搭捷運的通勤族都見過，當列車車門打開時，總有人不顧「先下後上」的規矩，硬是擋在門口不肯讓路，甚至試圖在魚貫下車的人群中找空隙擠入車廂。撇開他人的不悅不談，這些擋路者的行為使上下車效率降低，岩後列車在次啟動時間，亦浪費索有人──包括擋路者──的時間；這，是私心造成「草原悲劇」的冰山一角。
私心所導致的後果往往是偏差的，甚至是悲劇。曾有個故事：村莊舉行慶典，要各家貢獻一壺酒倒入大酒桶全村共享，但村民們各自起了私心，欲以水摻酒魚目混珠；於是，慶典當天，酒桶成了水桶。當所有人都被私心蒙蔽，不願拿出好酒分享，怎能期望可以喝到他人的窖藏？若真的不勞而獲，人們也許食髓知味，壯大私心，變本加厲，願意付出的人反被壓榨，久而久之心灰意冷……這絕對不是一個良好的循環。
If I could travel back in time, the person I would like to meet is Da Vinci. As one of the three great men of the Renaissance, Da Vinci created many marvelous things. I would like to watch him draw the drafts and paintings, because I know that all of his paintings will be worth collecting. Born in the thirteenth century, Da Vinci’s notions and ideas were considered castles in the air, but as a modern person, I can understand his creation. I have seen a book about Da Vinci named “The Lonely Genius” and felt sad for him. There was nothing wrong with him. He just had thoughts which surpassed his era. I try to imagine how lonely his life was. If I can travel back in time, I would like to be an apprentice and stay by his side. I would be willing to collect all his manuscripts carefully lest he wouldn’t find it. I would strive to find more sponsors for him, so he could concentrate on his work and leave more legends. If he wanted to take a look into the “body”, I would pluck up my courage and get one for his anatomy.
I’m eager to know why the angels in Da Vinci’s painting are confusing; they look like neither male nor female. I would like to consult him about this, though gazing at those models might be embarrassing. When he draw the drafts of movable bridges, flying machines and diving equipment, I would ask him what theorem he followed. I could tell him that why birds can fly is because of the air bag in its body. I can tell him that steam is a usable source of energy in the future and maybe the first prototype of steamer or plane would come true in the 13th century. Maybe he can even make the “steampunk” genre into fashion when combining the gear with art. I worship him for his patience; he could spend a day observing how the water flowed! The lines on his manuscripts were as smooth as the real ones. I want to see how he drae the famous painting “Mona Lisa”. Who on earth was the model? Was it the true look of her? Or a version of his self-portrait? How did he drew the background from a bird’s viewpoint?
When it comes to bravery, a woman's profile comes into my mind -- Mu Lan, Hua, a heroine in Chinese folktales. I came to know this legendary woman through a video filmed by Disney. This animation was drawn by Americans, but it was hard to tell before I saw the introductions. This animation portrait Mu an, Hua, an unmarried girl but the eldest girl in the Hua family. Mu lan decided to replace her father when he received the order which called him to the military. She disguised as a man and went to the army, telling the general that she would fight for their country. During the months of training she tried not to disclose her identity and went on the exercises as comrades. Several years later, she returned to her hometown with honor.
I have tried to imagine Mu Lan's emotions – how brave she should be to make such a decision! The books said that she lived in a dynasty in which man and woman could both learn how to ride the horse and fight with bows and arrows, but it was still different! She must have plucked up all her courage to devote herself to the warfare without backing off in fear. She may be awake at night, missing her parents or weeping silently. It really needed bravery when she faced the enemies because she knew that she could not shrink back but fight, or else these enemies would attack her country and slaughter her fellow countrymen.
禪宗的神秀與慧能之爭或許大家時有所聞；神秀作詩：「身如菩提樹，心如明鏡台，時時勤拂拭，勿使惹塵埃。」慧能對曰：「菩提本無樹，明鏡亦非台。本來無一物，何處惹塵埃？」慧能因而繼承衣缽。神秀認為應盡力維持身心清淨，除去塵埃，而慧能問他「塵埃何處而來？」所謂塵埃乃是一念之差，若無紛亂之念，心思澄澈，即無塵埃；無塵蒙蔽靜寂的心靈，自然會發出透亮的光彩。
佛教的壁畫中常見開悟者頭上有著光環，那是因為他們經過苦思咬嚙肉體那穿心的痛，進而讓大徹大悟改造他們的內在，經過沉靜的心從裡到外昇華了整個人，發出神聖的光輝。凡事物欲達至善至美者，都必須經過一段安靜的時期。如水必須靜止不動才能凝成透明的冰。無波才能映得清山光倒影；流動的水固然有美感，但會激起浪花、泡沫飛濺的水無法透視，反射的光亦散漫不成章。
孤獨本身也是一種美，它令人心靈容易集中，思考容易自由。獨處時，模糊的會清晰，隱藏的會浮現；像一團霧必須靜靜地在荷葉上沉思，才有可能搓出一顆顆珍珠。一個人或多或少都該抽出些時間給孤獨，讓它無聲地佔領你的四周，濾去干擾的雜訊，和澄澈的本心平和地相處──許多平時潛伏的想法會於此時浮上心頭，如長長的休止符後驀然出現的水晶鋼琴聲，清脆地扣擊心弦。孤獨，是讓超載的心靈卸去重擔、展翅翱翔的一種方式。如隱形斗篷般，孤獨讓人不必面對他人的評判，只須面對自己，外界暫時與我無關。聆聽孤獨，擁抱孤獨，不必害怕與人群疏離，如王陽明心學所提倡的，只要相信自己是對的，就勇往直前地去做；相信在孤獨中傾聽到的自己是最清明的。何不享受孤獨呢？
筆喻
「卡嗒」一聲，鋼珠筆落地，筆尖先著地，我拾起再寫──斷水了。微嘆著氣我取出備用的筆頭換上；幸好我有將墨水用盡的筆芯留下的習慣，若一時沒有可用的筆頭，就先將仍有墨水的筆芯留下。這些筆芯真像一個個讀書人，多能闡其所有表述所學，但有些品質不太穩定；有的筆芯用著用著沒水了只能留著待其他有水的筆管套上，如絮絮叨叨但所見所聞不足的人；有的筆頭會在考試寫到緊要關頭時斷水，如遇大事即六神無主的人；有的則寫著寫著漏水了，如辭多的躁人惹人煩厭。筆頭是他們的口，「言多必失」是老祖宗告誡的，但「口不能言，而此中多有」的人亦難受重用；雖滿腹墨水，無法表達有何用？唯有著書立論望他人代為發揚，像那些仍能書寫的筆頭。一個成功的讀書人一定有豐富內涵和良好表達能力，如一隻好的筆芯必有墨水和流暢的筆頭。
Now You See Me
Jimmy's in the back with a pocket of high
Racing the morning light over,
川澤 河海 山林 五嶽 社稷 掌建邦之神鬼地祇之禮
另外請支持這個連結～
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