馬說

東郭之兒 , 生而未嘗逢馬 , 意其四足而甚大者皆牛也 . 他日 , 適市而逢馬焉 , 驚而呼曰: "是牛 , 何以是斑斑也 ?" 其聞者笑之 . 語諸市人 , 而市人笑之 . 東郭之兒自失焉 , 歸而語諸長者 , 則馬也 . 以是不語者三日 .

東郭之先生 , 聞而過之曰: "孺子亦有所失乎?" 曰: "非也 . 吾常以馬為牛 , 既知其為馬矣 , 吾慚而未言 , 將無以見市人也 ." 先生曰: "噫 . 馬信為馬也 , 孺子以為牛 , 孺子之過也 . 市人乃能笑孺子者 , 是以馬云也 . 苟不以馬而以他使是非 , 幾不能不以牛為馬 , 其於孺子有間乎 ? 孺子殆未之學耳 , 市人故不足慚也 ."

-------------廣陵先生文集


"苟不以馬而以他使是非 , 幾不能不以牛為馬 , 其於孺子有間乎 ?" 這一句話有點不懂...

胡志忠

處州小將胡志忠奉吏之越 , 夜夢一物 , 犬首人質 , 告忠曰: "某不食歲餘 , 聞公有會稽之役 , 必當止吾館矣 . 能減所食見沾乎 ?" 忠夢中不諾 . 明早遂行 , 夜止山館 , 館吏曰: "此聽常有妖物 , 或能為祟 , 不待寢食 , 請止東序 ." 忠曰: "吾正直可以禦鬼怪 , 勇力可以排奸邪 , 何妖物之有 ?" 促令進膳 .

方下箸次, 有異物 , 其狀甚偉 , 當盤而立 . 侍者懾退 , 不敢旁顧 . 志忠撤炙 , 乃起而擊之 . 異物連有傷痛之聲 , 聲如犬 , 語甚分明 , 曰: "請止 , 請止 , 若不止 , 未知誰死 ." 忠遠臂愈急 . 異物又急呼曰: "斑兒何在 ?" 續有一物自屏外來 , 閃然而進 . 忠又擊之 , 然冠隳帶解 , 力若不勝 . 僕夫無計能救 , 乃以慧撲 . 羅曳入於東閣 . 顛仆之聲 , 如壞牆然 . 未久 , 志忠冠帶儼然而出 . 復就盤命膳 , 卒無一言 , 惟顧其閣, 時時咨嗟而已. 明旦將行 , 封署其門 , 囑管吏曰: "俟吾回駕而後啟之 , 爾若潛開 , 禍必及爾 ." 言訖遂行.

旬余 , 乃還止其館 , 索筆硯 , 泣題其戶曰: "恃勇禍必嬰 , 恃強勢必傾 , 胡為萬金子 , 而與惡物爭 , 休將逃魄趨府庭 , 止於此館歸冥冥 ." 題訖 , 以筆擲地而失所在 , 執筆者甚怖 , 覺微風觸面而散 . 吏具狀申刺吏 , 乃遣吏啟其戶 , 而志忠與斑黑二犬 , 俱仆於西北隅矣 ."



------------出自薛用弱集異記(太平廣記)

無題

當我思念的人在遠方,
我的思緒就像安祥的曲調,
悠揚而漫長.

當我思念的人就在身畔,
我的情緒又變成了,
節奏輕快的小調,
跳躍而喜悅.

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第一次見到你, 我的心在跳.
知道你我同一班, 我的心情雀躍.
每天見你一面, 我的眼神都閃耀.
別人叫我行動, 我說不要.
其實,
當你在我身邊, 我真想大叫.

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你從來沒有承諾什麼,
卻做的比別人都多.
風不說什麼,
卻吹過春夏秋冬.
太陽刺眼,
卻情深不悔的,
照遍大江南北.
拿他們比你又有所不如,
因為,
對你的思念,
日月,
風雨,
卻從不改變.

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真奇怪, 拿回憶來磨, 回憶不曾減少, 消磨的卻是我.

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女孩, 我不常見到你,
我會想念你.

女孩, 當我見到你,
我卻不曾高興.
我心中只擔心你對我有,
一丁點兒的冷淡.
當我見到你,
我卻未曾歡喜.
我心中只害怕你在我心中將留下你,
臨走前的遺憾.

女孩, 我不常見到你,
我有時真的想念你.

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我的愛人, 在遙遠的地方.
等待, 等待那天的到來.
我要整裝待發, 我要去尋找他.
那久遠失去的愛.

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你們的出現
好像
我身旁的薄霧
並不使我
看不見
只讓我
縮短視線

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寫下自己的東西, 念一念. 哇, 原來都那麼爛...

也許

"也許"

也許你真是太累,
也許你要睡一睡.
那麼叫夜鷹不要咳嗽,
蛙不要嚎, 蝙蝠不要飛.
不許陽光撥你的眼簾,
不許清風刷你的眉,
無論誰都不能驚醒你,
撐一傘蔭松庇護你睡.
也許你聽這蚯蚓翻泥,
聽這小草的根鬚吸水.
也許你聽這般的音樂,
比那咒罵的人聲更美.
那麼你先把眼皮閉緊,
我就讓你睡, 我讓你睡,
我把黃土輕輕蓋著你,
我叫紙錢兒緩緩的飛.

聞一多寫於喪女之痛.

宓子論過

賓有見人於宓子者. 賓出, 宓子曰:

"子之賓獨有三過: 望我而笑 , 是攓也 ; 談言而不稱師 , 是反也 ; 交淺而言深, 是亂也 . "

賓曰:

"望君而笑 , 是公也 ; 談語而不稱師 , 是通也 ; 交淺而言深 , 是忠也 . "

故賓之容 , 一體也 ; 或以為君子 , 或以為小人 , 所自視之異也 .


---------- 錄自淮南子齊俗訓

這篇的全部意義我不能說全懂. 我只能稍微猜猜其中的意思. 大意應該是兩個人對同一件事有兩種看法. 甚至是完全想反的看法. 而之所以會產生如此不同的看法是因為,

"...所自視之異也."

上句或許是說, 兩人角度地位身分對這一件事情的關係是不相同的. 很可惜我現在有問題, 不知道可以去問誰...

但是不管如何, 這個故事實在是有趣極了! 往往從類似小故事裡, 更可以感到古人離我們近一點! 因為這些小故事裡, 他們也有同樣的遭遇! 他們甚至產生和現代人類似的看法! 這些故事都是寶貝啊!

魯監門之女嬰

魯監門之女嬰相從績, 中夜而泣涕. 其偶曰: "何謂而泣也?" 嬰曰: "吾聞衛世子不肖, 所以泣也." 其偶曰: "衛世子不肖, 諸侯之憂也, 子曷為泣也?" 嬰曰: "吾聞之, 異乎子之言也. 昔者, 宋之桓司得罪於宋君, 出奔於魯, 其馬佚而輾吾園, 而食吾園之葵. 是歲, 吾聞園人亡利之半. 越王句踐起兵而攻吳, 諸侯畏其威, 魯往獻女, 吾姊與焉. 兄往視, 道畏而死. 越兵威者, 吳也; 兄死者, 我也. 由是觀之, 禍與福相及也. 今衛世子甚不肖, 好兵, 吾男弟三人, 能無憂乎?"

-------錄自韓詩外傳, 卷二, 第三章

給我媽和我妹看了, 他們都說這有啥意思. 我妹說, 他好像是在拿蘋果和橘子比... 我倒是覺得這篇小故事很有意思. 一個國家的動亂往往波及鄰近的國家, 即使是現在, 也仍然如此. 可能更嚴重! 譬如說, 賓拉登在阿富汗活動的結果是, 海珊被殺掉, 伊拉克, 阿富汗, 還有巴基斯坦大動亂... 或者, 中國赤化, 結果, 韓戰, 越戰, 然後是南北韓對立, 大陸台灣分化, 直到現在.

法拉第向瑟拉求婚

法拉第給瑟拉的信大意如下:

今天任何其他的事都不能做, 給你寫了一天的信. 由白天寫到深夜, 現在又由白天寫到快天亮了. 地板上遍是寫不成文的信稿所柔成的紙團. 現在我累極了. 當我默想你的同時, 好像機油, 氯氣, 鋼球, 水銀, 好幾十種東西在我腦裡亂轉. 這種不可收拾的局面, 我再也支持不下去了. 這樣辦吧: 你如果肯嫁給我呢, 我們就結婚; 不然, 就算了.

------錄自陳之藩的書 "一星如月"

嘻嘻, 自然不做作.

Lawrence of Arabia

I watched Lawrence of Arabia last night. I've been wanting to watch this for a long time. I rented from library once. The DVD disc was not watchable at the time. I had a conversation with one of my uncle's friends about movies she watched in Taiwan last week. She mentioned that her favorite movie was Lawrence of Arabia. Thus, I decided to rent from the Library again. The disc worked this time, and I was a happy man!

This movie was really long, it's three hours and more. After the movie I was so exhausted. This was however, a good sign. I can not believe a movie made in 1962 could have such a grand scale! This movie could be called truly an Epic! The whole thing was done in Arabic Desert near Jordan. The director, trying to give audience a feeling of desert, shot many scenes from afar. The distinct comparison of men riding camels and the landscape was magnificent. Director David Lean did not just show the depth of desert by putting landscape and men riding camels side by side. He was not afraid to extended movie length by shooting riders from afar closing in through a prolonged period of time. That was amazing to me. One of reasons the western genre was dying today was because some stupid people complaining that the riding a horse was much slower than driving a car! And yet, I've never seen any western movie dare to do what David Lean did here!

It's a biography movie about T. E. Lawrence. He served in English army as an intelligent officer who successfully led Arabic tribes rose up to fight the Turks, the Ottoman Empire during the WWI. The scripts of the movie was incredibly delicate in many places. In the tent scene when Lawrence first met Prince Faisal, for example. The conversation between the two clearly revealed the situation, and more importantly, it showed off both characters to the audience. It seemed easy, yet, the simple thing usually was very hard to do. Many of the Characters were amazingly acted out by incredible actors. I specifically loved Prince Faisal, Ali, and Abu. And when I found out that two of the three were not Arabics, I was even more amazed.

I find it's interesting that I'd compare this one with Riddley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven. Because I liked the supporting cast a lot more than the protagonist. I felt both center character was murky, however, Lawrence had much much more depth than Balian. Lawrence was tormented throughout the movie. He was a sad man with a cause. A cause that's much bigger than himself. Although he became a war heroe, the scar of the war on him was clearly shown at the end of the movie. It was to me a very sad story.