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夏虫并非不可语冰 – Jan 06, 2012

玖伍贰柒 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:47:55 +0000

最主要的是一个合格的主持人，能够调动现场的气氛，根据各个不同参与群的特色适当的“挑拨”，达到众乐乐的效果。能够恰当的掌控现场，最基本的要素就是随机应变，晚宴如战场，信息瞬息万变，很有可能一点小小失误坏了整锅汤。还有个要点则是节奏，掌握其中的高低起伏，该hold的时候就hold，改放时则放，多一分嫌肥，少一分嫌瘦。

除了以上所言，资料的准备和预备各种应急方案则能让你腰杆挺得更直。如果可以排练一下，更为上策。

一个团体的习性跟平时的言行举止息息相关，一盘散沙的集体比较难鼓动起来，平时没有较强势的标志，会演变成人人争当意见领袖。那么在玩游戏的时候，则很容易各抒己见，盯着眼前的偏好，而忽略了别人的位置。上梁不正下梁歪，要将流程理顺，需要一个能够坚持己见的总指挥。

一个巴掌拍不响，不同地区的人有不同的文化背景，有时候还要关照到总是会慢两拍的人，也会遇到不遵守规则或擦边球的人。

等到将碎片拼成完整的图案时，离找到基石的时刻不远了。

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临江近况 – Dec 05, 2011

水自流 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:06:56 +0000

壹

貳

叁

肆

伍

陸

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何处惹尘埃 – Nov 26, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:28:22 +0000

“That’s Tommy.”

“He tells people he was named after a gun. But I know he was really named after a famous 19th century ballet dancer.”

“Known him for as long as I can remember.”

“He’s my partner. Doesn’t mean we hold hands or take walks. It means I try to keep him out of as much trouble as he inflicts on me. I give him a hard time. Keeps him in check. But really, he’s like my brother.”

“Tommy persuaded me to keep the dog. I eventually agreed, as long as he took it to a vet. I couldn’t stand that squeaking anymore. The vet found half an undigested shoe, a squeaky toy and an 84-carat diamond lodged in its stomach.”

“It’s quite amazing what can happen in a week. Still didn’t shut it up, though. So, what do you do? You go see the man that knows about these sort of things.”

Then, what do you think?

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巴哈伊信仰与中国 – Nov 06, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:24:29 +0000

接上回给出的蔡教授关于巴哈伊特点的视频，在土豆上发现了另外三个有关巴哈伊信仰和中国的资料，因此在这里一并放上：

巴哈伊信仰与中国

注：里面的地名翻译跟儒僖书里面不太一样，跟着英文即可。
更新 (2011-12-16)：土豆将之前的三个视频都撤销了，只好再找出这个。

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蔡德贵：巴哈伊教特点 – Nov 01, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:48:42 +0000

上个星期收到STC发来的关于蔡德贵教授讲述巴哈伊教特点视频邮件，转贴如下。

何谓未来的宗教 – 巴哈伊教

视频简单提到巴哈伊教九大特点:

现代性
开放性
超越性
世俗性
宽容性
融合性
务实性
灵活性
创造性

详情文字版可参考蔡教授的一篇文章：

巴哈伊的特點及迅速傳播的原因 (上)
巴哈伊的特點及迅速傳播的原因 (下)

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云顶上漂浮 – Nov 06, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:53:56 +0000

趁着记忆仍旧鲜活，尿骚味仍未退去，赶来这里画地为牢。大脑里的细胞随时都在篡改历史，改成一片繁荣，或一片废墟，取决于你曾经的感受和现在是否需要慰籍。在继续下一句话时，犹豫是否只是将照片晒上来，然后再用几句话作为结束语，拍拍键盘上的灰尘收工，何乐而不为。君子有所为有所不为，就看该君子处于什么社会地位和历史环境，以及头一天晚上是否跟老婆吵过架。伪君子也有所伪有所不伪，比如这次就用流水帐恶心死你们。

月初有个Hari Raya Haji节，同事一行八人（含家属）分乘两部车半夜1点从公司启程，先赶往东甲一个同事家，换上他那较舒适坐骑。接下来两天，在他的“忽悠”下，不止驾车的累，坐车的更幸苦，因为要监督他不要做藤原。出关卡时，车辆稀少，马方入境处柜台没有入境卡，该妹妹改个印，然后在上面注明则给予放行。凌晨四点多，在东甲同事家附近用了没有更早的早餐，包括烤鸭和烧猪，记忆开始在这里有所模糊。餐厅里还有两帮人，一帮据同事介绍是要去割橡胶的工人，肤色较深，可能是印度籍同胞；另一帮则是靓女不俊男，又是据同事说东甲的女孩不敢要，因为她们很能玩，有口皆碑。不过，这些一竹竿打到一船人的做法通常都没有科学根据，毕竟你要留个船夫给你撑船才对。

清晨高速路口旁的加油站

在启程前的下午先小睡几个小时做为战略储备，尽管想着能够在车上睡一觉，。有同事自称躺了一个晚上都没有入睡，因为这个旅程本身已经在发酵成鸡血。能够在车上睡着，一方面是对外面的黑漆漆的夜晚丝毫不感兴趣，另一方面能随遇而安。经过几段并不是很弯的上升路段，不到七点来到快到山顶的蓬莱仙境。天公作美，半山腰开始周围就像情人摩挲的眼睛，迷上了一层雾。在雾的包围和风的鼓动下，蓬莱成了仙境。高耸的塔，坐落无序的观音娘娘，恐吓世人要做个好人的十八层地狱，时清时蒙的景色，一并赠送。曾想着为什么不在最高点建立这个综合性康复中心，以示对非人类的尊敬。现在算是稍为明白这里面有两个因素，一是好地段当然是人类自己霸占着，另一个好让上山送钱的信徒在庙里求爷爷求奶奶的给自己一个好运。

仙塔

仙灯

仙殿

仙人

毛爷爷教导过人多好办事，现实是人多不好商量。同事们都明白事理，在找不到预订的公寓时能够一条心的将云顶的建筑转了三圈，以示膜拜。顶的套房是一座公寓里面，左邻右舍都是在云顶上班的员工。经过脏乱差的过道进入房间，一阵寒意扑面而来，而这还是经过雾大风大温差大洗礼后的感觉。一直后悔没有将那个有四个房间，一厅一厨的套间拍下来，真个布局装修如拍鬼片的场景一般，或许潜意识里面认为拍了照片会将过往的半人类储存在010101空间里面带回来。四分之三的人挤在一个房间，还好只是一晚，一直以来的传闻把大家吓得不轻。

非公寓阳台风景

七彩楼

之后的活动变得大众化，餐馆，游乐场，赌场。可能是节日的缘故，游乐场开放到晚上9点半，寒风刺骨，但还是将票价物尽其用。不过有个同事则旧伤复发，回来后卧床两天才能挺起腰杆做人。赌场大部分地段烟雾缭绕，看不来有红光满面的人，据说如果要赢钱，要跟准对的人。什么是对的人，则是各抒己见，异中求同。本人学会了如何玩Jackpot老虎机，贡献了50马币冷气费后打道回府拍鬼片去。

自由聚赌

第二天经过多数人的民主做出决定，退房后直接下山。接下来的安排让人哭笑不得，深深体会到矮子里面拔将军是多么的无奈，大家忙于奔波在路上，深夜终于回到住处。

旅程总费时48小时。

必需品

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灼灼其华 – Dec 05, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:30:09 +0000

新历2011年12月05日
农历二零一一年十一月十一号
田心村
东经114度41分
北纬23度37分

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Baby – Nov 11, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:47:07 +0000

Eason Chan Yik-shun – Baby Song

For my baby, our baby, and your baby

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Boxing – Oct 26, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:38:02 +0000

从M手中拿过赠票，一起三级跳奔上榴莲壳演出大厅的最上层座位，还好，刚刚在大门关闭前到达。Boxing Boys没有中场休息，如果没有按时赶到，唯一的收获就是两张没有开封的戏票。看完后到现在，恕才疏学浅，还不能够用一句很简单的话来描述这出戏。海报上说这是世上第一部揉合了拳击、街舞、戏剧和爱情的默声表演，有这么多特点，出来的结果很可能就是没有特点。历史的规律是惊人的相似，这部演出就是没有特点。初一看，取材于周星驰的《新精武门》，一帮正宗训练弟子遭遇一小队跳街舞的混混。成见里面，好像是混混都在跳街舞，跳街舞的当然不一定是混混。街舞的头喜欢上了练武的女弟子，同样，女弟子也是有个倾心的师兄。最后，街舞兄还是退出了竞争。这是爱情故事。中间穿插了一些笑料和搞笑动作，一些泰式拳击的历史，算是大锅饭端给你吃。属于不推荐范围。

同样是讲Boxing，《铁甲钢拳》(Real Steel)的感觉就让人喜出望外。从广告上看，以为只是一部“揉合”了高科技，主打炫技的美国爆米花大片。跳街舞的机器人和善于谋划的小主人翁，让观众一路跟随着他们的起伏而别无他法。本人而言，每一场比赛都心跳加速，浑身颤抖不已，冷气太冷亦有贡献。Lost中的雀斑女也客串一角，在天台上露上那么两脚跟她的观想性格太符合了，野性包含着闷骚，太爱之。有人说这是部家庭片；有人说里面的谋略很值得学习；我说这是今年你一定要去捧场的电影，看看美国大叔的九阳真经现世。

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非近况 – W32-W43, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:54:37 +0000

约五分之一年，消失于江湖。

不是卧薪尝胆，不是背水一战，也不是俯首甘为孺子牛。只是平常的五分之一，跟大家的五分之一没什么两样。

事情很多，时间很少。

将进入新的阶段，也将迎来新的生命。实际情况却有如骤然转向，驶向幻想中的未来。

人世间的冷漠不时见诸于报端，只能祈求同道点亮自己的心灯，在漆黑中前行。灯或许会灭，但发出来的光却会按照自己的轨迹前行。

没有千言万语，也就没有长篇大论。

下滑的人生只能相忘于江湖。

2011/8/7
> 12:30 AM 幸亏KL的邀请，可以用Google+了，谁要邀请函的，呵呵
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011
> 2:49 PM “Don’t write anything you can phone, don’t phone anything you can talk face to face, don’t talk anything you can smile, don’t smile anything you can wink and don’t wink anything you can nod.” – Earl Long
2011/8/22
> 11:05 PM 很快就成一枝花了
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011
> 9:38 AM Another example of AVG’s unproved control of the computer if you fail to renew the license.
2011/9/7
> 7:11 PM “井水姑婆，田心岭，澄岭，炳姑婆，姨婆，中心。。。” – via 爷爷点数
2011/9/8
> 9:31 AM 大选过了，总统大选也过了，是时候跟你的子民说不引进新移民就惨啦。
> 7:41 PM 终于感冒两天了。。。
2011/9/30
> 11:22 AM 日省三身并不是让你被日三次
2011/10/1
> 3:41 PM 每个人都应该看一遍《十二怒汉》(12 Angry Man) 1957，能够一直坚持合理的怀疑不容易，能够在获知合理的怀疑确实存在后改变自己的立场更加不容易
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011
> 10:46 AM If you’re interested in Artificial Intelligence, still have two days to sign up the online course at http://www.ai-class.com
2011/10/13
> 12:51 AM Real Steel中的Atom相当于小孩在山洞中发现的九阳真经
> 1:03 AM 5天之后，终于在同事那类似无光驱电脑上安装成功XP。之前一直未成功的可能是硬盘有两个主逻辑分区，怎么来的未知
2011/10/20
> 4:46 PM 最讨厌的就是不同语言混在一起同一句话中，说明了本身对语言掌握能力的底下。（专用名词除外）
> 4:51 PM 刚才的话应该修改成“最讨厌的就是将不同语言混在同一句话中，说明了自身对语言的掌握能力底下”，才比较通顺。
> 9:01 PM me: 听到外面电视中按摩棒的声音，误以为是楼下还有人在抛光车辆 ^_#
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011
> 11:34 AM 希望小悦悦在新的世界里能够感受到同类的温暖
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011
> 2:13 PM me: ╭(╯^╰)╮

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天桥下的怒吼 – Sep 19, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:33:42 +0000

。。。
你不要侮辱我好不好～～～。。。
我没有跟TA睡过～～～
你怎么可以侮辱我呢～～～。。。
你是不是要我死给你看啊～～～
SI JI BEI。。。
你不要侮辱我～～～
。。。

跑步路过PIE上的天桥，晚上9点多，靠近天桥时听到有人在大声喊叫，开始以为是从桥上面传来。透过灌木丛，看到有个男子骑坐在挂着本地车牌的摩托车上，停靠在天桥下的紧急停车道。一只手拿着燃着的烟，在移向嘴巴的间隙中不停的往空中飞舞着。侧着身对着另一只手的电话无奈的大声喊，根据口音有点像马来西亚华人的语调，他口中的TA应该是女生。跑到另外一边时，他已发动车子离去。激动情况下驾车不安全，又如何。

在后台设定了日志发布一个月后就关闭其后面的评论。

是以为记。

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择日 – W31, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:30:15 +0000

人生分许多阶段，按照不同种族不同信仰不同肤色各有自己的标准。不管你信不信，即将进入下一个阶段，反正我是信的。

花了很大的功夫将移动硬盘和电脑中的资料整理一番，这个工程仍将继续下去。精神层面受制于物质，如何冲破则是日复一日的尝试。今天是新加坡国庆日，跟M一块在厦门街附近转转，看看老房子，最后到滨海湾看烟花。感觉上新加坡太小，只好每年拿国庆来折腾，让民众有多一个欢乐的时刻。文字不是现在的我能够掌握的，只好晒上照片。

yeah

玉皇宫

玉皇宫侧门

清真寺

客纳街。我觉得Club Street翻译成纳客街更好。

纳客街

新加坡国庆烟花

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出污泥而不染的大概只有荷花 – W29/W30, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:36:58 +0000

On Wed, Jun 1, 2011
> 9:53 AM 兄弟之抱。。。
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011
> 8:13 PM “希望ta大来不是同性恋”
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011
> 1:30 PM “It is officially a Communist country – but economic data points to a stark gap between rich and poor.” – via BBC
> 1:46 PM “Like married couples keen to renew their wedding vows, party members also go to Yan’an to renew their pledge of allegiance to the party.” – via BBC. Well, the pledge will change as the couples do.
2011/7/4
> 7:43 PM 看到电视放一个台湾片，脱口而出：“他们还在做那个愛啊？”后来发现原来是夜市人生：“原来他们已经不做爱了。”
2011/7/5
> 8:26 PM 根据族谱，俺在二十一世。。。
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011
> 9:20 PM 我说：“出污泥而不染的大概只有荷花。”

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天下父母心 – W22-W28, 2011

水自流 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:08:06 +0000

跑步回来。据不完全统计，这是第二次，在这几个星期里面，才第二次，正大光明的向着二靠拢。那么洗澡先，将后台升级到3.2.1.0.-1.-2.-3，很漂亮，就是太白了点，有点刺眼儿。

时间弹指而过，过去的事情如头顶沉默的大雁，没有留下丝毫痕迹。在这里表述自己感情的能力已经退化，也或许有更多的通道去叙述，因此才让这里荒芜已久。各自的生活继续前进，我也将想在这里打住，不要勉强空白的言语，只要过程不空白即可。有你相伴或已足够。

差点易主而居，却在外在的条件限制下寸步不移。大部分时候选择了遗忘，但这不是每个人的默认选项。前路将披荆斩棘，鹿死谁手仍未知。

过得平淡，勿念。

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XSS：结茧自縛 – Apr 23, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:19:34 +0000

4月23日星期六晴天《结茧自縛》

今天，我把蚕宝宝怎么结茧的过程告诉你们。

蚕虫先找到合适的位置，吐一些丝。接着在“自己”的周围吐多多丝，一圈一圈环绕，吐到能把自己卷起来，把自己网在网中央。也就是妈妈说的成语—结茧自缚。这些事情只用了半天就能完成了。

然后，在茧里面孵化，慢慢地它就变成飞蛾了，咬烂茧飞出来，就变成美丽无比的红飞蛾了。

呀！看起来每只蚕虫都有两次生命呀！

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临江掠影 – Jun 09, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:41:55 +0000

壹

贰

叁

肆

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Processing Personal Pain – A Baha’i View

玖伍贰柒 — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:10:11 +0000

Received this letter in February from Melic, it has been on the priority box for almost 4 months.

Processing Personal Pain — A Baha’i View

O God, my God! Lowly, suppliant and fallen upon my face, I beseech Thee with all the ardor of my invocation to pardon whosoever hath hurt me, forgive him that hath conspired against me and offended me, and wash away the misdeeds of them that have wrought injustice upon me. Vouchsafe unto them Thy goodly gifts, give them joy, relieve them from sorrow, grant them peace and prosperity, give them Thy bliss and pour upon them Thy bounty. Thou art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting!

This was Abdu’l-Baha’s prayer for God to forgive and bless people who had been incredibly malicious to him for many years. It is highly instructive for anyone who wishes to see how the Baha’i Scriptures urge one to process pain — in this case, pain caused by treachery.

We all experience pain — caused by loved ones who prove false; friends who hurt our feelings; disappointments with ourselves or with others; grief and longing. The natural tendency at such a time is to isolate ourselves, nurse our wounds, and numb the pain. In a letter to a Baha’i who had been libeled, Abdu’l-Baha urged him at such a time to increase his services in the Path of God, and to seek neither to be praised by others, nor to be upset by their blame:

“If one is praised and chosen by God, the accusation of all the creatures will cause no loss to him; and if the man is not accepted in the threshold of God, the praise and admiration of all men will be of no use to him. By all these it is meant that thou must not be sorry and grieved because of these things … written against thee; nay, rather trust in God and be unmoved by either the praise or the false accusations declared by people towards thee, depend entirely on God and exert thyself to serve His holy vineyard.”

Whatever its cause, pain, properly used, can be an incentive to spiritual growth. In his work “The Seven Valleys“, which describes the stages of the seeking soul in its quest for the knowledge of God, Baha’u'llah states, “if there be no pain, this journey will never end.”

In this same passage, Baha’u'llah quotes the Persian mystic poet Attar, whom I here paraphrase: Let the believer keep his faith; let the unbeliever keep his doubt. Attar’s heart seeks pain — even an atom of pain. Attar understood the preciousness of pain in the path of personal growth. This is also expressed in this prayer by Baha’u'llah, which will help to process one’s pain and soothe one’s soul:

“Glory to Thee, O my God! But for the tribulations which are sustained in Thy path, how could Thy true lovers be recognized; and were it not for the trials which are borne for love of Thee, how could the station of such as yearn for Thee be revealed? Thy might beareth me witness! The companions of all who adore Thee are the tears they shed, and the comforters of such as seek Thee are the groans they utter, and the food of them who haste to meet Thee is the fragments of their broken hearts.”

Pain, put to good use, is an incentive to change, a stimulus to draw us closer to God, and a means of purifying our motives. I have personally found that directly trying to reduce the pain is counterproductive. Rather, I embrace the pain, and work with it. I recall reading a Persian aphorism in a book many years ago: “If a moment burns — let it burn.” I have found this to be great advice. I ask myself what is causing the pain, and resolve to change within me whatever brought it about. Whether it is the pain of exposure of my own shortcomings, or pain caused by another, if I let it burn inside, and if I view it as burning away my ego, I find, without exception, that it does me no harm and causes me to grow. This is consistent with this guidance received from Shoghi Effendi:

” … suffering, although an inescapable reality, can nevertheless be utilised as a means for the attainment of happiness. This is the interpretation given to it by all the prophets and saints who, in the midst of severe tests and trials, felt happy and joyous and experienced what is best and holiest in life. Suffering is both a reminder and a guide. It stimulates us better to adapt ourselves to our environmental conditions, and thus leads the way to self improvement.”

In Marjory Morten’s description of Baha’u'llah’s daughter Bahiyyih Khanum, and her high state of spiritual attainment in dealing with pain, she writes:

“Something greater than forgiveness she had shown in meeting the cruelties and strictures in her own life. To be hurt and to forgive is saintly, but far beyond this is the power to comprehend and not be hurt.”

And,

” … if one tried to hurt her, she would wish to console him for his own cruelty.”

Sometimes the source of pain is much deeper than emotional pain, and expresses the state of a soul who has not found God. Baha’u'llah identifies this with the “Great Tribulation” anticipated by Christians. Referring to it as “oppression” in this passage from his “Book of Certitude,” in the course of his elucidation of the meaning of the signs of Christ’s return, Baha’u'llah writes:

What “oppression” is more grievous than that a soul seeking the truth, and wishing to attain unto the knowledge of God, should know not where to go for it and from whom to seek it?

The Word of God brought to earth in every age causes a tumult in the human soul. In one’s inner being and in the world at large, there is chaos before there is resolution and a higher order, as Baha’u'llah expresses in one of his meditations:

“I testify that no sooner had the First Word proceeded, through the potency of Thy will and purpose, out of His mouth, and the First Call gone forth from His lips than the whole creation was revolutionized, and all that are in the heavens and all that are on earth were stirred to the depths. Through that Word the realities of all created things were shaken, were divided, separated, scattered, combined and reunited, disclosing, in both the contingent world and the heavenly kingdom, entities of a new creation, and revealing, in the unseen realms, the signs and tokens of Thy unity and oneness. Through that Call Thou didst announce unto all Thy servants the advent of Thy most great Revelation and the appearance of Thy most perfect Cause.”

Suffering is an inevitable part of living. By identifying the source of our pain, making the necessary adjustments in our life, and striving to use it as an incentive to rendering greater service, pain can be seen as one more of the God-given tools we can use to draw closer to Him. As Shoghi Effendi’s guidance says:

“It is part of the Preciousness of this great work being done in the teaching field that it should be done through real sacrifices and not without heartaches attending it. There is a tendency in the American outlook on life at present to believe that suffering is produced by clumsiness and is not only avoidable but not a good thing, and not essential. While there is some truth in this attitude, we as Baha’is cannot but believe that suffering is often an essential part of our service. The Prophets suffered bitterly, so did all the Saints and Martyrs, and often ‘fed on the fragments of those broken hearts’, as Baha’u'llah says in one of His beautiful prayers.”

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静静的垄沟 – W05/W06/W12-W21, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Sun, 29 May 2011 16:37:58 +0000

抬起手指在键盘上寻找F与J的突起点，发现指甲需要好好修理。然后写下上面这句以及这半句后，还是继续写下这后半句。在跑步的途中（这个活动现在已大幅减少），会沿着垄沟的旁边穿过泛岛高速公路，垄沟依据海水的潮起潮落进行自己水平面的上上下下，通常来说大部分时间是趋于平静，死水一条。在标题上出现了连字符，足以说明连每星期一勃都不能完成，很多时候人生就这样被抹平了，你不知道这段时间做了什么，也不知从何处而来，往何处去，只能深情的唱起橄榄树。

其实，其实这个词在大部分情况下可以对应英文中的“actually”，本地人有时候很喜欢用这个字来表达转折或者进一步的说明，因为一开始就用半生不熟的话没有好好表达清楚。现在这个词也会在这里用到。很多朋友，特别是L对前一段的所谓“抹平”的词会感到不适，至少会在电话中对我教训一番，毕竟这段时候不是如前所述。她的“大嗓门”会将有理的变得更加有理，也能够将没有理的变成有理，是居家旅行必备之良药。在此，愿意稍作解释：第一，从感官而言，你一点也不平；第二，历史是有胜利者所书写；第三，不要尽信白底黑字的东西。

既然有不同意见，那么最好是通过参选人大代表表达自己或你所在利益群体的意见，而不是让些只会带三个表的混蛋为你的地区出谋划策，历史已经证明，那样的结果通常都是人人带三个表，绝大部分还是画上去的。阿公说，特别是对弟弟告诫般的嘱咐，不要讨论执政党的事情，他经历过现在这个执政党到处如火如荼的思想教育工作。党要整起人来，有一套套的潜规则让你好受，这是他们的高压线，这是他们的铁饭碗，也是铁腕。对这里的言语要检讨一下，每个他们回到家里都会变成我们。有些人相信性本善，只是我对这里面的“性”所指稍为有不同的理解。

斋节期结束后，MCCL的19次关于斋节的分享：

11.

我的兄弟阿！义务祈祷的律法是何等的崇高伟大！人们憑著上帝的慈悲与仁爱才得以遵守它，诵读义务祷文时，当超脱万物并在上帝的意旨和目的视自己为无物，如此便能在存在界中除了上帝之外别无所见。这便是上帝的宠爱和完全献身於上帝的人所达到的地位。如果一个人能以这样的态度诵读义务祷文，上帝和天上的圣灵将把他归入真正的祈祷者的行列。

12.

我们祈求上帝慧助其子民进行斋戒。斋戒是极其崇高伟大的，它使人们的眼睛免於观看一切被禁的事物，使人们暂时停止吃饭喝水，并远离一切不属於上帝的东西。我们向上帝祈祷，求他使其钟爱者心志坚定，成功地完成他们在今日所被命谕的一切。

13.

赞美归於按其喜悦启示了律法的尊者！诚然，他是随欲而行的至高无上者。

我的朋友们啊！要遵循圣书中对你等的命喻。我们已颁佈了在阿拉（崇月）斋戒的法令，因而，你等当为了你们的主，。。。那全能者，至高无上者而斋戒，在日出和日落之间约束你们自己。人类的钟爱者按照上帝，那全权者，无拘无束者的吩咐如此地教导你们。谁都不该超越上帝及其律法所规定的界限，也不应该听从自己虚妄的幻想。因爱我的美质而履行我的律法的人是有福的；而在万能无双之主的时日里忽视戒命之日春（始源）的人是可悲的。

14.

这是斋戒期的一个晚上，其间宏伟与荣耀之舌宣说道：除我之外别无上帝，我是万能的保佑者，自有永有者。诚然，我们已命谕众人在这段日子里斋戒，以此作为我们施降给他们的恩典，可是人们对此一无所知。。。只有那些已获知上帝启示在其律法里的目的和懂得了上帝那遍佈於一切有形无形之事物中的智慧的人例外。

当如此说：奉上帝之名！他的律法是你等的城堡愿你能了解。诚然，除了使其仆役的灵魂获益外，上帝没有其它目的。可是，唉，大多数的人对此还是毫无察觉。你等当紧握上帝律法的准绳，切莫追随那些已违背了圣书的人，因为他们实际上已违背了上帝，那全能的钟爱者。

15.

这是斋戒的日子，因得到斋戒所产生的热量而爱心大增并以灿烂愉悦的心情挺身行善的人有福了。诚然，他会指引他所愿的人走上笔直大道。

16.

即使表面看上来斋戒是困难而又辛苦不堪的，可是实质上它充满著恩赐与安宁。净化心灵和锻炼自我有赖於符合上帝圣书並得到神圣律法所认可的严格练习，而非欺世惑丛者强加给人们的教条。凡是上帝所启示的都深受人灵喜爱。我们祈求上帝仁慈地惠助我们去做他所愿意接受的一切。

17.

诚然，我说，斋戒乃是治疗自我欲望疾病的灵丹妙药。

18.

诚然，我说，斋戒乃是治疗自我欲望疾病的灵丹妙药。

19.

一切赞美归於唯一真神！他协助他的心爱者格守斋戒，並帮助他们履行颁布在圣书中的所有律法。真确的，无尽的赞美和感恩应献给仁慈的他—他使其种爱者坚定不移地致力提升他的圣言。就算一个人有一千条生命。並为了使上帝的律法及训诫的真理根深柢固而全部献出他们，他依然无限感激上帝，因为上帝那不可抗拒的律法所带来的一切，都只不过是为了他的朋友和钟爱者获益罢了。

20.

斋戒不同的阶段和层次，其间隐藏著无尽的裨益。已经获得这些裨益的人是有福的。

中场休息。

回想这超过十个星期的时间里，很多事情已经随风飘去，除非在某些特定的情况触发下，才有让自己原来还这样活过的恍惚感。那么，迫切的完成这篇流水帐显得尤为重要，为下一篇日志的面市扫清了道路，担当了承上启下的作用，至少后来的历史学家会这样评价。很快也会离开这个熟悉的环境，用更多的时间去换取另一份看似渺茫的前途。算算时间，似乎可以总结出一个规律，尽管只有两个周期。这种人为的规律是很多人喜欢总结出来安慰自己，所有的只是一个概率而已，世界上几十亿人，如果你所遇到的事情不是几千亿分之一的可能性，那么迟早你也会碰到，只要你活的够长命。同样的，三峡大坝从千年一遇到几百年一遇再到百年一遇亦是如此，几年又旱灾并不代表只有百年后才有，说不定明年官方的公布数据是几年一遇。几乎可以得出一个最可信信息，就是官方的公开资料都是错的，大家按照里面的内容倒着来理解即可。这只是我自己的一个猜测，离高大全还很远。

收到ABK在面书上的问候，发觉很久他都没有一块去吃中午饭了。原因是他换了一个地方做工，看样子还是新山狮城两边跑。似乎很多都是过客，君子之交淡如水，淡到相忘于江湖。或许你可以用精力不够来做掩饰，但那些曾经一块的时光毕竟存在过。如现在这样的环境很快就要变换，那么我们存在过的时空对我而言，需要通过文字的记述来传承。不得不承认，有些事情，忘记了也就是忘记了，不必伤怀，不必感触，不必叹气，花开花落，淡定即可。在OCW的结婚证书上签下了自己作为证人的名字，也就是代表了那几个名字会在一起一辈子，挺有意思的安排与选择。TCH另寻东家后，再也没有机会听他一腔幸福地提起三个女儿的事情。两次回家跟YTY通过电话，SPVD的老同事按着各自的路径走下去，从来不敢将那页纸翻回来重新查看，将自己的头埋进了黄沙。HJC的事业发展顺利，虽然没有时间处理个人大事，但将升任经理的他在这方面应该不会有什么麻烦。现在的室友处了个大他八岁的女友，家人很支持。REH前段时间做了一个大手术，从死神怀抱中挣脱出来，这还是后来才知道，各自的背景注定了不会有太多的交集。机会只是给那些有准备的人，不是那么人明白而已。

回家两次。初中同学聚会，跟大家的聚会没什么两样。不管怎样，希望能够活出真我已经足够，傲然立足于天地间，比环境赋予你的角色舒服多了。闲谈中，得知某些黑社会，得知某些内幕，得知某些不平。一边抨击看到的不公，一边半炫耀的说自己通过某些关系摆平以及获得不同常人能够得到的利益。跟L的关系进了一大步，想对她们说，何其幸运。阿婆还是将最好的蜜糖给我们留着，阿公还是通过各种途径了解各自的想法。阿爸阿妈仍旧认为他们的儿子还是小孩。我很快就会升级为舅舅了。

M&S下个星期回国准备迎接他们的新生儿，在昨晚的送别会上M说他不是为了钱才做某些事情，他只做那些他觉得有意义的事情。平时话不多，说起他自己的想法很平静，明白自己的目标而不受外界影响才能够让生活过得比较平顺吧。祝愿这对跨国夫妻能够平平安安，为中国的巴哈伊教会发展作出应有的贡献。到中国去吧，这是几乎一个世纪前圣人的号召。Melic还在西部教书，那次相见忽然默默无语。这段时间，连半个的资格都算不上了，一开始，如果根基不牢的话，退步也是会发生的。

这，也是一段退步的历程。

2011/3/8
> 10:53 PM 本来想吊吊虎航的胃口，谁知过了昨天就涨回一个星期的价钱。只好忍痛付款。

2011/3/10
> 1:44 PM 从私爱到博爱的转变显得漫长而曲折

2011/3/15
> 10:00 AM 我的名字就叫做老样子

2011/3/17
> 10:31 AM 老家闹盐荒，没有盐卖了
> 12:01 PM 女：有房吗？男：没有。女：有车吗？男：没有。女：有存款吗？男：没有。女：那还来相亲！男：我有盐！女：老公！！！ — via L

2011/4/5
> 6:53 PM “孩子，你是否想过，你今天有自由和幸福，是因为在你之前，有人抗议过、奋斗过、争取过、牺牲过。如果你觉得别人的不幸与你无关，那么有一天不幸发生在你身上时，也没有人会在意。我相信，唯一安全的社会，是一个人人都愿意承担的社会，否则，我们都会在危险中、恐惧中苟活。” via 龙应台《亲爱的安德烈》

2011/4/22
> 11:13 PM 有视频，XSS也是可以表演招牌式舞蹈

2011/4/27
> 11:50 PM 旁观人民行动党扫街小分队在挂议员选举牌。罗里后面坐着好几个人以及一堆还未挂起的宣传牌，但没有安装法定的架子。

2011/4/28
> 11:46 AM 用紫金话跟一位老爷爷解说情况。他之前退休后在惠东附近呆了6年，为新加坡的高速路开发公司收过路费，赚了3千多万。本来是28年的，但政府硬把该路收回来。

2011/5/11
> 7:18 PM me: 金龟换酒夫妇开始了间隔年之旅。。。

2011/5/16
> 2:25 PM 开始了滑轮学习。一开始就摔了5跤
> 2:58 PM 临江镇上的电池厂由于污染被南方日报点名，昨天各方在开会
> 3:06 PM 广东河源市紫金县临江镇开电池厂一批儿童铅超标： http://finance.ifeng.com/news/20110516/4024794.shtml

2011/5/17
> 11:47 PM 见识了黑莓的安全性。误输入3次错误密码，导致机子自动清除所有信息。就算中间拔掉电池亦无用，因为开机后自动再清除。以后要常备份才可以。
> 11:49 PM 换了Singtel的无线上网卡的3G卡仍是如此，网速如蜗牛般。看来是被进入黑名单了。

2011/5/18
> 7:18 PM Singtel的换卡需要等上两天才有效果，而不是宣称的一天。现在似乎回到之前的正常速度。

On Mon, May 23, 2011
> 11:42 PM 自制酸奶成功

2011/5/27
> 2:47 PM 草根互相伤害

2011/5/28
> 9:17 AM 陈升啊，要做到不再让她孤单之路途很遥远呐

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卫塞节 – May 17, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:42:12 +0000

佛祖的生日阳光明媚，心情随之而展开。在相机的显示屏上看来，个个色彩明亮。有些透过挡风镜，质量难免有所差异，但也会在某些时候显示出自己的存在。

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A day with Uncle Tommy – May 17, 2011

玖伍贰柒 — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:25:07 +0000

UT is my dad’s colleague, he is Chinese. I was surprised to saw him appeared at the door with my dad last evening when they finished their job. And I didn’t realize that he was going to stay at our house at that moment. Mom was cooking while I asked him to play with me in my shopping mall which I just set up when I feel boring at home. UT was quite confusing for what the roles of the books, coins, toys spraying around all the floor. I tried to teach him how it works using my influent English. It was difficult while his is not a native English speaker. But it had a lot of fun.

Mom had finally start to serve the dinner and there were all Myanmar food. There was a salty soup which is my father’s favorite as he explained this is a soup which you might can only find it at Peninsula Plaza. After UT took a small amount of spicy dishes, you can see he became sweating soon. My brother just came back from the flat ground after playing his skateboard. I took my dinner as well a little bit later with rice and vegetable.

After dinner, UT preferred to have a soya milk as he doesn’t drink. He watched TV and I was playing hand phone game beside him. He seemed to be so astonished when he saw my dad playing computer game on the facebook page. At the same time, my brother was focused on his mobile phone with some game or chatted with his girl friend back in hometown. UT made joke of us, saying that Mom has three kids instead of two.

It was getting late and nobody want to go outside to have some shopping or sight seeing. UT slept in the living room and I think he was quite enjoy to stay there as you can he fell to sleep as soon as he lay down.

I got up around 8:30 this morning. My family and UT had already wake up and preparing or waiting for the breakfast. Mom made us some noodle with unique Myanmar soup and again, my father love it as well as UT. After the late breakfast, we went to take a shower one by one except UT, he has no habit to take a shower in the morning. That was quite strange to me, and I think it’s the culture staff behind it.

Today is Vesak Day, that’s why we can have a public holiday in Singapore. It’s the day we commemorates the birth and enlightenment of Buddha and his entry into Nirvana. We first went to a Myanmar Buddha temper near our house which located at Toa Payoh. It was so crowed, a lot of adult were praying and speaking to the God. I queued in the line to pray at front of the Buddha with Mom, and she donated some cash in a red envelope. UT is not a buddhist and he was just standing there, maybe he was also praying as he closed his eyes for a moment. He brought his camera with him and after taken a few shots we went down to a Meditation Center in Lavender to take a visit to Aunt ATT. She had stayed there since the morning preparing food for the members.

It was almost 1 p.m. when we reached the Meditation Center. AA was fasting during the afternoon but she can have water. We had some noodle and soup with the help of AA which of course was in Myanmar style. I played with UT’s camera and it made us laugh when it took some videos. AA goes to the center every Tuesday for meditation, and she volunteers working in the center as accountant beside her daily job.

After thank you to AA, we went to East Coast Park as my brother and I both want to try skating. My brother can stand on the skateboard perfectly but he need to work hard to make some harder action. There were a lot of young boys playing bicycle, skateboard, roller shoes etc. on the Xtreme SkatePark. Not many girls even though including me. UT was just shotting with his camera and don’t want to give a try on the skateboard.

We finished our dinner at Peninsula Plaza. UT took his favourite pork and some vegetable as well. So it was the day with Uncle Tommy.

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