讀書有甚麼用？
(問到底 No.6822 2007 1018 Thursday)
這是一個老掉大牙的題目。但李察告訴你：或者，
其中還有一點是未必許多人留意的。
書不是黃金屋。書不是顏如玉。那是儒家騙人鬼
話。如果以為書是黃金屋，你就會被書中的黃金凝固
了，動彈不得。
書是一種通道。人類的知識，是一張難行的大網。
沒有看過書的人，永遠都是在網外，無法看見上下古
今的真相。每一本好書，都是一個連接點。這書，會
把你連接到其他地方。
例如，如果你喜歡卡繆，喜歡他說的推石頭上山
的故事，你也許就透過卡繆的通道，找到了荷馬，這
遠古的智者。你一下子便在時光隧道裡飛行了三千年
年。所以，一切好書，都是通衢大道。東西南北中，
任何一個都是好方向。而這就是做人的最大趣味。你
不是活在小島上的。你是活在上下五千年的文化網絡
中的。見識過，才算是來過。
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(本文貼出日期： 2007.10. 17 香港時間：5:08pm )
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Dear Richard,
回覆刪除Thanks very very much for your reading so many books for me/us throughout these years. You have enlightened me/my study & learning of life a lot.
Your 3 essays 16, 17 & 18.10.2007 have described very accurately on why we need to read much and why we enjoy reading so much.
Thanks once again.
Earlier when your essays were about to stop publishing in Ming Po, I had emailed* to the columnist editor, raising objection against their decision of not publishing your essays further (* - I had also asked them to forward my email to you as to show my support and encouragement to you; but not sure whether they had done so).
Although we fellow long devoted readers of yours can still read your essays on-line herein, I must admit that, due to heavy work and busy home life daily, I cannot do the reading so often and so conveniently as reading newspaper everyday.
Besides, if your essays cannot appear in newspaper, there will be less chance of letting/getting more and more new readers (especially young people, including my two children, one at 19 studyng in U and the other at 14 studying S3) who may come across your essays unintentionally at the beginning but will then turn to realise the joy, benefits and value in continuing to read your essays daily throughout their grown-up and whole life, like what I have been doing and enjoying so far.
Once again, thank you for enlightening me through your essays in these many years (over 15 years?). Please be assured of my full support. & Hope that some day very soon your essays will be shown in Ming Po or else with convenient access by readers/public. God bless you.
Ivy