吊詭

上網看到兩則慨嘆世事吊詭的短文，很有意思，謹節錄並轉載於此，讓大家分享。

『回歸本性本業

我們縱然擁有令人艷羨的法治、社會制度和自由，不少人卻不予珍惜，甚至忘記自己本分。學生應該上學讀書，卻選擇罷課和走上街頭；教師本應專心教學反而熱中政治權術之爭；校長理應掌管校政，但在大小事務上都唯教師和學生馬首是瞻；議員並非議事，口若懸河只為阻撓議案的通過，莊嚴的議會如同馬戲團般精采。

更有甚者，中國人竟不可坦蕩承認自己的身份國籍。在台灣以至香港，承認自己是中國人竟成忌諱，有香港人既承認香港是中國的一部分，卻不承認是中國人，何其精神分裂。林林總總，也無非是讓恐懼和私利掩蓋了本分。』

『THE PARADOX OF OUR TIME

1. We live in times when we see many humans, but not enough humanity ;

2. We live in times when the rich has more rooms than children and the poor has more children than rooms ;

3. We live in times when smart phones bring you closer to those who are far, but distance you from those who are close;

4. We live in times when we open Facebook, more than Holy Book ;

5. We live in times when a single mother can look after 10 children, but 10 children can't look after a single mother ;

6. We live in times when the rich walk miles to digest food, while the poor walk miles to obtain food ;

7. We live in times when our contact lists are huge, but our relationships are poor ;

8. We live in times when our possessions are more, but our appreciation is less ;

9. We live in times when we know how to earn a good living, but somehow forget how to live good ;

10. We live in times when many know the price of everything, but  the value of nothing ;』