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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
 As we rush through life! --------------------------- In Washington, DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. *About 3 minutes: * The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. *At 6 minutes: * A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again. *At 45 minutes:* The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32. *After 1 hour:* He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all. No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music. This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities. *This experiment raised several questions: * 1.In a common-place environment, at an inconvenient or inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? 2.If so, do we stop to appreciate it? 3.Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context? *Learning:* If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made... how many other things are we missing as we rush through life? - unknown 0 comments  
dreamed of racing on 4:28 pm <-------------------------------------------------------> Tuesday, 29 November 2011 楊明學 拥有华丽的外表和绚烂的灯光 我是匹旋转木马身在这天堂 只为了满足孩子的梦想 爬到我背上就带你去翱翔 我忘了只能原地奔跑的那忧伤 我也忘了自己是永远被锁上 不管我能够陪你有多长 至少能让你幻想与我飞翔 奔驰的木马让你忘了伤 在这一个供应欢笑的天堂 看着他们的羡慕眼光 不需放我在心上 旋转的木马没有翅膀 但却能够带着你到处飞翔 音乐停下来你将离场 我也只能这样 旋木－王菲 作词：杨明学 作曲：袁惟仁 专辑：将爱 发行：2003年11月7日 「九月雨」是他的壓卷之作.. 「我不難過」的MV是他的真實寫照.. 「我的錯」、「沒有人的方向」都有他自己的深刻隱喻.. 「旋木」的MV則是他最後的身影，一個從異鄉回來的早逝的才子 用音樂說出他年輕的生命，劃下生命的「休止符」 細細體會，你會為他的生命而感動...。 《旋木》MV裡除了王菲，還有一對青年情侶，就是《旋木》作詞者楊明學和他的女朋友許維恩。 楊明學原本在加拿大唸書，2002年不幸罹患，患上罕见的肌肉软组织肿瘤，因病回台灣就醫， 從此開始發表他的創作。楊明學以簡潔卻深刻的文字，傳達世間人情，尤其是對感情的深切描繪。 楊明學在歌壇的作品不少，包括 王菲演唱的《旋木》、張信哲的《九月雨》、孫燕姿的《我不難過》 《休止符》《沒有人的方向》、范逸臣的《忘了愛》、蔡健雅的《失樂園》及B.A.D演唱的 《我的錯》，歌詞都出自楊明學之筆。 這首歌的DEMO叫《戀曲 L.A. 》，是袁惟仁的作品。王菲拿到這首歌的DEMO時表示歌很好、 但太甜、不適合自己。後來找楊明學重新填詞，王菲才接受了這首歌（其實王菲唱這首歌時， 楊明學已經得了絕症）。袁惟仁真的很喜歡這首歌，他不但在《愛原色》這張合輯裡發表了 《戀曲 L.A.》，後來還把王菲版的《旋木》重唱了一遍。 2003年11月7日，王菲推出了她的國語專輯《將愛》。2003年11月 19日，王菲赴台灣宣傳《將愛》， 上小S的節目《娛樂百分百》。節目最後小S 說她要唱《旋木》這首歌，希望死黨楊明學能夠早點 好起來，可以跟她們一起去玩。小S是哽咽的唱這首歌的，唱到最後已經泣不成聲了。 2004年1月6日，才華洋溢的楊明學病逝，結束短短二十四歲的生命。这是罕见的病例，原本肿瘤 生长在脚上，最后癌细胞转移肺部造成病变，过去这个病例的存活最多只有九个月，能撑这么久 实属难得。楊明學的過世，讓許多他圈內的好友都很心痛； 楊明學的追思告別式，他圈內的好友黑人、 SOS姊妹、范瑋琪、楊乃文、朱孝天都前去送他；和楊明學有深厚交情的歌手Gackt也以感人的追悼 文章傳達不捨 之情；楊明學的女友許維恩網上留言說到：「旋木MV是我們最好的紀念」。 2005年6月3日，范瑋琪新專輯《一 比一》中 收錄一首歌《不眠》，詞是楊明學生前寫的。 范瑋琪說，她看到《不眠》很有感覺，覺得人生的一種無常：「浮浮沉沉、假假真真，為誰辛苦為誰 認真，為何努力為 何犧牲，拚了再拚忍了又忍，還是慾望這種本能，會讓人忘了 有多心疼」。 范瑋琪用了半個小時把歌詞譜上曲。 這是他女朋友寫給他的 你最愛的寶貝 Dear My Baby : 不管你到了哪裡... 我們兩個人的心永遠都在一起,不會分開.... 在你離去的前一天,我答應過你....不管發生什麼事我一定陪在你身邊,不會離開你...很抱歉我沒有跟著你走... 陪你到另一個世界...這輩子做不成夫妻...下輩子...下下輩子...都要做夫妻...幸幸福福的過日子.... 現在你只是先到了那裡,我之後一定也會跟你相聚的.... 這是我們的約定... 旋木MV是我們最好的紀念.... 希望你在那裡會過的很好..... 中島美嘉的<雪之花>是我和你最喜歡也是唱給你聽的一首歌,我會努力學會日文...達成你未達成的心願... 永遠愛你的寶貝.... -- 2004-01-08 13:31:33 2009年，他的女友结婚的时候，女友的丈夫在大家毫不知情的情况下，在婚礼他出场时，伴着《旋木》 的音乐，深情地演唱（顺便说一句这位丈夫即是当年的BAD中的Alex），这个场景在场的人无不为之动容。 就算即使在康熙这样轻松、搞笑的节目中，也感动了不少观众。Alex说，他想重新诠释真正的《旋木》， 因为他想（杨明学）想留下的是祝福与幸福的感觉，而不是让友人心痛。 其实每次在听到旋木的时候，心里会有一种淡淡的哀伤.如果大家看旋木的mv的话，你会看见里面有 一个很有气质的大男孩，很清瘦，瘦得有点不正常.他的表情一直很淡然，他的眼睛却很深，我看到很多 迷离与神秘.我知道，他是一个有故事的人. 写旋木词的时候他已经重病了，也难怪在mv里，他瘦成那样--那时应该距他离世不到半年的时间. 在词里，他把自己比为那个华丽又孤寂的木马，他尽自己所能载着女友飞翔在最后的日子里.他会彷徨， 会无助，因为深深地感受着这世界的无常.尽管如此，我还是从他眼里看到了温柔.与女友对望时， 那眼神那么温柔，深如骨髓.他是不舍的..但就如词里所写，"当音乐停下来，你会离场，我也只能这样'. 是的，纵然有再多不舍，他始终斗不过命运.他知道自己这匹孤独的木马将要停止生命的乐章， 飞往别处.就算深爱的女友，也会离开他的世界，从此天各一方 《旋木》的歌词，是出自杨明学发布在自己网站歌日记上的一首诗《旋转木马》 华丽的外表 绚烂的灯光 我是匹木马 身在这天堂 只为满足那 孩子的梦想 爬到我背上 就带你翱翔 奔驰 奔驰 让你忘了所有的伤 旋转 旋转 看着他们羡慕眼光 忘了自己永远被锁上 忘了只能原地奔跑的悲伤 不管我能够陪你多长， 不管你是否下来就忘 至少我曾 让你幻想 曾经与我 一起飞翔 在这个 供应欢笑的天堂 在这个 将我囚禁的地方 在我身上 爬上爬下 爬上爬下 爬上 爬下 木马 这样就好了 就这样 就 这 样 袁惟仁的原来版本.. 0 comments
dreamed of racing on 10:22 pm <-------------------------------------------------------> Monday, 28 November 2011 人在无明时，确实是比动物还愚蠢。因而，作为人就时刻地要反省， 人应该是比动物更有自控力。动物不需要法律、法规，人需要法律、 法规约束。要知道法律只能约束人的行为，不能约束人的思想， 而行为是受思想控制，因此必须从约束我们的贪念、憎恨心、妒忌心、 傲慢、疑心等，从对心理毒素的净化做起。先调节好自己内心的小环境， 再去影响周围的大环境，这样就会避免受很多负面的环境影响， 心灵环保也就不再是一句空话了。 如果我们做到心灵环保，做到对自然环境的环保，不但为慈善事业播种了， 也必将带给我们无尽的福报。 0 comments
dreamed of racing on 2:30 pm <-------------------------------------------------------> Friday, 25 November 2011
 Many heartwrenching love stories share the common trait of heartbreak – due to miscommunication, which happens in two ways – not communicating one's true thoughts and feelings in time, and wrongly assuming what the other's true thoughts and feelings are. The only way to heal such heartaches is… yes, you guessed it – communication. With the world being tightly interconnected by the net today, it is much easier to trace the hearts you have broken, and the ones whom your heart had broken over… to recommunicate, to set the record right, even if it is just for the record, so as to have a sense of closure. Closure, however, does not mean all is over for good, for true closure opens new doors of karmic affinity too, offering new possibilities. Even if romantic love is now out of the question, isn't genuine friendship possible? Why let a relationship become estranged and wasted over misunderstandings when you can clear the air? It would be truly heartbreaking if they are not resolved in time – when one party departs before the other. Do communicate while there is still time! It doesn't matter if what you wish to communicate is well received or not, as long as you convey it sincerely, freeing yourself from regret. As the Buddha taught in the Dhammapada, 'There are those who do not realise that one day we all must die. But those who do realise this settle their quarrels.' In the movie, 'You Are The Apple Of My Eye', there is an earthquake scene, which shook many wide awake in the still of the night. Everyone suddenly whips out their mobile phones to call their loved ones living elsewhere, to check if they are alright. The protagonist guy holds up his phone to check for reception, as he runs away from the crowd hogging the airwaves. Finally, he manages to connect, or rather, reconnect, with the girl he had a serious crush upon, and was assured that she was okay. Despite a two-year lapse in communication due to a conflict, the earthquake was a wake-up call, on the urgency to reconcile, to express his deep care and concern despite a petty grudge. Furthering what the Buddha said, not only will we die one day, this one day can arrive abruptly indeed, via sudden disasters. Life is too short to make one another suffer by nursing regrets and resentment, especially when they are resolvable. Even if they are no longer resolvable in person, it is also senseless to continue nursing regrets and resentment. One might as well focus on resolving other conflicts and maintain other surviving relationships well, lest new regrets and resentment form. For making peace with the deceased, one can also share merits for their well-being. In the same movie, there was much ambivalence over the guy and girl in affirming their love for each other. The guy struggles to be accepted, while the girl hesitates accepting him. True Love just loves though. It is not conditioned by acceptance or rejection, never mistaking physical intimacy as crucial, since it can be loveless and lustful instead. Why not just love on in acceptable ways without yearning for more, if the love is true? While one might be ambivalent in committing, there is no need to be ambivalent in being caring. Why let pride be in the way of love, unless your ego is your one True Love? The Bodhisattvas openly declare their True Love for all beings, and love on even when unappreciated! If the ego obstructs even the loving of one person, is one ready to embrace many? Possible – only if one's love is already more spiritual than worldly in nature. May all beings be slow to hate and swift to love one another, with as few conditions as possible! As True Love is truly unconditional, never expecting reciprocation, one who loves truly can never have one's heart broken. - Stonepeace 0 comments
dreamed of racing on 10:09 am <-------------------------------------------------------> Tuesday, 22 November 2011
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dreamed of racing on 11:37 am <-------------------------------------------------------> 游入忠的心 是对的人 鞍山的冬季恋歌 是恋爱频率 风中的爱火 照亮遥远的星空 告诉远方的你 不要忘记我 爱经过空间时间考验 才能实现 不怕为相见飞跃世界 相知的人 灵犀一瞬间 相爱的人 不该分两边 0 comments
dreamed of racing on 10:42 am <-------------------------------------------------------> Monday, 21 November 2011 To share absolute truths with those who need relative truths is to confuse instead of help. To share relative truths with those who need absolute truths is to belittle instead of enlighten. - Stonepeace Relative truths refer to conventional realities that are relative to each other. For example, that Jim is older than Kim, that Jim suffers more than Kim, are relative truths in their relational contexts. Absolute truths refer to one ultimate reality. The oldness and youthfulness of Jim and Kim, and the ease and hardship of their lives are ultimately empty in themselves, since they make sense only when there is comparison with each other. In other contexts, Jim might be younger instead, and Kim older. If one does not realise that relative truth and absolute truths are both equally important, it would be impossible to attain full enlightenment. One should not pretend to function from the level of absolute truths when relative truths are yet to be completely realised. Relative truths have to be realised first, before absolute truths can be realised, after which one functions on the Middle Path between, from the perspectives of both truths, with neither disregard nor clinging to both sides. On the one hand, when one who overlooks the relevance of relative truths sees someone suffering, the unhappiness might simply be dismissed as emptiness, as an absolute truth, neglecting the fact that the person has not realised it yet, thus needing compassionate help. The relative truth is, one also suffers, just relatively less than that person. What's more, even enlightened ones like the Buddhas, who have realised absolute and relative truths, will readily help those in need. When the deluded is caught breaking a precept, one might also rationalise that the morality and precepts are ultimately empty in nature, thus excusing oneself from harming others. On the other hand, when one misses the importance of absolute truths suffers, one might cling to it being substantial and lasting in the moment, instead of realising its empty nature, that it is actually unsubstantial and fleeting. When this person sees another suffering, one might likewise cling to its 'reality', giving rise to unhelpful passionate grief. If one toggles extremely between relative and absolute truths without realising either – only to convenient oneself, to rationalise one's own mistakes with bad faith, while selfishly excusing oneself from helping others, one is surely thoroughly unenlightened. This is to lack compassion and wisdom. When one progresses in realising relative and absolute truths in a balanced manner, one should increase in compassion and wisdom instead, with no need to toggle at all. Do not use absolute truths to excuse immorality and relative truths to excuse delusion. Do use absolute truths to foster wisdom and relative truths to foster compassion. - Stonepeace 0 comments
dreamed of racing on 10:28 am <-------------------------------------------------------> Friday, 4 November 2011 When past karma ripens in the present, new karma is created by how one responds, which affects the direction of past karma, and creates the direction of future karma. - Stonepeace 0 comments
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一份情讓我們相知相惜 一份真摯的友誼，使我們成為永遠的朋友
                                                     
 stare at the blank + in the center, what do you see?  do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise? "There are some people who meet that somebody that they can never stop loving, no matter how hard they try. I wouldn't expect you to understand that, or even believe it, but trust me; there are just some loves that don't go away. And maybe that makes them crazy, but we should all be lucky enough to end up with someone who has a little bit of that craziness. Someone who never lets go. Someone who cherishes you forever." - Ally McBeal unique moonlighters |
