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It has been 37 days since 12 Hongkongers were arrested by the China Coast Guard in the name of illegal entry - contacts with family members lawyers are still rejected while no information has been received from the detainees.
They are a group of young people who love Hong Kong; while their detainees. Your attention on the issue, though might not be able to necessarily bring them back to Hong Kong immediately, can at least protect them, bringing a glimpse of hope to their family members.
喬映瑜 (Qiao)
Despite a lack of related information, she is a girl who loves Hong Kong. Under severe depression, hardly can we imagine how she could endure 33 days without the assistance of medicine, alone.
張俊富 22歲 (Cheung, 22)
Being a student form the Open University of Hong Kong, he should have been similar to other people, leading a simple life. Instead of opting for pleasant university life, he chose to stand up for Hong Kong. We hope that he can safely return home, together with 11 of the others.
嚴文謙 21歲 (Yim, 21)
He is also a student. It was alleged that he was in Yantian, ShangShen China. At that time, his hair had been totally shaved and his eyes dully glazed over – could anyone imagine what had he experienced?
黃臨福 16歲 (Hoang, 16)
Wong is a 16-year-old secondary school student, the youngest among the 12 detainees. Supposedly, as a teen under 18 (the legal age in Hong Kong), he cannot entrust a lawyer on his on device. John Lee Ka-Chiu, the Security for Security, however, claimed that Wong voluntarily did so. Wong’s family lawyers afterwards requested for a meeting with Chinese officials but were forced to withdraw.
鄧棨然 30歲 (Tang, 30)
Suffering from asthma and skin disease, 30-year old Tang might not have medicine since related information was not found. Worrying, his mother’s every single word in the press conference was heartbreaking to many.
李宇軒 29歲 (Andy Li, 29)
He is a 29-year old youngster who has a strong interest in Manga. As a computer engineer, he endeavoured on the career path with self-study. But if he was to choose between personal interest and the future of Hong Kong, he undoubtedly chose the latter. Nevertheless, due to the possible retrospective period of the National Security Law, his trust in the legal systems vanished, having no choice but to escape.
張銘裕 20歲 (Cheung, 20)
As a youngster in his twenty, Cheung originally was similar to other young people, having hobbies ranging from playing football, rock climbing to diving. Since he is relatively more mature, he takes care of himself well. Such an active youngster was however arrested during the Anti-extradition Law movement, being entitled with a criminal charge.
Cheung had once told his father that he needs to “fight for democracy and freedom”, which was questioned by his father as to for what he was fighting for. “For the next generation”, Cheung answered resoundingly. Such a firmed belief continued to glow upon the moment he was on board. He understood that to fight for the next generation, he should first stay alive.
李子賢 29歲 (Lee, 29)
Lee is a 29-year old cat lover - going to sleep with the two cats he adopted was the most valuable moment in his life. Attempting to leave Hong Kong, he took the initiative to take a photo with his mother. Before going on board, he took out the photo, thinking about his mother who was always proud of his helpfulness and filial piety. Tracing back to his mother’s birthdays on which he made cheesecake and sang a song, he hoped that his mother would know he loves Hong Kong, too.
郭子麟 18歲 (Kok, 18)
Apart from his family, Kwok, an HKU Engineering Student who loves drama, was also thinking about a girl whom he knew from the Drama Club. Perhaps she is, indeed, the main cast of his life.
Before leaving his homeland, he plucked up all his courage to confess to the girl, echoing to one of HKU students’ sayings - “striving all your effort and leaving no regrets (BJMF)”. Life is like a play. Contemplating on the rippling waters, was he wondering whether this his affection would simply be buried, like a pearl sinking into in the vast ocean?
鄭子豪 17歲 (Cheng, 17)
Bringing with him a fishing rod and bucket; claiming that he was going to fishing – it was the way Cheng waved goodbye to his family; it was the white lie Cheng told in order to leave without notice, protecting his family from worrying.
Before leaving, Cheng used his pocket money to purchase a phone for his mother as a birthday gift. The phone is still here while the receiver has been so distant away. Cheng loves Hong Kong no less than his family. He was willing to bear the burden and go away, taking all the fishing equipment and leaving overnight.
廖子文 17歲 (Liu, 17)
Liu will become 18 after less than one week. To celebrate his birthday, he used to dine outside with his family – such usual practice, however, became a memory. Nevertheless, he actually has already participated in the Rites of Passage Ceremony – because what he experienced was much more than any other others.
Liu is a tough guy, hiding most of the emotions.
When he was small, knowing his older brother being bullied, he would directly ride on a bicycle to drive away the bullies. Most probably, his insistence on justice was what drives him to embark on the journey of the Movement.
黃偉然 29歲 (Wong, 29)
“Forgive my selfishness. In face of the parting of life and death, millions of words inside my throat can only be expressed between written lines.” – this was what written by Wong, a 29-year old motor mechanic, who left in his room the letter written with wordings like “I’m so sorry”, “sorry, mom” and “forgive my selfishness”.
Even since being released from Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre, Wong had been more distant to his friends and family. Rarely did he have dining with his family, but often did he lock himself inside the room. He even reduced contacts with two of his favourite cats. Probably, he was paving the way for the departure with his family who may be more accustomed to living a life without Wong.
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Time Miracle: Accelerated Learning and Wisdom Beyond Your Years
“After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions. All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.” He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?” They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” (Luke 2:46-52 WEB)
Are you a parent? I believe most parents would want their children to excel at learning.
Some parents are very stressed out about this, and depend greatly on their self-efforts to invest in their children’s learning, so that these children can grow up to enjoy comfortable lives.
When God blesses your children with a miracle of accelerated learning, even a short period of study can become highly effective.
They become very smart and observant, able to pick up new skills easily.
They will become like the twelve year old Jesus who had wisdom beyond His years.
Don’t put your trust in worldly methods of boosting intelligence—certainly let them eat, sleep and exercise well, but our faith must be in Jesus—those who hope in Him will never be put to shame.
No amount of money spent on enrichment classes or tuition can exceed the power of having faith in Jesus for accelerated learning and wisdom.
Pray for your children to enjoy a personal relationship with Jesus and to have a heart for the things of God.
This is the wisest thing you can do and that they can do.
Faith in Jesus is what will cause your children to increase in wisdom, stature and favor with God and men.
Even if you’re not a parent yet, the same applies for you. I believe you also want to experience a time miracle of accelerated learning.
With the kind of fast pace of life nowadays, every decision has an opportunity cost.
With only twenty-four hours each day, we have so many things we want to do, but we have to choose and prioritize.
If you’re picking up a new skill or looking to increase in learning in an area, trust Jesus for a miracle of accelerated learning.
Perhaps you only have very little time each day to set aside for that. Jesus can make those minutes count.
““For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?” But we have Christ’s mind.” (1 Corinthians 2:16 WEB)
Believe and confess that you have the mind of Christ, having perfect memory, unparalleled intelligence and powerful spiritual discernment.
As you celebrate more birthdays, expect your mind to get sharper when your faith is in Jesus.
When you consistently hear messages about Him, you also become like Him, transformed into His very image in body, soul and spirit.
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💐 #外文語錄 《外文螢光筆》| 12月主題:「故事」
「所有創作者、希臘教育家和領頭的悲劇作家,只不過是『模仿美德之虛像以及其他事物的創造者。』」
——柏拉圖《理想國》
"All those 'skilled in making' (tous poietikous), along with this educator of Greece and leader of the tragic poets, are painted as 'imitators of phantoms of virtue and of the other subjects of their making.'"
― Plato, The Republics (600e4–6)
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你以為雪莉爵士的《外文螢光筆》跟其他語錄站一樣,只會提供無腦語錄給讀者嗎?錯!
你以為《外文螢光筆》提供的內容或想法一定是正確的嗎?錯!
《外文螢光筆》乃是探討西方文學與文化源遠流長之思想與文學流變。從西元前到現代的人們思想有碩大轉變,所以千萬不要未經思考就相信《外文螢光筆》的任何一句,或從此奉為信條。你當然可以在閱讀這個系列時找到從古至今大文豪的信念,但更重要的事,希望讀者們能藉此啟發更找到屬於自己的信條。
筆者不想要翻全部的理想國(頭痛),所以就……這樣折衷,我們取柏拉圖的大意就好。
柏拉圖的意思就是說,在座寫文、創作的各位,在他的理想國當中沒有任何地位喔!
那為什麼他這麼說?
柏拉圖提出兩種解釋:第一,藝術可能只是表象的副本,所以讓我們遠離「理型」(柏拉圖深信每個事物背後都有一個理型存在)。
第二,藝術可能訴諸於我們靈魂中不理性的部分,所以傾向破壞對正義來說必要的精神和諧。
這部分在《理想國》第三卷和第十卷被特別提出來並非常冗長的篇幅解釋。筆者在這裡就不整句拿出來了,有興趣的朋友可以自己去看看。
當然,諸位讀者可以自由選擇要不要接受柏拉圖的結論,也可以選擇不接受。或者,查看之前的《外文螢光筆》,看看古往今來的作家們是怎麼看待「故事」的?
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🔷參考資料:
Warburton, Nigel. Philosophy: the Classics. Routledge, 2014.
Griswold, Charles L. “Plato on Rhetoric and Poetry.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 4 Feb. 2016, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-rhetoric/#RepBooIIIIIX.
“1001 Deeds, Sayings, Curiosities and Anecdotes of the Ancient World.” Antiquitatem. Hechos, Dichos, Curiosidades y Anecdotas Del Mundo Antiguo., http://en.antiquitatem.com/origin-of-writing-memory-plato-phaedrus.
“To Write, or Not to Write? (Or: What Plato Didn't Know).” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/cultural-evolution/201008/write-or-not-write-or-what-plato-didnt-know.
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