2010年5月23日星期日

黎海寧的《愛玲說》

香港著名編舞家、香港城市當代舞蹈團駐團編舞黎海寧的新作《雙城記──香港.上海.張愛玲》將於香港上演後赴上海演出,成為香港參與上海世博會展演的重點節目之一。
 黎海寧說,這次的《雙城記》其實是自己的前作《愛玲說》的一次再發展。《愛玲說》是2000年時她為台北越界舞蹈團的四位台柱所創作的作品,秉持了黎氏一貫的人文思索厚度與音樂素養,用「意識流」的方式,展現出張愛玲老年蟄居後於美國的最後居所。當時飾演張愛玲的,是台灣著名舞蹈家羅曼菲,她時而是年老的張愛玲,時而又穿梭進入張氏的作品中,現實與想像混雜,繁華中又見蕭索。
 《雙城記》的結構和《愛玲說》相比,可以說沒有太大的改變。編舞同樣從年老的張愛玲作為切入點。舞台上,一張沙發讓人聯想隱居的張愛玲去世前的居所,而沙發前的地毯則劃分出表演區域。飾演老年張愛玲的舞者與張筆下的人物在這區域中進進出出,也暗喻了現實與想像的交錯與重疊。
 黎海寧說,當時取名為《愛玲說》和周敦頤的《愛蓮說》有一定的關係,也許因為張愛玲本身特立獨行的氣質,但更多的,是因為這個「說」字所帶來的「私秘感」。「用這個『說』字,是我想表現好像是她的腦中聽到許多的聲音,但那些聲音又是她自己寫的文字。」在《雙城記》中,黎海寧同樣用上了一些張愛玲的文字去表達這種感覺。
 「裡面用上了兩大段的文字,一段是《怨女》中的,很情慾的一段描寫,在舞蹈中是在沙發上的一段比較情慾的演出。」黎海寧說,她覺得這段文字很有迫切性,似乎文字本身就推讀者不斷向前,光是讀它都好像有呼吸困難的感覺。張愛玲文字的魔力可見一斑。
 事實上,演繹張愛玲作品的影視作品和舞台作品眾多,大都跨不過文字的坎。雖然表演中會引用一些「張言」,但黎海寧說並不想用舞蹈去表現張愛玲的文字特點,也就更不會用身體語言去展現張氏的文字魅力。
 「張愛玲是天才,她最好的作品都是在二十多歲時完成的。那麼年輕的時候怎麼就對生命有那麼深入的觀察呢?她真的是個很敏感的人。在作品中,我只是嘗試去展現我對於張愛玲的印象,或想像,以一個女性的角度。她的好多故事都是關於傳統對於女性的束縛,她們有很多東西想要逃離,但最終卻又無法逃脫,這個舞也處理這個問題。她小說中的女性的掙扎,很多都是不成功的。但我覺得她自己某程度是成功了。她老年的生活,許多人覺得悲慘,離群索居,但是我看來這是她自己的選擇,她應該是自得其樂的。」
 舞作的音樂選擇與編排也頗有心思。不僅有黎海寧所擅長使用的西方音樂,還加入了東北二人轉音樂、二胡,甚至昆蟲的聲音。用編舞家的話來說,似乎有「精神分裂」般的混雜感。

文:尉瑋 圖:香港城市當代舞蹈團

2010年5月22日星期六

:《三国》教我们怎样用人

三国时期,人才济济,只有曹操、孙权、刘备、诸葛亮善于用人之道,又各有千秋,取得了众力扶持,谁也奈何不了谁,这才三分天下而治,成鼎峙之业。

  三国时期,人才济济,只有曹操、孙权、刘备、诸葛亮善于用人之道,又各有千秋,取得了众力扶持,谁也奈何不了谁,这才三分天下而治,成鼎峙之业。进而成为了中国一段特殊的历史,为众多史学家研究的课题。

  唯才是举,不拘一格,用人以智的曹孟德。无疑曹操是三国时期最善于用人的,他求才若渴、量才而用。孙权就曾称赞曹操的用人“古今少有”。连自己的敌人都佩服如此,可见曹操确有过人之处。纵观历史,凡是有才能的人都有一些“毛病”,而那些循规蹈矩的人又没有什么真正的才能。曹操如此用人,使得一些出身寒微、自视清高、有过节的贤能才俊纷纷投奔,一时之间曹操手下人才云集。观古鉴今,有的地方用人则先看出身,再看学历,更计仇怨。另外还要三政五审,用看不见摸不着的所谓道德条框来衡量,是宁用能力差的,不用脾气大的;宁用会听话的,不用态度辣的。这与曹操的唯才是举有怎可相比呢?我们是否能从曹操身上学到一些用人之道呢?当然用人绝不能没有原则,然而对一些无伤大雅的小节当可以不拘,在今后的工作中正确引导足矣。

  恩如骨肉,用人不疑,用人以情的孙仲谋。孙权十七岁接手江东,能和曹、刘成鼎足之势,确实不同凡响。孙权能够使上下一心、将相缉穆,贤才尚多,不可轻图的主要原因就是以情感人的家庭式管理。情动才能心动,心动才能行动,孙权深谙此道。他和周瑜情同“兄弟”;鲁肃去世他“为举哀,临其葬”;吕蒙病重他“时有针加,为之惨戚”;他和周泰“休戚相关,荣辱与共”……对这些人的做法时时感动着其他人,使之为他效力。另外,孙权还是用人不疑的典范,当有人诬告诸葛瑾、潘濬时,孙权却不信谗言,信任如故,使得他们真情感动,抵死效命。我们应大力宣扬孙权的用人之道并付诸行动。职工病榻前的真心问候;红白喜事的到场助威;困难职工的过节慰问;工作劳顿的关切眼神……都能收到意想不到的奇效。需谨记“情”之一字值千金,一个“情”字活一生啊!

  情同手足,用人以义的刘玄德。“桃园三结义”的故事家喻户晓,千百年来为人们交口称颂。人们对关羽的“义气千秋”、张飞的“忠心不二”赞不绝口,好像对刘备却有颇多误解。其实,刘备用人的最大成功就是重义气。他和关张情同手足;“三顾茅庐”请卧龙;对黄忠、马超礼贤下士……都表现出刘备是个有义气的人。虽然刘备夺其宗亲刘表、刘璋地盘不仁,但都是情非得已,唯有舍小义而顾大义了。反观我们现在某些人在用人之时,又有几个能做到义气为先呢?而推过揽功,唱高调使小心眼儿,玩权术使手腕儿,令手下人怨声载道的领导却比比皆是。其实想一想,“士为知己者死”的道理,我们是否能从刘备身上学到些什么呢?

  依法治国,公正无私,用人以法的诸葛亮。自“永安托孤”以后,真正管理蜀国的是诸葛亮。诸葛亮“代君行权”,用人的最大特点就是“依法治国”、“铁面无私”。“挥泪斩马谡”、“自贬三级”、“废廖立、罢来敏、罚李严”……无一不是依法办事,不徇私情,令人赞叹。在三国后期,蜀国是治理最有序的,没有那些 “贪污受贿,枉法徇私”的垢弊,社会秩序井然。诸葛亮真正的建立了一个古代的法制社会,不得不让人佩服。再看我们当今社会,虽然法制的进程有了大幅度提速,人们的法律意识日益增强,但人情、权力、关系大于法律的事情确时有发生,看来我们确有必要向诸葛亮学点什么了?

  我们在学习前人用人之道的同时,要能够扬长避短。能够综合曹操的用人之“智”,孙权的用人之“情”,刘备的用人之“义”,诸葛亮的用人之“法”,形成一套先进的用人体系,使其各尽所能,用心工作,又不可缺乏控制,任其为所欲为。我们的事业就会生机勃勃,终有大成。 (文:何凤农)

2010年5月21日星期五

Three Great Lessons of Life

The Turtles
A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last!

For about six months they cleaned the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left.

Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned. Five years...six years... then on the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and begun to unwrap a sandwich.
At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, 'See! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt.'

[Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.]
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The Frogs

A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where he could get so many frog legs! The farmer replied, 'There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs - millions of them. They all croak all night long and they are about to make me crazy!' So the restaurant owner and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant, five hundred at a time for the next several weeks.

The first week, the farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs. The restaurant owner said, 'Well... where are all the frogs?' The farmer said, 'I was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were making a lot of noise!'

[ Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember, it's probably just a couple of noisy frogs. Also remember that problems always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night worrying about things which seem almost overwhelming like a million frogs croaking? Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes, and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.]
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The Pretty Lady

Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk offered to carry her across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk. 'How can big brother carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all intimacy with females?' thought the little monk. But he kept quiet. The big monk carried the lady across the river and the small monk followed unhappily. When they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted ways with her.
All along the way for several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was making up all kinds of acussations about big monk in his head. This got him madder and madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination to explain his situation. Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand it any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk. 'How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to touch a female, especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite The big monk looked surprised and said, 'I had put down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?'

[This very old Chinese Zen story reflects the thinking of many people today. We encounter many unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and they make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, sometimes they cause us to be bitter or jealous .. But like the little monk, we are not willing to let them go away.We keep on carrying the baggage of the 'pretty lady' with us. We let them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause us a lot of agony.Why? Simply because we are not willing to put down or let go of the baggage of the 'pretty lady'. We should let go of the pretty lady immediately after crossing the river, that is after the unpleasant event is over.This will immediately remove all our agonies.There is no need to be further h urt by the unpleasant event after it is over.]

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

换偶无罪”是对人性与心灵的刺目撕裂

20日,南京某大学副教授马尧海等22人以聚众淫乱罪被追究其刑事责任。马尧海对自己行为的社会危害性和违法性始终缺乏清醒的认识,被从重处罚,获刑3年6个月。其它人由于认罪态度较好,被判缓刑到3年6个月不等刑法。据了解,他们成为了20年来第一批因为“聚众淫乱罪”获实刑的人。(5月20日中新网)

  应该说,备受争议的“聚众淫乱案”至此尘埃落定,或许有关换偶的话题纷争仍将延续。纵观这一事件,马尧海曾一度高举的“换偶无罪”标语,反而增加了这一场前卫游戏中的滑稽可笑的成分,甚至一些专家所鼓吹的,却昭彰了心灵罪恶的“换偶自由论”,又为这一事件增添了几分可悲色彩。

  就马尧海“聚众淫乱案”而言,我不否认马尧海等人的活动不涉及金钱交易,同时也具有封闭性和隐蔽性。并且,这批换偶自由主义者提倡的所谓“个性解放”这四个字,也是多么进步的一个词汇。但“个性解放”,多少罪恶假汝以行,正如新闻中所言,婚姻几度失意的马尧海为了转移压力,一步一步从一位婚姻失意的大学教师变成一位“换偶自由主义者”,这与精神空虚之后,突破社会规则的红线走上杀人放火无异。更甚,实行这种集体通奸的方式——群体自娱自乐的自由换偶,是对我们目前“一夫一妻”这一婚姻制度的最大损害。

  退一步来说,那些换偶自由主义者,真要把这一场换偶的“前卫游戏”上升为一种“人性解决”或“个体自由”的“崇高追求”,那也得以一种超然方式突破普世价值的囹圄,找到实现个体自由的所公认的理由。比如打高尔夫,是身份与地位的象征,玩家先得有一定的经济基础,形成精英交流圈以及活动本身的参与价值,而并非刚刚脱离温饱的人们所能接受。事实上,与高尔夫本质不同的是,“换偶自由”是沦丧了对人性道德最基本的尊重,一次次掀起换偶话题,无疑凸现了社会上人们意识的混乱不堪。

  孟子说,羞恶之心,义之端也。一个人如果没有了羞耻的心,也就不知什么该做什么不该做。马尧海被判刑之后,仍就死守“换偶无罪”,他想要的不再那么累,不再承受那么多压力。可为何不去认真寻找自己婚姻不幸的真正原因,而去自我放纵?

  再回到这一起“聚众淫乱案”,不乏有人,甚至一些专家学者都对马尧海这些人表示声援,为之竭力吆喝“换偶无罪”。他们理直气壮狡辩的原因或许是因为他们内心的恐惧,想通过不断地狡辩来摆脱社会的谴责。他们除了借用“个体解放”的招牌,还借来国外的“月亮”。国外“换妻俱乐部”盛行,似乎成了他们“换偶”正当性理由。稍稍保持理性的人们,都应该为这一撕裂人性与心灵的思想沦落感到悲哀。

(王小杨)

2010年5月20日星期四

令人震惊的试题

母亲去参加我侄子的家长会,带回了两套侄子的考试试卷,我很好奇,拿过来看了看。看了现在小学生的试卷后,我震惊了!这是什么教育?这样的教育有希望吗?

下面给大家详细说说我看到了什么!

侄子在市里某著名小学读书,有这么几道题:

一个春天的夜晚,一个久别家乡的人,望着皎洁的月光不禁思念起了故乡,于是吟起了一首诗:(),()。

我看到侄子答的是:举头望明月,低头思故乡。但后面是一把大大的“×”,我就奇怪了,我也是想到的这两句。我好奇地问侄子,这个不对吗?那答案是什么?侄子说,标准答案是:春风又绿江南岸,明月何时照我还。

哎!这就奇怪了,因为是个春天的夜晚,就要是这句有春风的?要是这个思念故乡的人不是江南的,是不可能说出“春风又绿江南岸”这句话的。一个东北人春天思念故乡,会说“春风又绿江南岸吗”?“举头望明月,低头思故乡”,应该更准确。再扯远点,思念故乡,一千个人可以吟一千句不一样的诗,这个也可以有标准答案的吗?

接下来是默写,题目是:我们学过《桂林山水》一文,请将下面句子默写下来,然后就是整段的默写,这有什么用?死记硬背别人的文字有什么用?
还有个题目:《匆匆》这篇课文,是现代著名作家朱自清先生写的,同学们都很喜欢这篇散文,你能把自己最喜欢、印象最深刻的一句写下来吗?

我侄子写的是:我的日子滴在时间的流里,没有声音,也没有影子。后面一个好大的“×”。

但标准答案竟然是:但是,聪明的,你告诉我,我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢?

这就更奇怪了,一篇文章,你可以喜欢这句,我可以喜欢那句,难道最喜欢的一句话也要统一吗?为什么“我的日子滴在时间的流里,没有声音,也没有影子”这句不能喜欢?就一定要喜欢“但是,聪明的,你告诉我,我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢”这句?对比这两句,我也喜欢“我的日子滴在时间的流里,没有声音,也没有影子”这句话。我觉得这个题目应该是“你能把老师最喜欢、印象最深刻的一句写下来吗”才对!

再看别的试卷,更莫名其妙了,比如“请说出阿拉伯数字的来历,是哪个国家创造的”,侄子不知道,问我,我也不知道。我只好上“百度”去搜一下,才知道是古印度人发明的。莫非我吃块猪肉,还一定得知道它是哪个养猪场养出来的?

最后有个题目让我彻底崩溃了:请用一句话说明“π”的含义。侄子回答的是:π的含义是圆周率,竟然打的是“×”。这就奇怪了,正好我太太大学读的是理科,我马上问她,“π”是什么意思,她说圆周率啊。

两个人狂汗,问了侄子半天,他也没说明白,大概的意思,标准答案是:π是一个在数学及物理学领域普遍存在的数学常数。

我无语了。(王波)

2010年5月19日星期三

Disorders in the American Court

ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he
doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's twenty, much like your IQ.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitting me?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: getting laid
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
W ITNESS : Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new
attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition
notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead
people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?
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And the best for last:

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a
pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began
the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing
law.