RIP, O Captain my Captain.

Robin-Williams

I am still thinking about the passing of Robin Williams. Reading about so many wonderful memories of him online, about his work as an actor, a comic, and above all, just an outstanding human being. I remember somehow every time I laughed out loud watching his performances, there’s always a hint of sadness in his eyes. I still don’t know why. But perhaps I could identify with it. And upon hearing my wife telling me the news this morning, I actually said… I felt that’s the way he’d leave. Continue reading “RIP, O Captain my Captain.”

原則不清楚,身段極硬就是虛張聲勢。原則清楚,身段極軟則是值得敬畏。

在臉書上看到這篇文章,實在說到我心坎了。值得思考。

我又想到三國演義(這次不是火鳳燎原就是了),最後一回(120回)薦杜預老將獻新謀,降孫皓三分歸一統。東吳陸抗是如何在邊境與羊祜保持和平的?有在爭「國格」嗎?沒有。羊祜有在用武力震攝嗎?也沒有。都在經營人民的生活。人民才有和平,才有生存的機會。吳主孫皓要陸抗出兵晉國,抗回草疏,「…疏中備言晉未可伐之狀,且勸吳主修德慎罰,以安內為念,不當以黷武為事。吳主覽畢,大怒曰:『朕聞抗在邊境與敵人相通,今果然矣!』遂遣使罷其兵權,降為司馬,卻命左將軍孫冀代領其軍。群臣皆不敢諫。」接著,「…丞相萬彧,將軍留平、大司農樓玄三人見皓無道,直言苦諫,皆被所殺。前後十餘年,殺忠臣四十餘人。皓出入常帶鐵騎五萬。群臣恐怖,莫敢奈何。」試問現在誰在不斷的扣帽子,用各種製造與論的霸凌方式「殺掉」理智的聲音?帶著「路過」的「和平」群眾製造「非我類即匪類」的恐懼?但,一旦挑起事情了,我們有陸抗嗎?對面可多的是羊祜、杜預、王濬等人才啊。

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