敬畏生命
<p>弘一法师在圆寂前，再三叮嘱弟子把他的遗体装龛时，在龛的四个角下各垫上一个碗，碗中装水，以免蚂蚁、虫子爬上遗体后在火化时被无辜烧死。好几次看弘一法师的传记，读到这个细节，总是为弘一法师对于生命深切的怜悯与敬畏之心所深深感动。</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="master">master</span> <span word="Hongyi">Hongyi</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="niches">niches</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="niches">niches</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cremation">cremation</span>. <span word="Seeing">Seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biography">biography</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="Hongyi">Hongyi</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="detail">detail</span>, <span word="master">master</span> <span word="Hongyi">Hongyi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="compassion">compassion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="awe">awe</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p>法国思想家史怀泽曾在《敬畏生命》一书中写道：他在非洲志愿行医时，有一天黄昏，看到几只河马在河里与他们所乘的船并排而游，突然感悟到了生命的可爱和神圣。于是，“敬畏生命”的思想在他的心中蓦然产生，并且成了他此后努力倡导和不懈追求的事业。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hippos">hippos</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loveliness">loveliness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanctity">sanctity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="life">life</span>" <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="diligently">diligently</span> <span word="advocated">advocated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pursued">pursued</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p>
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