畢業是一種茫茫的感覺。

safe and sound

指犬為狼

日前，在山東，狗主走失了一隻Husky，如此漂亮又溫馴的西伯利亞雪
橇犬，來到中國，就變了種，眾愚們，眾口鑠金，說那是隻偷雞的狼，
無辜的Husky顯得慌張無助，對於被指鹿為馬，指犬為狼，來不及發表
意見(Husky連吠聲也是溫柔的)，眾愚們便動用大量警力，大費周章，
用鋤頭和鐵通，為民除害，把Husky撃斃了。後來狗主喊冤，說那是自
己的愛犬，警方表示品種是狼還是犬，還須作進一步的確定。

每讀魯迅，必按卷良久，中國仍是一個淤積時代泥足深陷的民族。

閒人 陌生人

我們迎來了深不見底的陌生人，一段金屬一樣響亮的個人奮鬥史，
範例般，教科書般展示，除此之外，未來被承諾裱褙，有宣言，就
有謊言，至此無可談起，都押了出去，眾愚一般，全不可知。也無
須對天真過分苛刻，人情繁複，世故骯髒，寶玉一覺大夢，只宜在
紅樓裡，拈花惹草，做個無害的富貴閒人。甚麼時候，社會形成的
算計不只是一部歷史的註腳，消極到沿襲出更美好的口號和信念，
甚麼時候就有一代進步的人。

一點也沒有

我不能沒有一點選擇的勇氣，可是又能怎麼樣，但我不能沒有
一點對家人的責任感，時時在意於要給他們以最安穩和無憂的
承諾，一直以來都如此看重一種遙遠的生活。說我只想一直寫
作，我不想用無盡的引號繼續架構一幢學歷的高樓，我不想給
自己鑄造一套儀容的盔甲然後跑到校園去爭奪一個穩穩當當正
正經經的教席就一輩子，說我只想一直寫作，一點勇氣也沒有
。

we would only date you, but will not marry you

讀到以下兩封信。拜金主義少女將愛情、婚姻和金錢等值，錙銖必較，一心只打算釣金龜，而一個會與這種人談婚論嫁的人，他本人可以斷定為一個精神殘廢，沒有甚麼精神契約可言。回信者用同樣的邏輯演繹他的看法，結論是“ we would only date you, but will not marry you ”，落得個聲色犬馬，在精神契約面前，這票人何等賤價。


A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum:


Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?


I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here.


I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above.


You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York.


My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married?


I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you?


Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit.


If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden(?), $250k annual income is not enough.


I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:


1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)


2) Which age group should I target?


3) Why most wives of the riches are only average-looking? I've met a few girls who don't have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys.


4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)


Ms. Pretty




A philosophical reply from CEO of J.P. Morgan:


Dear Ms. Pretty,


I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyse your situation as a professional investor.


My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I'm not wasting time here.


From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very simple, so let me explain.


Put the details aside, what you're trying to do is an exchange of "beauty" and "money" : Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square.


However, there's a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year.


Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worse 10 years later.



By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a "trading position".

If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term - same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or "leased".


Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income.This has better chance than finding a rich fool.


Hope this reply helps.


signed,
J.P. Morgan CEO

極擠的管子

我討厭處於令自己很忙碌的那段時間裡，
儼如置身一道極擠的管子，因此我出現一
連串的不適應症：我又再受失眠纏繞，易
倦和煩躁。在我所討厭的時間裡面，抗衡
的本能使我一定要做很多相對忙碌而言並
不重要的事情，這些事情給我帶來快樂，
給我無所事事的幸福，但同時給我帶來狹
窄的壓力。減掉失眠，減掉討厭的時間，
我便毫無寸鐵。這樣討厭的時間裡，往往
我又能在偏離軌道的繞行中，把自己平時
做得不夠好的部分做得極好，如此愛恨分
明。