自勉詩

去年夏天於蒙古墮馬後，接受了腦外科手術，手術本身十分成功，不過在思維方面，康復過程時有反覆。對人生少有波折之我是一場難得的鍛煉，願望成就更廣闊的胸懷迎接未來，謹以詩自勉。

馬走翻天地 波掀見死生
澄心觀歷練 明覺化鯤鵬

從落葉談到人生

友人何仲加入以詩交流之列，從落葉轉入人生話題，以下展示我們的往還。

起始 2008.01.12

釋懷心自豐 葉小念無窮
幽園戀冬日 枯落意更濃

何仲 2008.2.02

枯落意更濃 回思萬象空
冬殘春近矣 達者耐寒松

何仲 2008.2.05

達者耐寒松 炎涼永伴從
枯榮牽掛外 浩氣薄蒼穹

何仲 2008.2.07

浩氣薄蒼穹 高風幾許逢
誰憐枯葉落 但見碧紗籠

回和 2008.02.08

達者耐寒松 針葉好迎風
悠然安住處 香飄遠山叢

注：「世間各有所長，在各自之崗位發光便是。」松樹山中隨緣落腳，針葉幼疏不怕大風，松香雖淡而飄送遠方，乃自得其樂之象也。何仲續注：「有心人自定標的，自立繩尺，自行鞭策，自省進展，無論標的近遠、事業大小，不枉一生數十載光陰矣。」

何仲 2008.2.09

香飄遠山叢 問津者杳蹤
飛蓬為我覓 可是在攀峰

何仲注：「津」乃渡口。孔子使子路「問津」故事見《論語 -微子》。孔子栖栖東西南北，求一展治國抱負，路過一地，不知渡口何處，使子路向路人問方向，備受揶揄。飛蓬乃草木植物，冬菱第一首曾提及(見以前貼文)。

復和 2008.02.15

「可是在攀峰?」 霧裏問童蒙
「眼前三尺路 信步便登峒 」

注：「成人世界常以登峰為務，結果陷在迷霧之中，有時以童稚之情，一步一步地走，反而不經不覺間便到達目的地。近年愈來愈發覺直覺之功效妙不可言。」有山名崆峒，為了押韻，借「峒」代「峰」。

何仲 2008.2.12

可是在攀峰 登臨險阻重
飛仙拈一葉 笑我老懞憧

何仲注：釋迦拈花，迦葉微笑；神仙拈葉笑人痴。佛道不同歟。只是未枯落之花、葉被摘被拈，是福是禍，是悲是喜，釋迦、神仙可曾上心？

從落葉談到氣候變化

與友人冬菱詩稿來往中，由落葉談到氣候變化。以下的詩主要是冬菱的投入，註文則我的文字較多。

《天樂取無禁》系列

2008.01.13 冬菱女史詩

枯落意更濃 瀟灑滌塵胸

天樂取無禁 凡間一醉翁

第三句意取蘇東坡《前赤壁賦》所云：「惟江上之清風，與山間之明月，耳得之而為聲，目遇之而成色，取之無禁，用之不竭，是造物者之無盡藏也。」第四句仿杜甫「天地一沙鷗」。

2008.01.16 原韻和一首

凡間一醉翁 獨對野迷濛

暗月沉塵障 何日拂長穹

多年來在港呼龥關注能見度下降的長期趨勢，惟未能扭轉形勢，如今江上之清風與山中之明月已成有盡，實在可惜。要拂淨長穹，必須人心跳出紅塵，生活回歸樸實，不拘於物質消耗，不製造汚染，難矣哉。

2008.01.17 冬菱女史續詩

何日拂長穹 反璞出樊籠

童心拾真趣 物我得交融

女史一語中的，簡樸生活便是拂淨長穹之道。

2008.01.30 復和一首

物我得交融 怡樂滿懷胸

慾壑傾天側 長夏暖無冬

活在童真裏，與自然融洽相處，人既快樂，又不為地球造成負擔。可惜人類慾壑難填，大量消費輾轉化為二氧化碳，加強溫室效應，氣候變化，再加上城市化的影響，天文台預測香港本世紀中期便沒有冬天。

2008.01.31 冬菱女史續詩

長夏暖無冬 旱地立愁農

焦心期霈霂 翹首問天公

世界多處地方連旱多年，農人最受影響。

2008.02.05 復和一首

翹首問天公 交煎何太兇

四時行不語 隙漏待人縫

旱澇失調，冷熱交煎，問天是徒勞的，孔子早已說過：「天何言哉？四時行焉，百物生焉，天何言哉？」破壞氣候的是人，必須人自己出力補救。

2008.02.09 冬菱女史續詩

隙漏待人縫 同舟協補篷
珍源戒奢習 除瘴建媧功

女史云：You are right that we shouldn't blame the gods for our self-inflicted disasters and should solve the problems ourselves. People here have started taking more environmentally friendly measures in recent years, so my childish heart would like to look at the situation from a more optimistic angle.

2008.02.15 復和一首

除瘴建媧功 難得業無窮

孜孜勤蟻步 關切必由衷

修復變化了的氣候，難如女媧補天，要求眾人從小處做起，並孜孜不倦，長期累積力量方能成就奇功。

與友人冬菱以詩論落葉

2008.01.03 冬菱女史來詩《落葉》

委地復凌空 萍身付絮蓬

既來何忍掃 散聚且隨風

女史云：不掃落葉，不忍干擾自然之規律也。

2008.01.04 原韻和五絕一首

散聚且隨風 崎嶇各不同

輾轉塵泥共 潛隱新綠中

借原詩末句為首句，採「化作春泥更護花」之意，喻生命循環不息。科學地說:落葉分解成養份後，被植物吸收，再成為樹葉的一部份。

2008.01.05 冬菱女史續詩兩首

隱潛新綠中 添翠潤蒼蔥

秋去魂似盡 春回花益紅

春回花益紅 巧妙嘖天工

得失無從算 明晨日又東

2008.01.10 冬菱女史另續詩一首

明晨日又東 歇雨繪雙虹

放眼觀閒鶴 從容御駿驄

2008.01.10 復和一首

明晨日又東 鵯鶲撲飛蟲
生死兩相看 往復了無終

鵯 = bulbul，鶲 = flycatcher。兩種鳥類都在香港天文台出現，我家窗外可見。

2008.01.11 冬菱女史續詩

往復了無終 笑見蟻倉怱

名利煙雲暫 釋懷心自豐

2008.01.12 復和一首

釋懷心自豐 葉小念無窮
幽園戀冬日 枯落意更濃

擬詩時窗外園景，滿地碎散落葉，使冬天裡的生氣更為突出，確不必掃也。

Trip to Mongolia

We went to Mongolia at the end of July 2007. We wanted to see the natural habitat which has nurtured the repeated waves of very successful people impacting on the history of China, central Asia and even Europe. A few photos are shown below to illustrate various aspects of the trip.

To reach Lake Khuvsgul near the Russia border, we flew in a propeller plane, landing on a rough patch.

Lake Khuvsgul contains 1-2% of the world's fresh water on land. It is located in a taiga forest environment. We stayed in a ger camp. Shower and restaurant service are provided. The shower room is on the right-hand side of the picture below.

A severe thunderstorm hit in the late afternoon, producing some very spectacular views. Note the pink hue in the grey cloud.

Both of us liked the ger very much.

Our next stop was the site of Kharkhorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol empire, where Chinggis Khan started his series of conquests. The only credible remain is a stone tortoise, which was one of the four which guarded and protected the capital.

At the site, there is now a 400-year old temple, Erdene Zuu, the primary religious site of the remnant empire in the late 1500s. The Zuu contains a mixture of Chinese and Tibetan architecture. Both the Chinese and Tibetan forms of buddhism are represented by their own temples. Before the Russian destroyed most of the buildings there during the socialist period, even Islam was represented too.

We had the opportunity to see the wide expanse of the land by travelling on a 4-wheel drive for several days.

In the vast plains, there are interesting features like:

Thin grassland with sand dunes in the distance

Well-weathered hills; the gentle slope is made of the debris of weathering. I had the feeling of seeing my current state of development in this image.

Towards the end of the trip, we had a relaxing day at the Terelj National Park, only one hour away from the capital Ulaan Bataar. It is a place with picturesque rock formations.

The last night in Ulaan Bataar was a pleasant surprise for us. The hotel was full and we were given the last available room of the hotel, something called the Royal Suite. Suddenly we were back to modern materialistic "civilization". See tiny me in this huge room, the bedroom is behind the red wall at the far end.

My main observation from the trip is that life in the steppes could be physically tough but spiritually satisfying. The nomadic people look after themselves, mindful of the rhythm of Nature which contains both positive and negative asepcts. They are truly free to choose to do what they like.

By comparison, we city folks are so much controlled by rules and regulations that we have been deprived of much of the liberty we were born into. But we have been brainwashed to believe that we live in a modern age of "human rights". What a misconception!

We strongly recommend Mongolia to everybody as a very enlightening tour destination.

Chiu Ying & Man Wan in Bhutan, Dec 2006

In front of a cluster of "stupas"

Bhutan, April 2006

The photos show:

(a) a "dzhong" - a castle-like structure serving as an administrative as well as religious centre

(b) a snapshot of the countryside

(c) traditional religious dance going on in a dzhong