2008年4月30日 星期三

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Unknown 提到...

You know I'm wondering if I should commment on this. I'm not a waverer, but I do hesitate about it.

"Self-pity" and "Etudes Op.10 No.3" by Chopin have been with me for years. We together experienced my gloomy youth, the moment I was betrayed by my closest friend, and the days I travelled alone within a strange land. They both even help me figure out the long-term goal which I always try the best to approach is a deadend and all I see and have at Wall St. are aerial. Everything in my life looks fantastic, but I know it sucks actually.

"I would never stop looking for a piece of green land. My soul is still flying. I know I need to stop to take another look sometimes. Then I'll fly higher. After a short break, I would respread my wings and fly toward stars." I usually tell myslef that when I do something stupid or when life is not running smoothly. Guess what? It really works.

Btw, I'm really surprised to know "self-pity" means something to you as well.

Cheers,

Chiaokovsky 提到...

Thanks, Kuan, for the message. I am equally surprised that Lawrence and Chopin also have roles to play in your life. Both soothed me when I was anxious to know, but too young to find out, why most of the world is against me and whether I am just hopelessly off track or the world is really so wrong headed.

I still play Chopin a lot when I am distraught and Etude Tristesse also remains one of my favorite works of Chopin.“Self-pity”is still able to motivate me. I guess, what has changed is that I am not skeptical anymore about where to place the goals among those confusing contradictions in life. To be honest, I know I am far from reaching these goals but I am striving to map out the roads. They might be long and solitary, but as you said, a piece of green land we have in mind is worth every effort, isn’t it?

Thank you for the encouragement, which is what I desperately need. I really appreciate it.