Stay Healthy and Stand by Me

Typically we don't know or care about what's happening in our body until one day our body is reduced to the point of a wreck. We lose our appetite for food and feel exhausted constantly. In regard to the article Alternative Treatments to Cancer, Accumulated stresses and contaminated toxins contained in the body are the two main factors that trigger off the development of cancer. How would you avoid both the causes in order to stay fit and healthy?

Love Until It Hurts

As we continue to look at the story of Cupid and Psyche, Cupid fled away from Psyche at the sight of her mistrust; yet Psyche begged forgiveness and offered to do penance so as to restore relationship with her husband Cupid. Psyche successfully completed a series of formidable tasks given by her mother-in-law Venus though she had gone through trials and tribulations. Psyche overcome obstacles and afflictions because she bore love in her heart.

The word 'love' pronounced as 'tiang' in Taiwanese means 'hurt' or 'pain'. It actually contains a paradoxical concept here, "if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more Love." said Mother Teresa, a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1979. What do you think is Love? Are you willing to sacrifice anything, even your life for a person or a thing you love?

Because You Loved Me

Who has stood by your side as you went through life's ups and downs? How could that person gave your "strength when you were weak", "lifted you up when you couldn't reach"? "I had your love I have it all". We all need to be loved and accepted. What do you like about the song 'Because You Loved Me'? Who do you think is the one in whom you place you faith and trust? Or what is your ideal man or woman? What do you think of the saying "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" (情人眼中出西施)? (進應一甲, 企一甲.乙)

The Power of Forgiveness

At the end of the news story An Amish Massacre, we read that "community leaders sent a representative to express forgiveness" and one of the victims' father showed his mercy and compassion to the Roberts family by saying "please tell them that they are in our prayers." What can we learn from this shooting masscare? If a friend does something mean (bad) to you, do you want to hurt him as much as he hurt you? Do you wish you could get even? Have you forgiven your friend? (進應一甲, 企一甲.乙)

Morning Has Broken

Do you enjoy the song 'Morning has broken'? How do you like or don't like the song? Do you agree with what Franklin said 'early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise'? Why or why not? Do you usually go to bed early or late? What makes you stay up late? Do you usually get up early in the morning or sleep in until the late moring? What makes you not rise in the morning? (企一甲,乙)

An Amish Massacre

For the first two week we'v been learning about forgiveness; how confronted with afflictions, sufferings or trials the Amish have demonstrated their faith and showed kindness and mercy toward the gunman. How do you feel about the story of An Amish Massacre? Is there anyone You don't want to forgive? Why not?(進應一甲)