有效的整理
各位同學：
媽媽是否經常要你整理好自己的物品，例如：課本、衣服、玩具﹖請問你有整理過嗎？多久會整理一次？整理時，你只把雜亂的物品堆在一起？還是有系統地分門別類？沒用的東西是否捐贈或捨棄？其實，你懂得整理嗎？
近年，出現了一個非常普及的整理理念——「斷捨離」。它原是由日本人提倡的一個瑜伽理念，意旨「斷絕不需要的東西；捨去多餘的事物；脫離對物品的執著」。現時，這個理念在世界各地大行其道，很多國家都製作成電視節目、編輯成書推出，鼓勵人們為生活及人生作出整理。
因為這個理念，令到世界各地的人開始重新關注自己的生活，是否安排妥當。例如：隨年月的流逝，我們有許許多多家裏的物品已堆積如山，有時甚至佔據其他空間，影響正常的日常運作。所以在適當既時間作出斷捨離，把過去已積存的物品、事情有效地整理，絕對是一個非常好的安排。
孩子們，踏入九月，又是一個學年的新開始，學校各人正為新的一年全力邁進，就讓我們把握好現在的時機，把好一段時間沒有觸碰的物品檢視一番，收拾上學年的書本，排列好新學年的課本、預備好文具，製作一個每天的學習與休閒的時間表，讓新的一年有規劃地開展，迎接充滿挑戰及愉快學習的一年。
TIDING-UP EFFECTIVELY
Dear students,
Does your mother always ask you to organize your belongings, such as textbooks, clothes, and toys? Have you ever done so? If yes, how often do you organize them? When you tidy up, do you simply pile up all the messy items or categorize them systematically? For the stuff that you no longer need, will you donate or give away them? Do you really understand the concept of organizing?
In recent years, the Japanese Art of decluttering and organizing was popularized by a Japanese author. It calls 斷捨離 (pronounced as dyun6 se2 lei4) in Chinese. Its literal meaning is to get rid of unnecessary things, let go of superfluous stuff and the attachment to them. People around the world have been drawn to this philosophynowadays. Many countries do not only make such concept into TV programs, but also edit and publish it into books, in hope of encouraging people to organize their lives.
It can also be seen that people have started to reassess their belongings and organize their homes. For example, sundry items are piled high at home over the years, which even occupy other spaces and affect our daily routines. Therefore, it is always great if we regularly tidy up and declutter, so as to free our mind from annoyances. Tidying up can restore a peaceful mind and lets us think more clearly.
Stepping into September, we embark on a new academic year. Let’s seize this opportunity to declutter and organize: Keep only those things that speak to your heart, and discard items that no longer spark joy; put away the last-year textbooks and keep the new ones properly; prepare stationery and plan a new schedule for daily study and activity. So, you can get yourself ready for a challenging but enjoyable learning journey.
