even our religious differences, not in isolation, but in relationship to one another.
Fourth, pluralism is based on dialogue. The language of pluralism is that of dialogue and encounter, give and take, criticism and self-criticism. Dialogue means both speaking and listening, and that process reveals both common understandings and real differences. Dialogue does not mean everyone at the “table” will agree with one another. Pluralism involves the commitment to being at the table -- with one’s commitments.
First, pluralism is not diversity alone, but the energetic engagement with diversity. Diversity can and has meant the creation of religious ghettoes with little traffic between or among them. Today, religious diversity is a given, but pluralism is not a given; it is an achievement. Mere diversity without real encounter and relationship will yield increasing tensions in our societies.
Second, pluralism is not just tolerance, but the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference. Tolerance is a necessary public virtue, but it does not require Christians and Muslims, Hindus, Jews, and ardent secularists to know anything about one another. Tolerance is too thin a foundation for a world of religious difference and proximity. It does nothing to remove our ignorance of one another, and leaves in place the stereotype, the half-truth, the fears that underlie old patterns of division and violence. In the world in which we live today, our ignorance of one another will be increasingly costly.
Third, pluralism is not relativism, but the encounter of commitments. The new paradigm of pluralism does not require us to leave our identities and our commitments behind, for pluralism is the encounter of commitments. It means holding our deepest differences, even our religious differences, not in isolation, but in relationship to one another.
Fourth, pluralism is based on dialogue. The language of pluralism is that of dialogue and encounter, give and take, criticism and self-criticism. Dialogue means both speaking and listening, and that process reveals both common understandings and real differences. Dialogue does not mean everyone at the “table” will agree with one another. Pluralism involves the commitment to being at the table -- with one’s commitments.
I-Hua 2010 Lunar New Year of the Tiger
WE went on the 4th day to Rev. Kenneth Lo's home for a New Year visit and had two pics taken as shown
2010年2月16日 星期二
New Year mountain walk
We went on the third day of the Tiger year to Fanling,having a mountain walk with 16 persons altogether. Mys sister Lai Ming joined us too. It's organized by Chin Keung,one deacon from my church Canaan. We spent 3 hrs just walk around the reservoir,with an hour sitting together in between sharing & introducing each other. It's a good experience amid the walking.
2010年2月11日 星期四
讀老子《道德經》之十二章
早前在內地買了老子道德經一書，但沒有詳看。
今在網上找到解釋，就想每天一則細想。
今天12日的一則，與人生得失有關。茲摘取如下，作為新年提醒 :
原文:
五色令人目盲；
五音令人耳聾；
五味令人口爽；
馳騁畋獵，令人心發狂；
難得之貨，令人行妨。是以
聖人為腹不為目。故去彼取此。
翻譯：
繽紛的色彩能使人眼花繚亂，變幻的音樂能使人沉迷，美味佳餚能使人對食物越來越挑剔，馳騁狩獵等娛樂活動 能使人放蕩不羈，讓世人追求奢華，就會妨礙正常的管理。總之，有得必有失。因此，聖人重在心靈的感悟，不去追求表面的奢華。所以，為人處世要懂得取與舍的關係，得到這一方面，必然失去另一方面。
認識：
得和失這一對立關係實則是物質的膨脹與萎縮的關係，是一點論的哲學思維反映，就其過程而言，二者是不可能統一的,就像要工作就不可能休息一樣。對得與失的認識，老子的理解已相當透徹精闢。
但從整個行文看，他是反對讓世人追求奢華的，將管理視為最終的目的，強調治，沒有將如何提高人民的生活水平作為第一要務，沒有將國家的發展視為第一要務，這種思想影響了中國幾千年。
社會要發展，就需要競爭，有競爭，就必然會出現一定程度的混亂。問題是在新的“混亂”出現之後，如何制訂相應的對策，尤其是法律方面的不斷完善至關重要。要使法律得以完善，制定法律的方式方法極為重要，要體現相互制約的原則，決不能取此得此還得彼——我是老大，一切我說了算。否則，一旦大權在握，一旦缺乏理智，法律又可隨意更改。
反省:
中年過了，人也變得愈發實際。
我雖仍喜歡理念思維的東西,但老子的得失論，仍是很有意思、實際生活的反思。
虎年仍必有得亦有失，你我應如何看待 ?
使徒保羅說:
只是我先前以為與我有益的，我現在因基督都當作有損的。我為祂已經丟棄萬事，看作糞土,為要得著基督。(腓三7-8)
我們的得與失，應當是在基督裡來說明的!
今在網上找到解釋，就想每天一則細想。
今天12日的一則，與人生得失有關。茲摘取如下，作為新年提醒 :
原文:
五色令人目盲；
五音令人耳聾；
五味令人口爽；
馳騁畋獵，令人心發狂；
難得之貨，令人行妨。是以
聖人為腹不為目。故去彼取此。
翻譯：
繽紛的色彩能使人眼花繚亂，變幻的音樂能使人沉迷，美味佳餚能使人對食物越來越挑剔，馳騁狩獵等娛樂活動 能使人放蕩不羈，讓世人追求奢華，就會妨礙正常的管理。總之，有得必有失。因此，聖人重在心靈的感悟，不去追求表面的奢華。所以，為人處世要懂得取與舍的關係，得到這一方面，必然失去另一方面。
認識：
得和失這一對立關係實則是物質的膨脹與萎縮的關係，是一點論的哲學思維反映，就其過程而言，二者是不可能統一的,就像要工作就不可能休息一樣。對得與失的認識，老子的理解已相當透徹精闢。
但從整個行文看，他是反對讓世人追求奢華的，將管理視為最終的目的，強調治，沒有將如何提高人民的生活水平作為第一要務，沒有將國家的發展視為第一要務，這種思想影響了中國幾千年。
社會要發展，就需要競爭，有競爭，就必然會出現一定程度的混亂。問題是在新的“混亂”出現之後，如何制訂相應的對策，尤其是法律方面的不斷完善至關重要。要使法律得以完善，制定法律的方式方法極為重要，要體現相互制約的原則，決不能取此得此還得彼——我是老大，一切我說了算。否則，一旦大權在握，一旦缺乏理智，法律又可隨意更改。
反省:
中年過了，人也變得愈發實際。
我雖仍喜歡理念思維的東西,但老子的得失論，仍是很有意思、實際生活的反思。
虎年仍必有得亦有失，你我應如何看待 ?
使徒保羅說:
只是我先前以為與我有益的，我現在因基督都當作有損的。我為祂已經丟棄萬事，看作糞土,為要得著基督。(腓三7-8)
我們的得與失，應當是在基督裡來說明的!
Be Grateful
A grateful heart is the cure for loneliness,
May the new year holidays find us more grateful to God in case we feel lonely. He knows what's best for us amid our perplexities.
May the new year holidays find us more grateful to God in case we feel lonely. He knows what's best for us amid our perplexities.
2010年2月9日 星期二
Complaining or Giving
A ppt on the best email by Pearl Siu received this afternoon when in office.
It's about observations on the many two-thirds in the world today who are deficient and in need while most of us who have enough just still not feel satisfied.
It's really a good introspection before the new year comes.
Father help me to be conscientious about things around me,to be compassionate towards those who are poor,to be satisfied with what I have right now,to learn to give to others,to be not jealous to those who are better off,to know that someday we have to be accountable to what we are having and being judged standing before you.
It's about observations on the many two-thirds in the world today who are deficient and in need while most of us who have enough just still not feel satisfied.
It's really a good introspection before the new year comes.
Father help me to be conscientious about things around me,to be compassionate towards those who are poor,to be satisfied with what I have right now,to learn to give to others,to be not jealous to those who are better off,to know that someday we have to be accountable to what we are having and being judged standing before you.
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