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Hello everyone, welcome back to my small talk.

大家好，歡迎返嚟我嘅 Small Talk。

Today I want to talk about something many people experience these days — appearance anxiety.

今日我想同大家講一個而家好多人都有嘅感受——外貌焦慮。

A lot of this anxiety actually comes from social media.

其實好多呢種焦慮，都係嚟自社交媒體。

On social media, people often compare photos from twenty or even thirty years ago with photos today.

喺社交媒體上面，好多人會攞二十年前甚至三十年前嘅相，同而家嘅相去比較。

Then they say things like, “Oh, she has aged,” or “She doesn’t look the same anymore.”

然後就會有人講：「佢老咗喇。」或者「佢而家唔同以前咁樣喇。」

But honestly, this comparison is not fair at all.

但老實講，呢種比較其實一啲都唔公平。

No one looks the same at fifty as they did at twenty.

冇人五十歲仲會同二十歲嘅樣一模一樣。

Time passes, and people naturally change.

時間會過，人一定會自然改變。

Another thing we see more and more today is plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures.

而家仲有一樣嘢越嚟越普遍，就係整容同醫美療程。

Many people talk openly about Botox, fillers, and different beauty treatments.

好多人都好公開咁講 Botox、填充，或者各種美容療程。

Little by little, this creates a feeling that maybe we also need these things.

慢慢地就會令人有一種感覺，好似我哋都需要呢啲嘢。

It can make us feel that we need to “fix” our faces.

好似我哋需要去「執好」自己個樣。

Sometimes we even begin to think that our natural face is not good enough.

有時甚至會令人覺得，自己原本嘅樣好似唔夠好。

Personally, I also enjoy trying different skincare products.

其實我自己都好鍾意試唔同嘅護膚產品。

For me, it is a kind of self-care.

對我嚟講，呢個係一種 self care。

Taking care of my skin helps me relax and feel happy.

照顧自己嘅皮膚會令我覺得好放鬆，好開心。

But I also remind myself of something important.

但係我都會提醒自己一樣好重要嘅事。

I am already fifty years old.

我而家都已經五十歲喇。

It is good to take care of my skin.

照顧皮膚係好嘅。

But I should not go to extremes.

但係唔需要過度。

Every age has its own beauty.

其實每一個年紀都有佢自己嘅美。

Twenty has youth.

二十歲有青春。

Forty has confidence.

四十歲有自信。

And fifty has wisdom and life experience.

而五十歲有智慧同人生經驗。

Learning to accept ourselves is very important.

學識接納自己，其實好重要。

Confidence is more beautiful than perfection.

有自信，其實比完美更加美麗。

So instead of worrying too much about our appearance,

所以與其太過擔心自己嘅外表，

maybe we can learn to appreciate ourselves a little more.

不如學識多啲欣賞自己。

Taking care of ourselves is good.

照顧自己係好嘅。

But accepting ourselves with confidence is even more beautiful.

但係帶住自信去接納自己，其實更加美麗。

Thank you for listening to today’s small talk.

多謝大家收聽今日嘅 Small Talk。

The Way of the Wildflower – A Beautiful Reminder

I found a beautiful book on the internet, and then I ordered it and I received it two days ago!! I'm totally in love with this book and I want to recommend it to you too!!!

我喺網上面發現咗一本好靚嘅書，之後我訂咗佢，兩日之前收到喇！我真係好鍾意呢本書，我都好想推薦俾你！

ngo5 hai2 mong5 soeng6 min6 faat3 jin6 zo2 jat1 bun2 hou2 leng3 ge3 syu1, zi1 hau6 ngo5 deng6 zo2 keoi5, loeng5 jat6 zi1 cin4 sau1 dou3 laa3! ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou2 zung1 ji3 ni1 bun2 syu1, ngo5 dou1 hou2 soeng2 teoi1 zin3 bei2 nei5!

The name of this book is The Way of the Wildflower.

呢本書叫做《The Way of the Wildflower》。

ni1 bun2 syu1 giu3 zou6 The Way of the Wildflower.

Through this book, I learned about many different species of wildflowers.

透過呢本書，我學到好多唔同種類嘅野花。

tau3 gwo3 ni1 bun2 syu1, ngo5 hok6 dou2 hou2 do1 m4 tung4 zung2 leoi6 ge3 je5 faa1.

Every one of them is wonderfully made.

每一種都係奇妙嘅創造。

mui5 jat1 zung2 dou1 hai6 kei4 miu6 ge3 cong3 zou6.

I am so amazed by the Creator who designed and made them so beautifully.

我真係好驚嘆創造主竟然設計同創造出咁美麗嘅花。

ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou2 ging1 taan3 cong3 zou6 zyu2 ging2 jin4 cit3 gai3 tung4 cong3 zou6 ceot1 gam3 mei5 lai6 ge3 faa1.

Each kind of flower has its own shape, color, and life.

每一種花都有自己嘅形狀、顏色，同生命力。

mui5 jat1 zung2 faa1 dou1 jau5 zi6 gei2 ge3 jing4 zong6, ngaan4 sik1, tung4 sang1 ming6 lik6.

It feels like every flower is telling a story.

每一種花都好似喺度講緊一個故事。

mui5 jat1 zung2 faa1 dou1 hou2 ci5 hai2 dou6 gong2 gan2 jat1 go3 gu3 si6.

And each one carries a message from God.

每一種花都帶住神俾我哋嘅信息。

mui5 jat1 zung2 faa1 dou1 daai3 zyu6 san4 bei2 ngo5 dei6 ge3 seon3 sik1.

This also reminds me of what Jesus said in the Bible about the lilies of the field.

呢個亦都令我諗起聖經入面耶穌講過野地嘅百合花。

ni1 go3 jik6 dou1 ling6 ngo5 lam2 hei2 sing3 ging1 jap6 min6 je5 sou1 gong2 gwo3 je5 dei6 ge3 baak6 hap6 faa1.

If God cares about that one little flower and that little bird, how much more He will care for me.

如果神連一朵細細嘅花、一隻小小嘅雀仔都咁看顧，佢更加會看顧我。

jyu4 gwo2 san4 lin4 jat1 do2 sai3 sai3 ge3 faa1, jat1 zek3 siu2 siu2 ge3 zoek3 zai2 dou1 gam3 hon3 gu3, keoi5 gang3 gaa1 wui5 hon3 gu3 ngo5.

Because I am His daughter.

因為我係佢嘅女兒。

jan1 wai6 ngo5 hai6 keoi5 ge3 neoi5 ji4.

So I hope I can live like the wildflowers.

所以我都希望自己可以好似野花一樣生活。

so2 ji5 ngo5 dou1 hei1 mong6 zi6 gei2 ho2 ji5 hou2 ci5 je5 faa1 jat1 joeng6 sang1 wut6.

No need to compare with other people.

唔需要同其他人比較。

m4 seoi1 jiu3 tung4 kei4 taa1 jan4 bei2 gaau3.

No need to worry about anything.

唔需要憂慮啲乜嘢。

m4 seoi1 jiu3 jau1 leoi6 di1 mat1 je5.

Just happily bloom.

只係開心咁綻放。

zi2 hai6 hoi1 sam1 gam3 zaan6 fong3.

And live freely.

自由自在咁生活。

zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 gam3 sang1 wut6. 🌼

I hope you can live freely and happily as a cat!!! 😺😸😼😽

Thanks for listening to this episode. I wish you all have a great year of the Horse!