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    April 09

    中国人知足常乐的天才

    在看林语堂写的<中国人> (My Country and My People),很多地方非常精辟.
     
    比如这篇陆深写给友人 的信: "晚将有佳月,别具画舫,载鼓吹同泛如何?昨致湖石数株,西堂添却一倍磊块新凉,能过我信宿留乎?兼制隐居寇服,待旦夕间命下,便作山中无事老人矣! "
     
    中国人希望看一场好戏并尽情享受,但如果他没有条件看,也并不十分难过.他希望自己的房子周围有一些高大的古树,但如果院子里只有一株枣树,他也感到同样高兴.他希望有许多孩子,有一个妻子亲自动手做他爱吃的佳肴;如果他很富有,可以请一个高级厨师和一个穿着红裤子的漂亮女仆,这个女仆要能在他读书或作画时为他焚香伺候.他还需要一些好朋友,一个能理解他的女人,这个女人最好是他妻子,如果不是,则歌伎也行.如果他生来就没有这种"艳福",他也不会懊恼.他需要吃饱,好在大米稀饭和腌萝卜在中国倒也不贵.他希望有一坛好酒,常常自己酿造米酒,或者花几个铜板到常去的酒店沽上一碗.他需要悠闲,这在中国不难做到,如果他
     
    因过竹院逢僧话
    又得浮生半日闲
     
    他便会快活得像一只小鸟.如果他没有一个可供玩乐的花园,他便希望有一间坐落在山里的僻静小屋,门前有一条小溪自山上潺潺而下.这间小屋也可倚傍着一个河谷,下午他可以漫步河岸之上,欣赏鸬鹚为渔夫捉鱼的生动情景.但如果他没有这种运气,只能呆在城市里,他也不难过.因为无论如何他还可以在笼中养上一只鸟,栽种几盆花,还可以赏月--月亮总是会出来的.大诗人苏东坡就写过一篇十分优美的散文还描写月亮,这就是<记承天夜游>:
     
    元丰六年十月十二日夜,解衣欲睡,月色入户,欣然起行.念无于为乐者,遂至承天寺.寻张怀民.
    怀民亦未寝,相与步入中庭.庭下如积水空明,水中藻荇交横,盖竹柏影也.
    何夜无月,何处无竹柏,但少闲人如吾两人耳.
     
    这部1935年在纽约出版的小书将中国人的性格,心灵,理想,生活,社会,政治,艺术,文化娓娓道来, 写得骄傲,贴切,美妙,欢快, 又一针见血, 非常喜欢. 古中国人其实这样浪漫,品位高洁又会享受生活,现在的中国人却大多缺失了传统,一味笨拙地效仿西方,空虚又庸俗. 魏晋时一个了不起的诗人刘伶,常常数月不停地痛饮.他坐车旅行,通常携一壶酒,一把铁鞦,一个仆人.出发前,刘即嘱咐仆人: "死,便埋我." 即使身处中国历史上最消沉的时期之一,这个时代的中国人还是活得痛快,个性彰显,比现在好.

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    Sherrywrote:
    Jenny, thanks for the comments! How have you been? I like that too! "死,便埋我."  so cool : )
    Apr. 11
    yang zhangwrote:
    "死,便埋我."
     
    这个真好
    Apr. 10

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