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不放鬆

在去年底结束的北京匡时2009秋季拍賣會中，古代、近现代大师名家的经典巨作迭创高价。

郑燮的《竹石图》在 “扬州画派”专场中拔得头筹，以1512万元成交。

想起畫家同名的絕句 ，不禁懷疑“難得糊塗”可真能是成功者的座右銘？

鄭板橋 《竹石》

咬定青山不放鬆，
立根原在破岩中。
千磨萬擊還堅勁，
任爾東南西北風。

山水畫技法

张大千的巨幅泼彩泼墨作品《瑞士雪山》在北京匡时2009秋季拍賣會中“南张北溥”专场中拔得头筹，以5264万元天价打破了张大千作品全球拍卖纪录。

我自幼心儀潑墨畫，該是因為嚮往那一氣呵成，水墨淋漓，气势磅礴的感覺。

年紀大了， 慢慢會欣賞枯筆、 竭墨、“用干笔蘸浓墨“的焦墨畫。就像晚期的黃賓虹反問：“从那里画起？还不是一笔笔画起“ 一樣， 它更像是一步步走出來的人生。

反對為優

刘勰《文心雕龙·丽辞》“丽辞之体，凡有四对：言对为易，事对为难；反对为优，正对为劣。言对者，双比空词者也；事对者，并举人验者也。反对者，理殊趣合 者也；正对者，事异义同者也。”

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切勿脫離實際

"他對我說，領導幹部一定要親自下基層調查研究，體察群眾疾苦，傾聽群眾呼聲，掌握第一手材料。對擔負領導工作的人來說，最大的危險就是脫離實際。多年來， 耀邦同志這幾句語重心長的話經常在我耳旁迴響。"  《再回興義憶耀邦》

The life of an idea

Spore Sprout read that the Straits Times reported recently on Dr Tony Tan's call for Singapore to look to American liberal arts college education (where "students study varied fields") for some ideas outside of "the current British model used by universities here--where a student studies a subject in depth."  Dr Tan reportedly suggested that "the American liberal arts programme may be why the United States economy is 'more dynamic and more entrepreneurial' when compared with the traditional European ones."  He also noted that "this is 'pertinent' with the changing world economy characterised by 'major restructuring of industries and the transitory nature' of jobs."

Lordy.

Over a quarter century ago, a letter to the editor of the same Straits Times argued to the same effect.  An eager Singapore student in an American college argued the case for a broad liberal arts college education, warning against the risk of "becoming a specialised vocationalist inflexible in a world of fluid opportunities."  The callow youth imagined that "in positions of high leadership, where complex situations and unpredictable circumstances abound, where no amount of special education can adequately prepare a man for the many contingencies of the job, the general-educated has an edge over the special-educated."  Importantly, the writer of the letter wished it be known that financial aid was available from American colleges for indigent Singapore students to pursue a liberal arts college education.