P S A T 考試 . 在家做功課 . 沒事，因為媽媽會「精心」規劃行程

今天，高中十年級的學生要考 PSAT，學校得騰出課室讓他們應考，所以九、十一、十二年級的學生就留在家裡，透過 Canvas 做功課。

弟弟當然一點都不忙啦～😅

早上隨便做了一下功課，就開始打起網路遊戲。媽媽則幫他預約了上午 11 點到牙醫診所做 sealant［窩溝封填。牙醫師說，弟弟這一顆大臼齒長出來時，牙面上並沒有完全封閉，有一道深溝，不但容易滋長細菌，食物殘渣也容易卡在裡面，因此比較容易蛀牙。醫師建議可以做 filling（補牙），或是 sealant（窩溝封填），把容易藏污納垢的溝隙封起來，降低蛀牙的風險］，把最後一顆大臼齒也處理好。去年已經做了三顆，只剩這顆最後長出來的大臼齒還沒做，今天總算可以完成啦！

下午 3:30 安排了英文補習，5:15 還要去做志工。行程看似排得滿滿的，不過，中間還是有不少空檔。

想著弟弟喜歡吃Chinese Buffet，而平日午餐的價格通常比晚餐和週末便宜不少，既然今天不用上課，不如趁機帶他去吃一頓吧！

弟弟一聽說要去吃 Buffet，開心得不得了！😂

平時到了週末，爸爸媽媽提議帶他去 hiking，他通常都是一口拒絕，寧可自己留守家中。沒想到今天媽媽說，看完牙醫時間還早，午餐時間也還沒到，不如先去走走，弟弟竟然也欣然答應了！

看來，美食的吸引力果然不容小覷啊！哈哈～

走完步道（其實也只有15分鐘而已）、吃飽喝足後，再到圖書館報到，讓弟弟一邊做功課（希望他真的有在做啦！😅），一邊等著下午 3:30 的英文補習。

媽媽每次都很「精心」地安排這些行程，想辦法把孩子們帶出門，東跑跑、西走走，盡量讓生活多一點活動、多一點變化。

不然，孩子要是整天待在家裡，恐怕又是從早到晚黏在筆電前了！

媽媽只好繼續當個盡責的行程規劃師，想方設法帶他們到處「亂跑」啦！哈哈～

這條 trail 不長，只有 0.53 mile。

走吧，出發！🚶‍♂️🌿

出發吧，孩子！不怕起步晚，只要願意開始，就一步一步堅持下去，找到自己熱愛的運動，遇見更好的自己！

2026.10.10

弟弟在家的時候，似乎只做一件事，就是癱坐在電腦前，玩網路遊戲、錄製影片、看短視頻，其他事情一概不理。爸爸如果把筆電的網路關掉，他就改躺在沙發上看 Kindle。有時候，真的會把爸媽逼到抓狂！

叫他出去跑步，他總是拖到晚上九點才肯出門，天都黑得烏漆嘛黑了，媽媽實在沒有安全感，擔心他在外面會有危險。要不然，就是乾脆耍賴罷工，怎麼說都不肯動。

建議他參加 Ultimate Frisbee，他不願意；推薦他回去學擊劍（Fencing），他也不願意；連滑冰課都不感興趣。看著他每天幾乎都黏在電腦前，媽媽心裡實在不是滋味。

正值青春期，身體還在成長，卻整天坐著不動，又愛吃甜食和垃圾食物，這樣下去，身體怎麼會好？肌肉又怎麼長得起來呢？媽媽看在眼裡，急在心裡啊！

後來，爸爸找到一家足球訓練中心，離家有點遠，大約 18 英里，開車順利的話也要 25 分鐘。不過，週一到週四下午 4 點至 8 點都可以隨時 drop in 練習，每個 session 收費 20 美元，不論實際練習多久，都算一次。今天是星期六，教練臨時加開了一堂課。難得弟弟一聽說是足球，竟然沒有抗拒，我們當然把握機會，馬上出發啦！

希望弟弟能慢慢找到一項自己真正喜歡、願意持續投入的運動。

不怕起步晚，只怕停在原地。雖然和同齡的孩子相比，他的運動之路起步得晚了一些，但只要願意開始，肯持續練習，就一定有機會一點一點進步。只要求今天的自己比昨天的自己進步一點點。

媽媽真的不希望弟弟將來上了大學，還是每天躲在宿舍裡，足不出戶，只顧著上網、看影片、打遊戲，日復一日地過著同樣的生活。

孩子，世界很大，生活也不只有電腦和網路。希望你願意走出自己的小天地，去運動、去探索、去認識不同的人，去看看這個世界有多精彩。

媽媽不求你樣樣出色，也不要求你一下子就變得多麼積極，只希望你能找到自己喜歡的事情，培養健康的生活習慣，讓自己活得更充實、更有活力。

走出去看看世界吧，孩子！外面的世界，還有好多美好的事情，等著你去發現。

又是一個陰天，天空偶爾飄下幾絲細雨，

但絲毫不影響練習，氣溫 57°F。

2026／2027年：法語１

 NO.135   中台山月刊273期

甘露法言: 十法界都是這一念心所生，平時心中所想，屬於理上的輪迴；假使不知道悔改，最後果報現前，就是事上的輪迴。真正了解這個道理，就知道事理不二、事理一如。

The ten Dharma realms arise from this very mind. Whenever we conceptualize anything, our mind is already trapped in the cycle of rebirth through the Dharma realms. If we do not recognize this and turn our mind around, our karmic consequences will result in the cycle of physical rebirth. If we truly understand this, then we will understand the nonduality of physical form and mind, that principle and phenomena are one in suchness.

以下開示恭錄自：《佛说四十二章经》──第四十一章　直心出欲【直心出尘】

無論大乘、小乘，都離不開這念心。明白這些道理，就要安住在覺性上，時時刻刻覺察、覺照、覺悟，經常檢討反省有沒有欲愛、色愛？有沒有瞠心、貪念？如果有，馬上把它照破，這念心保持清楚明白，繼續不斷地用功，只起善念、不起惡念，最後連善念也不執著，歸於無念，就離開了淤泥。不只這一世，生生世世都能出離淤泥，就能得到解脫。 

「直心念道，可免苦矣。」時時刻刻都要念道。「直心念道」，保持覺性、安住正念即是道；假使無法安住正念，就要修方便加行──念佛、念法、念僧、念戒、念施、念天，乃至於誦經、持咒……這些方便法門都是「念道」。「念」就是想念，想到六波羅蜜、想到四向四果、想到三賢十地……也都是「念道」。希望能夠證到羅漢果、證到緣覺果、證到菩薩果；或是想念佛陀「無緣大慈、同體大悲」，以佛為榜樣，自我期許廣修善法，讓我們這念心只起善念、不起惡念，只有正念、沒有邪念，時時刻刻安住正念、安住本心本性，「可免苦矣。」

2026／2027年：法語１

 NO.135   中台山月刊273期

甘露法言: 十法界都是這一念心所生，平時心中所想，屬於理上的輪迴；假使不知道悔改，最後果報現前，就是事上的輪迴。真正了解這個道理，就知道事理不二、事理一如。

The ten Dharma realms arise from this very mind. Whenever we conceptualize anything, our mind is already trapped in the cycle of rebirth through the Dharma realms. If we do not recognize this and turn our mind around, our karmic consequences will result in the cycle of physical rebirth. If we truly understand this, then we will understand the nonduality of physical form and mind, that principle and phenomena are one in suchness.

以下這一則分享恭錄自：中台山月刊287期: 一心十法界．從法師的分享當中學習到轉念的重要，要時刻反照自心，覺察這一念心到底是跟哪一個法界相應，用四正勤把不好的念頭轉過來．

一心十法界

文／中台女眾佛教學院大學部二年級　星誠法師 

法者諸法，界者分界，諸法各有自體，分界不同，故名為法界。事相上的法界可分為四聖六凡，四聖即聲聞、緣覺、菩薩、佛，六凡為天、人、阿修羅、畜生、餓鬼、地獄，合稱為十法界；而理上而言，法界指真如理體，也就是實相。 

我們這一念心就具足十法界，古德云：「三點似星相，橫勾似月斜，披毛從此出，作佛亦由它。」造了五逆十惡，就是三塗惡道；受持五戒是人道；若是修善卻帶著瞋心、慢心，便感得修羅道；修十善是天道；四諦成就、心得解脫是聲聞；十二因緣成就是緣覺；修六波羅蜜，發心廣大，就入了菩薩位；從凡位到最後成佛，始終不離這念心。 

三界唯心，這念心很微妙，心清淨了，外面的境界就跟著清淨，所以想要什麼樣的法界都由己心決定，所謂「心淨則佛土淨」，不論是家庭關係、職場氛圍，乃至於人與人之間相處，完全都取決於自己這念心。 

2026／2027年：法語１

 NO.135   中台山月刊273期

甘露法言: 十法界都是這一念心所生，平時心中所想，屬於理上的輪迴；假使不知道悔改，最後果報現前，就是事上的輪迴。真正了解這個道理，就知道事理不二、事理一如。

The ten Dharma realms arise from this very mind. Whenever we conceptualize anything, our mind is already trapped in the cycle of rebirth through the Dharma realms. If we do not recognize this and turn our mind around, our karmic consequences will result in the cycle of physical rebirth. If we truly understand this, then we will understand the nonduality of physical form and mind, that principle and phenomena are one in suchness.

工筆畫 最後勾線 技巧

 適當的運用ＡＩ，確實不錯！

畫工筆畫遇到問題，問ＡＩ都可以得到不錯的反饋，圖文並茂的解釋，很好理解．

自己在完成最後勾線的这一关，因為实作經驗不足，這也只是自己的第二副作品而已，下笔有点战战兢兢．

第一幅作品最後的勾線，基本上是老師幫忙完成的，而且第一幅還處於懵懂狀態，聽不太懂老師的解釋，就老師說甚麼，儘量跟著做，完全不太能理解做那一些動作的用意．

第二副作品，因為整張畫的尺寸大了許多，每一組動作都需要重複做一段時間才能完成，在重複的過程中，雖然還不能很精細的掌握，但還是有一些小體悟．

以下是ＡＩ教導如何完成最後的勾線，才會自然，不生硬．

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一、為什麼勾線會顯得生硬？

常見原因其實就三個：

• 顏色太純黑（墨太重）
• 線條粗細沒有變化
• 線色沒有跟著物體顏色走

👉 工筆畫的重點不是「勾得清楚」，而是「勾得融進去」。

真實故事：楚格尼尼 —《她只想安靜地離開世界》

🎙️《她只想安靜地離開世界》

She Only Wanted to Leave the World in Peace

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① 一個很小的請求

她臨終前留下的最後一句話是：
「請不要解剖我，也不要展示我。」

她沒有要求紀念碑，
沒有要求被記住，
她只希望——
死後能被火化，
把骨灰撒進大海。

這個請求，聽起來一點也不過分。
但對她來說，卻幾乎不可能實現。

蚊子空投行動：為了拯救夏威夷的鳥

紀錄片：

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🦟✈️ 蚊子空投行動：為了拯救夏威夷的鳥

Mosquito Airlift Mission: Saving Hawaii’s Birds

🔍 課前思考：引導式提問

在開始故事之前，請大家先思考這四個問題：

1. 創意思考題： 「如果為了保護瀕臨絕種的小鳥，我們必須在森林裡『釋放幾十萬隻蚊子』，你直覺覺得這是好主意嗎？為什麼？」

2. 生態連結題： 「蚊子喜歡溫暖，為什麼全球氣候暖化，會讓住在『高山上』的小鳥面臨滅絕危機？」

3. 技術與倫理題： 「如果你是科學家，你會選擇噴灑殺蟲劑，還是改變蚊子的繁殖能力？哪種對大自然更好？」

4. 角色扮演題： 「夏威夷山林地勢險惡，如果要運送幾十萬隻脆弱的蚊子安全抵達目的地，你會怎麼設計交通工具？」

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest -- 一首關於"樹"的詩

4.4.2026

請AI幫忙整理了這一份內容,與姐弟倆分享.

你們等一下要去的 Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest，其實是在紀念一個很特別的人，不是科學家，也不是探險家，而是一個詩人。

他的名字叫 Joyce Kilmer（1886–1918）,他是一位美國作家、詩人和記者。

他最有名的一首詩叫 Trees（樹），很短，只有12行。他寫了一句很有名的話，

「Poems are made by fools like me,

  But only God can make a tree.」

大意是：

「像我這樣的人可以寫詩，

              但只有上天才能創造一棵樹。」

有趣的是，他寫這首詩的時候，不是在什麼國家公園，也不是在大山裡，只是坐在自己家附近，看著一棵很普通的樹。

The Untold Story of the Cherohala Skyway

4.4.2026

The Mountain Road That Wifi Forgot: The Untold Story of the Cherohala Skyway

You might notice something strange as we start to drive up this road. Your signal bars are going to drop, your social media feeds will freeze, and for the next 43 miles, you won't be able to text, stream, or look up a single meme.

Before you panic, this isn't a glitch. It’s part of the magic of this specific road. You are about to drive on one of the most unique, difficult-to-build, and beautiful places in the entire United States. They call it the Cherohala Skyway, and it has a story that took over three decades to write.

Part 1: The "Unbuildable" Mountains

To understand why this road is special, you have to look at the name. It combines two different wildernesses: the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina and the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee.

Airport Mini Scavenger Hunt

"Ali said he hated every minute of training, but he said: Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. Can you find something in this airport that shows why he believed that?"

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Muhammad Ali Airport Mini Scavenger Hunt (10-15 minutes)

How to play?

Take a photo and answer the question

Bonus point if they can explain why it matters

First to find most items wins (winner chooses next snack 😄).

Challenge List

1️⃣ Find the famous Ali quote

Look for this quote on a wall graphic:

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."

Question:

What do you think Ali meant?

2️⃣ Find Ali's nickname

Somewhere in displays or text you may see:

Question:

Did Ali call himself this because he was arrogant, or was it something else?

3️⃣ Find a picture of young Ali

Look for:

• Olympic photo
• Early boxing photo
• Training photo

Question:

How old do you think he was when he started boxing?

4️⃣ Find something about courage (not boxing)

Look for any mention of:

• Civil rights
• Standing up for beliefs
• His humanitarian work

Question:

What is harder?

• Fighting in the ring?
• Standing up for your beliefs?

5️⃣ Find the airport tribute

Challenge:

Find something that shows Louisville is proud of Ali.

Examples:

• Airport name signage
• Tribute panels
• Artwork

Question:

Why do cities honor people like this?

Bonus Challenge (harder) ⭐

Find another Ali quote besides the famous one.

Question:

Which quote sounds more like:

• A sports mindset?
• A life mindset?

Question:

If Ali was alive today, what would he probably tell teens to work on besides sports?

"Ali said he hated every minute of training, but he said: Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. Can you find something in this airport that shows why he believed that?"

If you'd like, I can also give you a 3-minute "Ali story you can tell teens while walking to the gate" that makes them see him not just as a boxer but as a very interesting human story.

關於 Louisville Airport 名稱的故事

4.3.2026

這一趟春假之旅，前半段（週一到週四）是媽媽一打二，帶著姐弟倆一路向西北探險。到了第五天，爸爸飛到 Kentucky 的 Louisville Airport 與我們會合，一家人再一起一邊往回家的方向開，一邊繼續玩，把回程也變成旅程的一部分。

說到爸爸降落的 Louisville Airport，媽媽對這個機場名字特別好奇，就順手查了一下由來，也剛好可以趁機幫姐弟倆補充一點地理和歷史的小知識，讓這趟旅行不只好玩，還多了一點學習的收穫。

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🏎️ Spring Break Expedition: The Legend of Louisville

Characters:

• Leo (18 years old): The narrator, calm and insightful.

• Sam (14 years old): The curious explorer, full of energy.

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Sam: (Looking at the GPS or phone) Hey Leo, the first four days of this trip have been a total marathon with just Mom leading the "Western Expedition." Now it’s Day 5, and Dad is finally flying in to join the squad! But I just saw his arrival gate... the airport code is SDF, but the name is Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Why the long name?

Leo: That’s exactly what Mom was curious about. She looked it up while we were driving. This place used to be called Standiford Field—that’s why the code is still SDF. But in 2019, the city decided to rename it after their most famous son: the legendary Muhammad Ali.

Sam: The Greatest of All Time? I’ve heard of him! But wasn't he just a boxer?

2026馬年 . 學些與馬有關的成語、繞口令、冷知識

第一階段：「舌頭體操」

• 今年是馬年，也是媽媽的年，找些新鮮事與姊弟倆一起做，希望這將成為他們記憶中美好的回憶。第一關來挑戰一個『馬兒繞口令』，看誰的舌頭最靈活！

• 挑戰： 三種速度：慢速（烏龜爬）、中速（馬小跑）、快速（萬馬奔騰）。

  
  

  繞口令

  《媽媽騎馬》

  媽媽騎馬，馬慢，媽媽罵馬。

  媽媽騎麻馬，麻馬慢，媽媽罵麻馬。

  馬慢，媽媽罵，馬快，媽媽不罵。

  註解:「麻馬」指的是花色的馬，這兩個字連在一起最容易出錯。

  
  

  《白馬掛白瓦》

  白馬掛白瓦，白瓦掛白馬。

  地上一塊白瓦， 瓦上站著白馬。

  馬踩瓦，瓦打馬，

  到底是馬碎了瓦， 還是瓦打痛了馬？

  
  

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第二階段：與「馬」有關的成語

祝福與成功

• 馬到成功 → 形容事情順利，一開始就取得勝利。 

• 龍馬精神 → 形容精神飽滿、活力充沛（常用於長輩祝福）。

 

努力與奔波

• 馬不停蹄 → 比喻一刻也不停留，形容前進速度很快。

• 老馬識途 → 比喻有經驗的人，在辦事時能指引方向。

 

景象與氣勢

• 萬馬奔騰 → 形容聲勢浩大，場面壯觀。

• 天馬行空 → 形容想像力豐富，或詩文氣勢豪放。

負面或警惕

• 指鹿為馬 → 比喻故意顛倒是非，混淆黑白。

• 懸崖勒馬比喻到了危險的邊緣及時回頭。
  

Interesting Fun Fact about the Indianapolis

4.1.2026 

The City That Tried to Be Perfect

(Why Indianapolis has diagonal avenues)

"When Indianapolis was designed in 1821, the planners wanted to build a perfect city."

"They copied ideas from Washington DC."

"They designed a grid of straight streets."

"But they also added something special."

"They created diagonal avenues connecting the center of the city to other important places."

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"So from the center circle (Monument Circle), several important roads spread outward like spokes on a bicycle wheel."

Indianapolis Downtown Map

Fun Fact About Indianapolis

4.1.2026 

The Street That Refused to Be Straight

"When Indianapolis was first built, the city planners had a very simple idea."

"They wanted everything neat and organized."

"So they designed the city like a giant checkerboard."

"Straight streets."
"Square blocks."
"Predictable."

"Almost every road followed the rules."

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"But one street didn’t."

"Look at the Indianapolis downtown map below, can you tell me which street didn't follow the grid?

Hocking Hills State Park -- Ash Cave

3.31.2026

Ash Cave

“Welcome to Ash Cave, the largest recess cave in Hocking Hills. It’s over 700 feet wide and 90 feet high, and the first thing you notice is the immense rock ceiling.”

But this wasn’t just a cool rock formation — it was home to people long before Hocking Hills became a park.

1️⃣ Native American History

• Long before settlers arrived, Native Americans used Ash Cave as a shelter.

• They built small fires here, prepared food, and even held gatherings.

• Evidence like charred wood, tools, and stone fragments suggests that people came here hundreds of years ago.

"Imagine walking into this cave 500 years ago. You’d see smoke, hear stories, and feel safe under this massive rock roof."

Hocking Hills State Park -- Old Man's Cave 的故事

3.31.2026

Richard Rowe – The Old Man of the Cave

"Before we start walking the Old Man's Cave trail in the Hocking Hills State Park, I want to tell you why this place is called Old Man’s Cave."

"About 200 years ago, a real person named Richard Rowe lived here."

"He wasn't a park ranger."

"He wasn't an explorer."

"He wasn't trying to become famous."

"He was just a man who decided to live quietly in the wilderness."

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"In the early 1800s, this whole area was frontier land. No paved roads. No railings. No tourists. Just forest and cliffs like what we're about to see."

參觀 New River Gorge National Park 的兩則故事

3.30.2026

Story 1

The Town That Coal Built

(A New River Gorge Story)

The wind moved quietly through the trees as Ethan kicked a small rock along the trail.

"Honestly," he said, "it's hard to believe anything important ever happened here."

His sister Maya looked around. All she saw were trees, cliffs, and the long bridge stretching across the gorge like a giant steel ribbon.

"It just looks like a normal forest," she agreed.

Their mom smiled.

"That's because nature took it back. But 120 years ago, this place sounded completely different."

"Different how?" Ethan asked.

"Close your eyes," she said.

They did.

"Now imagine this."

趕赴預約 . 提前一小時排隊接小孩

為了趕赴下午3:50的牙齒矯正預約,媽媽2:25就來學校排隊接3:30放學的弟弟,還以為自己會是最早的,沒想到前面已有14輛車子在排隊了,天啊!這些父母都太用心了!

1781年 VS 2026年 14 與 18 歲青少年的生活

為了讓姐弟倆能更加有畫面感的體會到1781 年代Greensboro青少年的生活，請AI 幫忙整理的以下的內容。

It’s fascinating to think about because, in 1781, there wasn't really a concept of "teenagers" as we know them today. Once you hit 14 or 15, you were essentially treated like a young adult with serious responsibilities.

If you were the kids living in Greensboro in 1781, your lives would have looked very different depending on your age:

For a 14-year-old:

At 14, a boy was often considered old enough to contribute directly to the war effort, even if he wasn't officially a soldier yet.

• The "Music" of War: Many 14-year-olds served as Drummer Boys or Fifes. This wasn't just for entertainment; the drum was the "radio" of the battlefield. Because it was so loud, the drum beats told the soldiers when to march, when to fire, and when to retreat.

• Couriers and Spies: Teens this age were often used as messengers because they were fast, knew the local woods, and looked less "suspicious" to British patrols than an adult man would.

• Camp Followers: If his father was in the militia, a 14-year-old might stay with the army as a "camp follower," helping to forage for food, look after horses, or clean equipment.

For an 18-year-old: