「我們用一套精心設計的抽象概念、歧義、隱喻和明喻體系來保護我們的思想，使其免受我們不願看得太清楚的現實的傷害；我們自欺欺人，以便我們仍然可以擁有無知的藉口，擁有愚蠢和不理解的藉口，有了這些，我們就可以心安理得地繼續犯下並容忍最駭人聽聞的罪行。」——奧爾德斯‧赫胥黎，《橄欖樹及其他散文》
“We protect our minds by an elaborate system of abstractions, ambiguities, metaphors and similes from the reality we do not wish to know too clearly; we lie to ourselves, in order that we may still have the excuse of ignorance, the alibi of stupidity and incomprehension, possessing which we can continue with a good conscience to commit and tolerate the most monstrous crimes”
― Aldous Huxley, The Olive Tree and other essays
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Aldous Huxley1894-1963, Time Must Have a Stop, Point Counter Point (1928), The Letters of D. H. Lawrence
我翻譯過Aldous Huxley 的《時間必須有個終結》（Time Must Have a Stop），典出《亨利四世上》等3篇 (待出版)…..，他是位百科全書型才子。他至少寫過30本書，
“It’s dark because you are trying too hard.
Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly.
Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply.
Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.
I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a humorless little prig.
Lightly, lightly – it’s the best advice ever given me.
When it comes to dying even. Nothing ponderous, or portentous, or emphatic.
No rhetoric, no tremolos,
no self conscious persona putting on its celebrated imitation of Christ or Little Nell.
And of course, no theology, no metaphysics.
Just the fact of dying and the fact of the clear light.
So throw away your baggage and go forward.
There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet,
trying to suck you down into fear and self-pity and despair.
That’s why you must walk so lightly.
Lightly my darling,
on tiptoes and no luggage,
not even a sponge bag,
completely unencumbered.”
― Island「黑暗是因為你太過努力。
輕輕地，孩子，輕輕地。學會輕輕地做每件事。
是的，即使你感受很深，也要輕輕地感受。
輕輕地讓事情發生，輕輕地應對它們。
那時候我嚴肅得荒謬，像個沒有幽默感的小道學家。
輕輕地，輕輕地——這是我得到過的最好的建議。
甚至在談到死亡時也是如此。不要沉重，不要預兆，不要強調。
不要華麗的辭藻，不要顫抖的音調，
不要刻意裝出一副對基督或小內爾的刻板印象。
當然，也不要神學，不要形上學。
只有死亡的事實和光明的事實。
所以，拋開你的包袱，繼續前進。
你周圍都是流沙，吸吮著你的雙腳，
試著把你吸入恐懼、自憐和絕望之中。
這就是為什麼你必須如此輕盈地前進。
輕輕地，我的親愛的，
踮著腳尖，沒有行李，
連海綿包都沒有，
完全不受束縛。 」
——奧爾德斯·赫胥黎，《島》
AI Overview
"Imitation of Christ" refers to The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis, a classic Christian devotional book offering spiritual guidance for achieving perfection by following Christ's divine example. The term "Little Nell" is likely a colloquial reference to Little Nell from Charles Dickens's novel The Old Curiosity Shop, who embodies innocence and virtue, contrasting with the profound spiritual wisdom of The Imitation of Christ.
The Imitation of Christ
- Author: Written by Thomas à Kempis.
- Purpose: To guide the reader in Christian perfection by living a life that emulates Christ, acting as a handbook for the spiritual life.
- Origin: Stemmed from the Devotio Moderna movement in the early 15th century.
- Significance: It is one of the most widely read Christian devotional works after the Bible and a revered classic of religious literature.
"Little Nell"
- A character named Nell Trent in Charles Dickens's novel The Old Curiosity Shop.
- Little Nell is depicted as an embodiment of innocence, kindness, and moral purity.
- Her character is often used to symbolize ideal goodness and virtue, particularly in contrast to the harsh realities of the world around her.
Contrast and Connection
While The Imitation of Christ provides a structured approach to spiritual devotion and the philosophical pursuit of virtue, the reference to "Little Nell" serves as a literary shorthand for embodying moral goodness and innocence. The pairing of these two suggests a contrast between a profound, philosophical path to spiritual perfection and an inherent, childlike purity of spirit.
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Assembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their capacity for moral choice.
Aldous Huxley
Source: Chapter 5 (p. 42). - Brave New World Revisited (1958)
『恋愛対位法』 - Point Counter Point (1928)
旋律的配合
译者: 龚志成
出版社: 上海译文出版社
出版年: 2002
这是一部包含哲理、具有讽刺意义的现实主义小说，具有深邃的思想、犀利的讽刺和独到的视角。小说影射了整个时代：资本主义政治经济危机、法西斯主义和共产 主义的冲突、基督教的虚伪、科学发展的副作用文学艺术的价值、人类世界何去何从等，这些问题至今都在被人类思考着。相信读者读后定有深刻感悟。
美麗新世界 赫胥黎(Aldous Huxley)原著 孟祥森譯 劉森堯導讀
赫胥黎 (Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963)
1994
初版
[22], 245面 像 21公分
主要作者 赫胥黎 (Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963)
Huxley, Aldous 1894-1963 書名/作者 文學上藝術 / 赫胥黎(Aldous Leonard Huxley)撰; 橋口稔,前川祐同譯 出版項 東京 : 社會思想硏究會出版部, 昭和36[1961] 總圖2F人社資料區 810.78 4412
(Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963)
天才與女神 赫胥黎(Aldous Leonard Huxley)撰 蔡伸章譯 赫胥黎1980
189,5面,圖版1葉 19公分
The genius and the goddess / by Aldous Huxley
Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963
New York : Harper & Brothers, c1955
2011/5/23 再訪 REVISIT此頁 想起以前的圖書館
2010/4/28
送給張華梁兄 兼懷念東海圖書館
跟張華等談起這 想到 圖書館那本快要脆化掉的Point Counter Point
『恋愛対位法』 - Point Counter Point (1928)
這是很久前的故事 人們望文生義翻譯書名 將它翻譯成 針鋒相對 就很得意
如果看了封面設計就知道這日本翻譯本教好
許多年之後才知道有人說這本"最好"
再讀D. H. Lawrence 作品 才知道他抱怨其中把他寫成
gasbag, airbag
Lawrence 過世於Vence 時 A. Huxley 在側
Following Lawrence's death in 1930, Huxley edited Lawrence's letters (1933).
他歸類 有許多聖賢屬 life-hater 類
Lawrence等為 Life-Lover
他自己是第3類
“Generalized intelligence and mental alertness are the most powerful enemies of dictatorship and at the same time the basic conditions of effective democracy.”
Brain Pickings
