Quizas,Quizas,Quizas

我终于又现身啦！这么久没更新，很过意不去。很多要写的，太多了，所以干脆不写了。

我现在在欧洲，小住、旅行，不想丢失在这里的所见所感，所以把他们都汇集到另一个blog里去了：

欢迎参观点评，莅临指导！

Check it out if you like Juan Carlos Ferrero!!

 

Amazing music video for his 27th birthday on Feburary 12th, 2007!! The guy, or more likely, the girl who made it must love him to death!!! She collected every piece of his special moment, even those when he is, sadly, no longer at the acme in his sports life. Then she edited them in such a unique and thoughtful fashion, with very tasteful music.

 

This video reminds how I once upon a time was so crazy for my Juan Carlos. Oh, I almost forget this. How can I almost forget this?!

 

French Open will commence soon. Juan Carlos Ferrero will own Roland Garros!!!!

Lift not the painted veil which those who live
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

Lift not the painted veil which those who live
Call Life: though unreal shapes be pictured there,
And it but mimic all we would believe
With colours idly spread,--behind, lurk Fear
And Hope, twin Destinies; who ever weave
Their shadows, o'er the chasm, sightless and drear.
I knew one who had lifted it--he sought,
For his lost heart was tender, things to love,
But found them not, alas! nor was there aught
The world contains, the which he could approve.
Through the unheeding many he did move,
A splendour among shadows, a bright blot
Upon this gloomy scene, a Spirit that strove
For truth, and like the Preacher found it not.              

最近更新的比较勤，但是都没深入，欠了很多帐，改明儿慢慢补吧。

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It's a very compelling video!!

The first link is to the UN Watch website with the transcript of the speech.

The second one has many interesting or thoughtful or harsh user comments on this video.

 

Should we blame a blind kid for having a dream to see the shooting star one day?

But can we allow the blind kid to be in charge of the telescope of human kind, to be the herald of shooting stars?

 

If you have no dream, you'll have no dream come true.

 

 

I just came back from a play performed by Lehigh students of theater. The play "The three sisters" was written by Anton Chekhov. It tells that with the approach of the Russian revolution, how three sisters struggle passionately to cope with love, life and loss as they yearn for Moscow and better days.  Above is the link to the text.

 

I think Lehigh students did a very good job in interpreting the passion, puzzle, struggle and disappointment of the Russian commons living in a county at that time. However, as most of Chekhov's plays, it tries to end up with a positive message but was haunted by the prevalent hardship and pessimism expressed in the course. None of the three sisters are happy, their brother is a big loser. The only man in the play who keep declaring that he is happy and has been a happy man since he was born is the husband of Masha, the second sister. However, what's ironic is that he's happy because he's ignorant of his wife affair with a leutinate -- Ignorance is a bliss?

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Well, I should write more and I do have more to say. I'll catch up next week after my trip to Boston this weekend.

 

 

谁能告诉我法国人的脑子是怎么长的？！

（现在忙，过几天再分析）

 

 

周三晚上我看了一个纪录片《The Ground Truth》。http://www.thegroundtruth.org/film.html

 

这是学校里的一个名为 Progressive Student Alliance的社团组织的放映活动，我去之前就大概了解到这部电影是从几个美国士兵的角度讲述伊拉克战争的。在这个美国总统与国会为向伊增兵还是撤兵的问题僵持不下死去活来的时候，我觉得这部电影可能让我对这一问题有个新认识。

 

看完电影后我还有个惊奇的发现，原来像世界上很多了解国际关系的人一样，很多美国人，甚至那些士兵，都认为他们现在是深陷在一场战争-war-之中，这是不对的。伊拉克战争实际上随着萨达姆政府的倒台就已经结束了，后面一直在进行的其实是建国-nation building。这部分建国行为是通过联合国决议支持，并最初由联合国参与的。为什么要说“最初”呢？因为联合国非武装人员在伊拉克不断受到炸弹袭击，顶不住后来只好撤了。所以从2004年临时政府的产生，到后来议会的成立，到再后来过渡政府、永久政府（permanent government）的建立，都是建国行为（conduct of nation building)。我们现在看到新闻上宣传，美国士兵死亡不断增加，感觉好像是由于伊拉克人民仍在进行维护国家利益的对侵略者的反抗，其实并不是这样。目前伊拉克三大教派之间的冲突是当地最主要的流血原因，每天死于非命的伊拉克平民比美国士兵多得多。还有很多骚乱需要平息，秩序需要维护，伊拉克新政府还很脆弱需要呵护，而这些烫手的山芋是没有国家愿意接的，所以只有美国能管这摊乱。在这一过程中，伤亡是不可避免的，不管是军人还是百姓，这的确令人非常痛心，但至少是为了一个更美好的前景。美国政府让他的人民，尤其是士兵意识到这一点是非常重要的。像那几个接受采访的人，为了助学金之类的原因参军并杀人，任何人都会感到荒唐可耻，不精神错乱才怪呢。

 

现在伊拉克的局势还不是很乐观，美国众议院又嚷着要撤军了，主要原因是他们的“孩子们”正在伊拉克死亡。难道就留着那一堆烂摊子撒手不管了吗？在我看来没有比这更不负责任但又道貌岸然的事儿了，但愿不要通过。