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June 02 致橡树今天忽然想起《致橡树》这首诗,想介绍给一位外国友人。找了两个版本的翻译,感觉勉强,就自己也改了改。贴出来,高手见了请指教指教。。。 致橡树
也不止像泉源, 甚至日光。 我必须是你近旁的一株木棉, 每一阵风过, 你有你的铜枝铁干, 我们分担寒潮、风雷、霹雳; 仿佛永远分离, 这才是伟大的爱情, 爱-- June 01 Windows Live WriterAlways try something new…”Windows Live Writer”…Apparently, it does make writing and publishing blogs much easier…Recommend to those even more frequent bloggers…:) for example, insert maps…(virtue pictures, only need to type address) my homeinsert pictures from computer…
and more…guess will try to write a little more… Only flaw found so far, no emotion icons…haha Happy Children’s Day! May 29 发文纪念一下,在来美快六年之后,重装QQ。 来美国后一直用mac,刚来那时还打电话到深圳的腾讯问有没有QQ mac版。没有,就放弃了。 最近加了一个电脑,又有国内友人要求用QQ联络。他一看我的号(居然还记得!),说是老号啊,可能用不了了。今天下载了,发现不仅有了英文版,而且有了mac版;号码密码都好使,进去了马上就有大学班级群的留言,太强了! 惊喜之间,乍一下居然有点不习惯。既熟悉又陌生的感觉,msn, yahoo, gchat, facebook, LinkedIn, 转了一圈,QQ还在。老朋友还在。How far I've gone? March 29 撞見萊斯了今天去早堂的禮拜,出來門口看見一女人如此眼熟,正跟兩人説話,輪廓分明的臉不可能認不出來,就是前國務卿萊斯女士。怔了一下,半秒的時間就反應過來了,她囘Stanford了,現在我們教會禮拜。同時看見她旁側後方一高大挺拔的帥哥;帥哥也看見偶了,可能也注意到偶詫異的眼神,挑起嘴角笑了。偶囘笑。看來還是帶著保鏢。沒打招呼,走過了。
今天有家長會,去教會對面的超市買餅乾。轉著轉著給偶媽打電話,說剛看見“黑珍珠”了,站在跟前與電視上一樣有風采。剛講完,從一個貨架出來,發現“黑珍珠”就在旁邊的貨架拿東西。真巧,她也跟過來買吃的,胳膊彎裏也挎著個籃。
忽然有很榮幸的感覺。雖然不是說沒見過名人,不過這個女人在自家教會門口出現感覺還是很特別,也很親切。因爲白天上班,常常去晚上的service,今天早起了,就收穫了驚喜。
今天的message是Sabbath。To break a cycle of "Busy - Empty", is to get into "Stop - Rest - Being Blessed" (Gen 2:2)。 So, Stop, rest, and be blessed by God. December 11 [女子学院] 完全女人内调秘法 (ZZ)December 09 財富、智慧、賢妻,三選一,你選哪一樣?-----沈賢林 (ZZ)
假定你是二十出頭的年輕人,前途不可限量,而神問你,「你願我賜你甚麼,你都 可以得到。」你的回答會是什麼呢? 讀過聖經的人都知道,這是所羅門王年輕剛接王位時,神問他的問題。在這膾炙人 口的故事裡,所羅門說「求你賜我智慧、可以判斷你的民、能辨別是非。」所羅門 因為求這事、就蒙主喜悅。神對他說「你既然求這事,不為自己求壽、求富、也不 求滅絕你仇敵的性命,單求智慧可以聽訟,我就應允你所求的,賜你聰明智慧……。 你所沒有求的我也賜給你,就是富足、尊榮……。」(王上3:10-13) 功虧一簣的所羅門王 結果所羅門的智慧前無古人, 後無來者,所羅門的財富當代無人能比。如果是電影 或小說,就以此收場,一定鼓舞人心,也賺人眼淚。只是這不是所羅門的結局,也 不是所羅門故事的全貌。蓋棺論定, 聖經對所羅門最後的評價卻是,「所羅門行耶 和華眼中看為惡的事,不效法他父親大衛,專心順從耶和華。」( 王上11:6)。 這樣的結局相當出人意外,卻提醒我們思考一個年輕時的所羅門沒有想到的問題: 年輕人,不論男女,都希望尋求事業、財富,和知識。只是世事難料,在漫長的奮 鬥歲月裡,經歷挫折時,鬥志會減少,理想會改變,人需要什麼幫助, 才能避免功 虧一簣? 盍各言爾志 從前有三個年輕人,下班後常到咖啡店聊天。他們雖不富有,但對未來滿懷希望, 常常憧憬未來最想要做的是什麼。有一天,第一個年輕人豪情萬丈地說,「假如將 來我有錢,我就要做好事,幫助窮人。」第二個年輕人不甘示弱,就說,「我希望 將來我有知識,那我就要辦學校,讓窮人能受教育。」輪到第三個年輕人,卻見他 低頭不語。在另外兩人不停追問下,才喃喃自語似地說,「我最想要的是娶一個好 妻子,一個賢德的女人。」 這一天,先知以利亞,喬裝成一個沿街賣藝的人,正巧也在咖啡店裡。當他聽到他 們的對話時,就到他們面前,問第一個年輕人,「你說的是真的嗎,如果你有錢, 不會拒絕上你家門的窮人?你真會照你講的做嗎?」「那當然。」第一個年輕人毫 不猶豫地回答。於是以利亞從口袋裡拿出一個錢幣,說,「這錢幣會帶來好運。我 把它送給你,唯一的條件是,你要好好善用它,幫助有需要的人。」 然後以利亞問第二個年輕人, 「你真願意建學校,讓窮人的孩子也能上學嗎 ?」第二個年輕人回答,「是的,這正是我夢寐以求的。」以利亞就從手上的一本 書中取出裡面的一張紙,送給第二個年輕人,說「好好學這紙上記載的,並用來建 學校給窮人的孩子,就像你應許的。」 最後,以利亞轉身問第三個年輕人,「假如你遇到一個好女人, 你真願娶她嗎。 」 「我會很高興娶她。」以利亞於是對他說,「那麼去問你隔壁鄰居的女孩,看她願 不願意嫁給你。」 美夢成真之後…… 後來第一個年輕人事事亨通, 賺了很多錢,而且是用不完的錢。開始時他記得自己 的願望,所以把錢分給窮人,幫助任何到他家裡尋求幫助的人,連在旅行時,也不 忘做慈善事業。只是過了幾年,他就厭倦了幫助人的日子,逐漸停止了慈善事業。 第二個年輕人的學習能力大增,幾乎過目不忘。幾年之內,他就成了有名的學者, 也建了幾所學校,並接受窮人的小孩。但沒有幾年,他就只收富家小孩。後來當教 室不夠時,他也不願再收學生了。 第三個年輕人去見鄰居的女孩。她不漂亮,脾氣似乎也壞了點, 所以追求她的人不 多。但他知道她是個好女孩,兩人不久就結婚了。 過了幾年,以利亞決定拜訪這三個人,看看他們的近況。 他喬裝成旅客,到第一個 朋友的豪宅前,向應門的僕人說想見他的主人。等了很久,主人才出來,當以利亞 說天色已晚,沒錢住旅館,求主人讓他過一夜時,主人就很不耐煩,不客氣地吩咐 他的僕人,快給這窮旅客一枚錢幣,打發他上路吧。 於是以利亞說,「如果這樣, 那就還我幾年前給你的那枚錢幣吧。」主人不屑地說, 「錢幣我多的是,還在乎那枚破爛錢幣嗎。」 以利亞說,「那麼去打開你的抽屜,那枚錢幣就在那裡,把它還我吧。」主人把錢 幣還給以利亞後,以利亞就轉身離開。當他在路口消失時,那豪宅就變成小屋,只 見主人落荒而逃,後面追著的是他的僕人,要向他追討所欠的工資。 以利亞接著裝成一個老人,帶了一個小孩到第二個人的學校,請求讓小孩入學。當 第二個人知道他們沒錢付學費時,就趕他們走,「快走吧,我們沒有空缺,我厭煩 了你們這些不付學費的人。」 以利亞說,「既然如此,那就把我當年給你的那頁紙還我。」第二個人想打發以利 亞離開,隨便應付地說,「開玩笑,經過那麼多年,誰還知道那頁紙在那裡。」但 以利亞堅持,「我不開玩笑,那頁紙在你的枕頭下,去拿來還我。」當他掀開枕頭, 果然找到那張紙,就還給以利亞。一轉眼,以利亞消失了。只見學校頓時冒起一陣 濃煙,學生紛紛往外逃躲。 配得祝福的女子 最後以利亞裝成一個窮人到了第三人那裡。他並不在家,只有他妻子在家。當她看 到這又餓又窮的人,就請他入屋內。以利亞說,「我流浪久了,全身又髒又破。」 她說,「沒關係,我看你和我先生身材差不多,可以穿他的衣服。我先生還在上班, 不久就會回來。」她讓以利亞換洗乾淨,並為他準備飯食。飯後以利亞在屋裡休息, 她自己就到屋外,靜靜等他先生回來。 當他先生回來時,她上前迎接,說,「今天家裡來了一個需要幫助的人,請不要生 氣,我把本來要給你的晚餐先給他了。」先生一點不生氣,反而說,「親愛的,感 謝神讓我娶了你。你的好心和善行,在我們有困難時一定會拯救我們的。」 以利亞聽到了,就出來對他們說,「從你太太所說所做的,我知道你們有錢會幫助 窮人,有知識會幫助義人。因此,我要以錢財和知識祝福你們和你們的子孫。」以 利亞就送給他們那枚錢幣和那頁紙, 還特別祝福他們,「願你們的日子,能經歷神 更多的恩典和祝福。」 娶妻娶德 這故事探討的是一個也許會引起爭議,卻是非常實際的問題:事業、知識、配偶, 那個最重要?列王記上11:1-4說「所羅門王在法老的女兒之外,又寵愛許多外邦女 子…。論到這些國的人,耶和華曾曉諭以色列人說,你們不可與他們往來相通,因 為他們必誘惑你們的心,去隨從他們的神。所羅門卻戀愛這些女子。…所羅門年老 的時候,他的妃嬪誘惑他的心,去隨從別神,不效法他父親大衛,誠誠實實的順服 耶和華他的神。」 所以,即使所羅門王有「你以前沒有像你的,在你以後也沒有像你的」超人智慧, 但缺少一個敬畏神,賢德的妻子,終究還是犯糊塗,一生功業,功虧一簣。 所以,箴言書卅一章說:「才德的婦人誰能得著呢?他的價值遠勝過珍珠。」(箴31:10) 。我們知道,一本書的結尾通常是全書的重點,是高潮和結晶。箴言是智慧書,而 「智慧」書的結尾討論的卻是「才德的婦人」,的確令許多初讀箴言的人大惑不解, 甚至失望。可是仔細深思,才德的婦人,豈不是年輕人,包括所羅門,所忽略而一 生最需要的嗎? 婚姻影響一個人一生甚鉅,卻很少聽到年輕人渴望娶賢妻,或渴望當賢妻的。所羅 門的故事和箴言三十一章,是神賜給父母和青年男女的智慧和祝福。有心的父母, 是否應從小教導孩子,以免長大後太遲了呢? November 30 Turkey Trail TrotNovember 13 Before and After this summer..:)Change cell phone..pull out some old pictures...:) My church in Pasadena (HRC) Where I often rest after service "Living water" Summer in Beijing... Summer in Changsha... Madonna concert in Oakland...better ones are in my friend's album in facebook...forgot to bring camera that day... My babies in a rainy day in SF...:) Yes (ZZ)本人大学读政治系,一直心猿意马。出国以来更是多过“世外桃源”的生活,原因复杂。美此次大选却是超乎政治的大事,故较平时在意。日前转了师兄一篇檄文,选举尘埃落定之后,又见一小结,一方面句句在理,一方面似乎也是出于乐观主义的安慰。乐观总是要的,安慰小妹也收到了。世界是变化的。更重要的是,政治永远不会是自身的出路。于情于理,再次乐转师兄佳文,也给看官一个交待。Yes (ZZ)感谢来信和转载上篇Blog的朋友。鼓捣那些文字是临时起意,想在选前把情绪放一放,以便选后可以像现在这样放松地含块巧克力敲两行字。我没有打算影响美国朋友的投票意向,否则会用英文写,写的严谨细致。或者我会申请加入共和党全国行动委会,像当初支持希拉里那样。
诚然,大选结果对Anti-Obama的朋友不会是愉快的,但也没什么好担心。信基督的校友小妹也请你安心,虽然Obama对一系列涉宗教判例立场激进,但三年两载还不至于触及实质问题。
这场选举是对小布什(虽然他也很冤枉)的公投。如同6个月前写的另一篇Blog,平庸或伟大只能靠后世去证明。所以既然小布什也满世界地撒欢儿了好几年,那就老老实实待到平反也没什么好说的。而McCain阵营本已成功从公投布什的“西瓜效应”下突围,却被Lehman破产的连锁反应又拖了回去。所以说到底,Obama真正要感谢的人该是Fuld才对。
如此,大选尘埃落定。行政、立法两权全面左倾(尽管参议院民主党没能获得60票的filibuster-proof),司法在未来四年(若72岁的Scalia退休)亦笃定并将长期维持左倾。显然,承上篇Blog所虑,是矫枉过正了。但要看到,美国民主制度设计已最大可能地避免了出现长期分权失衡的局面。92年因老布什任内经济衰退,克林顿以偶像之姿胜选,民主党一并控制了国会。然而94年中期选举,选民却一口气否决掉民主党8个参议院席次,54个众议院席次,重新把国会控制权交还共和党,以制衡总统。因此有足够信心判断,Obama的有效施政期其实不过两年。就美国经济社会现状来看,两年的时间,若无大型突发事件作契机,Obama几乎来不及推动太过激进的政策。
当然不论推动过激政策与否,Obama的政治生涯都已走到巅峰,执政开始就只有下坡路了。Obama在党内出线依靠了极左势力(非裔,极端自由派),赢得大选则仰仗温和派(城市中产)。执政后他将无法同时取悦诉求截然不同的两类选民。其贸易,财政,社会及福利政策将无可避免地相互制肘。Obamedia在成功推翻共和党后利益也将分化。换句话讲,Obama的偶像光环闪到今夜,最多只剩半格电了。
老兵终究要退伍,于是新兵才能担负更多责任。相信一批年轻面孔将在未来几年重塑共和党 。所以John the Fighting McCain,一路保重,以荣誉之名!November 04 "Our Daily Bread" on the Election DayNovember 4, 2008
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READ: Joshua 24:14-25 Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve . . . . But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. —Joshua 24:15 Today, millions of people in the United States will cast their votes for a slate of political leaders, including President. After months of campaign speeches, television ads, and debates, each voter has the opportunity to say to one candidate, “I choose you.” Not everyone’s favorite will win, but every voter has a choice. Unlike a political election in which the majority rules, each of us is given the opportunity to select our personal leader each day. In the spiritual election deep within our hearts, our choice will stand no matter what others may decide. After many years in the Promised Land of Canaan, the aged Joshua called the people of Israel together and issued this challenge: “If it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Josh. 24:15). In a great collective response, the people said, “We will serve the Lord!” (v.21). Everyone serves some kind of god. Whom will we choose to have rule in our hearts today? — David C. McCasland Thy will I choose; I give to Thee Each day we choose the one we will follow in life. God Bless America - FW: A Prophetic WarningSent: Friday, October 31, 2008 4:24 PM Subject: FW: A Prophetic Warning I am forwarding this from a trusted friend and intercessor, Lila Terhune, and Chris Mitchell who is Jerusalem's CBN correspondent. It is not unlike what we have been hearing. The elections are in the hands of Christians and intercessors. I have found myself praying constantly all day no matter what I am doing and encourage us all through Tuesday to do the same. Election Day Prayer Vigil: 5am-11pm Tuesday, November 4th, Canyon Hills. Encourage all who can to come. The door to the prayer tower will be propped open. From: Chris Mitchell Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 10:19 AM To: Chris Mitchell Subject: FW: A Prophetic Warning A Prophetic Warning from Pastor Steve Foss Sat, 25 Oct 2008 I am writing to you today an urgent message concerning the coming American election. God has released me to share with you a powerful prophecy He gave me eight years ago. I have shared this prophecy in a number of public meetings, but I have never published it for all our friends and partners. In January of 2000 God gave me an incredible insight into what was about to happen in the coming elections in America over the next decade. I am not using this e-mail to tell you, who are citizens of America, who to vote for. However, you need to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. Never in my 22 years of ministry have I seen such a spirit of delusion released upon our country. In January of 2000, while the Republican nomination for president was far from being decided, God spoke to me that George W. Bush would be the president of the United States. He told me it would be the hardest fought election in American history. I'm sure we can all remember the incredible battle that took place in Florida. He told me that President Bush would be elected to two terms. He told me that during Bush's term there would be a season of unprecedented economic prosperity. Now despite what the media has said, the economic wealth created during the last eight years was unprecedented. I know the media and one of the political parties has been trying to paint the last eight years as the worst economic time in American history, but it is absolutely untrue. If you look at the wealth created, there were more millionaires created in the last eight years than any time in history. Multitudes of people were able to sell real estate before the housing market collapse, and received incredible transfers of wealth. I could spend hours showing documentation of the wealth created, but suffice it to say, the evidence is there. God then said to me, "At the end of President Bush's second term there would be an economic collapse." As everyone in the world knows, we have just faced the greatest economic threat since 1929 and the Great Depression. I will speak a little more about the present economic situation a little later in this message. Every detail that God gave me has come to pass exactly as He said. Now there is one more important thing that God spoke to me. This is the purpose and the reason I am writing this e-mail today. God spoke to me that after George W. Bush, America would elect its most ungodly president ever. I'm going to say that again. God spoke to me that after George W. Bush, America would elect its most ungodly president ever. As of the writing of this e-mail we are now less than two weeks away from voting for our next president. At this time the polls are strongly showing that the Democratic nominee for president will easily win the White House. Now in 2006 I began to ask the Lord, "Is that guaranteed to happen in 2008?" He spoke to me very clearly and gave me the key words to what I believe holds this election in the balance right now. He gave me these key words that can forever change what is about to happen in America. He said, "It depends on the Christians." I am not going to endorse a candidate, nor am I telling anyone who to vote for. I am simply sharing what God has shown me. I had a vision earlier this year. I saw Barack Obama in this vision. He was speaking to a large crowd and being broadcast on television. He was speaking incredible words of unity, peace, and bringing all sides together; the words were elegant, the words were comforting, and the words were inspiring But while he was speaking I saw all a powerful spirit of violence coming out of his spirit feeding into the spirits of those that were hearing him. That spirit of violence was directed at anybody who opposed what he was saying. Those who heard his words and received it had the spirit of violence being implanted inside of them. It was a rage like I have not seen before. It was the rage that would be unleashed against those who oppose and stand in the way of Barack Obama's agenda. We are already seeing the beginnings of this spirit manifested here in America. The vicious attacks against Sarah Palin have been unlike anything we have ever seen before. The sheer hate for this woman from people who knew nothing about her, and who claim to stand up and protect the little people, and women, has been shocking. We now see it with Joe the plumber. These people who are under the influence of this demon spirit of rage desire to completely destroy this man because he dared to question Barack Obama. In fact it wasn't just the question; it was because Barack Obama revealed his true agenda that Joe the plumber became a threat. So the supporters of Barack Obama who had been fed and affected by the spirit of violence went into full swing to destroy a fellow citizen; the very kind of person that Barack Obama has been speaking about in his eloquent speeches, saying how he is the only candidate fighting for them. I want to put this deep in your spirit. I am speaking as a prophet. The words I'm about to tell you are "thus saith the Lord". If Barack Obama is elected, the attacks against free speech, against those who believe differently than he does, and the systematic use of the government and laws to silence the voice of fundamental Christians will be unlike anything ever seen in this nation before. I have talked to many Christians, including pastors, not only here in the United States but around the world, who strongly support Barack Obama. Many of them are angry with the Republicans, and understandably so. Others are inspired by the thought of electing America's first African American president, while others believe Barack Obama to be a Christian who is very concerned with the poor and needy. I am not going to address any of the many concerns about Barack Obama and his form of Christianity. I am only speaking the words of thus saith the Lord, and you have to decide what you're going to do with it. But I want to remind you, every word God has spoken to me over the last eight years and every word which I have prophesied about the American government and the elections has come to pass. God does not give this prophecy to scare us, but to prepare us. God said that the 2008 election is in the hands of the Christians. Just like when God spoke to Jonah about the judgment coming to Nineveh, when the Ninevites repented God withheld judgment; the same can happen in this election. Even though God spoke that America would elect its most ungodly president, He has given us the ability to stay this judgment. Now you may be asking, "Are you saying that Barack Obama, if elected, would be America's most ungodly president ever?" Yes! Now I'm not telling you who to vote for. Some people want an ungodly president. That's their choice. I have watched throughout the world, Christians support political leaders who are blatantly ungodly. So again, this is the people's choice. I believe if the Christians will pray, repent, and hear the voice of God, a miracle can happen on Election Day. This nation lies in the hands of the Christians. Will we humble ourselves before God and pray for His kingdom to come and His will to be done? Or will we allow our emotions, our feelings, our angers, our greed, our race, the opinions of the media, our fears, to dictate to us and affect who we vote for? If you allow these things to affect you, whether you vote for Republican or Democrat, you are not being led by the Spirit. We must spend time in deep intercessory prayer and cry out for God's mercy upon America. For all our friends who are not in the United States, if Christianity comes under the assaults that it would under a government controlled by Barack Obama and the Liberal Democrats, it will have horrible negative effects on the Gospel throughout the world. All truth is parallel. People say when America catches a cold, the world suffers a flu. This present financial crisis is proof of that. When America is moral and bows its knee to God, it has incredible positive spiritual impact around the world. However, we have seen over the last several decades, when America becomes more immoral that too affects the world. We need all the Christians around the world to pray for revival to come to America, and for God to have mercy and spare us from this judgment. Finally, a brief word about the financial crisis. This is not the end time financial crisis. It is very serious, and it is shaking the foundations of the world's economic system. But we will come out of this, and there will be a time again of incredible wealth creation. However, the cracks in the financial system will not be healed. The door has been opened and the way is being made for a one world government system to overtake the world's economics. The world will falsely look at this situation and say that when the governments individually, and with some unified coordination, jumped in to rescue the world, that it prevented a worldwide depression. In the future, when the true end time financial collapse takes place, it will be very easy for the nations of the world and the peoples of those nations to allow a new worldwide governing body to come to the rescue. Understand that everything that is happening has a significant spiritual purpose. So don't panic by what you see happening today, but take this as a spiritual warning from God. Prepare yourself. Get out of debt. Hear the voice of the Holy Spirit in regards to how you handle money. Let God position you to handle the future complete economic collapse and the overtaking of the world's economic system. Please pray for America. May God have mercy on us all. Your friend, Steve Foss Steve Foss Ministries P.O. Box 1592 Keller, TX 76244 817-898-0440 www.stevefoss.com November 03 Isn’t Democracy For Sale? (ZZ)ZZ from a friend's blog...for a person cannot vote, I can only pray America.
24小时后,如果这篇Blog的写作前提被证明是错的,我将开香槟庆祝。从2000年为Gore败选而流泪算来,我至少也做了7年半民主党的忠实编外支持者。Gore,Edwards,Hillary Clinton,虽政见不同,都是我欣赏的,而Obama,这个顶着哥大校友头衔的本该让我觉得亲切的,却不是。Clinton退选第二天,虽然自认不是P.U.M.A.,我在思想上已不再拥抱民主党。原因有三。我一向支持政策型的参选人,这关乎professionalism,从未改变;我一向倾向弱势或者不被看好的参选人,这关乎ideology,从未改变;我相信民主不是平价鸡蛋。Democracy,换句话讲,is not for sale。关于这最后一点,我希望,也不会改变。
过去六周,我一直希望待McCain胜选再Blog,因为相信民主虽然不能带来最好的结果但至少可以保证不会最坏。但现实是,当只有两个选项时,民主有不小于50%的风险会导致较坏(同时也是最坏)那个结果。(如果有人说这是两党制最大的dilemma,我不说同意但原则上也不会反对)。Democracy Is Good But Not God。这个三年前自己在Duke做的presentation,现在看来,格外醒目。
我不支持Obama,是因为他代表反民主的政治哲学。
Obama的竞选纲领经不起民主价值的逻辑拷问。他诉求的所谓“变革”与“新政治”,是早已根植美国民主232年的自我修正机制,少则两年(国会中期选举)多则八年(两个总统任期),华盛顿总会来一次变革和新政治。借制度优势来包装竞选,为个人背书,实与践踏民主价值无异。
Obama当选受益的是民主党内的极左派。他们与共和党内的极右派,虽然在一系列判例上意见相左,却没有本质差别,都非可谈判的温和派。历史上不论东西方,所有极左势力执政后都迅速变成了极右。左与右的差异,对于极端思想者,不过代表了所处社会地位的不同而已。实质上,极左与极右本就是一回事。四年前在法国,我已就这个辩题赢过一众左右“精英”。
Obama的参选,一路剽窃,一路谎言,一路暴力,一路丑闻。初选时,Obama阵营全盘抄袭Clinton政见,从医保,教育,到可再生能源;大选时,Obama阵营甚至“顺”来共和党家传的减税sticker,贴在了自家的加税表上。剽窃然后是谎言。Obama在初选期间一直回避与Clinton进行政策辩论,却纵容极左派支持者抹黑后者,从政见到人格。大选期间,Obama/Biden更肆无忌惮在演讲与辩论中以谎言攻击对手。在Biden v. Palin那场辩论,Biden利用Palin对国会记录不甚了解的弱点,30分钟内连续14次扯谎。以至Obamedia的“Fact Check”专栏后来纷纷销声匿迹,以免打自家候选人嘴巴。谎言常伴是暴力。CNN、NYtimes等Obamedia先前对Clinton后来对Palin的诽谤,以及对一切公开表态支持对手的普通民众,比如Joe the Plumber的攻击,已经疯狂到无以附加的程度。暴力掩藏是丑闻。初选时,Obama阵营暗中授意支持者跨州重复投票,在caucus多次舞弊终得以出线。而大选期间,Obama阵营牵涉大规模虚假选民注册的司法调查,却不如Palin一件Armani外套更能引起Obamedia的兴趣。
然而,正是这样一个代表反民主政治哲学的候选人,却依靠民主制度基因中固有的对两党轮流执政的需求性偏好,利用普通选民对经济、金融与流动性危机间本质区别的混淆,凭借此番民主党基层组织2、3倍于对手并控制多数战场州行政权的优势,以(在战场州)6至8倍的广告投放,在(全国范围内)五大主流媒体财团(80%左倾,40%严重左倾)的包装和保驾护航下,摇身变成民主制度的宠儿,被百千万不知这场“民主大促销”何起何终的选民雀跃欢呼。一如70年前的希特勒老师,在当时民主制度最先进的却掩藏着严重国民信心危机的魏玛共和国,贩卖同样的“变革”与“新政治”……。
超市里的平价鸡蛋大米食用油,不论质量优劣,总会大卖,甚至整出个踩死踏伤的“群体事件”来也说不定。那么如果把“反民主”的第一个字贴上“Sale”,又会怎样?当民主如超市的平价鸡蛋一样只要排队就唾手可得,拜托,那已与民主无关,不过是矫枉过正的暴力罢了。 September 30 荆棘中的百合花 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. 我 是 沙 仑 的 玫 瑰 花 , 是 谷 中 的 百 合 花 。 --雅 歌 2:1September 12 Back from ChinaBack from China. Quick trip; most time spent with families. Moving to the Bay Area this Sunday, so busy packing now. But I am recharged. :) Here's the picture link. July 03 33 Days of Glory33_Days_of_Glory It started last night and it was AWESOME! Worship was AMAZING! Message was solid. - Light casts out darkness. There's no such a theory that in order for light to get lighter, the dark will get darker. Someone wants you to believe the dark will get darker. - "If I don't kill my wife only because that violates the law, how many of you can tell there's a problem with my marriage?" BEHAVIOR modification does not make someone sinless. God looks at the HEART. - Loyalty is tested when there is disagreement. - Wisdom is how God thinks. Prophecy is what God thinks. - We cannot use prophecy to replace the effort of discipleship. - Ministry is about "Reconciliation". I wasn't there to take notes. :) Hope you get what I'm talking about on the clueless bullets above. :) They are not ripples, just simple truth. Good pastor challenges us to THINK, and to read the Bible as IT IS (not as who WE ARE), Looking forward to more! Please make time to come when possible, and to receive the "GLORY"! June 30 艳阳天伸个懒腰,我还活着。 爸爸在电话里说,好久都不写博了,是不是心情郁闷不想写啊。我说,爹啊,你又不是不知道我这半年有多忙,闲下的时间只能用来睡觉,勉强够用。 不过最近开始作些翻译,又甚感中文的美丽与美好,就叨咕一下舌头重新说话。 除了中文,就是自然之美好。 知道文很不对题;只是因为想不出题目,就想起为什么我还是这么喜欢LA——要是一不留神走了,也不遗憾从来没有表白过。 February 10 Back from Tijuana签证超级顺利,不敢忘本赶紧到未名上报告。又准备有空回家了!(没那么快,四五月份吧……) TJ-F1-Feb 8 pass Interview was very easy. Prepared bunch of stuff, nicely filed, but the vo looked at nothing. Only question she asked verbally, "How are you going to pay your tuition?" Answer, "My savings, my family." A couple points for future pursuant: 1. I debated long time should I drive down or should I park and walk across the boarder. Finally I decided to drive so that my friend could wait for me in car and get some work done. However, the auto insurance selling place didn't give us a good map and we immediately got lost after entering Mexico. In that I had to hire a taxi to guide and it cost $10 (same as just ride it the first place). I went to the old consulate and was told the address was INCORRECT. Thus, PLEASE LOOK AT THE REGISTRATION FORM AND USE THE ADDRESS ON IT. I ended taking another Taxi to get to the right place - the new visa interview place. 2. No picture was needed. Picture will be taken at the consulate. 3. Forgot to ask if I could obtain the visa earlier. So watched a movie (there 's a very nice mall blocks away - ask about it) and returned at around 2pm. (I was told to come back at 3pm). Passport was ready to be picked up. 4. As usual, driving through boarder takes LOOONG time, but the line to change I-94 was not as long as I expected. However, I didn't anticipate to be CHARGED FOR $6.00 TO CHANGE I-94. I heard some people who didn't bring cash needed to use ATM or even go back in town to get cash. Hence, remember to bring some CASH. Didn't cross boarder until almost 6pm - quite late. Thanks a lot to all and blessings to all! p.s. Stayed at Travelodge as recommended. Pretty good deal. February 02 沁园春·长沙雪December 24 Merry Merry Christmas!!!Merry Merry Christmas!!! Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing! O holy night! the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Savior's birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till he appeared, and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn; Fall on your knees; O, hear the angel voices! O night divine, O night when Christ was born! O night, O holy night, O night divine. |
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