There are millions of people live in this world, but everyone is different. Is that really so? It may be true when we try to analyze and compare our DNA, but what about our spirits? Are we as special as we might think we are, or just because we all agree that and no doubt of it? This is a question.
A significant question always is asked to our children, “Who do you want to be?” It is a tricky question with unlimited answers. You will just be yourself no matter what you going to do next, not anybody else. The question is asking you something different, it is a collection of “What do you want to do?”, “What life-style do you prefer?”, “What values would you like to hold?” or something like these. A question expects you answer more than it asks, that’s why I call it tricky.
Many of us can’t answer that question appropriately, since we are growing up little by little, we started to know who we are and we cannot be any other. We have our own personality which forms by experience and background. It makes us special and stable. The process of forming personality is what scientists always study and argue about. “Does gene influence our personality?”, “Does soul even exist or it’s just our fantasy?”, “What will happen when two people grow up in the same condition.” Questions like these never end. New issues will be raised since a doubt has been solved. No one can proof that our spirits are really different from the origin; even so, there is no need of proofs to believe anything.
We believe that we are different, just because we want to be different. We believe in love, just because we want to be loved. Belief is not something needs to be supported by any rational data. If something can be proofed by any means, we will have no choice to refuse it or just lie to ourselves, of course, the proof can’t be wrong anyway. Next time, when someone ask you why do you believe in something, don’t respond a theory that doesn’t proof yet, just tell him “I want to believe, That’s why!”
相識是種緣份，可遇不可求。
分離是個必然，只差早與晚。
情人間天長地久的承諾，動聽而脆弱。
未能對兌的承諾，最終只換來傷害。
立下山盟海誓的人，或許是出自真心真意，
但單靠一股熱誠而不把握自己的能耐，是愚昧。
用一生的承諾換來一刻的滿足感，既自欺也欺人。
少說話多做事，是儒家思想提倡的處世態度。
簡單易懂的道理，要實行卻是十分困難。
人在做「大事」前，總喜歡到處宣揚，也喜歡一心多用。
最終，成功被視為獎勵而非目的，一旦失敗便埋怨來自他人的壓力。
其實，自己決定做的事，要交代的人還是自己。
無論承諾的內容是什麼，承諾就是承諾，而不是合約。
對兌了不會得到獎勵，毀掉了也不會被懲罰，純屬自我要求。
甚至不需要向對方解釋，自己默默的做出來就可以了。
一旦把承諾說出來，那就不是單純的自我要求，
假若對方是自己重視的人，害怕對方失望能帶來一定壓力。
但這種原動力是負面和被動，彷彿是對人生的束縛。
那種壓大的巨大，甚至令人漸漸遺忘立下承諾的原意，
感受不到堅持的喜悅，只剩下勉強的辛酸。
然而，一個人的力量始終有限，有時候需要雙方共同努力。
而缺少溝通可產生誤會，異常的積極更令對方摸不著頭腦。
最重要的是，永遠不要忘記立下承諾的原意，和它的價值。
有時候，勉強完成沒有價值的承諾，也不會為任何人帶來滿足。
可知道，對自己誠實，比起對別人誠實更為困難。
Now that we have four pictures here, three of them would be well-known in the future. The car in the center is an electric car. Although I don’t mean to advertise it, I love its design.
How about those cells? What is the difference apart from normal cells? I think you can tell by their appearances, it can be recharge by solar energy. You can’t buy or use them right now, because they are only samples, but I agree this is a great idea. For more information, click here.
What we should get in the future, besides using more renewable energy?
I think it is eReader, eBook or something like that. It would save a lot of trees if it can be successful in changing the habit of reading. In many modern cities, a great many newspapers are printed every day, wasting a lot of paper and ink.
The picture is from Plastic Logic. I’m afraid that the product would be quite expensive when it releases. I hope it’d be impressive after all. Technology aims to improve the living standard, but it doesn’t need to against the environment. More creative ideas may come out if companies can make money on green movements.
一. 靈魂與痛苦
時間讓人麻目，對人如此、對事如此、對生命本身也如此。
珍貴的靈魂，並不是分分秒秒也逗留在人的身上，亦只有寧靜的心境才是它的容器。
有了靈魂，人對世事懷著感激與尊重、多了欣賞而少了抱怨。
但是，瞬間的寧靜終究會流逝，你不知道下一次再遇上它，將會是什麼時候。
這是靈魂之所以珍貴的原因，同時引發人類對靈魂(或靈性)的不斷追求。
失掉靈魂的軀殼，雖不致行屍走肉，亦令人失去活著的原動力。
有些時候，正是不斷的追求帶走了寧靜的心境，猶如掉進人生的陷阱。
當人對於活著的絕望，超越對於死亡的恐懼，不滅的痛苦由此而生。
在歌德的名著《浮士德》裡，浮士德把「靈魂」出售給魔鬼，
以換取無窮的知識和魔法的力量，希望滿足對求知慾和權力的渴求。
但他得到的知識不涉及任何與上帝有關的疑問，魔鬼拒絕認真地回答這類疑問。
浮士德並沒有因此而被滿足，相反，他愈來愈感受到活著的痛苦。
而這種痛苦，正正是背棄上帝的慚愧，它將伴隨浮士德直至生命的終結。
浮士德亦深信，死後亦將到地獄裡繼續受苦，為背叛付出代價。
要知道的是，靈魂在一系列的宗教思想裡，是與上帝溝通的橋樑。
附帶一提，本人並非宗教信徒，可能錯誤地說明這些宗教概念。
二. 生死與自殺
或許不少人曾聽說這一句說話：「自殺，是唯一真正嚴肅的哲學問題。」
這說法或多或少有誇張之嫌，但確實是精警的一席話，能令某些人深感震撼。
生命離不開死亡，隨著醫療科技的不斷進步，拉闊了誕生和死亡的距離，
但「永生」的概念，仍然與現今的日常生活絕緣，死亡依然無法避免。
「永生」的存在是好是壞，由每個人的內在價值觀所決定，先把它放下。
同是題外話，當「生存」的概念也含糊不清時，對「永生」的討論便顯得毫無意義。
若生命都「逃」不過死亡，那為何有些人會選擇早點離去，而不等待它的來臨？
不少人對這問題會浮現一個想法：「因為他們認為，繼續生存比死亡更為痛苦。」
這是常規的推斷，也是最常引發人對自殺反感的言論，顯然它帶有強烈的悲觀色彩。
至於造就痛苦的原因，往往不是討論時的重點，大多數人只是申訴自己的價值觀而已。
從價值觀跑出來的善惡對錯，一些本來不存在的東西，便成為喋喋不休的導火線。
比較常見的反對觀點，例如以下兩種：
從宗教觀點考慮，自殺可謂褻瀆聖靈，不珍惜上帝給予的恩賜；
從社會觀點考慮，自殺是自私的表現，令到繼續活著的人受罪；
但是，若要從哲學觀點來考慮，自殺會是最純真而又最深入的議題。
它包括對生死、自由、社會、宗教等等‧‧‧一系列的哲學難題。
同時，它不需要固作高深，因為它是每個人都必定思考過的問題。
從哲學觀點來考慮，自殺不一定是悲觀和絕望的產物。
也就是面對一些東西，等於逃避另一些東西。
三. 自由與責任
哲學，可說是個人對真理的追求，尋求生命的真正意義。
不同於自然科學，對像不是外在環境，而是內在精神的探討。
若每個生命都存在於相同的環境裡，環境的規律應適用於每一個生命。
像地心吸力一類的物理限制，若它存在，星球上的任何生命都要遵守。
但是，生命的意識是互相獨立和隔離的，內在精神可存在顯著的差異。
可想而知，它是一份吃力不討好的學問，可視它為生活的奢侈品。
我個人認為，每個人都應該嘗試去瞭解哲學，多思考事情的意義。
但著墨的多少則適隨尊便，因為趣味和回報都不受保證。(功利主義抬頭！)
每個人都有表達自己的慾望，渴望被他人所理解和自由的發言權利。
但應在發言前多加思考，肯定自己的真誠，及有氣度去容納相異的意見。
再以自殺為例，我深信自殺者瞭解這行為的嚴重性，
而最先考慮的，應該是對自己家人的影響，繼而是對朋友及社會的影響。
他們應該很清楚，這種行為會把自己標籤為弱者，為他人製造麻煩。
於事件發生後，繼續受到大眾的批評，甚至用作事例來張顯某些教育意義。
亦即是說，大部分有關自殺的批評，他們都已經想過，
甚至想得更深入，因為這可能是他們接下來真正要做的事。
「To be, or not to be.」
一些人放棄了自殺的念頭，另一些人則選擇繼續，表現兩種不同的勇氣。
選擇離開的人，通常並不尋求他人的接納，可是，有應勝於無。
Everyone has his own story, no matter he is a good person or not, he’s playing his role on an unlimited screen. Naturally, there should be some music when the air changes nervously or something good happens. But this is impossible, after you walk out of the cinema and walk into reality.
Although the music doesn’t turn on automatically, our situation is not that bad at all. We have created thousands upon thousands of music and songs, in every time, in every place. Music is unlike other products, it can be repeated with no limit, if you don’t count the power bill.
It will be even better to play an instrument all by yourself, or become part of a band for interest. It may be too difficult for some people to learn instruments, and then they can choose to be singers or just audience. But one thing is certain; you will never want to listen to the same music too many times without a break.
Nowadays, the problem isn’t a lack of music, but too much of them. A lot of people always turn on their music but don’t listen to it intently and do something else. I used to be one of them, now I find it stupid, I won’t enjoy the music in this way and damage my ears in the long run. So, let music be music, don’t play them for ghosts.
In the 17th century, an apple fell from a tree when Newton was just right there. He discovered the universal gravitation and published the three laws of motion which named after him. All right, it is one of the greatest stories in history, almost everyone knows it, but it was just a beginning to truly understand the world.
When we talk about the history of physics, there should be someone unforgettable — Einstein, he is well known as his theory of relativity and his famous formula E=mc². Let us get even closer to the mystery of the giant universe, how does gravity work. He didn’t satisfy with what he had done, and intended to unite gravity and electromagnetism to one theory, he supposed which is the truth of the universe. But in the end, he didn’t fulfill his dream, and some scientists believe that he took the wrong direction.
Quantum mechanics is a hot topic of modern science, it is very different to Einstein’s theory, it describe some things which are very small and don’t have clear rules of their behavior. In other words, they behave randomly; it doesn’t match Einstein’s belief. Although it is random, we can still calculate the probability of each case to predict. However, scientists feel hard to put quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity into partnership; string theory may be the solution of it.
Many of us love robots, including me, but why?
And how far are we taking this?
The term “robot” means a lot of things, they can be totally different on their functions, appearances or structures, but there is still a common trait of all robots, they are made by humans. Although I am not sure if aliens from the outer space can do the same thing or not, every robot we have seen is man-made (except UFOs).
Maybe that’s why so many people love robots without an obvious reason. We create robots willingly, just like the God created humans, if you are not anti-theist. According to Christians, God created humans in his own image, and we do create some robots in our own appearances. Not exactly the same because of the technology level (we are not all-powerful).
After we created, there is not enough to improve our works. Nowadays robots can look, move, talk, or even “think”, help us to solve uncountable problems. But still, they have no emotions as alive. The term “create” is not only refers to something realistic, also idealistic. For example, we create robots in paints, movies or software; there are human emotions among those robots. Fantasy would likely come to true one day, it may not be a mess when the day reaches, and maybe robots are more faithful than human beings.
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November 15, 2009 6:01 am | 
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