always on the side of the egg.

說不上十分熱愛村上春樹
但還是讀過幾本他的書
看了以下的演講後
馬上對他添了幾分敬佩


人
不管做甚麼
最可貴的還是信念本身
儘管世界是無可救藥的灰暗與醜陋
還是有那麼一點值得。


這是村上春樹二月中往以色列領「耶路撒冷文學獎」時的演說:
http://blogs.myoops.org/lucifer.php/2009/02/25/alwaysstandontheeggside



"Between a high, solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on the side of the egg."

"We are all human beings, individuals transcending nationality and race and religion, fragile eggs faced with a solid wall called The System. To all appearances, we have no hope of winning. The wall is too high, too strong - and too cold. If we have any hope of victory at all, it will have to come from our believing in the utter uniqueness and irreplaceability of our own and others' souls and from the warmth we gain by joining souls together."

"We must not allow The System to exploit us. We must not allow The System to take on a life of its own. The System did not make us: We made The System."


--Haruki Murakami