還記得我告訴Marcel春美懷了研亦的消息時，我告訴他：雖然知道這個消息已經幾週了，我想起來還是有點興奮。Marcel回說：這樣的興奮是不會隨時間消失的。也許這是生物的一種本能、來自於天擇的結果。雖然我會想也許由中有更多的內涵，但是否如此，對於我對這個經歷的享受並不會有什麼影響。
定靜安慮
人的心有時候就好像是漂流在海面上的孤舟，的確很難讓它定留在一處。尤其是在風強浪勁的時候…不過，仔細的來想一想，人的心並不是那個孤舟，它其實正是那強勁的風浪！ 孤舟只不過是心所想的事罷了。
Intended Prediction
It’s amazing to see people not being aware of how they are treating others. Is this generally true for all things they are interacting with? Or, is it a special thing for their interaction with other people? From the assumption of this article, the ability to predict the intention of others should be something natural. However, people don’t always use this ability when they are interacting with others.
Reflection
When one is drawn to something in front, at times, one can be oblivious of one’s true destination. In such a circumstance, in one’s mind, an alarm should sound and alert one to refocus oneself. This mechanism requires efforts to put in place.
Effectual
For things that we need to wait for, there are those that we can only await; there are those that we can act on; and, there are those that we have to act on. Until they happen, we need to recognize the priority and place our attention and efforts accordingly.
願立無息
一個人『力量強弱』的衡量標準無可避免的會隨著其所處的環境而改變。這可以從其體力、反應力和耐力一直到其觀察力、感受力和智力。但是，我想不論在什麼環境下一個人的『願力』將是其作為人的最重要因素。這個想法源自於：把自身視為自我遊歷這一個世界的工具。而願力可以說是自我在操控自身上的能力。比方說你有一輛可以飛天入海的『神奇校車』好了，如果你只知道如何在路上開，那它的對你的價值還比不上一輛富豪的卡車…車子我們還可以去『折價換取』，而自身只能白白看著虛擲一生了。
Sail Not
Optimization involves value for the results we want and control for the things that we can do. Quite often, the difficulty is more in recognizing the value then in exerting the control. To make things worse, while the value function is often continuous on the control, there are frequent singularities that require one’s leap of mind to see a path to any betterment.
寒冷的天氣
近來幾天匹茲堡的氣候可以說是我這輩子渡過最寒冷的。連續一週來，氣溫都在-10°C以下。有趣的是，戶外小鳥們的活動力似乎一點也不受影響。這麼小的體積，要能保住足以活動的體溫，體表的絕熱和體內的新陳代謝必定要極有效率…這麼冷的天氣不是沒有經歷過，只是多半是一兩天而已，不像這次這麼的久。這一陣子溫室效應的新聞在網上迴盪不已…這本來已經不算新聞了，只是全球異常的氣候漸漸讓許多人嘗到了切身之痛。不過從另一個角度來看地球環境的改變本來就是無可避免的。問題只是在於變化及調適之間誰快誰慢…
New Life
An excitement that started with the anticipation and, as said by a mentor, won’t ever dissipate. The world is something that you have enjoyed so much that you just have to lead someone into it, too. And, the process itself shall multiply the joyfulness that will leave you not a single bit of regret.
Connected Neurons
Does the wiring of the brain result in an interesting network topology of neurons? How do external inputs impact the topology of such a network?