为学

2009.07.14

  天下事有难易乎?为之,则难者亦易矣;不为,则易者亦难矣。人之为学有难易乎?学之,则难者亦易矣;不学,则易者亦难矣。
  吾资之昏,不逮人也;吾材之庸,不逮人也。旦旦而学之,久而不怠焉,迄乎成,而亦不知其昏与庸也。吾资之聪,倍人也;吾材之敏,倍人也;屏弃而不用,其与昏与庸无以异也。圣人之道,卒于鲁也传之。然则昏庸聪敏之用,岂有常哉!
  蜀之鄙有二僧:其一贫,其一富。贫者语于富者曰:“吾欲之南海,何如?”
  富者曰:“子何恃而往?”
  曰:“吾一瓶一钵足矣。”
  富者曰:“吾数年来欲买舟而下,犹未能也,子何恃而往!”
  越明年,贫者自南海还,以告富者。富者有惭色。
  西蜀之去南海,不知几千里也,僧富者不能至而贫者至焉。人之立志,顾不如蜀鄙之僧哉?
  是故聪与敏,可恃而不可恃也,自恃其聪与敏而不学者,自败者也。昏与庸,可限而不可限也;不自限其昏与庸而力学不倦者,自力者也。

选自《白鹤堂文集》,原题为《为学一首示子侄》。
[清]彭端淑,约1699一约1779年,清代文学家。

灵魂

2009.07.09

我走的时候,会在天花板上等你,你看不见我,可我能看见你,你朝我招招手,我才会放心地走……

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JOHN LENNON lyrics – “Imagine”

2009.07.03

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today…

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace…

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world…

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one