今天終於把所有的搬進新辦公室。在這裡等了三年,終於幸運地能有一個窗的辦公室。坐在窗前,近景是校內一條小馬路,車不多,旁邊都是些老建築,感覺有點滄桑。這辦公室原來的同事去年年底過身,搬到他的工作地方來,看著他一些從前的擺設,頗有傷感。心想不知下一個搬進來的是誰?像我一樣的學術興趣嗎?還是…看著後面整整數排書架上的書,突然感到他們陪伴我走過好幾個地方,不知他們還能陪我多久?時間像回到廿多年前,在這裡求學時的光景,都很糢糊了,那時有想過會像今天這樣坐在這當老師嗎?一切都像很遙遠似的…就像昨天似的。
I think the concept of boundary might be the fitting symbol for the whole of my personal & intellectual development. At almost every point, I have had to stand between alternative possibilities of existence, to be completely at home in neither and to take no definitive stand against either ... This position is fruitful for thought, but it is dangerous in life ... This disposition & its tension have determined both my destiny & my work. (Paul Tillich, On the Boundary)
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