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 Slightly modified from my 2004-6-16  attempt as posted at http://www.rainlane.com. Please pay us a visit at Rainlane.

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破解迷信、掌握命運: 康哲行
Debunk Superstition; be the master of your own fate.
by 康哲行


當算命成為一個社會的「全民運動」，這樣的社會可謂病得不輕
A society in which fortune telling is entrenched is a very sick society indeed.

迷信者的心態，就是想要投機取巧、不勞而獲
The mindset of the superstitious is one of looking for quick gains, free lunches and cutting corners.

「迷信」使個人的心態變得消極、被動、隨遇而安，而整個社會的價值觀變得膚淺、現實、唯利是圖
Superstition leads to despondency, lost of motivation, and acceptance of the status quo. Social values are cheapened and become utilitarian and profit oriented.

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比起古代，現代科技帶來各種省時和方便，使我們的不如意大為減少
Technology helps to save us time and bring about conveniences of all kinds, making life much more pleasant and bearable than in the days of yore.

諸多煩惱中，九成屬於「自尋煩惱」，真煩惱只佔一成. 命由己作，相由心生，禍福無門，惟人自招（袁了凡）
Ninety percent of our tribulations/vexations are from our own fault; only ten percent are not of our own choosing. " Our own decisions determine our fate; fortune is but the consequence of our own actions. Misfortune and godsends don’t come knocking at our door unless we sent for them. "袁了凡

除去了必須接受的天災人禍，個人的命運，十之八九就在個人掌握之中
(Other than acts of god, )/(Other than natural calamities,) the largest portion of our own fate rests right in our own hands.