《人生如戲，戲如人生》
Life Is Like A Play On The Stage (English version below)
我們從生到老死，都有數不清的人與事，喜與悲，串成一本劇本，到我們百年歸去的時候，看一看這用盡一生串成的劇本。或許妳你會欣然一笑，或許妳你會皮笑肉不笑。為何會如此？那是因為每一個人的「演技」都不一樣，每一個人的「戲份」也都不一樣啊！會皮笑肉不笑，已算不錯了，有些是根本笑不出來啊！
人生如戲，戲如人生，是嗎？求學時期還未「正式」入「戲班」，談不上「演技」如何如何。一直到告別求學時期後，踏入社會謀職時，這時才宣告進入「戲班」。有些膽小者，或者美其名，就叫明哲保身者，受不了這八面玲瓏社會的浪潮衝刺，而不由自主的陷入「戲劇」中，玩盡忠角與奸角。但依吾慧眼目視，奸角似乎多過於忠角。就因如此，報紙天天都有就業廣告刊登啊！
真的是人生如戲，戲如人生。不是嗎？在外圖個三餐溫飽，至少都得「四川變臉」八小時，回到家中還以為今天「變臉」的演出，暫且告個段落，哪知家家有本難念的經，吾想應該是劇本。妳你若明白這世間就好比一個舞台，一個攝影棚，妳你就應該在「公演」之前，就把妳你原有的，已分配好的角色及戲份，研究好，排練好，讓「導演」知道妳你真實有下一番「苦功」，保証妳你「未來」角色及戲份，比「現在」更好，好到自己當「導演」。
雖說戲演得精，演得好，才可配得上戲神之稱號，可是妳你始終離不開戲子的范濤，怎樣都得迎合看戲的人兒們，終究無法一任清風隨處飄啊！再說，演得太投入時，不能即時抽出角色，也是非常危險的哦！人生如戲，戲如人生，是出不了「人間」的，人間是眾苦交加，苦長樂短的業報境界，唯有脫去「戲服」，除去「戲妝」，才能夠真正滿心歡喜。
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From our birth till the moment we breath our last, there would be countless encounters, happiness and sorrows, all of which intertwined into a script. As you take your last steps towards the end, have a look at this script of your life. It may bring a spontaneous grin to your face, or leave you with a forced smile. Why is this so? Because each and every one of us has different acting skills. Everyone of us takes on a different role in this play of life. If you can at least force a smile, that is great for there are many others who cannot even do that!
Life is like a play on the stage, just like a play on the stage resembles life. Is that so? During your academic years, when you have not formally entered the "theatrical troupe", it is out of the question to discuss your "acting skills". As you bid farewell to your schooling years and take your first step into the real world, and get a job in the corporate world, this marks your official entry to "playing" your role on the stage of life. The timid ones, or to put it nicely, the wise ones who look after their own hide, will find it hard to resist the waves of temptation from the slick and smooth society. Very soon, they involuntarily get into the thick of the action drama and unwittingly take on the roles of either the good man or the villain. But from what my eye of wisdom can see, there seems to be more villains than the good men. And it is because of this, there are always recruitment ads in the classified section of the newspapers.
Life is truly akin to a play on the stage, and the stage resembles life, is it not? When you are out there, you are working hard for your sustenance, and often had to put on a mask, very much like the famous Si Chuan Chinese Art of Face Changing, to survive the 8 hours in the corporate jungle. When you finally get home, thinking that your face-changing act is over, there is another set of challenges waiting for you. Every family has their own problems, and it is all written in the script. If you truly understand that this world is like a big stage, a film studio, you should fully prepare for your assigned roles, do your research and rehearsal well, before stepping into the spotlight. Let the "Director" know that you have worked hard for your roles, to ensure that your future roles and "airtime" on this stage would be much better than now, and be so good at it that one day, you can become your own "Director".
Even though you might be befitting of the title - the "God" of acting, with your brilliant and precise acting skills, there is still no route for you to leave the stage and your role as an "actor". You have no choice but to accommodate to the demands of the audience. You will never be able to go freely, where the wind gently blows. Furthermore, if you become too absorbed and focused in your role, and are unable to withdraw from it, you will be in grave danger! Acting on this stage of life is to be bound to this human realm with no exit door in sight. The human realm is a place of multitude sufferings, a place of karmic sorrow where joy is often short-lived. Only when you shed the stage costumes and theatrical make-up, can your heart be filled with bliss and joy.
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