我從小就沒有自以為了不起的想法，這是因為我曾經看過很多厲害的人物，功課比我好的多的是，體育比我好的更是一把抓。我不但不會驕傲，反而總覺得自己不如人家。也因為如此，我一直沒有什麼自以為幸福的感覺。
這種不覺得自己有多少幸福的時代，最後終於結束了，當我到達了印度加爾各達的垂死之家，看見了那麼多赤貧如洗的人，我的想法完全改變了，我從此以後會一再地提醒自己有多麼幸福。我永遠忘不了的是一位十來歲的年輕乞丐，他常握住我的手不放，每次我離開垂死之家，都會回頭看他一眼，他也會揮手和我道別。我因此開始有了羞愧之情，因為我知道我會回到我舒適的家去，而他呢？他如能活著離開垂死之家，也只能回到他當初求乞的地點。我雖然年紀不小，但我仍有事業和前途可談。而他呢？他只有十幾歲，他已命中注定沒有前途了。…… （更多）
關於李家同
這個人是我的同學：高中，大學，甚至在加州；
他甚至是我的儐相；
但是，以前，我是不知道他會成為名作家的。
關鍵不是他的文筆：我們是同一個國文老師教出來的；
關鍵是他的生活態度。
We went to the San Diego zoo last weekend. There was a line of people waiting to see the Great Pandas. Once we got into the panda enclosure, there were zoo volunteers who were shushing the excited tourists. “Shh! Don’t disturb the pandas!”. We were also not allowed to linger as there was a line of people waiting about 100 ft. long.
We also went to the reptile exhibit. Here, there was a poisonous Bermudan snake that is critically endangered; it’s natural habitat has been reduced to 10 sq. mi. due to deforestation and development of tropical resorts. The only people looking at the snake were a bunch of punk kids banging on the glass of the poor snake’s aquarium. There were no zoo personnel to been nearby.
OK, so pandas are endangered. But (speaking as a biologist) these things have pretty much evolved themselves into a dead end. They don’t have much to blame for their endangered status except for their own evolutionary stupidity. The Bahaman snakes, however, can attribute the eminent demise to unabashed capitalistic human greed. I suppose I understand that pandas are much fuzzier and cuter than snakes, but I can’t help but think: goddamn pandas.
From http://rustydomino.blogspot.com/
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