Shan Xue
20th December 2008, 07:53 PM
曾经有人这样问证严上人， 「捐血也是一项孝顺父母的功德吗? 」。上人开示：「我们的身体中，每滴血都是父母给的，捐出一滴血来救人，就等于是在报答父母的 恩德。想想看 ，把父母给我们的、流在我们体内的血，输到别人的身上，救人的生命，这是多么的神圣这不就 是父母的功德 吗? 」。一份可以延续生命的礼物，或许对于一个定期志愿捐血者，捐血不是一件很重大的事。然而，当 涓涓流血输入 另一个虚弱的身躯，对这位素不相识的人来说，就是生命的一次再生。生命得以延续，从您挽起袖子 开始，您捐血 了吗？
Once, a man posed a question to Master Cheng Yen, the founder of Tzu Chi Foundation, Is donating our blood a merit that portrays filial piety?
The Master replied, The blood that flows in our body, every drop of it is given by our parents, donating blood to save life is as good as repaying our parents' kindness. By giving away what our parents have given us to save another life, isn't that sacred? Isn't this our parents' merits?
A gift of life prolongs another. To a regular blood donor, it may be insignificant. However, when the gift of life nourishes the body of a weak man or a stranger without any relationships with the donor, this gift has resurrected.
A new life begins at the point when we rolled up our sleeves. Have you share your gift of life?
Once, a man posed a question to Master Cheng Yen, the founder of Tzu Chi Foundation, Is donating our blood a merit that portrays filial piety?
The Master replied, The blood that flows in our body, every drop of it is given by our parents, donating blood to save life is as good as repaying our parents' kindness. By giving away what our parents have given us to save another life, isn't that sacred? Isn't this our parents' merits?
A gift of life prolongs another. To a regular blood donor, it may be insignificant. However, when the gift of life nourishes the body of a weak man or a stranger without any relationships with the donor, this gift has resurrected.
A new life begins at the point when we rolled up our sleeves. Have you share your gift of life?