
其實最近的心情都有點糟糕,有些東西擁有了就感到有所欠缺,沒有了便感到若有所失。
缺和失都不能圓滿,而原來擁有與失去都同樣地不能圓滿。
鬼在她的網頁裏提及禪,也許禪能帶來平靜。而我需要的不是平靜,而是開懷。什麼是平靜?無所得無所失便是平靜。什麼是開懷?極端的悲劇帶來極端的荒謬帶來極端的喜劇感。
這本書便是每天帶給我一點微笑的泉源——
Plato and a Platypus walk into a bar - understanding Philosophy through jokes
by Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein
1.
A man is praying to God. ”Lord,” he prays, ”I would like to ask you a question.”
The Lord responds,”No problem. Go ahead.”
”Lord, is it true that a million years to you is but a second?”
”Yes, that is true.”
”Well, then, what is a million dollars to you?”
”A million dollars to me is but a penny.”
”And then,”Lord,” says the man,”may I have a penny?”
”Sure,”says the Lord. ”Just a second.”
2.
A woman sues a man for defamation of character, charging that he called her a a pig. The man is found guilty and made to pay damages. After the trial, he asks the judge, “Does this mean that I can no longer call Ms. Harding a pig?”
The judge says, “That is correct.”
“And does it mean that I can’t call a pig Ms. Harding?”
“No,”says the judge, “you are free to call a pig Ms. Harding. There is no crime in that.”
The man looks Ms. Harding in the eye and says,”Good afternoon, Ms. Harding.”
3.
A couple goes on vacation to a fishing resort. While he’s napping, she decides to take his boat out on the lake and read. While she’s soaking up the sun, the local sheriff comes by in a boat, and says, “There’s no fishing allowed here, ma’am. I’m going to have to arrest you.”
The woman says, “But, sheriff, I’m not fishing.”
The sheriff says, “Ma’am, you have all the necessary equipment. I’m going to have to run you in.”
The woman says, “If you do that, sheriff, I’m going to have to charge you with rape.”
“But I haven’t even touched you, “says the sheriff.
“I know,”she says, “but you have all the necessary equipment.
4.
A multinational corporation advertises for a secretary. A golden retriever applies for the job, passes the typing test, and is granted an interview. The human-resources manager asks, “Do you speak any foreign languages?”
And the golden retriever says, “Meow.”
5.
“Why is an elephant big, gray, and wrinkled?”
“Because if he was small, white, and round, he’d be an aspirin.”
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