人比鬼更可怕Humans are More Frightening than Ghosts
去年吾有寫過一篇有關農曆七月「鬼節」的文章。雖然「鬼節」剛過，我依然在此為你妳們介紹人與鬼“爲人不知”的一面。
在近半百的人生歲月裏，吾所接觸過的人，其數之多實不在話下。而吾的工作也必須接見很多很多人。因此，對於人的「人性」，有吾最真實的認知。。坦白說，吾是較怕人多過於鬼。蓋人的性格，並不鮮明。幫了他她之後，不求他她的回報，但求他她不會反回頭咬吾就好。相信吾這樣的説法，在在都有共鳴。
這裡就披露幾則發生在吾及吾衆多客人身上的真實事情，讓你妳們參考，人的「人性」，何為不鮮明。有位弟子的父親，爲了要讓其子國外攻讀碩士學位，毅然將賣屋的錢，圓其兒子的「夢」。這兒子的「夢」是圓了，可是至今仍然沒有感恩的心、盡孝父母、回饋社會，反而還跟父親慪氣、冷戰，甚至自私自利地不管父母弟妹的未來生死問題。養兒防老，看來是養兒煩惱啊！哀哉其父。記得最初見這位弟子時，着實有點驚嚇。因其臉相有如「惡人谷」出來的。但吾依然收他為徒，希望他能夠認真學佛，清除累世的業障及現世心中的垃圾。吾的天真卻忘了「相由心生」這句話。後來他果然常犯戒，更嚴重的是，他既然不把戒律放在眼裏 ，一錯再錯，如今罪如山、過如海，再不速速懺悔重新受戒，恐怕悔時已晚。
另有一學生，也是碩士生。雖有碩士學位，可是卻失業，也找不到就業機會。吾知道後，馬上二話不説的，親自出馬運用玄學的力量，為他謀得現今這份高職，並且授予他真實的佛法與基本玄學，好讓他從中體悟人生實相、生命實相以及福份次第的種種。至今他每次來上課，都會有新的怨言及新的欲望。（感恩的人，不會有怨言。）吾想，他是男的沒錯。可是怎麽“怨”力如此大，宛如怨婦再來，真是阿彌陀佛啊！做男不容易，難道你想做女不成？受人恩惠，不圖回報，還成天打妄語、怨這怨那的，再這樣下去，人身不保，三途惡道等著你。速醒，速醒。
有位客戶來電欲批八字。吾問爲何？她答欲找新工作，因與公司經理不和。她好意幫經理處理鐘長的問題，哪知反遭經理“盯死”。她覺得這樣做下去沒意思。這是「狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心」。另有位美麗的空姐，因丈夫不忠，找吾堪輿其陽宅，想生個寶寶來「圓滿」婚姻。不久後，果然得了個女娃。吾認爲不忠就是不專一，因從專一努力，婚姻才能真正圓滿。
鬼的性格較鮮明，在於鬼大多數是直腸子。你妳祗要幫過他她一次，他她一定等待機會來報答你妳。不像人的心理如此的歪曲。幫了他她，不求他她回報，但求他她不會轉回頭，反咬你妳就好。因此，吾認爲人比鬼更可怕。你妳認爲呢？哈！哈！哈！
I wrote an article about the Hungry Ghost Festival around the same time last year. Even though the festival has passed, I am still going to introduce the less known sides of a human and a spirit.
As I approached the half century mark in my life, as part of my job scope, I have interacted with countless number of people. Thus I possess a thorough appreciation of the human nature. Frankly speaking, I am more afraid of a human than a ghost. The human nature is not pure. When I helped a person, I do not expect him to return any favour. Instead I will be glad if this person does not turn around and harm me. I believe many of you would resonate with my sentiments.
Here, I shall divulge some stories which happened to people around me, to allow you a closer examination of the human nature which is primarily clouded. One of my students got his dreams of overseas studies fulfilled when his father sold their home and raised enough funds. This student had his wish but remains an utter ingrate, one who is unfilial to his parents and does not bother with contribution to the society whatsoever. Instead, he scoffed at his father, is constantly at odds with him and sports a selfish attitude towards the spiritual mortality issues of his parents and siblings. To raise a son to guard against old age? Seemed to me like ‘to raise a son to give you more troubles at old age!’ I pity the father. I remembered the first day I met this student and was slightly shocked. His face resembled that of a villain from the fictional notorious Bandits Valley. But I still took him in as my disciple, hoping he will change by learning the dharma and eradicating the bad karma and all the filthy thrash from his heart. Alas, I was naive to ignore that a person’s appearance stems from his very heart. In the end, he flouted all the precepts, belittled them even and continued his errant ways. Now, his bad karma has accumulated as high as the highest mountains, and as deep as the deepest seas. If he does not repent now, I am afraid it will be too late.
Another student was jobless for some time, despite having a Masters. I got to know of it and immediately applied the principles of metaphysics on him and eventually landed him his current high post job. In addition, I endowed upon him actual knowledge of Buddhism and the basics of metaphysics in hope that he will see the truth of life and understand the different levels of merits. Till today, whenever he comes for my lessons, I would hear new complaints, grudges or new desires. (A grateful person is not prone to complaining.) I thought to myself, he is a guy, a man alright, but he is so full of complaints, just like a vengeful woman! Amituofo! It is not easy to be born a man. Does he really want to be a woman instead? To receive kindness from others yet does not reciprocate, coupled with frequent lies and complaints, if this carries on, he will lose his human form in his next life. The three lower realms awaits. Please wake up urgently!
A client called me, wanting to an analysis of her birth chart to be done. I asked her for the reason. She replied saying she needed help to look for a new job due to her current job dissatisfaction. She helped her manager with good intention but yet ended up being a ‘marked’ person. She felt it was not worth staying on. As the Chinese saying goes ‘the dog that bit Master Lu Dong Bin does not realise his kind heartedness’. Another client, a beautiful flight attendant, got me to audit the Feng Shui of her house in a bid to save her crumpling marriage, due to her husband’s infidelity. She wished for a baby to complete the family. With my help, she got her wish. I feel that being unfaithful is akin to losing one’s focus. To diligently keep oneself focused is the key to a blissful marriage.
Ghosts, on the other hand, are much clearer and more direct in their intentions. As long as you have helped a spirit before, the spirit would be sure to repay your kindness, unlike humans with their warped psyche. Do not expect a fellow human to repay your kindness all the time. You would be lucky if he or she does not return your favour with malice! Thus I feel that a human is far more sinister than a spirit. Don’t you think so? Ha ha ha!
