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偶感三则 |
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Random Thoughts1 |
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花 |
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人们爱花。观其姿，嗅其香。 |
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人们高兴于花的开放，却不会为其开过谢了而遗憾，因为那是生命的进展，自然的法则，“花落自有花开日，蓄芳待来年。” |
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花有开有谢。此花开，彼花谢；彼花开，此花谢，地上才万紫千红，绚丽多彩。只想自己一花独放，而不让别的花也开一开，行不通，而且也累。 |
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有开有谢是真花，只开不谢是假花。假花固然可能也好看，但不生动，因为没有生命。 |
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做叶比做花也不差，永远青翠。 |
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做土比做叶也许更好，不争不抢，无声无嗅，滋润着花。 |
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猫 |
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猫见到陌生的东西，奓起了毛，弓起了背，那是在尽量扩大自己的体积，以显示自己的强大与威严。用现代语言也可以叫“包装”。 |
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同属猫科的虎从不奓起自己的毛，因为它本身就强大威严，即便是小老虎。 |
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虎有自信，猫没有自信； |
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虎在山林，猫依附于人； |
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虎越来越少，猫越来越多； |
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虎濒于灭绝，猫却成了宠物； |
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啊，可爱的猫。 |
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书 |
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书籍有两种特效：一是汲取营养，二是医治愚症。 |
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我读书，让新思想注入体内，以增添活力。于是，美丽的智慧渗透细胞，高尚的人格融进骨髓，纯真的情趣充实肌体。 |
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我读书，既读别人，更读自己。由此，模糊变成了清晰，浅薄化为深刻，软弱被造就成刚强…… |
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得之刹那，受益永生，实乃“一本万利”。 |
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Flowers |
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Flowers are pleasant to look at and sweet to smell. So people love them. |
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It’s a pleasure to see them bloom, but not a regret to see them wither, for that’s the rule of Nature, the rhythm of life in its propagation2. “Flowers’ withering presupposes their next blooming, thus offering hope for another fragrance-gathering next year.”3 |
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Blooming and withering alternate4. When that flower fades away this comes out5, so that the earth is always full of color and beauty. The idea of letting a single flower blossom to exclusion of all the others will go nowhere6. Any one who tries to do so will soon find himself exhausted by the attempt. |
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It is a real flower that opens and falls. If it stays long in blossom7 it must be an artificial one which, though very nice to look at, lacks vivacity because it is lifeless. |
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A leaf is no worse or even better8 than a flower, as it remains green for a longer time, especially that of evergreen. |
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Perhaps soil is still better, humbly nurturing flowers without complaint9. |
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Cats |
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When a cat is confronted by something strange, it will stiffen its hair and arch its back—a way to magnify itself as much as possible. It aims to demonstrate its pretended10 power and dignity. Such a posture can be described in vogue words “packaging itself”11. |
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The tiger is of the cat family but never stiffens its hair. It needn’t12, for it is powerful and awe-inspiring, even a small one . |
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Tigers have self-confidence while cats have not; |
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Tigers live by themselves on wooded mountains while cats are dependent on man; |
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Tigers are becoming less and less, almost on the verge of extinction; on the other hand, cats have multiplied13 since they became pets. |
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Ah! The lovely cats! |
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Books |
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Books are especially useful in two ways: to enrich oneself14 and to get rid of ignorance. |
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I read in order to have myself entirely exposed to new ideas and great wisdom for more vivacity, to noble personality and fine tastes for an elevated mind15. |
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I read about others and in reading get to know more about myself16. Thus what is clouded clears up; what appears on the surface unfolds its depth17; and what is feeble gets steeled and less vulnerable…… |
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An insight you get in a moment may benefit you for a lifetime. Isn’t it “a small investment (now a book)18 brings about a 10,000-fold profit”? |
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