幫助別人是本份，

Helping others is not something to be bragged about or broadcast; it spontaneously

flows from one’s nature.

被助的人，有受與不受的權利；

However, those who are helped have to right to accept or reject the help offered to them.

因此，與其勉強而造成雙方都感到委曲的後果，

Therefore, one should not force others to accept the help he/she offers

and thus hurt each other’s feelings.

不如冷靜地去認識自己和對方。

Rather, one should calmly reflect and deepen one’s understanding of oneself

and the one who tries to offer some help.

人的一雙手，生來就是工作者，

The existence of the hands of human beings is for the purpose of working.

多少人卻不願用來掃地，除草，做家務；

However, so many people are reluctant to use their hands

to sweep the floor, to mow the lawn, or to do the household chores.

以為那樣作，是ㄧ種羞辱，一種委屈！

They regard such employment of their hands as a kind of humiliation or condescension.

可是，忘了一件事，

Nevertheless, it probably never occurs to them that

當一雙手受了傷，或者是失去了的時候，

When they hurt or lose their hands,

卻可以發誓永遠也不辜負它！

They would take a vow never to fail their hands again by not making good use of them

if they are able to regain their hands or make a full recovery from the injury.

挨餓之時，但求能夠吃飽；

When one is weak with hunger, one will have no other thought than satisfy one’s hunger.

吃飽了，欲望更多，

Once one is relieved from the pain of hunger, he/she will try to satisfy all sorts of desires.

意念紛擾，比挨餓更難過！

The burning of sundry desires will trouble one much more than the pain of hunger.