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10/16/2024

How did Jesus fight against the Old Testament?



 The Old Testament and New Testament are two different kinds of philosophies.


 After Jesus's death,  people found the Old and New Testaments were put together,  seems that nothing had happened.


 When Jesus said he is the son of god,  the general belief is that he is the son of the Old Testament god:  the god who had punished Adam and Eve because they had eaten the fruits of the Wisdom tree,  and the god who had granted Abraham the land of milk and honey, because Abraham obeyed him. 


This is the origin of wars afterwards.  Tragedies have never stopped.


 But the god of Jesus might not be the same with the god of Abraham.


It is because the two philosophies are completely different. Their thoughts must be from different sources.


There are two major themes in the mind of Jesus.


One is love,  the other is truth, or wisdom.

 

 The Old Testament had Ten Commandments.  But Jesus had one Commandment of Love.


 Yet the general Western people had only Ten Commandments in the mind,  seldom do people remember the Commandment of Love.


 Before Jesus died,  He told his disciples that he will send a "helper" for them to seek truth.  He meant a spirit is important to seek truth. 


 And it turned out to be the "holy spirit" afterwards,  and the later church people had put  "the holy father", "the holy son" and "the holy spirit" as one trinity to worship, neglecting the original meaning of the spirit is a helper for humans to seek truth.

 

 Worship is a form of sacrifice.


 Jesus doesn't like sacrifices.  He said he prefer love to sacrifices.


 In the Book of John,  chapter 8, section 44,  Jesus said:


"You are of  your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth. Because there is no truth in him.   When he speaks a lie, He speaks from his own resources. For he is a liar and the father of it."


It was after the Jews had just said: "Abraham is our father."


Abraham was a murderer if he obeyed his god to kill his own son.  He  killed a ram instead because at the last moment his god had a ram for him to kill to replace his own son. 


Will a god order his people to kill?  May be not. The orders were from the high priests.


It was an act of devil to take and accept killings as a sacrifice. It must be a lie from a liar. Devils want people to worship and obey more than loving.


And the last thing about the confrontation between Jesus and the Old Testament is that Jesus promotes wisdom while  the old story insisted that the fruits from the Wisdom tree is not allowed for humans.  It is a challenge by Jesus.  In that context, seeking truth is not a sin. The story is a lie.

 Jesus has said he is using a kind of figurative language to tell the truths.  It means he is using parables to explain every thing.  Human knowledge can only understand a little bid of the secrets of the Universe. So parable is the only way to delivery a subtle message.  It is like if you wish to explain science, history and literature to a three year old kid,  you need to tell stories in parables.


More importantly, it seems to be  a simple thing for people not in the mind-sets of the West.


However, the Western people had been living in the old teachings for thousands of years and they will find it difficult to against it.


For example,  "light" is a thing we cannot understand in our level of knowlwdge when Jesus said: "While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light"  And I  wish to say, the so-called "light" may be some kind of spirit or intuition.  However,  there is no prove of it.


The only comfort is a line from Jesus:  "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free"


If future people can change their mind to escape the rulings of the old mind-set,  the world will be happier and free.


They will have a longer time of peace.












10/14/2024

怕窮不怕死,怕醜不怕窮

怕窮不怕死,怕醜不怕窮


 

 怕窮不怕死是香港人的通病 ,其實不是真正怕窮,衹是怕沒有面子,怕人笑。所以正確點說應該是: 「怕窮不怕死,怕醜不怕窮。」其實窮是沒有什麼可怕的,這個世界也不會餓死你的。人們衹是怕被人恥笑,怕人家知道你窮。這是中國兩千年恥感教育的成果。


有錢的時候人們會儘量炫耀,衹怕人家不知道自已有錢。這才是核心的一面。有錢的時候愛炫耀,沒錢時痛苦會加倍。有錢時不要炫耀,以後會好過一些。


以上衹是一個小側面,看深一層卻可能影響大局。


如果一個人能夠一往無前亦不怕死,成功的機會是很大的。如果他連窮也不怕,知道窮也是死不去的,他就會更加勇敢一些。但他未必知道,怕丟臉才是底下最重要的一個元素。


一個人,既不怕死也不怕窮,更不怕被人恥笑。


這一種力量,足以幇助他一往無前,成就大業。



note

能屈能伸是中國人最積極的一面。能伸不能屈,就是怕醜不怕窮。所以很多人在窮的時候會躲起來,怕被人家看到自己窮。



"Afraid of being laughed at"

 "Afraid of being poor but not afraid of dying; afraid of being laughed at but not afraid of being poor."


Being afraid of poverty but not of death is a common trait among Hong Kong people. In reality, it's not that they are genuinely afraid of being poor;  actually they are more concerned about losing face and being laughed at. So, to put it more accurately: "Afraid of being poor but not afraid of dying; afraid of being laughed at but not afraid of being poor." In fact, being poor isn't that frightening; the world won't let you starve. People are just afraid of being ridiculed and having others know they are poor. This is a result of  shame education in China since Confucius.


When people have money, they tend to show off, fearing that others won't realize they are wealthy. That's the core of the issue. When they have money, they love to flaunt it; when they are broke, the pain doubles. If you don’t show off when you have money, life will be easier later on.


This is just a small aspect, but if you dig deeper, it could impact the bigger picture.


If a person can forge ahead without fear of death, their chances of success are significantly higher. If they are also unafraid of poverty, understanding that being poor won’t lead to death, they will become even braver. However, they may not realize that the fear of losing face is one of the most crucial elements underneath it all.


A person who is neither afraid of death nor poverty, and certainly not afraid of being laughed at, possesses a strength that can propel them forward and help them achieve great things.

10/12/2024

Using the right brain to cook and the Western Mindset



 ONE

 Using the Right Brain to Cook


 Left brain is for collecting data.

 You need to cook them up with your right brain. 

 Its a simple approach to explain a complicated thing.

 There is a much complicated process about the right and left thinking.

 Yet we need to have a simple mind to reach complicated realities.  


 Right brain is not only for cooking.   

Right brain can search and feel situations more than left brain.

A talanted right brainer can reach conclusions faster than the left brainers.

 A talented right brainer  can foresee things to happen.

  It is an important feature in war time or complicated  games in the economy field.

 Yet the right brain is a simple cooker for the common people. 

 Common people study hard to collect data.   But they will not know the meaning of the data.  They need to use the right brain to cook it up.

 This is the basic usage of the right brain. 


 Yet  right brain dominance can be fatal sometmes.

 Right brain people always refuse left brain data to  enter their right brain.

 They can see, hear and read. But they will not let the external data to come into their treasured right brain. 


 Because they do not trust external data.  And that is suicidal.


 An over-used right brain can overcook.

 Overcook can lead to explosion.

 Cultural revolution in China is an explosion of right brains,  but it is a far more  complicated process needs to  elaborate more.



 TWO

The Western Mindset


 A simple right brain cooking is for individuals. 

 But humans are not using their brains only.   A mind is behind the brain.  And upon the minds,   There are mind- sets.  When  a bigger mind-set is in force,  individuals can only follow.  They can use their own brains no more.

 And this is the tragedy of the Western culture.  


 I will put it into a very simple way here:


 The Western Mindset is dictated by an ancient book created by some wise people of left brain dominance.


1. You are not allowed to reach the fruits of wisdom.

2. You are a sinner because you do not obey.

3.  If you obey you will be given land of milk and honey.

4.  You can kill other people as they are not chosen.


 *The above is the basic mindset of the Western culture.

 *A mindset is above the mind. 

 *All minds are not free under this mindset.

 *The worst of this mindset is the following:


5.  The universe has a beginning and an end.

6. There will be no future for humans and the universe.


* The above is a wrong logic.  To complement the wrong logic needs to include  fancies of heaven and hell.

*Jesus had tried to correct this logic:


7.  Jesus had introduced love. 

8.  Jesus said love is more important than rites (obedience).

9.  Jesus said humans need to search for wisdom. He will send a "holy spirit" to help humans to search wisdom.


*  The teachings of Jesus are two direct confrontations with the Old Testament:


* One:  You need to love*

    (do not obey to kill)


*Two:  You need to search for wisdom*

     (it means it is not sin to eat the fruits on the wisdom tree) 

     ( It means all the churches are wrong.  They are not following Jesus. )









10/09/2024

Taboos about Left and Right Balance of the Brain

 


All other factors, such as emotional misuse and the bondage of desires, are unimportant.


The so-called six-dimensional thinking—up, down, left, right, forward, and backward—represents emotions and desires, the left brain and the right brain, progress and regression. Although it has significant research value and is critically important, it becomes secondary compared to this major taboo.


The major taboo is not knowing that the pursuit of knowledge requires using the right brain.


The general impression is that seeking knowledge is merely about studying, at most adding reconnaissance and measurement, and then synthesizing and arranging the data obtained from the left brain, believing that one has grasped the truth and every thing is ok.


There are indeed distinctions between low-level and high-level understanding.


A low-level understanding is like a pretty woman in love. The other party always tries to show her their strengths. Intentionally or unintentionally, they let her glimpse of their wallet, designer shoes, watches, and even book a helicopter to take her to an expensive restaurant in Macau. She has long forgotten her mother's lesson that "people may appear one way but feel another,"(知人口面不知心) and she is bound to suffer a great loss. Unfortunately, she lean towards the left brain too far, and she can only blame God. God has not activated her right brain, she cannot perceive well. She cannot know this man's inner thoughts. The data she gather through all her reconnaissance methods is merely superficial.


Because, in the cognitive process, the left brain only deals with surface data; it is impossible to reach the core without effort from the inner right.


At this point, the six-dimensional thinking of up, down, left, right, etc., comes into play. Although you may not have much passion, the underlying desires are always present. You do not realize that a gentle kiss can lead you to the abyss of desire. At the height of excitement, you think you have reached paradise, believing you know both the surface and the heart. This is a grave mistake; Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe died this way. And she was just one among countless low-level thinkers.


The term "knowledge" is overused. Is falling in love also a form of "seeking knowledge"? That seems a bit exaggerated.


Yes, this is the indicator of what it means to be human. Ignorance cannot make one to grow up as a person; both high-level and low-level knowledge are necessary. If low-level individuals can survive as a  human being; higher-level pursuits need a fully developped mind,  which is more than an ordinary being can do. It is a much higher state for human beings.


The major taboo regarding "knowledge" is knowing the left but not the right.


Higher-level right-brain reconnaissance can be represented by Zhuge Liang. He uses his right brain to enjoy the data obtained from the battlefield and the political arena. It is like a famous doctor taking a pulse; the internal fluctuations are known with just a touch. However, to deceive the enemy, he adds a bit of mysterious disguise, making the opponent think he is unfathomable, when in fact, he is using internal perception only. With the slightest movement, he knows everything—big or small, it is all clear.


A high-level right-brain person reads extensively, gathers information from all directions, and has countless data. The mediocre rely on quantum computers to give advice, while high-level individuals only need a glance; your movements are as obvious as a dog wagging its tail, whether it needs to urinate or defecate, it is all in a smile.


Data is external, chaotic, and relies on secretaries to organize. If a secretary can truly make sense of it, he would not be a secretary. He would be your major enemy without your knowledge. There are many historical lessons; He will not be satisfied by just kicking you aside; he will eliminate your entire lineage. Would he still be your secretary?


Therefore, you can only rely on yourself and most importantly, your own right brain to tell you the meaning of what you have from the left brain.  If you do not use your own resources, who else can you trust?


A few more words to elaborate:


The right brain is the ultimate tool for perception.


But this tool is shackled and locked. It cannot be moved at will. Do not think everyone is like Sun Wukong the most talented monkey( 孫悟空). Even Sun Wukong has a headband: it was a golden harness to limit him by God.


You cannot fly around aimlessly in all directions like the talented monkey. The golden band on your forehead dictates your direction. Thus, Zhuge Liang (諸葛亮) ultimately could only become a baby caretaker.  Hidden among a million soldiers is A Dou (百萬軍中藏阿斗), The stuipid Prince is regarded and treated as the lifeblood of the nation by Zhuge Liang. Confucius's golden band seems to work every time, Zhuge Liang the wisest man in Chinese History can't excape this fate. The great river flows eastward, and everything is left to the currents. But this is inevitable and unimportant. Zhuge Liang is merely a passerby in the grand cycle; ten thousand years have passed, and there is still a day you say it is today! Every one will come back to witness history.  Do not think that ten thousand years cannot be reached. That is too small-minded. Ten thousand years is merely a low-level time; there will be hundreds of thousands of years to come. Nothing in this world is absolute; there is only one thing that is absolute: your mind is absolute. The mind can transcend billions of years; you and I will still be here, and you will still be you. This is the ultimate secret of the universe. We can all continue to play.


What is the lesson?


The lesson is: death does not exist. Life is like the waters of the Yangtze River, constantly flowing and returning; heroes and generals will always be present, only in the gentle breeze and flowing water!


However, most people are not afraid of death. Only a few fear death. Most people are just afraid of poverty. They fear not being able to survive.


It is truly incomprehensible.


In fact, the truth is not about fearing poverty. Once you are great, you have called the wind and summoned the rain, how can you bear the disdain of the mediocre?


Most people are not afraid of poverty; they are just afraid of losing face!


Even when they are poor, they want to hide their poverty!


Will kings and ministers be ridiculed by commoners?


Can you not see through this?


This is the headband that Confucius had given you two thousand years ago! You fear being laughed at! You are not afraid of death, you are not afraid of poverty; you are just afraid of being laughed at! How ridiculous! You can traverse mountains and rivers, yet it turns out that the difficulty is  you cannot survive being laughed at. Two thousand years of shame education ( 恥感教育)is in force. With thoughts shackled, do you dare to move? Are you smarter than Zhuge Liang?


Of course. Zhuge Liang has already turned his pain into lessons; the inescapable truth is that you have not seriously engaged your inner right brain. Those who have not contemplated are not true heroes; if you still do not understand, there is no need for regret.


Because: one million years is still just a small cycle; opportunities will definitely come again. Just wait a moment, and they will soon arrive.


The Chinese nation leans towards the right brain; occasionally turning left is not a big deal. What is unexpected is that the right brain is the key to cognition. Heroes have their struggles; beauty is not a crime. Beautiful women will not bind you. What binds you tightly is just a band.


Brave men fear poverty but not death. They  only want to hide their poverty!


Poverty cannot kill you; stand up, harden your mind, and laugh if you must!


Mind is absolute.  We will work together and fight again in ten thousand years!


Bless you!



左右腦平衡的大忌

 


所有其它的因素: 例如情感誤用,慾望束縛,都是不重要的。

所謂的六個維度思維!上下左右前後, 代表了情感與慾望、左腦與右腦、前進與倒退,雖然非常有研究價值,也有關鍵性的重要,但與這一個大忌相比,就都成為次要了。


大忌就是不知道求知是要用右腦的。


一般印象以為求知只是讀書,最多是加上偵察和測量,把從左腦得來的資料,綜合排列一下,就以為掌握真相,百無禁忌了。

這同樣是有低階程度和高階程度之分的。

低階好比美女談戀愛。對方總是盡量給你看他的長處。有意無意讓你撇見他的錢袋,還有名牌鞋子手錶,還預訂了直升機帶你去澳門的貴價餐廳吃喝。你早己忘記了媽媽的教訓,知人口面不知心,是要吃大虧的。可憐你是左腦傾向,要怪只能怪上帝。上帝沒有啟動你的右腦,所以你無法感知。更無法知道這位男仕的內心。你用盡偵查方法,得來的資料都是表面的。

因為,在認知過程中,左腦只是表面數據,不用心是不可能進入核心裡去的。

這時,上下左右甚麽的六度思維又來了。你雖然是沒有甚麽passion,  但下面的慾念卻總是有的,你不知道輕輕一吻是會帶你到慾望深淵的。在興奮高處你以爲已經到了天國,知人口面也知心了。大錯鑄成,荷李活女星瑪麗連夢露就是這樣死的。而她只是萬萬千千低階思維中之一而己。


所謂「知」,是一個太常用的字眼。難道談戀愛也是「求知」嗎?似乎有點誇張。

是的,這就是人之所以作為人的指標。無知不足以成人,高階低階都是必須要知的。低階者能夠成人,己經不錯。高階追求的卻是成心,那是境界。

而所謂「知」,大忌就是知左不知右。


較高階的右腦偵察,可以諸葛亮為代表。他用右腦享受戰場和官場上得來的資料。就猶如名醫把脈,其中內在波動,一摸就知。只不過為了瞞過敵人,加上一點神秘掩飾,對方以為他玄妙莫測,其實他用的是內在感受。稍一動作,他就知道了。是大是小,都清楚了。

高階的右腦人,讀書多方,偵騎八面,資料無數。平庸者要靠量子電腦,高階人士卻只要看一眼,你的動作猶如狼狗擺尾,要撒尿還是痾屎,都是一笑輸贏。

資料是外在的,是亂的,是要依賴秘書去整理的。秘書如果真能理出頭緒,他就不是秘書了。歷史上的教訓極多,他不是一腳踢開你就算,還要追殺你的上下三代,他還會是你的秘書嗎?

所以,你的右腦是你自己的。自已的東西自己不用,只好拱手讓人。

多餘的話還要多説幾句:

右腦才是感知的最後工具。

但這工具卻是有枷有鎖的。不是隨意動得的。不要以為人人都是孫悟空。孫悟空的頭上,也是有個箍的。

你不是隨意可以上下左右前後亂飛的。額上金箍規定了你的方向。所以,諸葛亮最後只能淪為褓姆。百萬軍中藏阿斗,把阿斗當作是國家民族的命脈。孔夫子的金剛箍似乎是萬試萬靈的。大江東去,一切付諸流水。但這是必然的,是不重要的。諸葛亮不過是大循環中的過客,一萬年過去,還有今天!不要以為一萬年是過不去的。太小家了。一萬年只是低階時間,以後還有百千萬年呢。世界上沒有甚麽是絕對的,只有一樣是絕對的。你的心才是絕對的。心可以飛越以後干干億億年,你我仍在,你是依然的你。這就是宇宙的終極秘密。我們都可以玩下去的。

有甚麼教訓?

死是不存在的。人生有如長江水,去去來來不斷絕,英雄將相應如在,只在清風雲水間!

但是,大多數的人都是不怕死的。只有少數人怕死。多數人只是怕窮。怕活不下去。

真是太不明白了。

其實真相不是怕窮。曾經呼風喚雨,怎當得起庸人白眼?

多數人不是怕窮,而只是怕沒有面子!

窮也要躲起來窮!

王官將相,也會被販夫走卒恥笑嗎?

你看得看不開?

這是孔老夫子兩干年前給你的頭箍呢!你怕人笑!你不怕死,你不怕窮,你只是怕人笑!!真是太可笑了。萬水干山都難過,卻原來,難過只是一聲笑。兩干年的恥感教育,就是人的死穴。思想枷好了,還敢動不敢動?你比諸葛亮更聰明嗎?

當然了。諸葛老哥己經把他的痛苦寫成教訓,逃不脫的,只是你沒有認真的用你的內在右腦。未曾思量非好漢,再不明白也無需婉惜。

因為:  一百萬年仍只是小循環,機會是必定再來的。略等一會兒,就會來的。


中華民族是右腦偏向的,偶然左轉,本來不算甚麽。想不到的只是,原來右腦才是認知要害之處。英雄難過,美人不是罪。美女不會把你縛住的。把你縛牢的只是一隻箍。

怕窮不怕死的好漢,只是想躲起來窮!

窮是死不去的,挺起身來,硬起心來,笑就笑吧!

我的心是絕對的!一萬年後再戰!

祝福您!







10/08/2024

苦茶當酒



10/10/2008



能否把紅色當作綠色?

能否把紅色當作綠色?
(問到底 No.7179 2008 1010 Friday)


其一


春風東來忽相過,

金樽淥酒生微波。

落花紛紛稍覺多,

美人欲醉朱顏酡。


青軒桃李能幾何?

流光欺人忽蹉跎。


君起舞。

日西夕。


當年意氣不肯傾。

白髮如絲嘆何益。


其二


琴奏龍門之綠桐,

玉壺美酒清若空。

催絃拂柱與君飲,

看朱成碧顏始紅。


胡姬貌如花。

當壚笑春風。


笑春風。

笑春風。


舞羅衣。


君今不醉將安歸?




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以上,是李白詩「前有樽酒行」二首。短短的幾行詩,有點好像古典室樂。從一開始,就用一種清冷緩慢的調子誦出,忽然,其間品味,會超過一千年的歷史時空,呈現眼前。這樣的詩,是值得一看的。若如不曾看過,損失未免太大。春風東來,美人欲醉。是人間至美勝境,可以忘憂。只是李白不肯忘記他的白髮,又未免拘泥了。白髮就是白髮,何用一說再說?
而飲酒是很好的。美人醉得美,白髮老人,看到這漂亮的洋妞子,是胡姬貌如花。一時間,把紅色錯作綠色,把洋妞臉上胭脂,看作慘綠的鬼魅,又有點反智了。只是李白的警告太過輕飄也過份沈重:

如果今夕不醉,又有甚麼出路可言?
 
君今不醉將安歸?



李察詩一首
苦茶當酒眉欲縐
未飲先醉顏始愁
三春過後繽紛走
也無風雨也無秋
                 2024



10/07/2024

What is "left-brain dominance"?




The term "left-brain dominance" is an inaccurate label. Humans think with  minds, and both the left and right brains are simply tools of the mind. So far, we can have a vague impression that the left brain is responsible for language, data collection and arrangement of information.... while the right brain handles integration,  composition and intuition, et cetera.. Although the capabilities of the right brain are far more complex, including creativity, imagination, and higher forms of inner understanding and more. However, the left and right brains are always working together. Without the left brain, the right brain would be difficult to function, and vice versa. 


But what is left-brain dominance? 


Because we are not just "humans," we are also "rainbow people." When the Creator create humans, it must not be based on a single template only. People come in various heights, weights, and skin colors—red, yellow, blue, and white. There are many innate tendencies among people. Some lean towards music, others towards painting, some prefer technology, and some love nothing but food. Therefore, we are not merely human; we are "rainbow people". When all these tendencies come together, we become truly human.


So when we say someone is left-brain dominant or right-brain dominant, it may sound like an insult, but it merely states a fact.  Some people are more inclined into using their left brains more.


There is also an important reason: when you recognize a tendency, you are actually identifying a direction. When you see a direction, you can also find balance.

Leftward going will result in the deficiency of the right. Left dominance people will find it difficult in composing or using their intuition. Seldom could them see situations from within.


Both the left and right brains are just tools. There is automatic communication between them. This communicative ability is natural. One might wonder if humans can actively facilitate communication between the left and right brains. When you can do this consciously, you are in a awareness state.  So, there is still a hope for the left dominance people.


This is an abstract concept, but it's easy to grasp; in other words, it requires deeper thought.


Experts in chess always strive to think several moves ahead. If your opponent can think seven moves ahead, but you can envision nine, it seems impressive. However, this is merely a linear left-brain thinking approach, which arranges ideas step-by-step. If you can suddenly leap to a higher level, thinking from a different angle and striking from there, that is truly remarkable. Unfortunately, your left-brain friends around you may have anticipated your move and pinning you down. All you can do is sigh and lament that the time is not in your side.


High-level left-brain dominance people and low-level left-brain dominance people are in two different worlds. A financial expert adept at organizing numbers is vastly different from someone arguing over two cents at a market. While both use their left brain, they are at different stages. Low-level individuals are common everywhere, while high-level individuals are more complicated and harder to find, they are high in the clouds.

Sometimes, the signs of brain dominance can be seen early on. A child with severely low-level right-brain dominance may struggle with language and arithmetic learning, and some may even be unable to tie their shoelaces. Yet, they may grow up to achieve something great.


As for the fictional character Ah Q, he likely represents low-level right-brain dominance. Although he is selfish and often employs mental victory tactics against his enemies, he certainly does not understand calculated strategies. His life is muddled, he knew almost nothing to the external world, and he treats public display before his own execution as mere performances,  he did not know he is going to die soon. However, high-level right-brain dominance may perceive the world from within, but low-level right-brain dominance fails to see even the immediate external realities.


The opposite of Ah Q is the common "clever boy" (叻仔)in Hong Kong.


"Clever boys" are left-brain dominant.  They saw only external details. They are particularly sensitive to financial matters, skillful at pleasing others, and their sole goal in life is to make money. They are perfect and charming in their dealings.


Left-brain dominant "clever boys" are extremely detail-oriented and leave no stone unturned. They work smoothly and discreetly, often making money, yet they may be failures in family life.

 They could not see in passions. Their lust is for external details.

They can never free themselves from the trivialities of the external world to see things as they truly are. They also do not transcend to observe from a higher perspective. They are on the left side of the rainbow.


The question is, can they step over and have a look?


Can those on the left see those on the right? Can those on the right see those on the left?


The Creator anticipated this when creating the rainbow.

 Humans have feet and the capacity to choose. A seed of a plant, lacking feet, can only wait to die in the desert. But humans can balance themselves and choose.


The question is, how do we achieve balance?


Apart from the distinctions between left and right brain, there is also a complex emotional mechanism.

The emotional mechanism of humans can help to balance the brains.


"This is also a kind of rainbow-colored design. Some people are emotionally indifferent, unaffected by anything unrelated to money.


Others, however, are a bit richer in their emotions: 我是多情誤了卿,難得知己難為情。天外關山風更好,悄無霞彩悄無聲! 'I am too sentimental to betral  you.  It’s hard to find a kindred spirit,  I might be going soon. Scenery otherside is more beautiful. Quietly without color, quietly without sound and I am gone. Without a hint of clouds, I gently left, ignoring you....


This is also the rainbow effect in the emotional realm. When encountering such people of simple emotions, one must take care of oneself and make their own choices.


The so-called emotional realm is not simply love and hate. It is also a form of "passion", a word that is difficult to translate. However, regardless, you need to have passion to be smart.

 Why I need to have a real passion but not the shallow lust of feelings?

 It is because passion could bring in the left and right hemisphere to work together. You are sure to have a better life experience with a passion while those lacking passion  could be living like a machine.


Even something like passion has direction; it is also part of the rainbow. You cannot complain that the creator did not give it to you. Furthermore, those who know how to complain are fortunate, for they already recognize their shortcomings, and the next step is that they will seek to make amends themselves.


With passion, one can turn back. They will always ask 'why.'  They will seek. They want to seek beauty and fragrance. They know where their redemption lies.


The left brain, right brain, and emotional areas are not just individual issues.


From a broader perspective, culture also has this tendency.


Chinese culture uses square characters, which do not require spelling or phonetics. Therefore, the general impression is that Chinese culture leans towards the right brain.


In contrast, Western culture leans towards the left brain.


In Western culture, the focus of observation often lies in the external aspects of things. During the Renaissance, it seemed as if they have suddenly gained a left eye. They learned to measure and calculate. It wasn't just about measuring the Earth; with the rise of colonialism, it was also about dominating the world and denying the mind.


In the bias of Western culture, there is little concept of a "community of shared human destiny." The left-brain inclination prevents them from seeing the full landscape of things. They only focus on immediate profits and short-term gains. It's like a highly skilled chess player who has already planned every move in advance. He always tries to stay one step ahead, but he can never jump high enough to flip over and see the complete picture.


As for the left-brain inclination of Chinese people, it only began around 1911. This is merely a moment in the long river of cultural development.


In the midst of the economic frenzy of competition, will they pause for a moment to truly see the distant scenery? In the gap between leftward and rightward inclinations, can they, driven by a passionate sense of righteousness, point out the landscape and inspire with words?

In fact, the scenery is not important. What matters is a hidden trap. The clever enemy will lure you to the ring, but in fact, the ambush in the dark has already been prepared. You always feel that this is the stage, but you don’t know that the crisis of cultural bias is lurking and will affect it for another three hundred years.




Lastly, it should be noted that the so-called "brain," whether left or right, is merely a tool. Humans think with their mind. The so-called "left-brain inclination" is just a bias in thinking styles. A skilled anatomist, upon cutting open a brain, cannot see this kind of bias. Some might ask, where is the mind? Please show me your mind.


In fact, the mind is already here. After reading so much, one still cannot see it. It is  because those with a left-brain inclination can only see the external, and nothing more.


10/05/2024

何謂「左腦偏向」?



 所謂「左腦偏向」是一個不準確的名詞。因為人是用心思考的。左腦和右腦都只是心的工具。迄今為止,也只能有一種模糊的印象,衹能大約知道,左腦負責的是語言,和資料的搜集與排列。而右腦管的大約是綜合。雖然右腦的能力遠遠複雜得多,還有創造和幻想等等。而左腦和右腦也是不斷溝通的。沒有了左腦,右腦也很難運作了。相反也是一樣的。

但為什麼還有左腦偏向這一回事呢?也有右腦偏向的嗎?

因為我們不單衹是「人」,我們更加是「彩虹人」。造物主在創造人類的時候,不是祇有一個樣板的。人有高矮肥瘦,膚色也有紅黃藍白。人的天生偏向是有很多種的。有的人偏向音樂,有的人偏向繪畫,也有人偏愛科技,也有人什麼都不愛,只愛吃。所以我們不是人,我們是彩虹人。當所有的偏向集中起來,我們纔是一個真的人。

所以當我們說,誰是左腦偏向的,誰是右腦偏向的,好像是在罵人,其實衹是指陳事實。

更有一個重要的原因,當你看得到偏向,其實就是看得到方向。當你看得到方向,你就會看得到平衡。

人的左腦和右腦,都衹是工具。左腦和右腦之間,是能夠自動溝通的。這種溝通能力是天然的。或者你會想得到,人是不是能夠主動一些去溝通左右?當你能夠主動,就是自覺了。

這是一個抽象的概念,但也是很容易把握的,換句話說就是要想深一層。多想一層就是多層次思考了。

下棋的高手們,都希望設想多一步。你的對手能設想七步棋,但你能夠設想九步,好像是很了不起,其實衹是一種線性的左腦思維方式,只能一步一步的排列。如果你能夠忽然跳高一層,天馬行空的從另外一個角度,一槍打下去,這才是了不起呢。可惜的是,你身畔的左腦朋友們,早己料到你有這一著,他們會圍上來把你牢牢的按定。你只能仰天長嘆,時不我予了。

而左腦偏向和右腦偏向,都是有階段性的。

高階的左腦偏向和低階的左腦偏向,相去極遠。一個擅於羅列數字的財經高手,和街市上為了兩分錢而吵駡不休的低手,雖然用的都是左腦,但階段不同。低階朋友容易見,高階朋友比較複雜,他們站在雲端,要看清也不容易。

有的時候,很早已經可以看到腦的偏向情況。嚴重低階右腦偏向的小朋友,學習語文算術困難不在説,有的甚至連鞋帶也不會縛。但長大後,卻可能另有作為。

至於小説人物阿Q,也很可能是個低階的右腦偏向。他雖然自私自大,常常用精神勝利法去對抗敵人,但他卻肯定是不懂計萛的。他的生活只是糊塗一片,對外在事物一無所知,遊街示眾只當上場唱戲。高階的右腦偏向可能從內在去感知世界,但低階的右腦偏向卻連外在的眼前事物也不能看見。

阿Q的相反就是香港常見的「叻仔」。

「叻仔」都是左腦偏向的。對於錢財數目,特別敏感。擅長討好他人,搶錢是生命的唯一目標。手段高強,八面玲瓏。

左腦偏向的叻仔們,非常留心細節,一絲一毫都不放過。做事圓滑,鑽營不留痕跡。他們之中,有些可能掙到點錢,卻往往是家庭生活的失敗者。

他們永遠無法從外在的瑣碎事象中解放自己,看到事物的本來面貌。更不會超脫出去,從高一些的角度觀察。他們是在彩虹中的左邊的。

問題是,他們能夠站過來一些看看嗎?

左邊人能看右邊嗎?右邊人能看左邊嗎?

造物主在創造彩虹的時候,早己預計到這一點了。人是有腳的,人是有選擇能力的。植物的種子沒有腳,落在沙漠上衹能等死。但人是有腳的,人可以平衡自己。

問題是怎麼樣平衡?

人除了是左腦和右腦的分別之外,尚有一個複雜的感情機制。

這也是一種彩虹色的設計。有的人是情感淡薄,對一切與金錢無關的事情都是無動於衷。

有的人卻是感情多一點豐富一點:「我是多情誤了卿」,「難得知己難為情。」「天外關山風更好」,「悄無霞彩悄無聲。」不帶一點雲彩,輕輕的我走了,不理你了。

這同樣是感情區域的彩虹效應。遇到這樣的人,總是要好自為之,自己取捨了。

所謂感情區域,不是簡單的愛和恨。還是一種 "passion", 這是一個很難翻譯出來的字眼。但是無論如何,You need to have a passion to be smarter.

就是連passion這樣的東西也是有方向性的, 也是在彩虹裏面的。你不能埋怨做物主沒有給你。又或者,識得埋怨的人有福了,因為他已經知道了自己的欠缺,下一步他就會自己去彌補的。

有了"passion",人就會得轉向回頭了。他總會問一個為什麼。就是會尋芳覓香了。他知道他的救贖在哪裏的。


左腦右腦和情感區域,並不單止是個人的問題。


從寬闊一些的角度看,文化也是有這種偏向的。

中國文化是用方塊字,而方塊字不需要拼音,所以一般的印象以為,中國文化本來是右腦偏向的。

而西方文化卻從來都是左腦偏向的。

西方文化觀察的重點往往在事物的外在。文藝復興的時代,他們更加好像是忽然得到了一隻左邊的眼睛。他們學會了測量和計算。不但衹是要測量地球,到了殖民主義興起的時候,更加要霸佔世界。

在西方文化的偏向之中,是沒有什麼「人類命運共同體」這種觀念的。左腦偏向使他們無法看到事物的全面風景。只有眼前利潤,短程利益。就像一個高強的棋手,每一步都已經事先設想好了。他總是會儘量先走你一步,但永遠不可能跳高起來,一個筋斗翻到雲上面去,看到完整的地球面貌。

至於中國人的左腦傾向,卻是在一九一一年才開始的。這只是在文化發展長河中的一個瞬間。

在你追我趕的經濟熱潮之中,他們會不會也暫停下來,靜一會兒,看看遠方風景?在左偏向和右偏向的縫隙裡,憑著一股正氣的激情,指點江山,激揚文字?


其實風景是不重要的。重要的是一種隱藏的陷阱。聰明的敵人引誘你走到擂臺上去,其實暗地裏的埋伏早就做好了。你總是覺得這才是舞臺,卻不知道,文化偏向的危機暗伏,會影響三百年的。


末了,還要説明一句,所謂「腦」,無論左右,都只是工具。人是用心去思考的。所謂「左腦偏向」,其實衹是一種思維方式的偏向。高明的解剖醫生,把腦袋切開來,是看不到這一種偏向的。還有人問,心在那裡?請你把心給我看看。

其實心已經在這裏了, 寫了這麼多,都看不到,是因為左腦偏向的人衹能夠看見外面,僅此而已。