昇華

1. 莊子｜知其不可奈何，而安之若命。

English

Knowing what cannot be altered, accept it calmly as the natural course.

Português Europeu

Sabendo o que não pode ser mudado, aceita‑o com serenidade como o curso natural das coisas.

2. 范仲淹｜不以物喜，不以己悲。

English

Rejoice not for outer gains, grieve not for personal adversity.

Português Europeu

Não te alegres por causas externas, nem te entristeças por vicissitudes pessoais.

3. 劉義慶｜我與我周旋久，寧做我。

English

I have wrestled long with myself; I choose to be who I truly am.

Português Europeu

Há muito que luto comigo próprio; prefiro ser quem sou verdadeiramente.

4. 麥家｜人生海海，山山而川，不過爾爾。

English

Life is a vast sea, mountain after mountain, river after river; all is but this.

Português Europeu

A vida é um imenso mar, montanha após montanha, rio após rio; nada mais do que isto.

5. 蘇軾｜回首向來蕭瑟處，歸去，也無風雨也無晴。

English

I look back to the bleak path I trod; as I go home, there is neither storm nor sunshine.

Português Europeu

Olho para trás para o caminho sombrio que percorri; ao regressar, não há tempestade nem sol brilhante.

三舅父作品

 老驥伏櫪志未眠

且隨且行過山川

春花秋月常為伴

無憂無慮享天年

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Though the old steed rests within its stall, my inner purpose never sleeps.

I drift along my path, crossing mountain ranges and streams.

Spring blooms and autumn moons shall stay my constant company.

Free of all worries, I savour my peaceful golden years.

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Embora o velho corcel repouse no estábulo, o meu ideal não adormece.

Vou seguindo o meu caminho, atravessando montanhas e rios.

As flores da primavera e a lua de outono serão a minha companhia eterna.

Sem quaisquer preocupações, desfruto os meus anos serenos.

Uncle ‘s advice

Let nature take its course, and beauty shall find you.

Rise early as your custom. A worthy habit lies in perseverance. Let us spur each other on!

Strive onward and upward for evermore! Let us spur each other on!

What a noble frame of mind!

Walk through life quietly, your heart brimming with joy!

Seek no display, make no din. Within your soul dwells a quiet, unassuming bliss. This is the loftiest plane of being.

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Deixa a vida seguir o seu rumo natural, e o belo encontrar‑te‑á.

Faz do acordar cedo o teu costume. Um bom hábito preza‑se pela perseverança. Animemo‑nos mutuamente!

Esforça‑te e segue sempre rumo ao progresso! Animemo‑nos mutuamente!

Que admirável estado de espírito!

Vive com discrição, com alegria plena no coração!

Não te exibas, não faças ruído. No fundo do teu ser habita uma serena alegria discreta. Esta é a mais elevada forma de existência.

順其自然  將遇美好

習慣早起。良習貴堅持，共勉！

努力向上永前行！共勉！

好心境！

*安靜做人，滿心喜樂！*

不張揚，不喧嘩，心裡自有一片清歡。這是最高的境界。

Line dance - Orbit

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kZrQoKwkac4&pp=iggCQAE%3D

Line dance - What If

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5JWv5e9VFzA&pp=iggCQAE%3D

Line dance - 29

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtk04PTUxI8&pp=iggCQAE%3D

The Stranger

The Stranger

Author: Albert Camus

Meursault is a French‑Algerian man who does not follow society’s emotional rules. He shows no grief at his mother’s funeral and feels indifferent towards love, marriage and career success.

During a beach clash, dazzled by harsh sunlight, he shoots and kills an Arab man. At his trial, the court focuses not on the crime itself, but on his cold, unfeeling personality. Because he refuses to pretend conventional sorrow, he is found guilty and sentenced to death.

Facing execution, Meursault accepts life’s absurdity — the universe has no built‑in meaning, and society punishes people who reject its social performances. This is a key work of absurdist fiction.

 《局外人》

作者：阿爾貝·卡繆

小說主角叫默爾索，是生活在阿爾及利亞的普通法國人。他母親去世，參加葬禮的時候，他沒有哭，也沒有表現出人們預期的悲傷。

對生活裡的一切，他都看得很淡。女朋友問他愛不愛自己、要不要結婚，他覺得無所謂；老闆想要提拔他，他也不覺得這是多麼好的機會。他只忠實於自己真實的感受，不願意裝出社會要求的情緒。

一次海邊發生衝突，在強烈陽光的刺激下，默爾索開槍打死了一個阿拉伯人，隨後被逮捕審判。

可是法庭並沒有重點查這樁兇案本身，反而一直在審判他這個人的性格。就因為母親葬禮上他沒有流淚，大家就認定他本性邪惡、沒有人性，最後判了他死刑。

臨刑之前，默爾索想明白了世界的荒謬。他接受了生命本來就沒有所謂預設意義這件事，不再期盼安慰，坦然面對命運。

這是荒謬文學的經典：這個世界本身沒有固定意義，但社會會強迫人表演出該有的悲傷、該有的歡喜。一個人只說真話、順從自己內心，反而會被社會當成異類甚至罪人。這本書並不是認同殺人行為，而是批判世俗用情緒道德去定義一個人，而不看客觀事實。

The Moon and Sixpence

Author: W. Somerset Maugham

Inspired by the life of painter Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence follows Charles Strickland, a middle‑aged London stockbroker who abandons his comfortable family life to pursue painting. Cold‑tempered and indifferent to social morals, he endures poverty in Paris before escaping to Tahiti, where he creates powerful art amid primitive simplicity. Stricken with leprosy and blinded, he orders his greatest murals burned upon his death.

The title symbolises the eternal conflict: the moon stands for lofty artistic ideals, while sixpence stands for mundane, practical everyday life. Maugham does not glorify Strickland. Though gifted, he is selfish and cruel to those around him. The novel provokes readers to reflect: how much are we willing to sacrifice for personal passion, and what price might our dreams impose on other people?

It is a sharp, thought‑provoking classic about ambition, duty and human nature.

 《月亮與六便士》（The Moon and Sixpence）

作者：毛姆 (W. Somerset Maugham)

故事大綱

主角查理斯‧思特里蘭德，本係倫敦一個安穩嘅證券經紀人，有妻子、兒女，生活體面平實。

人到中年，佢突然拋棄家庭、工作，不顧一切要做畫家。

佢完全不理世俗道德、親人情誼，性格冷酷自私，不在乎貧窮、病痛，只瘋狂追求心中嘅藝術理想。

佢先去巴黎潦倒作畫，後來遠走南太平洋嘅塔希提（大溪地）島，在原始簡樸嘅環境入面埋頭創作，同當地土著女子共同生活。

最後佢染上麻風病，雙眼都失明，仍然執著畫出震撼嘅壁畫。臨終前，佢竟要求妻子將自己畢生最偉大嘅畫作全部燒毀。

書名含義

月亮 = 高高在上嘅理想、藝術、精神追求

六便士 = 腳下嘅銅幣，代表現實生活、金錢、世俗責任、柴米油鹽

小說提出尖銳問題：

人究竟應該安分守己，接住地上嘅六便士過平凡日子；抑或捨棄一切，抬頭追遙不可及嘅月亮？

核心啟示

1. 主角並唔係完美英雄：佢才華驚人，但對家人、朋友極之殘忍無情。毛姆唔係鼓勵大家學佢拋家棄業，只係呈現一種極端嘅人生選擇。

2. 理想嘅代價有幾大：為心中熱愛，可以犧牲世俗幸福，但同時會傷害身邊嘅人。

3. 多數普通人，係月亮同六便士之間搵平衡，唔一定需要走到咁極端。

金句摘錄

「滿地都是六便士，他卻抬頭看見了月亮。」

「做自己最想做嘅事，生活在自己喜愛嘅環境，內心寧靜安詳，呢啲難道係糟蹋自己？做一個有名嘅外科醫生，一年賺幾萬英鎊，娶個美麗妻子，就係成功？」

簡短書評備考

本書以真人畫家高更為靈感藍本，屬半虛構小說。佢探討藝術與人性、理想與現實嘅衝突。故事非常有張力，但主角冷酷自私，讀者未必會認同佢嘅行為，卻會不斷反思自己嘅人生取捨。

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