所谓“天生我才必有用”,每个人都有自己的特色,只要不是大奸大恶,或小人小虫,大抵都是可爱的。是以职业无分贵贱,种族无分优劣。任何崇尚民族优越论的都应被掷石至死。噢,抱歉,太不民主人道了,是电击至死。每个人,每个种族,以至每种习俗语言文化,只要有其特色,就能合理地存在,就有存在的价值。但也因各有各的特色,所以我们很容易先入为主,以自己的标准否定他人存在的合理,以自己的特色衡量他人的特色,不但欣赏不到位,还会产生鄙视的情怀,真是可惜。
一如语言。叫今人念古人的“之者乎也”,酸溜;叫古人听今人的“的地得了”,头晕。叫老外听北方人又卷又翘的话,混成一团,听南方人入声韵尾的调,鸟语一堆。哪怕同一语言,十里变音,大家也未必听得顺耳。香港人自觉当地粤语正统好听,在广州某些省城可是不堪入耳的歪音。把四川的“川”念成“泉”,大概也只有成都人自己能欣赏。新加坡的语言大杂烩-英语、华语、马来话、福建话、各地方言,我听得总觉奇怪,但这就是地道特色。马来西亚的广东话,因早期移民粤客相掺,受不少客家话影响,例如把“落雨”说成“落水”,若你嫌我语意不清,不知人落水还是落水狗,我反还觉得“落雨”太文雅呢!说“茶雪”就是怡保人,说“雪茶”就是吉隆坡人,就这么简单,要混着说蒙骗身份也可以,就是别抹煞我的特色。大家各有各讲,各得其乐。为外人所取笑或被自己人调侃的,即为特色。
二如风土。每个城市都有自己的开埠史,有的历史悠久,有的新近开辟。在开埠不过百年的城镇找沉淀的历史韵味,无理;在与世隔绝的乡野找交汇的东西荟萃,不通。怪就怪在风土不如语言,出奇地不为自己人所珍惜看重,外国的月亮总是较圆一些。难得先入为主被抛弃一回,大家也就乐于用他人的特色衡量自己的特色。大抵猜想自己住得久了,没什么特别,认不出特色。于是旅游一词,是专给国外的,若自己国家还算大,那就是给城外的,绝没有在自己生长的地方旅游的。居民和游客,外延绝无重叠。诚然居民对城市的各处历史文化的所知比认真的游客还差。大概此类人,即便出到国外旅游,也不过慕名观赏,走马看花,留个脚印,拍张照片而已。其实小山有小山的秀,名山有名山的灵。不识小山之秀,焉辨名山之灵;没有了比较和参照,各种风土文化不同的细微和奇妙之处,也就无法体会。无法体会细微奇妙之处,则小山名山皆同,能登能爬能上能下,如是而已。
与他人不同的,才叫特色。不认识不同之处,他人的特色从何谈起?自己的特色又在哪里?不珍自家玉,难识他家宝。
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Monday, June 18, 2007
特色
Posted by clim at 3:49 PM
Labels: About Society | 世事人情
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