If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
- John Steinbeck
一直都在強調在兩個不同世界和制度長期生活過的好處,因為看問題是總能夠更加地全面。但其實,很多時候也很容易讓自己陷入痛苦掙扎的境地。
首先,自我掙扎。應該在甚麼時候用哪種文化哪種看待事物的角度,我還是無法弄清楚,比如有時會在應該用西方方式去解決問題,而我卻突然變得很東方,導致別人總會對我的舉動所驚嚇到。有時應該用東方的角度去看待事情,而我卻會覺得用西方的方法會比較好,導致溝通很容易就中斷,因為我自己總是一直在自己掙扎,自我批判。當然因為本身是雙子座,這對本來就複雜的情況更加沒幫助。
其次,跟別人拉扯。有時總是很急於讓別人明白我的觀點,而這個觀點通常對對方來說又是很匪夷所思的,所以我就會顯得咄咄逼人。我總是忘了,自己身邊沒有一個跟我一樣在東西方都生活過那麼長時間的人,哪怕真的有,也很難保證我們看待同一事物會有一致的觀點。因此在交流過程中很容易就讓對方感覺到疲累。
好像有時候看得越多,懂得越多,就越難找到跟自己溝通得來的人。成長的這條路上,只能安慰自己,別著急,該來的總會來。過多二十年,我是不是就會更加能夠以平常心去看待這個世界了呢?

Identity. You are making references to identity here and from the dawn of awareness (or whatever passes as awareness on a path to awareness) every person has a chance to chase. Looking back across time, you see the ancients struggled with it just as you or I do. Whether the internal combatants are east or west, male or female, old or young, black or white - the battles is essentially the same. Identity. The chase is on!
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right. It's the self-grasping of my identity (which is a totally made up thing btw) that's causing the suffering. I feel so much relieved today now that I read you comment. Thank you.
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