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2 days ago
"I also like the grandeur of his (Spinoza's) ambition. He really does believe that we can save ourselves through being rational. And I believe in that. I believe that if we have any hope at all, it's through trying to be rigorously objective about ourselves and our place in the world. We have to do that. We have to submit ourselves to objectivity, to rationality. I think that's what it is about Spinoza. He's just such a rationalist."
13 days ago
记得很久以前, 在文新大楼一间了无人烟的办公室里, 柳青大妹子用她惯有的调调 --- 该妹子肯定已经不记得了 --- 说, "你这个女人诺, 就是一个drama queen." 那一天, 我瑟瑟缩缩地从恒隆广场跑去找她, 她的犀利诊断让我满面秋风. 今天晚上, 喝了一大碗羊肉汤, 然后出门一身栽进冰寒的秋雨里. 不知怎么的, 迎面刮过第一阵大风的时候, 听到一个声音落在地上 --- my need for drama has ended. 然后我就想起了和柳青大妹子的那个晚上, 以及这两个端点之间, 那湍急奔涌的十几个月.
14 days ago
要学会从历史背景去观看当代的事物, 并把它们想象成它们若是在过去时所会呈现的样子. 这种习惯会有助于健全而冷静的判断. 我们生活在目前, 并且我们必须在目前行动着. 但是生命并不都是在行动, 而且当行动是从一种广阔的视野出发的时候, 目前就在其中失去了它那感情执着的尖锐性, 那便是最好的行动. 人都是要死掉的. 有些人几乎没有留下任何鸿爪, 另些人则传给后世某些好的或坏的东西. 思想和感情被历史扩大了的人, 会希望成为一个传递者; 并且希望着尽可能地传递下来会被他的后人所判断为美好的东西.
