Fear

It is likely that your fears have no basis in reality.  should you be concerned that the airplane you're on is going to crash?  According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the odds of being killed in plane crash are 52.6 million to 1.

The best way to conbfront your fears is to educate yourself.  Make a list of your fears and research them.  Write a fear on one side oaf an index card an the reality on the other side. Carry there cards with you and refer to them until you are firmly grounded in what is likely to occur rather than what you are afraid will occur.

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Food & Mood

Scientific studies have repeatedly found a strong connection between food and mood.  Incorporate complex carbohydrates like fruits, vegetables, and whole gains into your diet.  Each of these help maintain levels of serotonin, a mood-elevating chemical in the brain.

Nutritionist Susan Kleiner explains the connection between food and mood in the following way:  "It's what anti-depressants are all about.  These drugs work to elevate serotonin levels or at least keep them from dropping too low,  The right foods accpmplish the same thing."

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Take a Hike

Getting out in nature is good for the body and mind.  go for a walk or hike at least once a week.  The natural environment will help you to clear your head.

According to a report by John Davis, PhD, breaking up the monotony of your normal environment by spending time in nature can help reduce burnout.  frequent visits to a park or other outdoor scenic setting reduce stress levels by removing the distractions caused by modern technology.

Completing  a difficult hike or overcoming some other obstacle peresented in the wilderness has a positive impact on self-esteem.  So treat yourself to a dose of nature therapy.

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Learn to daydream

Let your mind wander.

In your imagination, go to a place that makes you feel relaxed and happy.  Imagine drifting in a canoe down a winding river.  Maybe you would prefer to lie on a beach in the Caribbean.  No matter where your mind takes you, let it drift and rest there for a little while each day.

When you come back, write down what you thought of and how it made you feel.  Refer to this daydream book when you're feeling stressed --- it will help you remember the benefits of daydreaming, and perhaps someday those dreams will be relized.

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Friendship

Friends are wonderful gifts and they should be rewarded now and then for their friendship.  If you know a friend is moving, offer to help box up his belongings.  Or house-sit while your pal goes on much-needed vacation.

Make dinner for a friend and surprise her with it when she gets home form a rough day at work.  the way to have a great friend is to be one.  You will both benefit from these small kindnesses.

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求 & 捨

有『求』於先，必有『不得』於後。

『捨』於前，必有『得』於後。

 

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Small acts of Kindness reap big Rewards

Let the person with just a gallon of milk go ahead of you in the check-out line.  Gice up the prize parking space at the mall to the woman who has two kids in the back seat.  Put your neighbor's newspaper on his porch when it looks like it is going to rain.  allow the driver next to you to enter your lane. 

Living in a constant state of "me first" causes aggression, anger, and tension; howerer, studies show people who practice small acts of kindness on a daily basis are less stressed and feel better about themselves than the "me first" set.

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Kindness

My religion is very simple.  My religion is KINDNESS.


DALAI LAMA

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TIGER WOODS

I want to be what I've always wanted to be :  DOMINANT

TIGER  WOODS

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Sunshine & Fresh Air

Open your windows and doors and let the sunshine in.  Fresh air and light will do wonders for elevating your mood.  Bright sunshine will lighten even the darkest conrners.  Clean air drifting  through your home creates a relaxing, invigorating environment.

Author Zane Madison writes, "A good breath of fresh air can revitalize, energize, and stimulate the mind taht has been dulled, as well as the body that is fatigues."  Air and sunshine are readily available, so use them often to improve your day.  You will start to look forward to your "open window" time and enjoy the home you're created.

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Appreciation

Most people remember special days such as birthdays and anniversaries.  But you should also select other ocasions to show people how much they mean to you.  This will greatly enhance your relationships.

When shopping, pick up an extra treat for your mom or dad.  Plan an unexpected dinner and movie night for your friends.  Let your wife fcome home to love notes left around the house, or devise a plan to go out for no special reason.

What you do to express your appreciation is not as important as the thought behind it.  Unexpected, thoughtful acts will inject new energy into your relationship and happiness in your life.

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Be Honest and Trustworthy.

Lies obviously undermine the success of any relationship.  Even little white lies can damage your relationships because they chip away at your credibility.

As businessman Joseph Sugarman wrote, "Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success.  Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong force oysgubg you toward failure." 

When you enter into a relationship, you make an unspoken promise to be truthful and trustworthy.  Breaking that deal damages both individuals and the relationship.

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Don't Keep Score..

Keeping score in a relationship is never productive.

Do favors and tasks out of love and responsibility, not to have ammunition for future arguments.  Likewise, never do things for others solely so they will someday repay you.  As the late Senator Hubert Humphrey once said, "If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you'll find out that you're a miserable person. 

God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have.  Because if you remember everything that's happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate."  To stay happy in your relationships, refrain from keeping score.

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Don't contradict your desires

When you want to attract something into your life, make sure your actions don't contradict your desires.

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Thoughts - Action - Result

Any action we take must be preceded by a thought.  Thoughts create the words we speak, the feelings we feel, and our actions.  Actions are particularly powerful, because they are thoughts that have caused us to act.

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Desire..

"Desire connects you with the thing desired and expectation draws it into your life."

Bob Proctor

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The Power of Right Thought!

"That man can change himself... and master his own destiny is the conclusion of every mind who is wide-awake to the power of right thought."

Christian D. Jarson (1866-1954)

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Think..

"See the things that you want as already yours.  Know that they will come to you at need.  Then let them come.  Don't think about your lack of them.  Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.

Robert Collier (1885-1950)

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"学习"与"经历"

人生到世一游只为了"学习"与"经历", 学习让自己可以去经历, 经历后知不足, 再学习, 而学习又是为了下一次的经历...

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Catalogue from Universe.

This is really fun, It's like having the Universe as your catalogue.  You flip through it and say, "I'd like to have a person like that."  It is You placing your order with the Universe.  It's really that easy.

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Just ASK.

Asking is the first step in the Creative Process, so make it a banit to ask.  If you have to make a choice and you don't know which way to go, ask!  You should never to stumped on anyting in your life.  Just ASK!

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What do you WANT?

You get to choose what you want, but you must get clear about what you want.  This is your work.  If you're not clear, then the law of attraction cannot bring you what you want.  You will be sending out a mixed frequency and you can only attract mixed results.

For the first time in your life perhaps, work out what it is you really want.  Now that you know you can have, be, or do anything, and there are no limits, what do you want?

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You are a Creator.

You are a creator, and there is an easy process to create using the law of attraction.  The greatest teachers and avantars have shared the Creative Process through their wondrous worm, in a myriad of forms.  Some great teachers created stories to demonstrate how the Universe works.  The wisdom contained in their stories has been handed down through the centuries and has become legendary.  Many people living today do not realize that the essence of these stories is the very truth of life.

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豁達大度的人生態度 蔣

表姊夫今年104歲，自20年前表姐去世之後，他一直獨居於舊金山漁人碼頭附近的老人公寓裡，是該處年歲最高、又最受人們尊敬和喜愛的和藹老人。我每次來美國旅遊或探親，總要去拜望這位長者。

第一次同外子來美旅遊是1998年的事，和表姊夫約定住在他家。當時他已93歲，怕我們語言不通、無法問路，竟親自前往機場迎候。

午飯之後，他又陪我們去漁人碼頭觀光，眺望金門橋和犯人島。

我們恐他勞累，一再勸他回去休息，他卻精神抖擻、步履健爽，不停地給我們介紹周圍景點和有關故事。身體之硬朗，思維之敏捷，幾乎勝過我們60多歲的人。

讚嘆之餘，我不禁請問姊夫：「您的長壽秘訣是什麼？」

他告訴我：「80歲之前適度運動，80歲之後悠閒度日，最重要的是心胸開闊，於人於事豁達大度。」邊走邊說，我們不知不覺已回到家中。

進門後還沒坐定，表姊夫就說要給我們兩個驚喜；只看他取出相簿，指著一張在高空跳傘的照片問：「這是誰？」哇！原來那位四肢結實、健美靈活的跳傘者，就是他80華誕的留影。

接著，他又給我們另一個驚喜，讓我們欣賞他櫃子上布置的一套兒童樂隊。那是一群造型活潑的孩子，手執不同樂器，姿態各異，似乎在演奏各自的樂曲。

正當我們指指點點，比較哪個更可愛時，姊夫卻悄悄地把按鈕一按，櫃上的小人立刻機靈地敲起手裡的樂器，逗得我們哈哈大笑。這時的姊夫，活像一個調皮的孩童。

今年6月上旬，我第六次來美探親。姊夫得知，熱情地邀我們去做客。當天他等候在家，門鈴一響，他立即站起身來迎接。

讓座完畢，大家邊喝茶邊聊天，我見姊夫面色滋潤、耳聰目明，腦子反應靈敏、說話對答如流，依然詼諧風趣，不時發出朗朗笑聲，比我見過的所有百歲人瑞都健談。

他說：「我現在成為活寶了，處處受到保護。社區和樓裡的鄰居經常來關心我，牧師剛才還來電話，明天將派車接我去聚餐。逢年過節，專程來訪者更是絡繹不絕，親戚朋友個個叫我『老祖宗』。醫院也定期上門給我做體檢，一切指標正常，估計將來我會『無疾而終』。」

別依依，姊夫送我們到走廊盡頭的窗口時，還不忘指著近處的海灣景色說，他每天早晚都來此欣賞。他並發出深情的讚嘆：「這世界實在太美了！」

9月底的一天下午，我們突然接到訃告：表姊夫帶著微笑，無聲無息地告別了人間，如他所言，無疾而終。

教會為他舉行一個隆重的追思會，他的長女在會上代表家屬答謝來賓時說：「諸位一定很想知道爸爸的長壽秘訣，他是這樣教導我們小輩的，希望大家記住他老人家的三句話：

Money is gone, nothing is gone
（失去了金錢，沒有失去什麼）

Health is gone, half is gone.
（失去了健康，失去了一半）

Hope is gone, everything is gone.
（失去了希望，就失去了全部）

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心情

每天都抱著朝聖的

虔誠心情過生活

天堂就在眼前

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力爭上游

『隨波逐流』皆因不能『力爭上游』

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Collect the Positive Experience

The way we view things is a by-product of our daily experiences.  We all have positive experience every day but many of us concentrate on our negative ones. 

For one week, keep a list of positve experience.  No enjoyment is too small to record.  For example, take note if you tried a new flavor of coffee you enjoyed or found a shortcut that reduces your commute by 10 minutes.  At the end of the week, notice how many little joys life presented, and be sure to repeat them.

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You're the Creation of God

According to Planet Project, a global Internet polling company that polled 380,000 people in more than 225 countries, just 35 percent of all people enjoy the view when they look in the mirror.  That mean 65 percent of the world's population looks in the mirror, they are disappointed!

Improve your outlook by enjoying what you see.  Look in the miorror each morning and find something about yourself that pleases you.  Say, " I have lovely eyes," or "I like the way my hair looks today."  After a while, you will learn to love the whole image.

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Sence of Self-worth

Anne frank wrote in her famous diary. "how wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.",  there are many levels at which you can volunteer.   

Investigate the charitable programs in your area.  Perhaps you can serve meals at a church once a month, or tutor homeless children at the local shelter.  The time you give to others is often as valuable to them (or more so) as money. 

Giving your time to worthy cause also helps put your own problems in perspective, gives you a sense of belonging within a communithy, and enhances your sense of self-worth.

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Positve Thinking!

Anybody who thinks negative thoughts about someone else has those negative thoughts return to them multiplied.  It doesn't matter how many people are thinking negatively about someone;  if that person is in joy those thoughts can never reach them, because they are on a different frequency.

Instead, alll the negative thoughts will multiply and return to the people who were thinking them.  No-one else can bring negativity into our lives through their thoughts, unless we allow our frequency to lower to the same negative frequency as theirs.

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Your frequency...

 

The entire world and every single detail in  your day are all showing you the frequency within you.  The evidence of your frequency is speaking to you in every moment through the people that you experience, the circumstances, and the events.

Life is mirroring back to you what you are holding inside you.

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一步

有退一步的美德，

才有進一步的成就。

 

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念

顧好自己的心念，

才能真正愛人。

 

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Experience the freedom that Forgiveness brings

Theology professor Lewis B. Smedes has written, “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Bearing these ugly feelings is extremely unhealthy, and can cause chronic health and emotional problems. Lighten your load by learning how to forgive.

This does not mean that you must forget the event. It simply mean you set yourself free from negativity, resentment, and anger. Feeling free is one of the many keys to being a more joyful person.

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Apologize..

Most relationships become stronger after an argument that ends with a heartfelt apology. For this reason, American poet Bryan H. McGill has noted, “There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.”

Both receiving and offering an apology can help reinstate lost confidence in a partner, friend, or coworker. Strong relationships are built on trust, which comes from knowing that people can take responsibility for themselves and also graciously accept flaws in others.

Therefore, accept or give a deserved apology to further enforce the bonds between you and the pople you care about.

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事情没有困难或容易

事情没有困难或容易，都是“个人”的感觉；没有力量的人，开始的时候非常热衷，遇到一点“挫折”就见风转舵；因为在乎外在的回馈，容易滋养“得失心”，而落入“三分钟热度”族群。

有力量的人，用“平常心”面对一切外在的回应，这样的心境容易安定；因为没有很多的期待，因此能把平常准备，用稳定的方式呈现出来！长久下去，自然渐入佳境！

成熟的人格，了解忠言逆耳的恩典；虽然难听的话不易入耳，但，好的“改良催化剂”，提高自己反观自照的机会；反之，如果有人喜欢听“好听”，就容易沉溺在现有的状态，减缓成长的机会！

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You are the key...

If you want to attract appreciation for what you do, then move through your life appreciating and complimenting others.

If you find fault with another, then you just brought others finding fault with you.  If you judge another, then you just brought judgment to you.  And if you appreciate others, you will bring appreciation to you.  You have to make the quality dominat in you first, before you can attract it in your outside world.

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說好話

美國著名的教育家和演講口才藝術家卡內基，小時候是一個非常調皮的小男孩。

他九歲的時候，父親將繼母娶進門。

他父親向新婚妻子介紹卡內基時，如是說：「希望你注意這個全郡最壞的男孩，

他實在令我頭痛，說不定明天早晨他還會拿石頭砸你，或做出什麼壞事呢！」

出乎卡內基預料的是，繼母微笑地走到他面前，托著他的頭，注視著他。

接著告訴丈夫：「你錯了，他不是全郡最壞的男孩，而是最聰明，只是還沒找到發洩熱忱地方的男孩。」

此話一出，卡內基的眼淚不聽使喚地滾滾而下。

就因為這一句話，建立了卡內基和繼母之間深厚的感情；也因為這一句話，成就了他立志向上的動力；更因為這一句話，

讓他日後幫助千千萬萬的人一同步上了成功之路。

「一句話」很容易說，但重要的是要能讓對方受用。

給人一句好話，讓人生命奮起飛揚，何樂而不為呢？所以，人要常說：

第一、給人歡喜的話；

第二、給人鼓勵的話；

第三、給人肯定的話；

第四、給人讚美的話。

不經意的一句輕浮話，有時會自毀前程，而一句關懷別人的話，卻能讓沮喪的人有生存下去的勇氣。因此人要經常檢點自己的口舌，以免破壞了好因緣。

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Overriding your intention...

If you are visualizing all of the time and nothing is happening, it means that you are overriding your intention in some other powerful way that you are not aware of.

What are you thinking?  what words are you speaking?  What action are you taking?  If you're not sure, ask the law of attraction to show you where you are overriding your intention, and it will be shown to you clearly.

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是我的福氣...

(摘自國語日報)~

鵑鵑原本在美國工作，公司給她的待遇很好，再加上單身，生活過得很逍遙。

前一陣子她住在臺灣的母親罹患腦瘤，開刀後復原得很慢。

鵑鵑立刻請調回臺，找了間公寓，把母親接到身邊就近照顧。

鵑鵑不是家中的獨生女，上有大姐，下有弟弟，但是只有她放棄原本的生活，承擔服侍母親的責任。

她大姐偶爾給她一筆錢，當作是孝親費，此外很少露面，更別談關心自己母親的現況，

好像出點錢就可以心安理得的把母親推給妹妹。

我們這些鵑鵑的朋友看不過去，紛紛提醒她要找大姐和弟弟談清楚母親的事。

鵑鵑保持她一貫的優雅從容，靜靜的說：「照顧媽媽是我的福氣。」

原本為她打抱不平的我們，聽了這句話，頓時沉默起來。

難怪從來不曾聽她抱怨，自認享有「福氣」的人，怎麼會向人訴苦呢？

她總是耐著性子尋找適合母親的飲食配方和復健機構，珍惜與母親相處的時光，

鵑鵑忙著張羅都來不及了，哪有閒功夫喊累叫煩哪！

在鵑鵑細心打點下，病情不大樂觀的母親，身體竟一天天好起來，

母親想要康復的意願也啟動了，甚至會離開臥房到屋外走走。

原本令人覺得沉重的擔子，因為鵑鵑懂得惜福，居然化作豐盛的禮物。

現在鵑鵑成了大家的強心劑，每當我們遇到困難，或者受了委屈，習慣性的退縮、

放棄、抱怨或指責別人時，總會想起她的話。

在我們這一群朋友中，開始流行一種句型：「能多做一點是我的福氣。 」

「孩子不聽話，耐著性子引導他是我的福氣。 」

「擠公車沒位子坐是我的福氣。」

那麼能認識你也是我的福氣

說這些話的時候，我們多少帶著點自我解嘲的意味，有時也是開玩笑,

但不知不覺中，我們看待周遭人事物的態度有了明顯變化，原來好福氣也是會傳染的。

古今中外有很多人因為別人的一句話而深受感動，甚至豁然開朗；由於「一句話」而改變一生的事例，更是多不勝數。

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體會情況不同

一隻小豬、一隻綿羊和一頭乳牛，被關在同一個畜欄裡。有一次，牧人捉住小豬，牠大聲號叫，猛烈地抗拒。綿羊和乳牛討厭牠的號叫，便說：「他常常捉我們，我們並不大呼小叫。」

小豬聽了回答道：「捉你們和捉我完全是兩回事，他捉你們，只是要你們的毛和乳汁，但是捉住我，卻是要我的命呢！」

立場不同、所處環境不同的人，很難了解對方的感受；因此對別人的失意、挫折、傷痛，不宜幸災樂禍，要關懷、了解。

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Ask, Believe & Receive...

It takes no time for the Universe to manifest what you want.  It isas easy to manifest one dollar as it is to manifest one million dollars.

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Emit the frequency...

Believe involves acting, speaking, and thinking as though you have already received what you're asked for.  When you emit the frequency of having received it, the law of attraction moves people, events, and circumstances for you to receive.

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The Power of Words...

Many verses Proverbs speak of the tongue and how to use it as positive influence.  Leaders who use words skillfully increase their influence.  Leaders who understand the power of their words accomplish they proclaim justice and are blessed, speak hope for the future, becoming a fountain of life to others, speak forth wisdom and save othersfrom ruin.  They know when silence is more powerful than words and their words feed and nourish many others.

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Limitation may be your Strength..

An empowering way to become happy with who you are is to turn you limitation into a skill, asset, or trademark. Become a leader in your community and show others that you limitation is also you greatest STRENGTH.

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习惯

习惯是我们最省力的行为，

同时也是限制我们发展最大的阻力来源！

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鏡子

拿他人做鏡子，

看到優點，自我鞭策；

看到缺點，自我反省。

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種子

在心田中種下好的種子，

才能結出好的果實。

 
 

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時間

時間對智者而言，就如同鑽石般珍貴，

但對不會運用的人來說，

卻猶如一把泥土似的毫無價值。

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您的每日靜思語

要批評別人時，

先想想自己是否完美無缺。

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