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Daily Archives: April 12, 2015
失控的正能量
樂觀本來是一種健康的態度。但近年來由於各類勵志叢書、演講、企業文化的風行,正向思考成為一種新興宗教。熱切的信徒都在自我審查,強迫自己排除負面的念頭。更嚴重的問題是,勵志書不勸人擔心社會經濟現況,反而鼓勵大家去實現物質渴望,因此全民舉債的風氣高居不下。 作者認為,這種思想風氣源美國的新教倫理。上層階級一廂情願地認為,人會貧窮是咎由自取的,是懶惰和其他壞習慣造成的,更甚者,是心裡不願變成有錢人。他們鼓勵青年人領取低薪,說是培養企業精神,正向思考儼然成為企業的打手。不過,近年經濟崩盤,失業率不斷飆升,這些論調已證明是謊言。 作者並不反對探索內在與自我成長,但強調,真正的正向態度,是要具備勇氣,能面對社會的真實境況。世界上並沒有無盡的財富,貧富不均是政治、經濟與社會結構問題。世界不會自動變好,我們應該尋找對策、相互幫助。更重要的,幸福不是來自一味寄望於結果,審慎評估風險、務實規劃工作,努力的過程就是最大的收獲。 作者簡介 芭芭拉.艾倫瑞克Barbara Ehrenreich 1941年生,洛克菲勒大學細胞生物學博士,《時代雜誌》專欄作家,作品也常出現在《哈潑》、《國家》、《新共和》等重要刊物,是相當活躍的女性主義者與民主社會主義者。她出身於礦工家庭,就讀大學時受到反戰運動啟蒙,於是放棄教職,投入寫作與社會運動,特別關注社會底層。她至今已出版近二十本著作,包括紐約時報暢銷榜作品《我在底層的生活》、《M型社會白領的新試煉》。
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昆德拉
《米蘭.昆德拉(Milan Kundera)在1985年發表的一篇文章《最後告別之城》,他提到1968年蘇軍進佔捷克,一夜之間,昆德拉所有的書都被禁了。佔領後第三天,他駕車離開布拉格,沿途每一處都紮滿俄軍的兵營。在一個檢查站,他被俄國兵截停,搜查完後一個俄國軍官跟他說:「你感覺如何?……這只是一場大誤會,遲早事實會顯明的。你得知道,我們愛捷克人,我們愛你。」 昆德拉接着寫道:「你整個國家被數以千計的坦克踐踏,政府領袖抓的被抓、罷免的被罷免,而一個佔領軍竟向你宣傳愛的訊息……為什麼這些我們深愛着的捷克人死也不願照我們的方式生活?為什麼我們要用坦克去教他們如何去愛?」接下來,他寫出一段睿智話語:「人不能沒有感情,但當感情本身變成某種價值、衡量是非的標準,或是開釋某種行為的藉口時,就變得非常危險。最恐怖的罪行往往出於最高貴的愛國情操,而人是洋溢着詩意的動物,在聖潔底愛的名義下殺人放火。」 現代文明社會講的是法律條文所定的權利與義務,但人治的專權政治卻迴避法律和權利義務去講「愛」。無論是要求香港人愛國,或是中央對香港的濃濃愛意,都是沒有標準、不能量化,也沒有任何法律依據的感情,「當感情本身變成某種價值、衡量是非的標準」時,就在「愛的名義下殺人放火」了。》 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150411/19108515
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