Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Proof of Heaven
人死了就化为乌有,这点大家都知道。然而有时也有疑惑。死后还会有生命吗?或许
真的有灵魂,更有甚者还能上天堂?可能绝大多数人对死后还会有生命存在抱持怀
疑态度,然而,一位美国著名的神经外科医生却信誓旦旦地宣布:他已经证实,生
命之后还有生命。他刚刚在美国出版了《天堂存在的证据》(Proof of Heaven),
书一出版就很轰动,打破了出版社的销售记录。
“天堂是存在的”?
2011年10月15日,美国《新闻周刊》头版头条大字标出:“天堂是存在的! ” 这等于
向数十亿充满疑虑的凡人证实:人死了以后还会有生命。天堂在哪里?就在你的头
顶,伸出你的手朝向骚动不安的天空,在天空的深处的深处,一缕光线泄漏了天机。
啊!这就是上界的启示! 《新闻周刊》的报导源自《天堂存在的证据》一书的作者,
这样,大家的注意力就全集中到该书的作者、神经外科医生埃本•亚历山大三世 (Eben
Alexander) 身上了。
这本书讲的是什么呢?讲述的就是埃本自己如何从一个地道的怀疑论者转变成
一个信仰死后还会再生的人的。确切地讲,他是在一次深度昏迷后“接近了天堂”。
他是在昏迷第七日苏醒的,第七日,多么富有象征的数字。他不仅活了下来,而且
为我们带来了他的不可思议的体验:他在云端飘着,在一个声音感觉好似雨滴但它
又不会把你弄湿的地方。他在一个每样东西都明显不同的世界上遇到了一些“光的
儿女”,也遇到了人世间每件东西的一角,比如波斯地毯的图案,蝴蝶的一个翅膀。
在进入天堂的整个过程,一位年轻的女子陪伴着他,他们之间使用思想来对话。但
他对她说的话,感觉很清晰,语调特别缓和宁静。她对他说:“你会永远被爱着,
你再也没有道理感到害怕,谁也不会对你做出不好的事”。
埃本医生从这次死亡旅行回来后就深信人的意识超越了复杂的大脑运行的范围。
他的著作让美国震动和不安,这是因为这位医生既非一位有宗教幻像的先生,也不
是什么邪教大师。他是一位神经外科医生的儿子,是在一个严肃和理性的科学世界
长大的,最后自己也成为哈佛医学院的一位神经外科医生。也就是说他是一位出色
的科学家,现在,他在与死神搏斗后带着记忆重返人间。当然,他记忆中的这个
“彼世”其实是古典的、我们并不陌生。天堂的形象也是人们通常所想像的那样。
死而复生的经历
埃本医生的经验并非孤立。自从穆迪教授的研究于70年代公诸于世后,一般把
埃本医生的这种体验称之为“死亡临近”或“濒死经验(EMI)”。但同样也存在着另
外一种体验彼世真实存在的状态,比如临近死亡边界出现的意识状态(NDA),或者活
着的人可以与死者联系的经验(ADC)。
十五年前公布的一份研究的结果也令人震惊:4%的西方人产生过类似的超越人
世的体验。这个数字具体落实下来,就是大约250万是法国人,1200万美国人,2000万
欧洲人。
2001年,著名的医学杂志《柳叶刀》公布了心脏学家罗梅尔(Pim van Lommel)的
研究,书中仔细描述了344位心脏停止跳动后被救活的病人的情况。其中18%讲述他
们死而复生的经历,他们的见证奇异地相似。比如走出自己的躯壳,穿越隧道,看
到天上的景色,与光的儿女交流。从那以后,全球各地收集到许多见证,见证的内
容大体上比较接近。
1981年成立的国际濒死体验研究基金会,旨在研讨濒死经验和“灵魂脱体”或
者看到他人“灵魂出窍”等其它超验现象。这一组织的缔造者Jeffrey Long认为,
濒死体验是真实的。“不同年龄的见证者,各种国籍,各种宗教都有,他们倾诉亲
眼看到或者听到类似的东西,他们当时处于下意识或者远离躯体的状态,任何生理
学家都无法解释这一神秘现象。”
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
In the eye of the photographer---Steve McCurry

早晨我一看阳光灿烂,决定还是去纽约吧,把VISA取回来。在等BUS时,这风吹过来时脸都痛,今天 可能是今年冬天最冷的一天了,后来知道最高温度也只有华氏18度。美领馆大楼在江边,风更大,让我惊奇的是还有几位抗议迫害法轮功的,竟然执着地站立在风口里,这大概就是“信念”的力量了,架在刀口也巍然不动,我已冷的嗦嗦抖,他们是不是真会感动上帝!都说上帝是不分是非的,只管心诚则灵。
一切都很顺利,想见的人不在,我喜欢让机会碰上我。走过两个block,人开始冷却下来,就推门进了一家快餐店,要了一碗热的蔬菜汤, 啊,好温暖,抬头见到墙上一幅画,眼睛一亮,仔细看原来是Steve McCurry的摄影作品,怪不得,好像记得谁介绍过,他的摄影充满了人文关怀,拍的都是普通人,甚至都是些身陷苦难的人,回来找到他的blog,这张“Afghan refugee girl”,出神的苦难,惊恐的眼神,还有油画的效果。他走遍世界各地,但是他的镜头不对准美人美景,而是普世的大众,用摄影来体现慈悲,怜悯,悲诉,如同写作一样,更会得到共鸣,让他连连得奖。
放几张我喜欢的,仔细品味一下,他的相片都有动感,活生生的:
Steve McCurry, recognized universally as one of today's finest image-makers, is best known for his evocative color photography. In the finest documentary tradition, McCurry captures the essence of human struggle and joy.
Born in Philadelphia, McCurry graduated cum laude from the College of Arts and Architecture at the Pennsylvania State University. After working at a newspaper for two years, he left for India to freelance. It was in India that McCurry learned to watch and wait on life. "If you wait," he realized, "people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up into view."
His career was launched when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into rebel-controlled Afghanistan just before the Russian invasion. When he emerged, he had rolls of film sewn into his clothes and images that would be published around the world as among the first to show the conflict there. His coverage won the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad, an award dedicated to photographers exhibiting exceptional courage and enterprise.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year, awarded by the National Press Photographers Association. This was the same year in which he won an unprecedented four first prizes in the World Press Photo contest. He has won the Olivier Rebbot Award twice.
McCurry has covered many areas of international and civil conflict, including Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. He focuses on the human consequences of war, not only showing what war impresses on the landscape, but rather, on the human face.
McCurry's work has been featured in every major magazine in the world and frequently appears in National Geographic, with recent articles on Tibet, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and the temples of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
A high point in McCurry's career was the rediscovery of the previously unidentified Afghan refugee girl that many have described as the most recognizable photograph in the world today.
McCurry has published books including The Imperial Way (1985), Monsoon (1988), Portraits (1999), South Southeast (2000), Sanctuary (2002), The Path to Buddha: A Tibetan Pilgrimage (2003), Steve McCurry (2005), and Looking East (2006).
www.stevemccurry.com/main.php
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
时代广场
上星期五去了纽约,为了回国的签证,中国驻美领馆在42街的顶端,咳,入了美国籍,每次回国还要签证付钱,不是回家吗?现在当天不能拿签证,还得跑一趟。真成漂泊的游魂了,到底哪边是家?人有时候可能一辈子都在寻找故乡和归宿,心里一阵暗叹。
这座当年800万买下的楼,给中国政府大赚了,附近又树立起了一栋高楼,朋友给他在纽约工作的女儿买了一套一房的公寓,要70万美金,还是寸金之楼啊。
纽约不愧为大都市,在42街漫步,一路经过时代广场还这样热闹,人声鼎沸,哪有经济萧条的迹象,走在这里,世界还是充满了引诱力,到处是广告,扑面而来。。。。。。不觉抬头看见最大的一张,竟是自己!呵呵
想着马上要回上海,老同学已忙着在张罗聚首吃饭,我说,现在要少吃多动,她说我们女生在一起少吃多说,说什么呀?在这样的场合,我总是默默的听客,她们唧唧咋咋,说东道西,会翻出少女时做的蠢事,青年时经历的狂事,还会抖出你的绰号,疯癫一番,我常常是身在曹营心在汉,胡乱应对不付账,但我会偷偷地给每人送一样小礼物,这可能也是我每次回去,她们特兴奋的原故吧。
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
古堡中世纪晚餐-- Bunratty Medieval castle dinner
古堡中世纪晚餐
Bunratty Medieval castle dinner
in the 1680s Bunratty was the principal seat of the Earl of
Thomond. In the early 18th century the castle and demesne were leased to Thomas
Studdert by the Earl of Thomond and the castle became a Studdert residence. In
1786 Wilson refer to a seat of Mr. Studdert at Bunratty. For some time in the
mid 19th century it served as an Royal Irish Constabulary barracks. In 1894 it
was the seat of Capt. Richard Studdert.
17世纪80年代拉提的伯爵Thomond的主要所在地。早在18世纪的城堡和领地租赁Thomond的伯爵托马斯·斯塔德特在城堡成为一个Studdert的居住。 1786年,威尔逊在本拉提先生斯塔德特一个座位。对于19世纪中叶的一段时间内,它曾作为皇家爱尔兰警察营房。在1894年,它是座上尉理查德斯塔德特。
Bunratty's history include:
- The first dwellings to occupy the site, in 970 were part of a Viking trading camp.
- In 1270, Robert De Muscegros built the first defensive fortress, known as a motte and bailey castle.
- These lands were later granted to Thomas de Clare, who built the first stone structure on the site. At this time Bunratty town had grown to a population of 1,000.
- In 1318, Thomas's son Richard de Clare, Steward of Forest of Essex (new holder of the castle) was killed in the Battle of Dysert O'Dea during the Irish Bruce Wars 1315-1318. The castle and town were completely destroyed by the victorious O'Briens.
- In 1332, soon after being restored for the King of England, the castle was once again razed by the Irish Chieftains of Thomond under the O' Briens and the MacNamaras.
- In 1353, after lying in ruins for 21 years, it was rebuilt by Sir Thomas Rokeby, but was almost immediately attacked again by the Irish and was held by Irish hands thereafter.
- The present structure was completed by the MacNamara family around 1425 and was briefly occupied by the Siodhachain (Sheehan) clan, but 50 years later was in the hands of the O'Briens, the most powerful clan in Munster.
- In 1646, during the Irish Confederate Wars, Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond, allowed a large English Parliamentary garrison to land in Bunratty. The castle was besieged and taken by the forces of Confederate Ireland under Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry.
- When Barnaby, or Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond, left Bunratty for England in 1646 for his own safety, during the Confederate wars, he was the last member of the O'Brien Clan ever to reside in Bunratty Castle. He was actually christened Brian O'Brien, after his famous ancestor Brian Boru, but being a political gymnast, he preferred a more English appellation to appease the King, and to be socially acceptable in the climate of the time.
- Bunratty Castle and its lands were granted to the Studdert family. They left the castle in 1804 (allowing it to fall into disrepair), to reside in the more comfortable and modern adjacent Bunratty House built by the family. The reasons for the move are bound up in family arguments over the eldest son marrying his first cousin.
- For some time in the mid Nineteenth century the castle was used as a Barracks by the Royal Irish Constabulary,[2] the colonial era police force.
- In 1954 the castle was purchased and restored by the 7th Viscount Gort. He reroofed the castle, which had no longer been lived in as much at the time, and saved it from ruin.
城堡和本拉提楼向公众开放。现在,该城堡是著名的中世纪宴会,“本拉提城堡艺人”执行。
民俗文化主题公园
玫瑰小屋的民俗文化主题公园,家庭,游客和学校特别受欢迎。
爱尔兰生活在19世纪的一瞥:这具有历史的别墅和建筑物的重建,再造一个时期风格的村庄主要街道的19世纪一般的感觉。老工具,家具和文物显示,同村的,更让一些有人居住的商店,旧家面包店和泥炭火灾中的小屋。民俗文化主题公园擅长在整个近代历史上,从爱尔兰各地在显示生活中的所有类。在村里,你可以看到学校,邮局,商店,享受在工作的酒吧喝酒。动物(和爱尔兰吉普赛人车!)的孩子,包括2个非常大的爱尔兰猎狼犬是一个很大的吸引力。
该生活馆是一个资源,了解有关爱尔兰历史。从鸡转悠,在服装的当地妇女,苹果馅饼,这是一个窥探到爱尔兰生活在19世纪。房子都配有仿古式家具 - 注意非常小的床,珍贵的菜肴,以及如何排放黑烟的房子是从泥炭火灾。据了解,有仍然是一个本地的撒切尔夫人在屋顶上。从铁匠的伪造渔民的小屋,从单一故事的房子,以一倍的故事房屋的更多weathly人,从金淡水河谷农场(从Limerick) - 一个兴旺的家庭的房子 - 的古典格鲁吉亚拉提楼,你可以学习的各种方式的社会阶层的生活和工作。
今天,它是一个主要的旅游景点的城堡,因为它认为每年成千上万的人通过它的大门。
Friday, January 4, 2013
2013年---身心合一
2012年计数我刚好写了100篇博客,人算不如天算,好的巧和给新的一年会带来什麽呢?
还是未知数为好? 每年我会给自己一个“座右铭”,2011是“心无旁骛”,去年2012是“顺其自然”,今年就是“身心合一”吧。不想有很多的resolution,做不到没有用,就像贪吃时怎么想忌嘴都是无劳的一样。
圣诞节,收到儿子的礼物:一个Canon lens EF 50mm 1:1.8 的镜头 ,给我压力哦,没人愿意收我做学生,我好沮丧也-----只能让狗狗替我呼喊一下啦:
先把一些PS的网上小技巧放在这里
请看第一章。快门速度的实际应用。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnn5nzPvoIM
第二章,曝光表在室内摄影的应用
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfKzY4wMixQ
Puppet Warp in Photoshop CS6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y0fU7L3GaAE#!
Tutorial Photoshop CS3 - color splash - partial black and white
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPdMW-3Ohmk
Sharpen Your Images in Photoshop! ENHANCE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcdSncXCIsoTutorial Photoshop CS4 - painting effect and gradient
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5P-hwAqlrQ
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