當心情繁亂時 想靜下來時 聽聽理查德 克萊德曼的演奏曲也是種享受

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作者簡介：力克．胡哲Nick Vujicic

1982年生於澳洲,出生時罹患海豹肢症，天生沒有四肢，曾經三次嘗試自殺。10歲那年，不想讓家人為他的死終身悔恨,而中止自殺的行為,也是第一次意識到「人要為自己的快樂負責」。

從此，熱情 、好動 、充滿生命力。
他是澳洲第一批進入主流學校的身障兒童，也是高中第一位競選學生會主席的身障者，並獲壓倒性勝利，被當地報紙封為「勇氣主席」。
他是第一位登上《衝浪客》雜誌封面的菜鳥衝浪客，在夏威夷與海龜游泳、在哥倫比亞潛水，踢足球、溜滑板、打高爾夫球樣樣行。

他16歲第一次在小型聚會中跟同學分享自己的故事，感動的口碑就從這12個人開始。
在決定以「激勵他人」為生命目標後，創設「沒有四肢的人生」非營利組織，實行各種創意行善，至今已在五大洲超過25個國家、舉辦1500多場演講，給予/接受數百萬個擁抱，自稱為「擁抱機器」。
他獲各國、各界領袖接見，在國會發表演說，常常在各國最大場地：體育館、鬥牛場、表演廳或巨蛋演講外，也不斷造訪教會、學校、垃圾城、貧民窟、勒戒中心、監獄和紅燈區。他散播希望與愛的行動，深受教師及家長讚譽，認為應該把他的故事列入學校課程。至今已有六億人聽說了他的勇氣人生。
21歲大學畢業後，取得會計及財務規畫雙學位，熟稔投資，並擁有自己的公司。
他在2005年被提名為澳洲年度青年楷模。出版過兩片暢銷全球的DVD，寫了一本書，為他量身打造的電影《蝴蝶馬戲團》則在2009年獲「門柱影片計畫」最大獎。
他是力克，天生沒手沒腳，卻活出不設限的生命奇蹟。

內容簡介：

沒手沒腳，沒有限制！從一無所有，到一無所缺。

他用自己的行動顯示，什麼叫作「永不放棄」！

他用自己的故事證明，什麼叫作「不設限的人生」！

沒有一本書，比力克的故事，更能帶給你希望！

如果你懷疑自己的能力，力克說：
當你懷疑自己能否實現人生的目標時，請信任那些願意助你一臂之力，以及能夠指引你的人。

如果你覺得自己很糟，力克說：
當我的父母看到我出生時那沒手沒腳的模樣，他們也不禁懷疑上帝到底在想什麼。然而，今天我過著完全超乎我們想像的生活。我只能說：「我的受造奇妙可畏。」你也一樣。

如果你正面對人生的變化，力克說：
在掌控你不想要或突然發生的變化時，第一步就是保持警覺，迅速認知到你即將進入一個新階段──無論是好是壞。覺察到變化可以減輕壓力。

如果你正打算放棄夢想，力克說：
告訴自己再多撐一天、一個禮拜、一個月，再多撐一年吧。你會發現，拒絕退場的結果令人驚訝。只有拒絕再試一次的人才會被打敗。

如果你心裡憂傷難過，力克說：
在悲慟的另一邊，有一條不同的出路，會讓你更堅強、更堅定，讓你找到自己想要的人生。我會為你點出這條路。

如果你曾有輕生的念頭，力克說：
十歲那一次，如果我讓自己的臉再往水下沉個十多公分，或許我是能結束短暫的痛苦，但代價是什麼？我將看不到在夏威夷海邊與海龜一同游泳、在加州衝浪、在哥倫比亞潛水的開心男子。不要去犯我幾乎犯下的過錯。

 力克語錄

◆如果一個沒手沒腳的傢伙也能在全世界最頂尖的海灘衝浪，那麼任何一件事對你都是可能的！

◆在艱困的時光中，依然能夠前進，關鍵就在於，你不是以能看見的，而是以能想像的事物，來引導你的人生。這就叫作信心。

◆你不應該看著你所缺乏的過日子；相反地，你應該過一種「只要敢夢想，什麼都做得到」的人生。

◆不要把每個面皰或皺紋看得太嚴重，因為有一天，你會碰到真正麻煩的大事，那時你要怎麼辦？

◆緊緊抓著舊傷痛不放，你就只是給那些傷害你的人力量，讓他們控制你；可是當你原諒他們，你就切斷了跟這些人的連結，他們就再也不能打擊你。千萬不要以為寬恕他們是放他們一馬，你這樣做不為別的，是為了你自己。

◆站起來和倒在地上，哪個感覺比較好？你天生不是在地上打滾的，你要起身，一次一次又一次，直到全然釋放你的潛力。

肝臟有問題時，尤其得了肝炎，以下的4個現象．
不 可以有任何一個現象經常性的發作。

一、右上腹悶痛
二、右後腰酸痛
三、右肩感覺酸、麻、痛，甚至造成右手舉不起來
四、小腿晚上睡覺時，容 易抽筋

肝臟出現問題時，我們的身體會產生的現象會有：

肝臟像拳 頭一樣，有正面，有背面，正面如果硬化、腫大，
會擠到我們的肋間神經，肋間 神經就會脹痛；
如果在背後，會造成右腰酸痛。

全身的筋，都由肝臟主 管，晚上血液必須進到肝，
若肝臟有問題，血液進到肝臟會比較困難，
所以 翻來覆去睡不著；血液好不容易進入肝臟，
出去也相對的困難，全身的筋需要血 來滋養，
人在睡覺翻身的時後需要動，動就需要血液提供，
血液不容易從肝 臟出來，筋就會僵硬，僵硬過度就會抽筋。

肝臟不好，晚上睡眠品質會不好 ，翻來覆去不容易睡著；
起床後口乾、口苦、口臭，刷牙時牙齦會流血。

平常為食物沒有興趣，不吃不餓，吃一點點就有飽感；
走路走個兩步小 腿就會很酸，會感覺全身越來越疲勞，
手腳也是越來越沒有力。

肝臟不 好的人，腳會經常扭到，扭到了又好不了，
不小心割傷了，傷口也不容易癒合。

喜歡喝酒的朋友，忽然酒量減少了。
或是有久治不癒的皮膚病，週而復 始好不了，都要注意肝。

衛生署公佈，國人十大死亡原因，仍以惡性腫瘤為首，其中以肝癌排名第一，如在平日能多注意一下，就可以化解這世紀的惡運。以下係一種保護肝臟的按摩運動，只要您願意與您的家人朋友大家一起來動一動，平日十分鐘，讓肝癌永遠遠離您的身體，帶給您一家和樂。祝健康喜樂

堅持「有病看醫師，健康靠自己」的中國科學氣功學會理事長吳長新認為，現代人工作忙碌，經常加班熬夜，平日就應養成愛護肝臟的習慣，比如起居正常、心情放鬆和做些簡單的肝臟按摩運動。並且隨時留意自己的身體狀況，如有不適及早就醫。

Ａ．肝臟按摩運動

１．兩手搓熱。
２．以雙手三指向內，正對乳中肋骨下方緩緩插入約２～ ３公分。
３．此點為肝經，多做按摩可以幫助養護肝臟。

註：一般力道即可，毋須特別用力。

笑納人生
 
 
有一位哲學兼宗教家，一生快樂笑咪咪，生命整個芬芳喜悅！
有一天他終於年老˙身體虛弱˙就快死了【但他沒有哀愁˙沒有悲傷˙仍然快樂笑著】
他學生疑惑問：「老師！你就快死了˙我們都很悲傷˙為什麼您卻還在笑？難道有什麼滑稽的事情讓您一生笑個不停？您的一生沒有悲傷過？在面對死亡˙您居然還在笑？您是怎麼辦到的？」
哲學家笑著對學生說：「這件事情我曾經也問過我師父，當時我１７歲，而且每天覺得很痛苦．我師父那時７０歲，他坐在樹下無緣無故在笑，而且那裡沒有人，也沒發生什麼事，更沒有人說笑話給聽．」
我問他：「您怎麼了？您是不是瘋了？您怎麼無緣無故在傻笑？」我師父回答：「我年輕也跟你一樣悲傷痛苦苦，但是後來我覺悟明白了【原來悲傷與歡笑都是我自己的選擇】所以我選擇歡笑，這就是生命
 
˙這就是我自己選擇的生命！我對自己選擇的生命負責」
 
聽了我師父那樣分享，從那天起，我每天起床第一件事情，就是對自己說：「今天我選擇什麼？是痛苦？還是悲傷？【結果我總是選擇喜悅】現在我把我喜悅的秘密告訴你們了，怎麼選擇都全靠你們自己了．
 
【故事分享】
 
有一個少婦落水了！佛印跳入水中，將落水少婦救了上岸。
佛印問：（年紀輕輕的，為何尋短？）
少婦哭著答：（我剛結婚三年，丈夫就遺棄了我，孩子也死了，我活著還有什麼意思？）
佛印問：（三年前妳是怎麼過的？）
少婦的眼睛一亮說：（那時我無憂無慮！自由自在！）
佛印問：（那時妳有丈夫和孩子嗎？）
少婦答：（當然沒有！）
佛印說：（那妳不過是被命運送回到了三年前。現在妳又可以無憂無慮，自由自在了！）
這時，少婦揉揉眼睛，恍然做了一個夢。她對佛印大師感恩道謝後，便開心快樂的離開了，從那次之後再也沒有尋過短見，反而更加珍惜生命。
 
或許這個故事，佛度有緣人，是個圓滿的結局。
但凡事都有一體兩面：
 
若這個少婦，當下不肯聽任何人勸告！執迷不悟！我行我素！可以肯定的是（跳水而死）
 
（反省　＆　懺悔）
 
（若少婦不回頭，有誰能少婦救苦救難？）
（若少婦能轉念，何必須大師大慈大悲！）
 
【　天　堂　與　地　獄　∼　本　來　就　在　每　個　人　的　心　】
 
【行　邪　∼　煩　惱　至】　
 
【行　正　∼　煩　惱　除】
 
【天堂與地獄只在　∼　你心的一念間】

奧巴馬就職演講全文  2009/01/25

My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.

I thank President Bush for his service to our nation...

(APPLAUSE)

... as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath.

The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.

Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many, and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable, but no less profound, is a sapping of confidence across our land; a nagging fear that America 's decline is inevitable, that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America : They will be met.

(APPLAUSE)

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

(APPLAUSE)

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less.

It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.

Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West, endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died in places Concord and Gettysburg ; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed.

Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America .

(APPLAUSE)

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done.

The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift. And we will act not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation for growth.

We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.

We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality...

(APPLAUSE)

... and lower its costs.

We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.

All this we can do. All this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short, for they have forgotten what this country has already done, what freemen and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose and necessity to courage.
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What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them, that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long, no longer apply.

MR. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works, whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.

Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.

And those of us who manage the public's knowledge will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched.

But this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control. The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.

The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

(APPLAUSE)

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

Our founding fathers faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations.

Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake.

And so, to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and we are ready to lead once more.

(APPLAUSE)

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.

They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use. Our security emanates from the justness of our cause; the force of our example; the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy, guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort, even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We'll begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people and forge a hard- earned peace in Afghanistan .

With old friends and former foes, we'll work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat and roll back the specter of a warming planet.

We will not apologize for our way of life nor will we waver in its defense.

And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that, "Our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken. You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."

(APPLAUSE)

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.

We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.

And because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.

To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.

To those...

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To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
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(APPLAUSE)

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds.

And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders, nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages.

We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service: a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves.

And yet, at this moment, a moment that will define a generation, it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.

It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.

It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new, the instruments with which we meet them may be new, but those values upon which our success depends, honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old.

These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.

What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence: the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall. And why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

(APPLAUSE)

So let us mark this day in remembrance of who we are and how far we have traveled.

In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by nine campfires on the shores of an icy river.

The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood.

At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet it."

America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words; with hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come; let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

Thank you. God bless you.

(APPLAUSE)

老闆只能給你機會，不能給你榮華富貴

從前，有一個賣水果的攤子，老闆因為年歲大了，無法久站招呼客人，於是就貼條子徵店員。
 
過了幾天，來了一個年輕男子，問老闆一個月要用多少錢請他來幫忙，老闆笑著說：「我們這小攤子生意，哪裡付得出月薪，當然是看你的努力，一天能賣多少水果，收到的錢就給你十分之一，每天領現。」
年輕人聽了，上下打量眼前這個破舊攤子，就臭著臉說不行，這太沒保障了，說完掉頭就走。
 
過了幾天，又來了一位小伙子，問老闆薪水怎麼算，老闆又把領日薪的話說了一遍，這位小伙子聽了也想了一下，又問：「日領月領都沒有關係，重要的是這水果攤一個月收入大概多少啊？」
老闆說水果有分季節，生意也有淡旺季，好的話可收五萬元，不好的話可能只有一萬元。
小伙子聽了破口大罵，說這種生意做一輩子也得不到榮華富貴，只有笨蛋才會來賣水果。
同樣的，說完就走了。
 
 
又過了幾天，又來了一位小男孩，問老闆薪水怎麼算，老闆同樣是說領日薪。
小男孩聽了就笑了笑，對老闆說，可不可以在節日和周末時，把日薪的抽成比例調高，領當日收入的十分之二，如果當天收入超過一萬元，就領十分之三，如何？
老闆哈哈大笑摸著小男孩的頭說：
「你真聰明，還知道節日和周末的生意比較好，就按照你所說的去做吧！不過，就算是節日或周末，營業收入要超過一萬元，可不容易啊！」
 
就這樣，小男孩開始用清水把水果都洗一遍，然後每天不停地變換水果的位置，節日或周末時，就貼出幾張海報，寫著消費滿一千元就送一百元的水果，任憑顧客挑選。
想不到第一個月，小男孩就領到了三萬元以上的薪水，等於平均日薪一千元以上。
 
水果攤老闆雖然付出了不少薪水給小男孩，但他也樂得每天坐在搖椅上，看小男孩跑進跑出的，為他賺進比以前更多的鈔票。
幾年後，小男孩賺了不少錢，就把老闆的水果攤買下來，經過他的巧思，設計出更多促銷方案，生意比以前又更好，利潤當然也更高，於是他立刻開了第二家店，過幾個月又開第三家店，等到小男孩長大成人時，他已經成為億萬富翁，不到三十歲就擁有了榮華富貴。
 

張忠謀昨（5/18/2012）日參與旺旺中時媒體集團主辦的「中天青年論壇」，與主持人陳文茜展開精彩對談。長達2小時的對話，高潮迭起，陳文茜引用上一場與郭台銘同台時，給想創業的青年的建議，要有一天工作16小時的準備。但張忠謀則說，「我也創業，但從第一天起就沒工作16小時」，張忠謀說，想創業、勤奮是重要的條件，但還必須要有膽子、肯冒險、肯賭的性格。

張忠謀說，我一天至少閱讀3小時，從大國政治、經濟及歷史的書，周末閱讀的時間會拉長到6、7小時。我所指的大國政治，是美國、日本、大陸和我們最直接關係的台灣。

至於給現在台灣年輕人的建議，張忠謀說，「要先知道你自己。」張忠謀還認為，專業必須要更寬廣，他說，我一生都是一個很好學的人，第一個專業是為謀生，當了幾年工程師之後，開始接觸了管理經濟的題目，那時已30幾歲，擔任部門總經理，得學會管理生產、研發、行銷，甚至要學募資、證券資本市場，為了工作專業愈學愈廣更廣，任董事長後，也要學世界的總體經濟。所以2008、歐債的問題都會知道，就是為工作學習。

張忠謀也建議台灣年輕人，提升自己的國際觀。以他在海外遇到的韓國、大陸的學生，語言能力比台灣強，建議年輕人畢業後到海外歷練。

至於陳文茜接問，「鼓勵年輕人畢業後去三星工作，練就一身功夫再回台到台積電貢獻嗎？」張忠謀說，「這我也很支持。」，引發哄堂大笑。

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More than 360,000 women will give birth this Mother's Day -- 90 percent of them in developing countries. One thousand of these women will die while becoming mothers. Nearly 300 of them didn't plan or want to be pregnant, yet they will lose their lives. In early April, Melinda Gates demonstrated her commitment to these women in a remarkable, heartfelt but little-noticed speech delivered at a TEDxChange conference in Berlin.

Melinda argued that greater use of family planning could save women's lives and advance their own and their children's health. Her message was simple: Trust women to decide on the number and spacing of their children -- as she and Bill had -- and give them the means to do so. Melinda used her speech to launch a major Gates Foundation initiative to promote family planning in developing countries, providing a Mother's Day gift to poor women throughout the developing world.

Melinda's speech was an effective argument for the benefits of family planning. She discussed the epidemiology of pregnancy and childbirth in poor countries and described how the global trends are reflected in the lives of individual women and their partners. She noted that more than 200 million women who want to prevent pregnancy lack access to modern contraception. If this need were met, 23 million unintended pregnancies, more than 140,000 maternal deaths, and more than a million infant deaths could be prevented every year. Averting these pregnancies and the mortality associated with them would also bring substantial health and economic benefits. Melinda concluded that when women have access to family planning, everyone wins. Women and children are healthier; and families and communities can invest more in education and health care.

Melinda's speech and the Gates Foundation's commitment to strengthening family planning programs in developing countries are very welcome. For at least the past 20 years, family planning has occupied a back seat on the global development agenda. Economists had decided that high fertility and maternal mortality were not significant barriers to economic advancement, and women's health advocates had become deeply suspicious of government-sponsored family planning because of coercive programs in China and India. As a consequence, support for family planning declined, while funding for HIV prevention and treatment and for a host of other programs increased, especially in Africa where family planning's life-saving potential could have the greatest impact.

Of course, more than modern contraceptives are needed to make motherhood safer. We must pursue long-term strategies that raise the status of women and strengthen national health infrastructure. But while doing this, we can ensure that more women have the tools to plan their families. A recently completed Population Council project in Pakistan illustrates how much can be done to increased contraceptive use, improve health, and respect human rights even in difficult circumstances.

Today, less than 20 percent of the women in Pakistan use a modern contraceptive method. Just 16 percent of the poorest women give birth assisted by a skilled attendant. Infant mortality is among the highest in Asia -- second only to Afghanistan. In the past, family planning was promoted as a way to control fertility and lower population growth. But the Population Council, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, and assisted by Pakistani and international partners, promoted family planning as a means of ensuring healthy birth spacing to protect women and infants. The Falah or "prosperity" project changed the way people thought about family planning. In less than four years, contraceptive use increased dramatically -- by an average of nine percentage points -- in 14 districts across Pakistan. The greatest increase occurred among those with the most need: poor, rural, and young couples.

The experience in Pakistan is not unique. Similar transitions have taken place in other countries from Bangladesh to Colombia and Ethiopia when high-quality family services were made easily available. When women have access to family planning, they can space their pregnancies at healthier intervals. They have fewer children. There are fewer unsafe abortions. And maternal and infant death rates decline.

So this Mother's Day, visit your mother, send a card, thank her for her favors, and forgive her faults. But in addition, honor your mother by doing something for mothers less fortunate than your own. Make Melinda's priority your own. Make a contribution to one of the groups that work to expand access to family planning around the world. Write your members of Congress urging more funds for family planning foreign assistance; demand they pay more attention to the needs of poor women. Tell them that family planning saves lives.

April showers bring May Flowers

 May flowers bring June bride

 June bride brings many children

 Many children bring a lot of happiness.

 to your family

Wishing you a Mother’s Day

As warm as your smile

As happy as your heart

And as special as you are

Filled with many happy moments

To cherish forever!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

May your day be as special as you are!

2007年母親節是5月13日,星期日。農曆三月二十七日。
千里試問平安否？且把思念遙相寄。綿綿愛意與關懷，濃濃情意與祝福，母親節快樂。
To the world's number one mom!

給世界上最好的媽媽!

You are the best mom that a son ever had.

您是兒子心中最好的媽媽。

Here's a little token of my appreciation for all that you have done for me over the years.

這是我一點小小的心意，感謝您這麼多年來所付出的一切。

Sometimes it may not seem like it, but I really do love you.

有時候好像不是這樣，但是我真的愛您。

There may be moms all over the world, but you're the only one that matters to me.

全世界也許到處都有媽媽，但您是我惟一最在意的。

I want to wish you a happy Mother's Day.

祝福您母親節快樂。

Thank you for everything over the years, mom.

媽媽，謝謝您這些年來所做的一切。

Moms should get more than a special day, they should get a medal of honor.

媽媽們應該得到的不只是一個節日，她們該獲得榮譽勳章。

Mother's Day is a time when mothers discover how well their children can prepar e breakfast.

母親節是媽媽們發現她們的小孩會把早餐做得很好的時刻。

Considering the quality of food that children make their mothers on Mother's Day, it becomes apparent that without moms, their kids would starve to death.

想想母親節時，孩子們為媽媽所做的早餐；很明顯的，如果沒有媽媽，孩子們將會餓死。

We would love to fix breakfast for you mom, but we think it would be safer for us all if we took you out.

媽媽，我們很樂意為您準備早餐，不過我們想，如果帶您上館子，會比較保險一點。

This card is to let you know that you have done a super job raising us children.

這張卡片是想告訴您，在教養子女方面，您做得棒極了。

When I was sick, you always stood by me.

當我生病時，您總是陪伴著我。

This is the day that we appreciate all the things that moms do for us. Thank you .

在這個日子裏，我們感謝媽媽為我們所做的一切。謝謝您。

Roses are red, violets are blue. This card on Mother's Day is especially for you.

玫瑰是紅色的，紫羅蘭是藍色的。這張母親卡是特別給您的。

We may not be angels all of the time, but we do appreciate what you do.

我們也許不是一直都像天使那樣乖巧，但我們確實感謝您的教誨。

Thanks for being there, mom. Happy Mother's Day.

謝謝您不斷地扶持我。祝您母親節快樂。

This card comes from the whole family. Happy Mother's Day.

這張卡片是我們全家合送的。祝您母親節快樂。

Today is your day to relax and let us take care of you. Happy Mother's Day.

今天是您休息的日子，讓我們來照顧您。母親節快樂。

We will try to make this your best Mother's Day ever.

我們將努力使今天成為您過得最愉快的母親節。

On this day we honor you, dear mother.

親愛的媽媽，我們向您致敬。

Where would we be without you, mom?

媽媽，沒有您我們將流落何方呢?

On this day we all sit back and think about how much our mothers do for us.

在這一天，我們將會抽空休息一下，想想媽媽們幫我們做了多少事。

I've tried many times to tell you, but I'll say it again: I love you mother.

我已經告訴您許多次了，但是我將再說一次：我愛您，媽媽。

Though it is hard to tell you sometimes, I do love you dearly, mom.

雖然有時要告訴您並不太容易，但是我真的非常愛您，媽媽。

I may not often say it, but I do love you.

我也許並不常掛在嘴上，但我真正愛您。

There are little things that I should have said and done to show my gratitude, but it is appreciated what you do.

儘管我為表示謝意所說的和所做的都那麼少，但同樣也是表達對您所做一切的感激之情。

I don't take the time to tell you this often, but I love you, mom.

雖然我經常沒有時間告訴您，但我真的愛您，媽媽。

Sometimes I cry and make you sigh, but you know that I love you so.

有時候我哭泣而使您歎息，但您卻知道，我是如此地愛您。

To mother on Mother's Day: Thank you for all of the wonderful things that you h ave done for me.

母親節給媽媽：謝謝您為我做了那麼多奇妙的事。

This card is from all of us. It may not be the greatest, but it's from the heart.

這張卡片是我們合送的。它也許不是最棒的，但卻是出自內心的。

Mother, I just want to let you know that you are always in my thoughts.

媽媽，我只是想讓您知道，您一直都在我的心中。

On this Mother's Day I just want to say: I'm proud to be your daughter.

在這個母親節裏，我只是想說：我以身為您的女兒為榮。

To the most patient and understanding person I know. Thanks for being there. Happy Mother's Day.

給我所體會到的最有耐心、最明理的人。謝謝您一直在那裏支持我。母親節快樂。

I will be thinking of you on this Mother's Day. Thanks, mom.

在母親節裏，我會一直想念著您。謝謝媽媽。

We all love you very much, mom.

媽媽，我們都非常地愛您。

I just put a giftsintosthe mail. I hope it reaches you in time for Mother's Day . Have a very happy Mother's Day. I wish I could be there to share it with you.

我剛剛郵寄了一份禮物。希望它能趕上母親節到您手上。祝您有一個很快樂的母親節。我希望能在那邊與您一起分享。

We wish you the best of health on this Mother's Day.

A49: In-Coming Div. I Governor?! (Entertaining Speaker #4 The Dramatic Talk)

“Bruce, since Kim Chou was assigned the chartered Div. I Governor, no other member from Area I1 ever served as Div. I Governor. In order to strike a balance among Area I1, I2 and I3, I hope to pick up a senior member from Area I1 to be the next Div. I Governor. I think you are the best candidate. Would you please consider taking the job as the in-coming Div. I Governor?”

No, I replied immediately but promised I would be Div Governor one day. To be frank with you, I hate to be a leader and make decisions. Why? My room is always in a mess, a mess out of control. Can you imagine it took me almost a month to find out this Entertaining Speaker manual, which I finished 8 years ago. That’s why I always asked myself, “ Since I can’t manage myself well, how can I be a good leader?” Of course you can guess the very reason I decided to be Area B1 Governor was to achieve my DTM. So I told myself I would be Div. Governor after I retire or when I am less busy.

In my opinion, there are so many enthusiastic and talented leaders in central Taiwan that Jennifer would find her successor very quickly. When I met Jennifer again, to show my concern, I asked her,” Jennifer, you must have found the right person to be the next Div. I Governor, mustn’t you?” I expected Jennifer would smile and tell me she had found her Mr. or Miss Right. However, Jennifer just looked at me and smiled,”Bruce, I am still waiting for you to say Yes.” Jennifer continued,” Don’t you think I was stupid to say Yes when Joy Tsai asked me the second time to be her successor?”

“Was I stupid? Jennifer’s remarks pushed me into a dilemma-to say yes or not to say yes? Oh! My God! What should I do? Show me if You think I should take the job.

Nothing would happen, right? Wrong! Something did happen! The next morning on my way to buy breakfast, a bug hit me in my left eye, just like a Japanese kamikaze bomber launched a suicide attack to Pearl Harbor. Ouch! It hurt! I couldn’t open my eyes for a while. What was worse, on my way home, a bird’s dropping did drop on my shirt. How come these weird things that never happened in my life did happen on a single morning? Was it merely a coincidence or was it a message from the Heaven?

Then I got a bad piece of news. My most respected Charles Chan, one of the most senior members in central Taiwan, who always helped and encouraged me, was in ICU-Intensive Care Unit. I was shocked and wondered what happened to him? “Oh my God, please make Charles better and better day by day. I would promise to do whatever You want me to.”

That night I had a dream. In the dream Charles picked me up to a mountain peak where we could enjoy watching the beautiful valley below us. “Bruce, before I found out this good place, I did get lost several times. However, I didn’t give it up. I persisted and I made it finally. Just like my driving the car to find out this nice place, being a leader and taking your people to achieve your goal isn’t terrible at all. On the contrary, you would learn a lot during the journey. Div. I needs you. Kim, Jim, Joy and Jennifer are all vey kind, enthusiastic and capable leaders. They would help you a lot whenever you have trouble. Of course I would always be your side.”

When I woke up, I found myself smiling. I decided to take the job as the in-coming Div I Governor and I was sure Charles would get better and better.  Last but not least, I can’t guarantee what I would perform-see, I am not so charming as Jennifer, I am not humorous and I can’t even dance. But I promise I would try my best to do the job. And I’m sure you all help and support me, don’t you?

Toastmaster!     

God Bless Them All

For Mother

Submitted by: Beverly Faith

Author: Beverly F. Walker

Mother,
For your support, your guidance, and your love,
May God watch over you from up above!

Happy Mother's Day!

A Mother is like a flower

Submitted by: leeanne1966

Author: Debra Bryant Lykins

A Mother is like a flower
Beautiful,still and patient
Mothers beauty is in the way
She loves her child
Her stillness is in waiting on her child to respond
And her patients comes from her child knowing right from wrong
A beautiful flower blossom,s ahhhhhhh
The sent of a flower is calming
As it sit,s still for the wind to carry it,s sent
And it is patient,on going to seed,
It last for an enjoyable season


Thank GOD for Mother,s
Thank GOD for Flower,s Every Mother deserve,s a Flower
Written to my Mother:Edith King Bryant
December 31,2007
And all of The Good Mother,s
God Bless Them All

A Mother's Love

Submitted by: daisygirl2

Author: Helen Steiner Rice

A Mother's love is something

that no one can explain,

It is made of deep devotion

and of sacrifice and pain,

It is endless and unselfish

and enduring come what may

For nothing can destroy it

or take that love away...

It is patient and forgiving

when all others are forsaking,

And it never fails or falters

even though the heart is breaking...

It believes beyond believing

when the world around condemns,

And it glows with all the beauty

of the rarest, brightest gems...

It is far beyond defining,

it defies all explanation,

And it still remains a secret

like the mysteries of creation...

A many splendour-ed miracle

man cannot understand

And another wondrous evidence

of God's tender guiding hand.