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July 21 情才與性傾Horowitz plays Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no. 3 最初聽到Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no. 3,是在電影Shine裏。電影拍得很不錯,演員出色,而主角所演奏過的Rachmaninoff樂章片段,亦深印腦海。然後過了超過十年,終於在偉大的youtube上看到了近代著名鋼琴家Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz的真人演出。片段中Horowitz以十指在琴鍵上舞蹈,快速而不失章法,優美有力;琴音在激盪處猶似於千軍萬馬中突圍而出,藝術感與力量均躍現眼前。看着,除了欣賞與迷醉,就是佩服與距離感--天才就是不一樣,人和人在某些方面可以有極大差距,而那份差距,突顯了天才與一般人的分別。 在翻看相關的資料時,發現好些音樂大師都被認為具同性戀傾向,包括柴可夫斯基(有一說法指他之死其實與同性戀傾向有關);而Horowitz亦曾因為性傾向問題要接受治療(包括電殛方法)。治療不僅影響到Horowitz的演出,性傾向問題亦一直困擾着Horowitz,令他一生中反覆由於情緒和狀態問題而在某些時期選擇避世,不願上台公開演出。可憐他若生於現世,即使是同性戀,大概亦可大方公開,而且亦不必被認為是”患病”而被迫接受甚麼治療吧。 我對同性戀並不排拒,覺得性取向只是個人的選擇,不涉及對錯/道德等問題;但我好奇的是,同性戀傾向究竟屬先天/後天?當他們發現自己的取向與一般人有異時,感受如何及如何去處理?朋友中有當美指及服裝的,她的朋友及同行中佔相當部份的男同性戀者。根據她的觀察,男同性戀者很多時具備三個特徵:長相俊俏、才華橫溢、身家豐厚,有時僅具其一,有時三者兼備,簡直是女性的理想對像,就可惜不鍾情於女性算是有點”天公不夠造美”(又或者是天公造得太美?!)。而我好奇的是同性戀傾向與才華兩者間有否特定關係?不過想歸想,相信也很難得到一個確切答案來滿足心裏這份八卦。 June 17 霧中風景.鏡花水月黃耀明--<身外情> 緣是鏡中花 ,留在鏡中死 ,原諒我不記得忘記。--林夕 午後,在大雨中穿過鬧市。紅綠燈前等候過馬路時,眼前的烏天黑地裏亮了一排的昏黃街燈,不禁想起,去年雨季的某個下午,飯後所看到的一幅水墨畫:雨、霧裏若隱若現的深淺綠意,時有時無的山色,內藏幾串白色小瀑,遠看來就是幅活的水墨畫,一片流動風景。 金剛經云:「一切有為法,如夢幻泡影,如露亦如電,應作如是觀。」喜樂於生命,亦如雨中山色,若有若無。老師說得好,苦不因歡樂全無,卻源於把捉不住、不由自主,時刻心隨境轉,故而世世飄零。是啊,搞不好,生命就是一場騙局,只是我們早就身處局中,無緣看透騙局;可嘆的是,我們甚至連讓自己入局的騙徒究竟是誰,都無法知悉--不識盧山真面目,只緣身在此山中。又或者,從一開始,我們就是自已騙了自己。 本來呢,一切因緣都是鏡中花,合該在虛幻的鏡中死掉。要是如此,是否對於俗世的一切,也可以無聲放手,毫不在意地,一任溜走? June 04 周年第19個周年祭,尋常的日子,平靜的市面。歸家時,身處如一的地鐵車廂與人群;車窗外,黃昏過後的藍與街燈互相映襯。 記起有朋友寫過一齣名為<6月4日我睡着了>的短篇劇本,內容我忘記了,腦裏只殘留着題目,在這個日子會不期然記起。 有時候,就連重要的日子,我們都不復記,或者過後,才猛然記起--即使有時,忘了並非等同於不重視。 收到朋友祝賀的短信,心裏明明白白,人生真的,已走了一半。雖然如果可以是多於一半,我會覺得更輕鬆一點;可是從來,我都沒有那種心想事成的福氣--尤其在命運方面,所以也就,不必多作奢想了。 餘下的一半,其實會好一點?還是壞一點?我不知道,可是在這前半段裏,不易走的地方相當多;也曾經以為,最難走的都走過了,餘下來的,大概不太能震撼我;可是,卻原來,生命就是,不可預料:有時你以為到了絶境,往往現出一線生機,讓你謙卑地伏身爬過去;有時你以為雨過天晴,下一刻卻又無情地再下起暴雨,讓你渾身發冷。 聽過別人比自己還要恐懼的經歷,無限同情,只因感同身受;可同時,又想知道,對方是怎樣撐過來的。只是,別人的,畢竟是別人的故事,同一件事,發生在自己身上,你就難以從容地同情自己--因為你和慘劇之間,沒有一絲空間,你就是慘劇,慘劇就是你。 我不怕死,因為並沒有留戀與遺憾;相對而言,繼續活着,我卻要學會克服那份隨時有禍害降臨的恐懼。我其實曉得,那是我修練不夠,因此,餘下日子,就讓我努力吧;那樣,才不枉人生一世,不枉受苦難過。 May 25 Only see this if you are blueThe Beautiful South--Especially For You 生命最大的恐懼並非死亡,而是延綿不絶的絶望;生命的終點並非死亡,而是躱不過的輪迴。 現在的最佳註腳就是:接受現實。是的,痛苦難受夠了,能夠遇到的更可怕糟糕的狀況可能會有;可是,能夠被剝奪的東西卻少之又少。對生命的恐懼,仍然存在;只是,每次被震攝住的時間在漸次縮減。也許,因為我老了,感覺像一下子老了幾歲,身心都累了;累了只好不再想太多,只能好好休息,然後強撐下去。不能倒下,這是現實。 每天來回一小時車程總沒有想太多,因為太累了。可是,卻在某夜回程時,想起了The Beautiful South的一首歌Especially For You。同樣的歌名,相信很多歌者都用過了,而且大概都是甜蜜蜜的情歌--包括自以為是美艷天后的Kylie Minouge和別人合唱的版本。如果我才十多歲,應該會喜歡後者的多情吧?然後過了20歲,開始回歸現實,會覺得膩,覺得歌詞令人頭腦有點麻痺。其他的版本我不清楚,The Beautiful South的,隔了多年,有時卻不期然令我想起。一貫的Paul Heaton作風,單看歌名,絶對猜不出歌詞的戲謔和背後所隱藏的感傷: Only buy this if you're lonely Only listen if you're blue If you are married and you are happy This song is not to do with you If you're listening at your work place Feeling small amongst the men Do not sing this to your workmates This song is not to do with them But if you're sitting on a barstool Wondering what on earth to do Don't let them tell you no-one cares This songs one especially for you If you are listening on your radio Smiling while you drive along Tune the band into another Because this song is not your song If you're working as a DJ Leave this record in it's sleeve Cause this ones not for general airplay This song's for the day she leaves If you've bought this and you're sinking And I think that you know who It matters not the mouth that's singing This song's one especially for you So this goes out to the lonely So this goes out to the sad And it goes out to the only One you felt you ever had If you're there in total darkness With a letter in your hand Do not bother with the letter lust listen to the band So only buy this if you're lonely May 23 Life is a merry-go-round IIDonovan--Life is a merry-go-round ~ For those who has ever been in a miserable situation. Especially for the victims of the May 12 earthquake... Beneath the weight of the world I can be found Among the chaos and the wheel, scattered all around. On the wild windy wave I'm tossed, cast away and lost, Now I understand what those sad songs say. Make up your mind to be happy, Life is a merry-go-round. If you miss out this time, Don't let it fret your mind, Love will come round in the end. Make up your mind to be happy, Life is a merry-go-round. If an' you miss out this time, Don't let it fret your mind, Love will come round in the end. Between the devil and the deep blue we find ourselves often Out of the frying pan and into, left on the shelf. Borne willy nilly here and there when our hearts are full of care, Oh my, now we understand what those sad songs say, Sad, sad songs they say. Make up your mind to be happy, Life is a merry-go-round. If an' you miss out this time, Don't let it fret your mind, Love will come round in the end. Makin' up your mind to be happy You've gotta make up your mind Makin' up your mind Makin' up your mind Makin' up your mind Makin' up your mind ... Make up your mind to be happy
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