Walking and Thinking With Effort

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I've been trying hard to strengthen myself. With pains in my lower back and my right leg, I cannot stand or walk for long at a time. (Nor can I sit or lie as naturally as I did before!) But I know I need outdoor exercises every day; otherwise, my physical condition will become worse. And how can I have a cheerful mind without health? [Here by health I just mean "the state of being normally healthy" rather than "perfect strength, no weakness at all."] If I will not get back to normal or if the pains in my body continue to be serious and unbearable, how can I live in real peace? How can I have a hopeful life? And a happy life? . . .

Oh, dear Lord! You are almighty and all-knowing God. You do know what I need. Teach me all I need to know and what I must do to improve my personal life, to enrich my social life, and to enjoy my family life!

While I was taking "exercise" on the nearby playground this morning, I found it hard to walk naturally and rather difficult to think positively. (I am not a pessimist, nor am I always in an optimistic mood.) In fact, I was greatly troubled because the physical pain kept disturbing me: my waist was so stiff and sometimes my right leg hurt so sharply. To reduce the pain, I had to slow down my movements and frequently change my posture -- say, from moving back and forth for a couple of minutes to standing or sitting for a few moments, from resting on the rock under a camphor tree to walking slowly again in the winter sun. (Praise the Lord! The sun in this season could really warm me up.)

And what else could I do at the same time? Well, as a matter of fact, when taking this kind of outdoor exercise, I could really do nothing new but pray. I prayed and prayed and prayed, just as a very hungry man is badly in need of food. I need God's help. I need his special advice right now!

Let's Be Healthy and Happy Again!

#2014-0114

Praise to the Lord! My health is gradually improving. The sharp pain in my lower back has reduced to some degree, and I can sit, stand, and walk again -- for a few minutes at a time. I still have to change my posture frequently, not to keep in a sitting or standing position for too long. But my physical condition seems to be getting better and better. I do hope I'll get back to normal in a couple of days or weeks.

A long, long time ago, I underwent a major operation on the lower part of my spine. According to the doctors, my problem was HIVD, which may also be called "slipped disc" in English. I have been very careful about my physical "weakness" since that important medical operation; however, possibly because I pushed my father's wheelchair improperly last week, I hurt myself on the waist and consequently started suffering great pain and discomfort.

Oh, dear Lord, I thank you for your love and your healing power that made me feel so much better now. May you also bless my father, who is in his eighties and so sick at the moment, so he can really overcome all the difficulties that he is faced with! -- Once he becomes strong enough to stand up and walk just a few steps, I'm sure that my brothers and I will take him by car to such beautiful places as New Era Art Resort, Sun Moon Lake, and so on.

The photos below were taken at the beginning of 

this year, 2014, when Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chan, 

Jean and I visited Sun Moon Lake together.

陽光的魅力 (Beautiful Sunshine)

#2014-0111

陽光的魅力　常令我著迷

曾經　寫過 Beautiful Sunset (夕陽之美)　寫過《午後陽光》

寫過《日光中的草花》　還有那 . . . 

年代久遠的《樓外一章》　後來的作品《無題 #01》

以及 . . . . . 最近《中投西路》的心靈悸動

(以上皆可點選)

而下圖，真的要感謝好友 Peter Chan

為我倆　拍攝了一幅（或一篇）

美麗的、寫真的

無 字 天 詩

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《同賞落日於土亭仔》

Happy Birthday (攝於日祥生機園地)

#2014-0104

Mingtian shi nongli de 12 yue 5 ri, jiu shi wo(de) yuemu de shengri. Women tiqian yi tian, liyong xingqi liu -- zhoumo shijian, laidao Rixiang (日祥生機園地) wei ta laorenjia qingsheng. Women tongxin zhufu ta, jiankang kuaile, changming baisui!

Rixiang Shengji Yuandi xin dizhi: Taizhong Shi, Xitun Qu, Chaoma Lu, 601-1 Hao