2023-01-21 National Hugging Day

【Esthétique du Mal·XIV (1945)】
Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) Victor Serge said, "I followed his argument With the blank uneasiness which one must feel In the presence of a logical lunatic." He said it of Konstantinov. Revolution Is the affair of logical lunatics. The politics of emotion must appear To be a intellectual structure. The cause Creates a logic not to be distinguished From lunacy…One wants to be able to walk By the lake at Geneva and consider logic: To think of the logicians in their graves And of the worlds of logic in their great tombs. Lakes are more reasonable than oceans. Hence, A promenade amid the grandeurs of the mind, By a lake, with clouds like lights, among great tombs, Gives one a blank uneasiness, as if One might meet Konstantinov, who would interrupt With his lunacy. He would not be aware of the lake. He would be the lunatic of one idea In a world of ideas, who would have all the people Live, work, suffer, and die in that idea In a world of ideas. He would not be aware of the clouds, Lighting the martyrs of logic with white fire. His extreme of logic would be illogical. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《恶之美学·之十四》(1945年)】 华莱士·史蒂文斯“异乡人·花环”(1879生—1955卒) 【红霞译】 胜利者·侍从说过:“我理解他的论点 确使人们在这位逻辑疯子面前 感觉无动于衷。” 他照此描述不变者。革命 是逻辑疯子的事情。 情感政治似乎 成为知识结构。原因 创造了一种无法 与疯子区分开来的逻辑……人们希望能 在日内瓦湖畔漫步并思索逻辑: 想起墓穴里的逻辑学家 还有其古坟的逻辑世界。 湖泊比海洋更合乎情理。因而, 崇高思想中的长廊, 湖岸边,照明的白云,古坟间, 让人无动于衷,仿佛 人们遇见不变者,他会打断谈话 神经失常地。他未必看到湖泊。 他恐怕是单一思维的疯子 即使世间万象,希望所有人 按其生活、工作、受苦并死去 即使世间万象。他未必看到白云, 用苍火点亮逻辑殉道者。 他的极端逻辑不合逻辑。 【注】这首诗歌描述费奥多尔·瓦西里耶维奇·康斯坦丁诺夫“神赐·高贵·不变者”(Fyodor Vasilyevich Konstantinov),一根筋的疯子。 除夕夜,我们把年夜饭搬到了火山麻辣烫——一家半个月内来了三回的店。第一回是偶然路过被香味勾进去,第二回是娃儿想吃特意绕道,第三回就是今晚。红彤彤的招牌,热腾腾的蒸汽,座位有点挤、桌子有点油,却有一种说不出的热闹劲。老板认得我们,笑着说“又来了?今天除夕,给你们多加点料”,于是牛肉毛肚藕片木耳豆腐泡堆得冒了尖,红油浮在汤面上,辣椒花椒的香气直往鼻子里钻——我们一人一大碗,吃得满头大汗心满意足。为什么除夕夜来吃麻辣烫?或许是吃腻了传统年夜饭的繁文缛节,或许只是想在异国他乡换一种方式过节,又或许是因为这店里永远人声鼎沸的咕嘟声、碗筷碰撞声、食客谈笑声混在一起,像一首热气腾腾的交响曲,把冷清和孤单挡在门外。 此心安处是吾乡。吃完走出店门,街上很安静,远处隐约有烟花声,大概是哪家华人在庆祝。娃儿忽然说:“明年除夕我们还来这儿吧?”我和外婆对视一眼笑了:“行,只要这店还在,咱们就来。”那一刻我忽然想起“恒定不变”这个词——不是指什么宏大的永恒,而是这些微小的、固执的习惯:每年除夕吃一顿好的,在异乡寻找属于自己家的味道,在变化的世界里守住一些小小的仪式。它们看似微不足道,却是我们对抗虚无的方式,是我们在流动的生活里抛下的锚,让我们知道无论飘到哪里,总有一个固定的点可以回头。 我站在店门外回头看了一眼,红油的光影映在玻璃窗上,里面还有几桌人在热气里低头吃着,看不清楚面孔,却看得见他们被辣得通红的脸颊和微微弯起的嘴角。神赐的、高贵的、恒定不变的——这些词用在麻辣烫上似乎有点大,可今夜我觉得它们恰好合适。因为不管身在哪里,不管年夜饭是18道菜还是一碗红油翻滚的汤,只要对面坐着想见的人,只要热气扑在脸上时心里是暖的,那些关于“家”的定义就通通成立了。远处烟花又响了一声,我们三个踩着路灯下的影子往家走,肚子里装着一整锅热闹,在微凉的夜里微微发烫。 Today in History(历史上的今天): 2020 An Attempt on Leadership(初试领导才能) 2017 Twp Rec Basketball Game-3(2017年乡村娱乐篮球第三场比赛)

Eve for the Year of the Goat @ Sci Museum (科学博物馆·羊年除夕 1991-02-14) Eve for the Year of Dog @ Queensboro Bridge, NYC
(纽约皇后大桥·狗年除夕 02-09-1994) Eve for the Year of the Boar @ Rockefeller Univ, NYC
(纽约洛克菲勒“黑麦田”大学·猪年除夕 01-30-1995) The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh @ MoMA on Eve for the Year of the Rat
(纽约现代艺术博物馆——文森特·梵高“征服·沼泽地”《星月夜》02-18-1996) American Museum of Natural History on Eve for the Year of the Ox, NYC
(纽约美国自然历史博物馆·牛年除夕 02-06-1997) American Museum of Natural History on the Eve of the Year of the Tiger
(纽约美国自然历史博物馆·虎年除夕 01-27-1998) American Museum of Natural History on the Eve of the Year of the Rabbit
(纽约美国自然历史博物馆·兔年除夕 02-15-1999) The Large Bathers by Paul Cézanne @ Philly Museum of Art in the Year of the Dragon
(费城艺术博物馆——保罗·塞尚“卑微·强大”《大浴池》02-04-2000) European Art @ Philly Museum of Arts on the Eve of the Year of the Snake
(费城艺术博物馆欧洲艺术厅·蛇年除夕 01-23-2001) 
Spring of Four Seasons by Leon Frederic @ Philly Museum of Arts on the Eve of the Year of the Horse (费城艺术博物馆莱昂·弗雷德里克“狮子·统治者”《四季》——马年除夕 01-11-2002) Toddler-I @ Home on the Eve of the Year of the Monkey, NJ
(新州本家猴年除夕·小幼儿生 01-21-2004) Toddler-II @ Philadelphia Zoo on the Rooster NY's Eve, PA
(宾州费城动物园鸡年除夕·大幼儿生 02-08-2005)
Toddler-II @ Lai Lai Garden on the Rooster NY's Eve, PA
(宾州来来花园酒家鸡年除夕·大幼儿生 02-08-2005) Preschool-I @ CGCC on Eve of the Year of the Dog, PA
(宾州神州基督教会狗年除夕·小幼童生 01-28-2006) 
Preschool-II @ Home on the Eve of the Year of the Pig, PA (宾州本家猪年除夕·大幼童生 02-17-2007) Pre-Kindergartener @ Chuck E Cheese on Eve of the Year of Rat, PA
(宾州自由人·发酵儿童娱乐场鼠年除夕·学前班预科生 02-06-2008) Kindergartener En Route to Aruba over the Caribbean Sea on the Eve of the Year of the Earth Ox
(通往阿鲁巴的加勒比“勇者”海上地牛年除夕·学前班生 01-25-2009) 
1st Grade @ Front Yard on the Eve of the Year of the Tiger, PA (宾州本家前院虎年除夕·小学一年级生 02-13-2010) 2nd Grade @ Montgomery ES on Eve of the Year of the Rabbit, PA
(宾州蒙哥马利“巨人山”小学兔年除夕·小学二年级生 02-02-2011) 3rd Grader @ CGCC on the Eve of the Year of the Dragon, PA
(宾州神州基督教会龙年除夕·小学三年级生 01-21-2012) 
4th Grader w/ Baby Sister @ Home on the Eve of the Year of the Snake, PA (宾州本家蛇年除夕·小学四年级生与妹妹 02-09-2013)
5th Grader w/ Baby Sister @ Backyard on Eve of the Year of the Horse, PA
(宾州本家后院马年除夕·小学五年级生与妹妹 01-30-2014) 6th Grader @ Lai Lai Garden on Eve of the Year of the Goat, PA
(宾州来来花园中餐厅羊年除夕·初一生 02-18-2015) 7th Grader @ Angela & Johansson's Home on Eve of the Year of Monkey, PA
(宾州俊青家猴年除夕·初二生 02-07-2016) 8th Grader @ Noodle 88 on Eve of the Year of the Rooster, PA
(宾州八八面馆鸡年除夕·初三生 01-27-2017) 
9th Grader on the Eve of the Year of the Dog, PA (宾州狗年除夕·高一生 02-15-2018) 10th Grader on the Eve of the Year of the Pig, PA
(宾州猪年除夕·高二生 02-04-2019)
11th Grader @ Lai Lai Garden on Eve of the Year of the Rat, PA
(宾州来来花园中餐厅鼠年除夕·高三生 01-24-2020) Sophomore @ Volcano Hot Pot on the Eve of the Year of the Water Rabbit, PA
(宾州火山麻辣烫水兔年除夕·大二生 01-21-2023) Crosslink(相关博文):
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