Anger

ANGER IS NOT A CLEVER RESPONSE. Wise people are happy and happy people don't get angry. Firstly, anger is irrational. 

One day, when our monastery vehicle pulled up at red traffic light alongside another car I noticed that the driver of the other vehicle was ranting at the traffic lights: "You damn lights! You knew I had an important appointment. You knew I was running late. And you let that other car through just ahead of me, you pig, du bist ein Schwein! And this is not the first time either..."

He was blaming the traffic lights, as if they had much choice. He thought the traffic lights hurt him on purpose: "Ah-hah!! Here he comes. I know he's late. I'll just let this other car through fisrt and then.... RED! Stop! Got him!" The traffic lights might appear malicious, but they're just being traffic lights, that's all. What do you expect from traffic lights?

I imagined him reaching home late and his wife ranting at him, "You damn husband! You knew we had an important appointment. You knew not to be late. And you saw the other business ahead of me. you pig! Du bist ein Schwein! And this is not the first time either..."

She was blaming her husband, as if he had much choice. She thought her husband hurt her on purpose: "Ah-hah! I've got an important appointment with my wife. I'll be late. I'll just see to this other person first. Late! Got her!" Husbands might appear malicious, but they're just being husbands, that's all. What do you expect from husbands?

The characters in this story may be changed to suit most occasions of anger. Don't let your anger last until the night fall. Don't let your anger destroy the quality of your life. Don't let your anger get the best of you and make you stop loving; Because once you get pass all your anger, the one you love may not be there anymore.

蝸 牛 / gua niu / snail

by: Jay Chou

蝸Gua牛niu

該gai不bu該gai
擱ge下xia重chong重chong的de殼ke
尋xun找zhao到dao底di哪na裡li有you藍lan天tian
隨sui著zhe輕qing輕qing的de風feng輕qing輕qing的de飄piao
歷li經jing的de傷shang都dou不bu感gan覺jue疼teng

我wo要yao一yi步bu一yi步bu往wang上shang爬pa
等deng待dai陽yang光guang靜jing靜jing看kan著zhe它ta的de臉lian
小xiao小xiao的de天tian
有you大da大da的de夢meng想xiang
重chong重chong的de殼ke裹guo著zhe輕qing輕qing的de仰yang望wang
我wo要yao一yi步bu一yi步bu往wang上shang爬pa
在zai最zui高gao點dian乘cheng著zhe葉ye片pian往wang前qian飛fei
小xiao小xiao的de天tian
流liu過guo的de淚lei和he汗han
總zong有you一yi天tian我wo有you屬shu於yu我wo的de天tian
我wo要yao一yi步bu一yi步bu往wang上shang爬pa
在zai最zui高gao點dian乘cheng著zhe葉ye片pian往wang前qian飛fei

任ren風feng吹chui乾gan
流liu過guo的de淚lei和he汗han
我wo要yao一yi步bu一yi步bu往wang上shang爬pa
等deng待dai陽yang光guang靜jing靜jing看kan著zhe它ta的de臉lian
小xiao小xiao的de天tian
有you大da大da的de夢meng想xiang
我wo有you屬shu於yu我wo的de天tian
任ren風feng吹chui乾gan
流liu過guo的de淚lei和he汗han
總zong有you一yi天tian我wo有you屬shu於yu我wo的de天tian

english translation:

SNAIL

Should or shouldn't

Forget about my heavy shell

Searching for where I can find a blue sky

Following the gentle wind and lightly float

The wounds that I have don't feel painful

I want to one step at a time proceed climbing upwards

Waiting for sunshine, I quietly looked at its face

The small sky

Has big dreams

The heavy shell is wrapped round the gentle adoring look

I want to one step at a time proceed climbing upwards

On the highest point

Riding on a blade of leaf I fly forward

The small sky

The tears and the sweat that has dropped

There has to be a day when I have a sky that belongs to me

I want to one step at a time proceed climbing upwards

On the highest point riding on a blade of leaf

Fly forward

Let wind blow dry

The tears and the sweat that has dropped

I want to one step at a time proceed climbing upwards

Waiting for sunshine, I quietly looked at its face

The small sky

Has big dreams

I have a sky that belongs to me

Let wind blow dry

The tears and the sweat that has dropped

There has to be a day when I have a sky that belongs to me