26 June 2011

给前往上海座谈会同学的"听写"<3

2010年11月

做人为快乐之本、纯正华语
重蹈覆辙、得寸进尺、豁出去
学以致用、察言观色、公民意识
反盗版、观察入微、意识形态
静观其变、既来之,则安之
打铁趁热、物以类聚、变种
同化、经济、萎缩、意识形态
永不言败、有志者,事尽成
千里之行,始于足下、
天下无难事,只怕有心人
人在江湖,身不由己、
家丑不可外扬、大刀阔斧
忘恩负义、多多益善、意犹未尽
甘甜

Picture Perfect Harmony

 ST Forum

I AM an American living in Indonesia and over the past 30 years, have made dozens of trips to Singapore.

The Prime News photograph yesterday (above) of Rabbi Mordechai Abergel, Buddhist monk the Venerable Fa Rong and Mufti Syed Isa Mohamed Semait nearly moved me to tears ('Tributes flow as mufti gets award').

I wish my native country as a whole could demonstrate the religious tolerance that Singapore has been able to cultivate.

Certainly there are good, tolerant people everywhere, and the United States has many who think like I do.

But in Singapore, it is the norm, and immediately observable everywhere you go. On a daily basis, I see Christian, Muslim and Hindu office workers sharing a meal at a kopitiam (coffee shop), exchanging smiles or pleasantries on the street or otherwise kindly extending help to one another.

In all my trips here, I have not once witnessed religion-fuelled hostility or prejudice.

My travels have taken me to all corners of the world, yet I have never found a country that comes even close to the religious and spiritual maturity that Singaporeans demonstrate towards one another.

Many letters complain about life in Singapore, but from an outsider's perspective, what a beautifully pluralistic and enviable society Singapore has.

In many ways, and especially in their tolerance for one another, Singaporeans are a beacon to the world.

Jack Blaylock

10 June 2011

将进酒

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