動聽、卻不能致用。

VC 已針對您的文章「甚麼是「新」的思想網絡？」留下新意見：

動聽、卻不能致用。

李察回應：

你的話，像針一樣呢。
李察會再加深思的。
謝謝你。

李察謹上

收到來信

Dear William

謝謝再次寄來稿件。李察會再一次看的。

謝謝。

李察上


P.S. 你的問題，其實幾天前己覆。奇怪你好像看不到。
請看思想資料庫。

如此精彩的傑作

Dear Pun

謝謝寄來極精彩的片段。任何人，倘能把握這片段中的節奏，

必能榮登國際第一流藝術家的寶座。


如此精彩的傑作，讓我們在「星期天籟」裡一起欣賞好不好！！

茲代表所有的讀者們，先謝謝你！


李察謹上

devil's cantata

Greetings Mr. Leechard:

My name is Richard Si, residing in Toronto, Canada. Ever since my immigration to here 15 years ago I have been reading your column "問到底" (frankly I do not understood much nor comprehend your ideas in depth back at my youth, I was intrigue by your name because that's how my friends pronounce my first name in Cantonese). I was sadden that It was canceled but lacked the drive to follow your writings and thoughts on the blogs...that was 3? or 4 years ago. By coincidence I have searched your pen name and have discovered your continuing works and felt I would have some reading to do.

My question is based on a personal need: I am currently studying music composition at York University and aspiring to contribute towards the contemporary compositional scene. A coincidental correspondence with a fellow forum member (mainly based in Taiwan) have invited me to participate in their joint project, which is to provide music for their "devil's cantata". At first I cheerfully accepted but recently I realized how little I understood the nature of "evil" or even the concept of "devil" is rather lacking, despite the fact that I myself am a regular church-attending Baptist.

Hopefully your answers (perhaps your questions rather? ha-ha) can give me some directions and assistance.

Yours truly,
RS

p.s. please excuse my faulty use of Chinese language, pretty much stagnant since my departure from grade six primary school.


Dear Richard Si,

I do envy you could have such a chance to study music composition,and could join such interesting project. I am always an outsider to all this.

It happens that when I pratice Chi Kung, and founded the energy in music could be ome times positive, and sometimes negative. Some Chi Kung teachers do mention about this, but they could only distinguish "sad" music to "happy" music, which i think is rather confused.

As for the concept of "devil" in music, it is another matter. In the field of music, people use this term in highly skilled pieces which is nothing to do with positive or negative meaning. However, when people are too much consentrated on the technical side, they will lead the music into a more physical direction, instead of the spiritual direction. That is the difference of Paganini and Bach.

However, I dare not to "label" different kinds of music into "devil's" or "angel's", though I do believe this is a very important issue. Tchaikovsky was a very unfortunate example in his last symphony. And Wagner is worth to study too. May be he is the real devil in music. His compositon could lead to the bad side of human nature, I guess.

Wishing you a good success in the "devil's cantata", hoping I could have the chance to enjoy it.

Leechard.

youtube music

Dear Pun,

will write to you tomorrow, as i need some time to listen to your music.

Leechard

devil's cantata

Dear Richard Si,
will write to you tomorrow

Leechard

about the gold fish story

Dear Leechard

the story of goldfish is interesting, it is like a résumé, but there are some points where i dont understand.

「離開自己的平面，只需要花費一秒鐘呢。」 >>>

do you mean to go from one level of thinking to another level is simply a change within a split second? like a monk buddist who 'kok ng', suddenly understand the teaching? But I find the phrase weird because it is too logical and sensible (because of the word 平面), whereas the whole story of goldfish is a personification of the animal to approach the question by a less logical and more emotional way for easier understanding. It contradicts the 'style'.

「當然知道。雖然我明知道那故事是騙局，但是，
為了你的緣故，我還是願意嘗試的。」
「甚麼？這樣神聖的經典，你敢說是騙局？真是
浪費資源，我還把你放在書房裡，讓你親近書香呢！
早知如此，放你進廚房去還好些！」

the word '騙局' is confusing. do you want to say that the old monk lied? or the lesson behind the story is a lie? if it is the prior i think the paragraph confuses the readers; if it is the latter then the question is not explained.


as for the idea of sacrificing an arm or a life... it is confusing too. Is it about how MUCH one sacrifices in order to prove that he is determined to learn how to ''gain level''? We might have to sacrifice a lot.. but at the end we have to keep our lives? But on the otherhand, why does one have to prove his determination then? to prove it to whom? why wouldnt the old monk believe the determination without a prove?

sc


dear sc
thanks for your advice. the point of logical term is very good. however, please read the following explaining article to get the meaning behind it.

one need not to prove anything to anyone, the arm is a waste of material, and you are right too. And the point is, as mentioned
in the story, life is to use, not to waste. if any one knows how to use his life, he is useful.

As for the split second, that is true. One could change his mind in a split second. And that is out of logic's way. Once you are tuned into the right direction,
you can hear the beautiful music coming from the radio, or the universe.

When one is prepared to "use" his life, when one is determined to do some very pratical things, when one is not considering the emptiness of
vanity, one need to have some determination. Once the determination is made, may be it need only one second, but the momentum behind it is a long term effort.
and the split second is also a metaphor. the point is tuning, not timing.

leechard

美國教育問題

Dear William

來函收到。己貼在思想資料庫。

讀者推薦： 天空之城 音樂會

Hello 李察!!!

I watched a concert on youtube recently and it was great!!! The 1st part is here:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRqR8iiWLo&feature=related

There are 19 parts in total.

The most touching part I have found was part 11, where about 800 ppl sang the theme song of the animate 天空之城.

I hope you will enjoy it!

Best regards
Fan


李察回應：

謝謝你!!!!

人可否做到"好智如好色"?

李察兄好

之前說到一篇沉船中人還在研究天文學, 臨死還去求知
借用<論語‧子罕> "吾未見好知, 如好生者也"

想起另一類似例子
一架快將墜毁的飛機, 急降時空中小姐站不穩脚走光, 男乘客就算快死都要看春光

解決問題倒簡單, 相反去想, 如何讓人"好知如好生", "好知如好色"?
其實人類也可做到, 如柴可夫斯基好知不好色

但人可否做到"好智如好色"?

狐


李察回應：

其實這問題是：

怎樣平衡 色慾、食慾 和 求知慾？

亦即是：在物質和心靈之間，如何取捨？

相信你早己知道，是嗎？

你說：男乘客就算快死都要看春光，大約只是想當然，或者是個別情況？

求生意志，是各種慾望之中最強烈的。

還未擺脫食色性也的舊思想嗎？

可以偵測到「攻擊」而能閃避的衛星

匿名 已針對您的文章「時代將會在甚麼時間進步？世界將在那一點的地方突變？」留下新意見：

我想除太空中的衛星外

還有地下和海床的光纖

而為了應付被敵方擊落的危機

他們應還會造出

可以偵測到「攻擊」而能閃避的衛星



李察回應：

你的設想很好呢！也不失為一妙著。到時，所有的衛星，本身就是一個武器發射台呢。
或者，隱形衛星也是不錯的選擇。

又或者，一分為十的衛星也不錯。被攻擊的時候，自動分體。
甚至，銀河式衛星，更佳 。

例如，把衛星化為一道長長的金屬河，連綿數千里，每一點都能反射電波，
這河，任何導彈都射不了。

到底應該用何種語文授課？

Dear William

收到你寄來作家陶傑先生的大作「松下問童子」。
十分感謝。陶傑先生文筆鋒利，的是佳作。

語文問題，是個大問題。這問題，需要多一些
思索和心力。希望下周細談。

李察上

我睇簡體字, 個腦倦好多喇

galaxy 已針對您的文章「中國文字，有何神秘？」留下新意見：

唔怪得知, 我睇簡體字, 個腦倦好多喇。

李察回應：

是的。簡體字是一種慢速的低效率文字。

簡覆：

簡覆：

Dear Peggy HO

你寄來莫泊桑的小說「墳墓」，是李察愛看的。
這篇小說，是跟小仲馬的「茶花女」有相干之處的。

只是你可能太懶了些，你能寫一點感想嗎？
如果只是轉寄文章來，沒有你的感受，是否有
點可惜？


Dear William

你前日的來信收到了。你關於「顧問服務」
的意見，也收到了。謝謝。

李察謹上

中國人的''性向''是傾向於服從權威的

4 已針對您的文章「到底人有沒有「內在自由」？」留下新意見：

或者我比較悲觀, 中國人的''性向''是傾向於服從權威的, 雖然儒家死, 毛澤東也死, 英女皇已離開香港人, 但中國人心裏仍然是想有個主子,

香港人雖然表面上是自由, 但其實是思想真空, 而自己建立一套權威和文化去進行崇拜, 再反射出自我, 這種權威和價值觀之外的一切都是錯的.

中國人與我們太疏離了,中國人的將來將會由獨生子女打出來的, 我們越來越難去理解同胞的心態.

如果要了解香港人的思想未來會怎走,
大概要了解一下何謂 高登文化 =..=''

李察回應：

朋友，你是對的。
你說：我們愈來愈難明白同胞的心態。
文化似乎在走上岐路。

但真正的情況是：港台大陸的思想網絡，愈來愈接近。
我們愈來愈相似了。
愈來愈相似了。
愈來愈相似了。
愈來愈相似了。

我都覺得儒家是有點過時的

3 已針對您的文章「誤解人性，有何問題？」留下新意見：

老實說, 其實我都覺得儒家是有點過時的. 因為現在已經不是農業社會, information age 裏面,比起4 50年前 人人都變得多選擇和變得快速.

而這種快速的變化, 大概令到不同年代的人產生良好的溝通, 家庭是人性發展的根本, 大概 一代不如一代的印象, 就是這種斷層上發生的.

可能, 這種情況未來會物極必反

李察回應：

所以，切莫誤解人性！
你自己是怎樣想，你的對手們未必是這樣想。

人要不斷煩惱嗎？

李察先生：

你好！人要不斷煩惱嗎？能有朝一日不會煩惱，還是即使得道高僧也會煩惱，
只是作了選擇呢？看小說，德川家康晚年不斷抄佛經，是要學習忍耐，你有怎樣的
看法？

Linus Chan

Dear Linus Chan,

人的「煩惱」，大約是生命困惑中的一種。
三千煩惱絲，有人是嫌其太煩，但有人求之不得呢。
只不知道，你的煩惱是甚麼。說不出，只敢抽象地說說，
也是很可憐的。

李察上

Chris Patten's View on 2009

Dear William,

謝謝寄來參考文章。或者，看完該文之後，
我們會想到：今日世界中的真正問題，其實
是甚麼。東方、中方、西方，從腦偏向到
內外偏向，問題不少呢。

李察上



Leechard,

Chris patten now outline a picture of world in 2009 in his article in project-syndicate.

Project Syndicate is an organisation that collects many articles from well-known observers and analysts and distribute them to all media sources in every quarter of world. For many years, Chris has written many articles to project syndicate Among all articles published, i found that this article the most interesting one. This is why i decide to recommend you to read.

With his excellent observation, and his wonderful analysis, Mr patten has provided us an insight into 2009 world affairs. Background of 2009, as he points, is that many far-reaching changes in water and energy usage, world-population, and carbon dioxide emissions have great impact on our society. Environmental conservation, Western economy revitalisation, Elder-young balance, are the main factors affecting events happening in world stage. And in Chris's view,only US, under Obama leadship, can lead the world to solve all these problems.

I am glad to attach the article for your reference. You can also find that article at :

http://www.project-syndicate.org/print_commentary/patten11/English. If you like this article, you can write a note on your blog to introduce it to audiance there, your fans and friends.

I welcome any comments made on this subject.

Best wishes,
william

簡覆

Dear William

謝謝你在一月九日寄來作家陶傑君討論音樂的文章。
很有參考價值。謝謝。

李察謹上
一月十日

簡覆

Dear Show Chun Ho , Dear Peggo Ho:

你們分別在一月八日和一月七日轉來台灣蘋果
日報討論色情理論的文章收到了。謝謝提供。

對於這一類的色情理論，李察並不感到重要。
中國文化的一個暗湧是物慾的傾向嚴重。而
物慾是與反智並行的。人為力量不斷拉扯，
讓中國文化像西方那樣，不斷向下走。這是
不好的。

Dear William:

你在一月八日的兩封來信收到了。謝謝你。
第一封重覆提出雪萊和拜倫，曹操和劉邦
的問題，都是很有意思的。希望你不斷研
究，一定會有肯定的收穫的。

你第二封來信，也很精彩。你問：誰人最
能夠代表英國精神。到底是拜倫還是丘吉爾。
這是值得討論的。雖然，以李察不成熟的
見解，覺得莎士比亞、牛頓、達爾文或者
霍金、克倫威爾、甚至是王爾德諸人，更
代表英國文化多些。

李察謹上　　零九年一月八日

收到來信

William

以下兩封來信都收到了，謝謝。你叫李察重刊舊稿，其實也是沒有
甚麼趣味的。謝謝好意。
另，你提到的教育問題，可能是另一本書。李察沒有寫過教育的書呢。


Subject: Education reform
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 17:29:34 +0800

Subject: your article on 反智
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:32:03 +0800

李察謹上

謝 謝 贊 助

親愛的馬群先生：

寄來的支票收到了。謝謝你的美意。莊子一書，一定會很快出版的。
真正的莊子面目，也一定很快跟世人在紙上見面的。

再一次謝謝你。

李察謹上

「兩黨演義，何時面世？」

nightingale 已針對您的文章「兩黨演義，何時面世？」留下新意見：

李察先生，我可能找到國共演義的前傳。有本叫鐵拳無敵孫中山的小說，佢寫得好有趣。

http://ypman.ypjh.tpc.edu.tw/~9113j/kusost.htm

李察回應

Dear Nightingale

謝謝你！