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May 15 独立认知与思考的权力五一节去南京小憩，参观了民国的旧址如总统府、中山陵等。又重读了一些对历史人物及事件的简介，感慨良多，每次在国内读历史人物的介绍, 发现措词又变了很多。我很羡慕生于今天的孩子，他们有个更宽松的人文环境及对人生的选择，我最羡慕莫过于他们当中很多人今天有了独立思考的权力，而不是灌输的产品。
我们这一代儿时是听着“批林批孔”、“打倒修正主义头子刘xx”的口号中长大。有一次我在幼儿园犯了“严重错误”，总以为林与孔是一家，否则干吗一起批斗？所以我对小朋友大讲“孔老二坐飞机摔死在温都尔汗......”. 考中学时要熟记为什么计划经济优于市场经济的N多理由；考研时却要背市场经济的N多优越性。历史书里若是提起历史人物，不是“伟大英明“ 就是“反动派的头子、走狗“。 后来留学时很喜欢看新闻及时事秀，主持人总是请来不同观点的人来探讨，以此代表不同的思考方式。90年代的时候我又看了一些冷战与韩战的纪录片，片中既有当时的美国决策人及当时人的想法言论，又有不少前苏联及中、朝方的官员和将领的回顾。欧美教育中一再强调重视培养独立思考的能力，而不是人云亦云的灌输。
这世界不是非黑即白的世界，历史人物何尝不是如此。你可曾想过“引刀成一块，不负少年头”出自于一个早年献身推翻帝制的汉奸之笔；有谁想过伟大英明的舵手也会视人命如粪土；昨日“工人阶级的叛徒“是今日的开国元勋；昔日的抗日英雄转眼间成了日后的战犯；嗜血如麻的军阀也曾宁死不为日本侵略军效力；无限光荣的人生楷模也曾卑颜屈膝或置人死地...... 时至今天，是我们给孩子们的一切注上黑与白的标签呢？还是让他们独立去思考、独立去探知..... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
更多的分享在我的QQ空间 http://user.qzone.qq.com/139588861 May 07 Hold Your Breath...All the TimeI didn't know what Level Five means until one potential candidate from the States explained it to me. Level Five is the worst air quality rating from Environmental Protection Bureau. I guess we are supposed to "hold our breath" all the time when the air quality reaches Level Five. "Air quality in Beijing hit "hazardous" levels on Monday after a haze of dust from areas southeast of Beijing hovered over the cityf rom Sunday afternoon, said the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau. It rated the air quality as level five, the highest on the bureau's classification system, when the city normally issues warnings to elderly people and children to stay indoors and avoid strenuous activities. " Not aware of the fact that the air quality was at hazardous level, I was in Beijing when the sand storm hit there. Hopefully, running between airport and the hotel doesn't count as "outdoor or strenuous activities".
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May 06 Ginger: The Jazz singer or the Childhood playmate?Ginger Zheng is my cousin, whom I haven’t talked to for almost 15 years. We shared the common life path and interests many many years ago. Before I came back to China, I heard she earned her fame as a Jazz singer at Cotton Club which is close to Microsoft office in Shanghai. As soon as I settled down last year, I called the club and checked on the schedule, but to my disappointment, she was no longer there.
Anyhow, recently we got each other’s contact from relatives and she kindly invited me to her performance in Cotton Club. To be honest, I am not Jazz fan, but watching someone who is related to you and who is applauded by the fans is quite exciting experience. In the end, I have to say Ginger has changed so much that I can barely tell she is the girl in the still picture in my memory. I need some time to get use to the new image of Ginger, a singer with a touching voice and a successful businesswoman running a fashion shop. She talked to me briefly during the break and we didn’t finish our conversation before she headed off for something else.
After meeting Ginger again, one question in my mind is “Had you ever thought about what you would end up decade ago? If you look around today, is that everything the same as you expected?” To me, the surprise, regardless it is good or bad, is always one of the factors which make the life worth living for...
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May 02 Congratulations to Azure and YoungCongratulations to the new couple who tied the notch on Saturday. I was honored to speak at the wedding on behalf of all colleagues. What a wonderful couple they make!!!
(I took the pictures through my smartphone; the moment is too romantic to miss.) |
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