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"About Life" is really about how I have been pondering about life and what enlightenments and paradigm shifts I had experienced.

"About Psi" contains most topics about happiness, optimism vs pessimism,
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"About Logical Thinking" is about my own way of interpretating and explaining
certain issues, aiming to debunk (or create?) superficialness of them.

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fairness in society and religion.

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on my homeland - Malaysia.

"My Little Pieces" has more short posts though mostly are written in Mandarin.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

老陈

老陈,老陈,陈即旧,旧即老,一字不够还要重叠,到底要形容什么呢?我想老师如果听到必定会骂:“你这大逆不道的顽童!居然敢直呼老师的姓?还要加个老?”幸好我毕业了,老陈也不会听见。想了一想,学生哪曾不给老师取花名(绰号)?不曾给老师取花名的哪叫学生?不过年少贪玩,与尊师重道与否无关,只要不是当面取笑就好。 老陈,前头秃,额骨显,马尾发,四方镜,是学校里德高望重的华语老师。不懂他教华语多久了,只知他教我时还差几年就退休。说话有点慢但字正腔圆,蛮有抑扬顿挫的感觉,尤其一声长而有序的咳声,总是划破一片肃静。他那带点古味的教书方式,配以现代高明的催眠法,总是能让班上同学一应俱倒,倒成满山萎靡的小草。或许也因为语法课有点闷吧,又或许大家的兴趣有点薄吧。

对正规的课文没有留下多大的影像,反倒记得他有时兴来提起的,中华文化的一些内容。有一次他会问墨子的中心思想是什么,但没给我们时间,不等我们反应过来就自答:兼爱。有一次他问唐朝诗人失意时会去哪隐居?答中的期末考试加五分!和我自小同对中华文化感兴趣的霆辉迅速答道终南山,没想到少少的惊讶居然在老陈的脸浮现,看来他似乎并不指望班上有人懂。而那五分,也没被当一回事,不了了之。有次他说“历来乱世时以法的严厉来治国,开国时以道的无为来恢复,盛世时以儒的礼教来统治。”但又点到为止。

他曾经自豪地宣称:谁认识读大学先修班华文而要补习的,可以去找他,他预测考试题目神准。没有人怀疑,毕竟他功力深厚;但也没有人认识谁,所以也与我们无关。现今时代,还有谁会去进大学先修班的华文班,去背那生涩难懂的文学呢?这是他的悲哀,是将来长大后我们的悲哀,是整个社会的悲哀。

老陈的名号其实真得很贴切,因为总能在他身上感到暮气沉沉。时不时,他都会投下炸弹告诫我们:这个年代,去当什么都好,就是别当国中的华文教师。这是英雄无用武之地的愤慨?这是时不我予不得志的抑郁?还是?难以揣测。我若是也活到他那把年纪,天晓得我的心境会有什么改变?就算是现在暮气沉沉,我也不得不佩服当年他曾拿出的勇气;而尽管他劝诫我们别投身,他内心可曾后悔过,无人懂。人生走过的道路,是对是错,后不后悔,都只有自己能判断。 至少,在我心中留下印象的,是他;而不是其他一些滥竽充数,捉襟见肘,见少识薄的老师。

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