《At the Post House Up Dayu Ridge》 Song Zhi Wen (656-712) 
陽月南飛雁 Geese migrate south comes the fall
傳聞至此回 Folks say they will return here one and all
我行殊未已 My journey certain its date unsettled
何日復歸來 Returning home alas a future riddle
江靜潮初落 The river calm its tides ebbed
林昏瘴不開 The woods foggy as the day abate
明朝望鄉處 I shall watch at dawn where my home rests
應見隴頭梅 Wavy mume-blossoms are looking their best
深慮論 (明 方孝孺 )
慮天下者，常圖其所難，而忽其所易；備其所可畏，而遺其所不疑。
考慮天下大事既人，往往著重佢地認為艱難既地方，而忽略左簡單既事；防範佢地擔心既事，而遺漏左以為無問題既事。
然而禍常發于所忽之中，而亂常起于不足疑之事。
但係禍患往往發生係人忽略既地方，災亂時常發生係以為無問題的地方。
豈其慮之未周與？蓋慮之所能及者，人事之宜然；而出于智力之所不及者，天道也。
唔通佢地考慮得未夠周詳？其實因為我地只能考慮諗得到既範圍，人世間本來就係咁；而件事既發展，往往出於人既智力去唔到既位置，呢樣就係天道咯！ Continue reading
尋知安心
讀者手執本書，當然希望認識莊子智慧，幫助撫慰心靈，承傳文化，做一個有知的龍的傳人。更貼身的，是應對今天急變多變及紛爭不息的世界，尋着個人定位，悟見一些做人原則和方法。
這是一個很大的目標，亦是一件無所逃避的事，往往使人感到困惑又必須堅持。
想起辛棄疾的《青玉案》末句：〝眾裡尋他千百度，驀然回首，那人卻在燈火闌珊處〞。現代人多方索尋智慧有效立身做人，稍一回顧自己的文化傳統，原來智慧已在自己身上和周圍，無需從西方的學術書叢苦求。
甚麽是智慧呢？哲學家康德（I, Kant）說：〝組織完備的知識是科學，組織完善的生活是智慧。〞此話好似禪宗的名言：〝擔水劈柴便是禪〞，或者〝吃茶看山便是禪〞，不約而同。
《Celebrating with the Bridegroom Seeing Hu Quan off Banished South》
Zhang Yuan Gan (1091-1170)
夢繞神州路 Haunted by dreams of lost country and shame
悵秋風 Autumn winds complain
連營畫角 Among tents bugles drearily blow
故宮離黍 The palace deserted weeds overgrow
底事昆侖傾砥柱 How could the kingdom fall in a sudden
九地黃流亂注 On nine towns the Yellow River wildly flow
聚萬落千村狐兔 Ten thousand villagers overrun by Jerchen foes
天意從來高難問 This will of heaven we should never question
況人情老易悲如許 Humiliation easily forgotten sadness knows no relief
更南浦 South you go
送君去 I bid you adieu Continue reading
Cross-Canada coast to coast Day 24
June 23, 2014.
In GTA (Greater Toronto Area)
Got to sleep in this morning till 7:30am. With no agenda today, it was nice. I was even able to read Toronto Star while having coffee.
I took an afternoon nap, and it was great. I didn’t realize that I needed it.
After consultation with friends, family and my better half, Margaret, I have decided that this will be the final stop of the CCCC. So this would be the final entry of the blog. Continue reading
Cross-Canada coast to coast Day 23
June 22, 2014.
…..
I am homesick and lack of motivation to ride back to Vancouver from here. I have already fulfilled my missions. The odometer said : 9,500 Km since I left home 23 days ago. I’ll sleep on it, and I will sleep in.
晉侯、秦伯圍鄭，以其無禮於晉，且貳於楚也。晉軍函陵，秦軍氾南。佚之狐言於鄭伯曰：「國危矣！若使燭之武見秦君，師必退。」
晉文公、秦穆公聯合出兵圍困鄭國。因為晉文公當年流亡在外，鄭伯(鄭文公)對晉文公不加禮遇，且勾結楚國，對晉國唔住。晉軍駐紮函陵，秦軍駐紮氾南。鄭大夫佚之狐向鄭伯講：「國家現在好危險！不過如果能夠派燭之武去遊說秦穆公，秦軍一定會撤退。」
公從之。辭曰：「臣之壯也，猶不如人。今老矣！無能為也已。」公曰：「吾不能早用子，今急而求子，是寡人之過也。然鄭亡，子亦有不利焉！」許之，夜縋而出。
鄭伯聽咁講，就去請燭之武 ，點知道佢一口推辭：「我壯年時，尚且不如人；而家年老，無咩用咯。」鄭伯說：「不能及早重用您，而家情況危急先至來求您，係寡人既錯咯！但是萬一鄭國滅亡，對您都不利啊。」燭之武終於答應。趁夜晚，用條繩子偷偷吊出城牆，出左城。 Continue reading
Cross-Canada coast to coast Day 22.
June 21, 2014.
Quebec City to Ottawa
….Tomorrow supposedly there is going to be
a pride parade in Toronto.
Please click the image above to read the full report.
《送崔九》裴迪 (716 – ?)
歸山深淺去
須盡丘壑美
莫學武陵人
暫游桃源裡
《Parting Advice》 Pei Di
Deep into the secluded mounts you go
Where beauty coats apparel
Strive not to be the fisherman of yore
Happy in the Peach Blossom Vale of old