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一期一會: 如果沒有明天 [Ichigo ichie: if there is no tomorrow]
November 23 2015
當過了30，我們害怕再受傷。
害怕掃了顏面。
害怕做不了朋友。
害怕對方不是我們期待的那個人。
When we get older, we are afraid of getting hurt;
we are afraid of losing the respect of others;
we are afraid that we can no longer be friends;
we are afraid that the other person is not who we expect him/her to be.
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三十(30)而立 [Confucius for 30]
July 01 2015
子 曰：「吾十有五而志於學；三十而立；四十而不惑；五十而知天命；六十而耳順；七十而從心所欲，不踰 矩。」 <<論語，為政篇>>
Confucius said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right." <<Analects, Wei Zheng>>
30 拉警報——激發自己的正能量 [30 going on 31: having positivity in life.]
July 10 2015
還記得「三十拉警報」是一部日劇的名字，劇情裡講的是在名為「愛情」的球場上的延長賽 (OVERTIME) : 沒走到最後、沒跟對的人談過戀愛，怎麼能一槌定音說走到最後的對象是哪一個呢?
雖然普遍來說，日本跟台灣結婚的平均年齡可能較三十年前來得晚，但我覺得我身邊的例子比較呈現M型的分布: 早結婚的很早、晚結婚的很晚。其實早結晚結都可能遇到對或不對的那個人，對我來說，對的那個人或是那個時間應該是在兩個人心態是成熟的時候才會發生/遇到。因為成熟的心態，比較能夠在面對困難的時候還願意牽著彼此的手，不逃避、不放棄。如果兩個人都有成熟的心態，兩個人也比較能夠相處......