Accident

This evening, I have planned to visit PKS for Ven Kai Zhao's Dharma talk.

However, a freaky accident took place in my workshop, with one of my technicans scalded by the radiator water after an explosion. His face, half his body and left arm were all scalded.

When i reached the hospital, I found him shivering in one corner, half naked. His body is full of red patches, results of scalding from the chemical boiling liquids. I was quite helpless on how i could make him feel better.

Worse of all, he is a malaysian, who ride his motorbike to work daily. He stayed in Johor and I was wondering how he can go home now, esp he needs to come back to dress and undress his wounds everyday. Poor boy, i wanted to offer him my place to stay but i thot thats not very right. In the end, i left my foreman to settle the rest of the matters after collecting his medicine and paying the medical bills.

I thot the retreat helped me in a way that i did not react strongly to the situation. I believed if i havent gone to the retreat, i wud have felt very sad and worried abt this worker of mine. Thats not called compassion but getting myself emotionally driven easily by situations around me.

Anyway, much to reflect on after the splendid retreat i attended, but i thot its unfair to pen them down in words on my blog. Whatever I have appreciated and learnt shld be in my heart. If not, i havent learnt them, so no pt vomitting them out here :D

May my technician recover fast and sleep well tonite.