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        Good Morning, Mr Wong, teachers and students. My name is Chow Tsz Ching and I am honoured to be here to talk about my life at Jockey Club Ti-I College. Do you know how it feels like to be in an arts and sports school? If you like either arts or sports, this would be your golden opportunity.

      Since Ti-I is an arts and sports school, there are arts and sports lessons every Monday and Tuesday for VA and PE major students. This means there is more time for us to learn fascinating techniques and facts such as sketching and famous artists. Depending on the subjects, we have interesting activities and we talk about engaging topics. The activities include class discussions, group discussions, and sometimes we have to move around the classroom, too. So, our lessons are enjoyable.

      Something that makes me love this school is that the fact there are lots of enthralling extra-curricular activities for both VA and PE students. I was fortunate enough to be admitted to a digital workshop after school; therefore, I am looking forward to learning about digital painting. A lesson that I’m also looking forward to is the science class. Science is a new subject for me so I really enjoy it.

      Some of you might probably be wondering “Wouldn’t studying art while managing your other subjects be very difficult and energy-draining?” Well, I’m here to answer that question. Nope! At first, I was also very stressed about it, worrying that I wouldn’t be able to catch up with the pace of the lessons, but thankfully, the teachers are always there to help and assist me.

       That’s all I would like to share today. I hope I have illustrated how it is like to be in Ti-I. I can’t wait to see some of you get admitted to Ti-I. In the meantime, do study hard for your targeted school. Thank you for listening.

Brandy Melville disgusts me! I will never purchase anything from that store again!

This is what happened. Last week, my friend and I spotted a post introducing a world-famous teen female clothing boutique named Brandy Melville. Brandy Melville is a Europe-based teen clothing store that has recently got very popular worldwide and opened a store in Hong Kong a while ago. Our curiosity got the best of us and the two of us decided to give the store a visit.

When we went there, I was blown away by the exterior and interior design. Unfortunately, the customer service wasn’t amusing. There were many staff but none of them bothered to greet us or help us out. Also, they gave us weird faces and eyed us head-to-toe.

A crazy thing about this company is that they are famous for their “one size fits all” policy, which means they have only one size for each kind of wear. My friend and I don’t have the typical skinny body, so finding a piece that fits us is frustrating. We ferried the shopping cart around for a long time but still couldn’t find a perfect fit. Soon after that, one staff member came over to us and said, “Well, you’ve been looking for quite some time now and nothing seems to fit you guys. Maybe our store isn’t for people like you guys.” I was enraged. This was unacceptable! My friend and I let go of the cart and walked out the store right the instant. This store is horrible! No wonder there were only a few customers! After this tragic experience, I will definitely report this store on the Internet.

The mentality this company supports is very disturbing. The idea of body-shaming is very disrespectful. As a customer who aimed to purchase clothes from it but instead got hatred for our body shapes, I think this is never acceptable. 

      Speaking of Museums here in Hong Kong, the one that I am most interested in would be the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change—the first museum of climate change in the world located at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

On last year’s school trip, our beloved Geography teacher Mr. Lau brought us to this amazing museum to do research for our project and I discovered a lot about the causes and effects of climate change, as well as how we can reduce its impact.

To begin with, effects of climate change are to be explored in the museum. When I walked into the polar area, the first display board that caught my attention was about the effects on marine species. Firstly, climate change intensifies competition for food from marine species. As the water in the Arctic warms up, many species choose to move northward and settle down there. Therefore it intensifies the competition for food between predators and arctic marine species. Apart from that, climate change also lowers their reproductive rate. For instance, ringed seals usually give birth on large masses of floating ice. Yet, the climate is changing severely. There is no doubt that ringed seals choose not to give birth in such an unstable environment. 

In addition, there are several causes of climate change. When I walked into another room in the polar area, I saw a few lines of words stating the relationship between climate change and human activities. I suddenly remembered what I had learned in the previous Geography lesson about those human activities. One of them is generating electricity. Most electricity is still generated by burning coal, oil, or gas nowadays in the global, while only a bit more than a quarter of electricity comes from renewable resources such as wind and solar power. When those greenhouse gasses and pollutants go into the air, they cause climate change.

Last but not least, how can we reduce the impact of climate change? The museum also gave us the answer! Individually, there are several ways for us to put into practice. For example, use public transport instead of private cars. The use of cars requires the use of non-renewable energy such as fossil fuels. If we could minimize the use of fossil fuels, we could be able to slow down global warming. Nationally, the country or the city can try to build up more renewable energy. The wind power plant on Lantau Island here in Hong Kong is the best example. Globally, electric cars are one of the newly invented “energy savers”. At the same time, there are many organizations that aim at easing climate change such as Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Fund. If these influential organizations could promote more of these ways in which we can improve our environment, assuredly the climate could be improved.

“The climate crisis is both the easiest and the hardest issue we have ever faced” said by Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist. Although the road ahead to solve climate change is tough, as long as every global citizen can do their part, our earth will get better for sure!

Is the climate really changing?

Climate change. We keep hearing about it on the news, but we might ask ourselves: Is the climate really changing? 

The answer is, yes. It might be hard to believe, but the signs are everywhere. In recent years, the weather has become unpredictable, winters aren’t cold anymore, and very often there are fierce storms. These extreme weather events are a result of climate change, which have also led to heat waves and tropical cyclones becoming much stronger. 

If the climate keeps on getting hotter, it won't do us any good. Climate change has caused global temperatures to rise. Drier areas are having prolonged droughts and heat waves, and humid areas are at an increased risk of flooding. It is damaging the ecosystem. Most notably, many animal species have become endangered and some have even gone extinct. 

As for humans, the effects of climate change are damaging too. The melting arctic sea ice will turn into meltwater which flows into the ocean, causing the sea level to rise. Decreased precipitation along with a higher evaporation rate threatens the freshwater supply in many parts of the world. Even farmers have acknowledged that the soil is becoming drier and drier, and this could lead to a loss of crops. In the long term, it disrupts the food supply and increases the chance of famine in countries that are already suffering from food shortages.

If humans are aware of how detrimental these activities can be to the atmosphere, why don't they stop? Unfortunately, the ever-expanding need for better living conditions as well as growing populations around the globe have created this destructive cycle. 

So, what can we do to ease climate change? We've been taught to recycle since preschool, but how many of us do it? Do you just throw away your plastic water bottle into the trash once you're done with it? Or do you pay 50 cents extra just for a small disposable bag to store your groceries? It really isn't that hard to bring your own shopping bag, your own eating utensils, and a water bottle. Not only does it reduce your costs, it's also more sanitary. 

Placing potted plants near your windows can also help ease the temperature inside your house, as plants absorb heat along with carbon dioxide. Speaking of which, we can't forget the easiest thing to do, which is turning off electrical devices when they're not in use. When we're not wasting electricity, we're able to save a small portion of fossil fuels from being burnt. With just the click of a button or the flick of a switch, we are able to decrease the need for wasteful fuels. And finally, even eating less beef can reduce our carbon footprint. It makes sense as cows emit more gas than any other livestock. While being beneficial to our health, it can slightly alter our environment. You don't have to become a vegetarian to save the Earth, just eat less meat. 

These methods might be a little hard to put into action at first, but really, it's worth going the extra mile if it's for our lovely blue planet. What matters is that more people realize how much they can help the world and the climate if they just give up a little. Changing the climate for the better involves everyone, so what are you waiting for? Go get started on an eco-friendly lifestyle today, there's no time to waste!

跨過地圖上蜿蜒曲折的線

是你為我留的燈

暖黃燈光下縫補著

破碎、微弱的光

眯著眼端詳

幼時那盞小小的台燈

未完成的課業、放在一旁的老花鏡

牆上獎狀滿是斑駁陸離

筆尖划紙，來來回回

飛機低空轟鳴，別分心

破曉時分樓下吵雜

未見天光，已聞廚房聲響

清晨豆漿散著熱氣，要喝光

快將耳朵磨出繭的囑咐

毫不猶豫地放手

舒適圈支離破碎，去闖

車窗外逐漸遠去的黑點

用手背催停眼淚，要長大

背影似乎未如從前高大

雨傘不再向我傾斜

匆匆掛斷電話，未曾流露

台階不再難以攀爬

消瘦背脊，再不能背負

孩童時依賴與遮蔽

報喜不報憂，去闖

愛太熟悉，令人忘卻

燈下，有她在等待

   深秋。

空曠的柏油路上，伴著黃昏的暖陽，緩緩地、細碎地灑在我肩上，讓毛衣的絨線裹上了一層微黃的光暈。

塵埃隨風輕揚，落葉伴風漫舞。

我的影子被拉得很長。

我往左邊瞥了瞥，影子並不是全黑的，反而帶點灰，興許是與夕陽的光揉在了一起。淡而輕，走走停停，還能透過影子瞧出地上細微的碎石微微凸起。

        婆娑的樹影，深紅的葉，撒著細細橘黃，隨枝丫一聲不吭地投到我腳邊，間隙只著點點餘光。風過時，托起樹枝，稍稍遮住了我的影。

        我抬起腳，向右邊挪了一小步。又只剩了孤獨的影。孤零零地印在腳邊，像落了單在一旁哭泣的小孩。

我低頭望著影子，他向我微微歪頭。我心裡泛起一股酸澀。

過去都不是這樣的。我喃喃道，盯著影子兩邊看似蒼白的空位。

兒時，張開雙手，捕捉影子。

我走在中間，父母走在我身旁兩側。我饒有興味地瞅著地上跟我同手同腳的影：我踮著脚向前踏，影子貓著腰從我身後探頭；我冷不丁地停下，影子就像立正般並起腳步。

        我屈膝偏頭，他也側頭看著我。影子在笑聲中似乎變得活躍起來。路燈佇立在紅磚路的兩旁，生鏽呈深棕色的燈罩，油漆剝落斑駁卻顯得熟悉而溫暖。燈映著昏黃的光，是蠟燭的赤焰，在黑暗中向外擴散，再逐漸被墨色稀釋，變淡。直至距離越遠光越暗，緊跟著下一盞路燈。塵埃在燈下飛舞著，伴隨幽光四散。

影子在夜晚九點的燈照之下格外明顯。

他緩緩向前移，伸長，變窄，再從燈的右側竄到後面。父母跟在我身後，望著我一蹦一跳的影子。我飛奔到他們後面，混進他們輕聲的聊天，躲進一粗一細的兩個影裏。

        三支影子斜斜地投在地上，不緊不慢地，徐徐地前行，在燈光下熔成一段永不會熄滅的童年。

直至燈光愈暗，影子溶進月色，到遇見下個路燈。不斷重複。

可現在，父母卻鮮少陪我散步了。他們的影，從背脊挺直，昂首闊步，變矮了，佝僂著，柱著拐杖所以只能緩緩前行。他們邊走邊咳嗽，時不時地坐在長椅上歇息。在聊天的語氣中夾雜著無可奈何，又像惋惜般的嘆氣。

        但我的影，步伐變得飛快，卻沒怎麽停下等待身後的人。我似乎在追求效率的途中錯過了些什麼。

唯一不變的是，父母仍舊守在我身後。只是我沒有回頭。

直到我意識到不對勁，回頭定睛一看，卻發現他們的影子慢慢地，慢慢地遠離了。兩行影子悄無聲息地佇在原地，走不動了，只能用眼睛隨著我的背影一寸一寸地把目光往前挪。我的影被父母的目光拉長。

我往下一看，又只剩了孤獨的影。我總是在暮色沉沉中與我所珍視的影漸行漸遠。我抬起頭看著夕陽，餘暉的金我只覺得刺眼。望著眼前三三兩兩的人群，我驀地意識到，我的落寞似乎也和另一個影有關。

影子，就像另一個我。

街的那頭，穿著校服的女高中生依偎在樹旁。清晨的水汽氤氳，晨光熹微，透下斑駁的光影描摹出樹葉橢圓的形狀。她向我彎了彎嘴角，眼下的臥蠶顯現，一片盎然綠意映在她的眼眸。她邁出一步，招了招手，髮絲隨之而擺動，在日光下投出微棕的溫暖的黃，朦朧地圍繞著她。

我向她奔去，朝陽賦予影子色彩。

我們站在樹下。我驚訝地發現，我們的影，就算有著被層層青葉過濾後透下的輕碎的光暈，和被風吹斜蓋在地上的柔和樹蔭遮掩，也清晰可見。兩個形影不離的，深淺長短相約的影，一併走向學校。

我的知己，她的影子已伴我左右數十載春秋冬夏。可人生，又有多少個四季變換呢？秋葉飄零，是惆悵的喟嘆。不知是不是複雜的人生，終究逃不過喧囂。

她出國的那天，陰靄壓到了我們頭頂，地上只剩灰濛濛的影。「別哭，我們永遠是朋友，一定會再見的。」我抬頭望去，她的臉跟我一樣佈滿淚痕。她哽咽著，努力綻出笑容，想讓我別太傷心。我用力抱了抱她，緊握著她遞給我的紙條，目光黏著她一步三回頭的影，一直到她踏上瀝青的小路上車。形影相隨的影，距離愈拉愈長，就此分開。

雨絲被風吹斜，擦去那天幕上所剩無幾的光。光的遠離，把影子也連著抹去了。我伸手胡亂地抹了抹臉，不知是雨還是淚。但我能肯定的是，那是灼熱滾燙的思念。我揭開紙條，上面東扭西歪的線條拼湊成一個陌生的約定，卻早已在時光流逝中模糊不堪。

幾束稀疏的影子，被時間的洪流毫無徵兆地吹散。

以往伴在我身旁左右的影，都在不知不覺間離我遠去，只剩下我一個孤獨的影子，在秋風的光影中穿行。

門口的人踩影子，窗前的人掃影子，月下的人牽影子。

        落葉輕輕地棬去了我的青春。孩子嬉笑著的童年，父母牽著的我的手，都在時鐘滴答的行走聲中消失不見。

離別後那日，涼得令我顫抖的夕陽，跟在我身上蔓延開來的的晚霞重疊起來。我總是在暮色沉沉中追尋那些我再也無法觸及的影。現在，我只能站在黃昏的餘輝下，怔怔地望著自己的孤獨。孤獨被殘陽搖曳成獵獵的旗，任由自己在日暮中緩緩落下。

隨著晚霞絕情地一點點往下掉，冷冽的秋風穿過枯落的白楊掛在樹梢上，那白楊就這麼一個人靜靜地佇立在路邊。草簌簌地響著，風再從衣領往衣服裡灌。我打了個冷顫，拽了拽身上的毛衣，極目所及都籠罩著一層晦暗。西邊僅餘的幾縷橙黃慢慢被墨黑的凄靜所淹沒，只剩微光，徐徐與黑夜相混相染。天漸漸暗了下來，我摔進樹影裡，回想起童年那充斥著歡聲笑語的樹下。濃稠的黑吸食了影，像那些我抓不住的，那些被我捏碎的影。

時間的流逝總是令人這麽措不及防。路燈是時候被點亮了。黑夜中幾團光亮從遠至近一束束亮起。啊，這多麽像小時候佇立在紅磚路兩旁的燈，和在燈下追逐著影子的我。明黃的光從我頭頂傾盆瀉下，勾勒出影子的形狀，是當年跟父母挽手走在光暈下矮小的影。

我也許再也無法遇見那些在我生命路途中出現的影子。我對著我自己說。那又如何呢，至少我有著那些跟影子相知相伴的回憶。回憶會穿插於渺渺的往事，與眼前所見之景相結合，在不經意間浮現于腦海，帶著一種不知名又無法言喻的欣慰與安心，卻又會在日升月落朝暮更迭時變成清晨的大霧。沒看完的、還沒琢磨透的往事像白烟一樣飄去，蒸發成氤氳的水汽。正如花開花落的常理，稀疏平常卻又令人覺得隱隱作痛。

像突然掉在肩頭的紅葉，又像在光下飛舞的塵埃。勾起我遠古的回憶，又在抓不住回憶時任由像黑夜一般濃烈的孤獨吞噬著我。我走在空曠的柏油路上，影子寂寞地拖在我身後，步伐越來越慢。噢，路上也不是只有我一人，天上殘缺的朔月也凝望著我，靜靜地。

      他的眼眶深陷，艱難地撐開雙眼，凝視著我。看著他面色蒼白臥倒在病床上，臉上沒有一絲血色，心中像被利刃捅傷般刺痛，但我此時卻說不出一句話。四目相對間，只剩下一片死寂。

     那時我還不是一個健康的孩，上下課的路總是很長。夕陽下，我趴在那瘦弱的肩膊上，熟睡著，卻沒注意到他早已疲憊不堪。那個肩膊不是父親的，他卻宛如我的父親。

    「扯痛我了！」我嘟囔著嘴，一臉不悅地推開幫我綁辮子的手，自己忙活了起來。「那你自己個兒整整好，甭第一天上學就遲到啊！那可就丟死人咯！」包子大小的拳頭砸在姑爺的小腹上，我還不及他胯高，卻盡力地表現出憤怒，他卻笑著說：「終於上小學了，真不容易。」他拽著書包的掛位處，像菜籃似的地把我抽起，伴著打鬧走出了家門。

     那時我討厭姑爹，他不像其他家長一樣給我買口香糖，卻獨自私藏在衣櫃裡，但他又老是不鎖門。「大人真是馬虎。」心裡不禁偷著樂。那一年，我和姑爹每天過著鬥智鬥勇的生活，就這樣過了一年便被父母接走了，此後與姑爹見面的機會也逐漸變少，臨走他時朝我扮了個鬼臉，那是我們第一次分別。

     「乾杯！」一張桌子為了將近十來人「慶祝小傢伙上中學咯！」親戚一個個起身祝酒，只有姑姐端著涼白開坐在一邊。「喂，你不給我祝賀祝賀？」我打趣地碰碰他的手肘。「那可真是……」話說了一半，突然面露難色，推開桌子跑進洗手間。等姑爹回來時，看見他細長的身影，突然發覺他變了不少，臉上的凹陷略顯憔悴。他坐下，擦去嘴角的污跡，仰頭吞下一片藥片。我一直看著他，他突然扮起了鬼面，我馬上哈哈大笑，雖說跟四年前的那個鬼面沒有什麼兩樣，臉頰的凹痕總讓我聯想到一絲無力和疲憊。

      「淇，我們回一趟深圳吧。」媽媽眉頭深鎖。「去幹嘛？啥時候？」我低頭往嘴裡塞著飯。「見見你姑爹，兩年沒見了吧。」我放下筷子，抬頭望向媽媽，看著她的眼睛。「我們去人民醫院，時間不多了。」

     出租車上，我盯著窗外，風景在我眼角略過，日光，在樹影之間隱現。「四零三家屬，這裡。」護士小心翼翼地推開門，只見一位骨瘦如柴的病人到在病床上，我走近看到那張慘白的臉，鬢已佈滿白髮，既熟悉又陌生。姑媽勻著粥，端放在床邊，走近我的耳邊細語：「陪他說說話吧，好像是食道病，癌症治不好的了，我鄉裡人不懂。」然後緊攥著已經被淚水打濕的化驗單，走了出去。此時的病房只有我和他，他虛弱的手指指了指椅子，示意我坐下。全身上下僅僅只有一絲力氣，不能說話，眼皮也虛掩著，這樣的他又怎能看見我眼中不能停打轉的淚水。就在我極力抑壓喉嚨不自覺的哽咽聲時，一顆透亮的水珠從他臉上滑落，那顆水珠映著陽光，格外刺眼。

     浪像雪崩一般湧出，我不敢觸碰他，生怕下一次見面便碰不到了，他努力地挪移著臉部肌肉，眼睛瞇起，嘴角向上微彎，可我卻再也笑不出來，心如刀絞，卻又無能為力。

     抱著膝蓋坐在角落裡，爸媽撐著黑傘，把我留在家，也許是不想我看到那僵硬的臉。爸爸說過，人悲傷到極致時是流不出淚的。那晚，我抱著枕頭，陷入無盡的回憶，尋找那上揚的嘴角。

     那是個春天，春意盎然。我手捧他最喜愛的雛菊站在石碑前，幫他清理被雨水澆透的水果。「呢，別告訴姑媽。」我將一顆口香糖塞進嘴裏，把剩下的放在相框旁邊。待親戚都走了，我停下來，悄悄地向他扮了個鬼臉：「再見！」

         雨停了，我掏出手機來，留住了地上最後幾潑圓形的光點，塞上耳機，看車水馬龍一點點跟隨浮雲變幻。又想起你了，我模糊泛光的童年。

     童年嗎，我想起放學路上覓食的小花貓。小賣鋪的爺爺吃過晚飯，含笑看著孫女在樹蔭下轉動裙擺，學不會的自行車，飛不起來的風箏，外婆口中古老的童謠，和那些沒好好道別就早已走散了的小夥伴。

     還沒來得及抓緊這些轉眼即逝的瞬間，我已經長大了。

     卷子上滿當當的數學題枯燥無趣。數字像在跳舞，交織著向我爬來。我煩透了，索性擱下筆，像寫詩時的詩人那樣望向窗外，狀似在看梧桐樹上某一日光交輝的一點。一定有小男生在偷偷看我吧？初中的我臭屁的想。於是支撐著僵硬的脖子當了五分鐘的哲學家。於是不負眾望的，沒有停筆的聲音，沒有誰的目光在我的側臉停留。好吧。我想，是他們不懂藝術與美了，然後失落的底下頭，融回那片沈默的背脊中。好像聽到了「卡」的一聲，於是手依然在寫題，魂卻飛到某個荷里活電影的片場去了。禿頂的導演說卡，現在你是主角。攝相機全部對準我。我開始了青春的表演。

         我不知道該將九月敘述成何模樣，是應該描述印象中層林盡染、碩果纍纍的豐秋，還是該將我那煩瑣零碎的心境染入悲秋的落寞。

        九月，又開啟了日復一日的開學週。清晨匆匆吃口早飯便要背起行囊，可對於現今的校園生活，我筆下繪不出半點色彩，甚至說是略顯枯燥乏味的。喧囂的教室裏有人歡談，有人苦楚吐槽，而我卻只是一個人望著窗外的遠方發呆，試圖將思緒藏進雲邊的日落，一起遺忘。可我深知即便如此，掛念的心事也無處解憂。

        九月，我踏遍了校園，也難以尋到那種物事，就像循環的圓，而不循環的緣。偶然在路上遇到時，縱使我們近在咫尺的距離之下，可奈何不敢與卿語。匆匆視而又匆匆逃視，大抵是在感慨那正在發亮的物事就恍若是一棵樹，而我僅僅是一片落葉，樹有很多葉，可葉只有樹。

        待到放學之際，夜空中早已皓月當空，穿過被月光所照的微光街道步行至校門口，坐在母親的車裏算是釋放了疲憊一天的身軀。可是我的思緒依舊漂泊在窗外，望著微弱的月光逐漸被黑夜吞噬。又聯想到此時的自己。

        敘未清九月，或是身落寞。

        我自小體弱，讀初中時更大病一場，休學在家。父親擔憂我跟不上學習進度，便聘了一位女先生，姓唐，名紓。

　　初次上課是一個五月末的下午，天色昏暗，灰沉沉地壓在房頂上，院子裡燥熱無風，蟬鳴聲有氣無力地從窗紗的小孔中擠進屋來。

　　「阿恆，快跟先生問好。」父親領著她進書房。

　　她穿著一領灰布高領旗袍，暗紋若隱若現。頭髮抿得光滑黑亮，挽在後頸梳成髻，沒有戴首飾。眉毛細長，尾端微微下垂，像初一晚上的新月。她看人的時候，目光柔和，卻仿佛連人都看透了、能看見人身後的景象一樣。

　　「唐先生好。」

　　第一節課教的是《滕王閣序》，她叫我先解釋全文一遍。我記得，坑坑絆絆算是解完了，期間她耐心地聽，一邊寫些什麼。然後她講解文章背景、描寫手法、所用典故，聲音很清晰，溫和而有力，如潺潺流水，琤瑽作響。

　　臨走前，她遞給我一張紙，寫了我錯解的詞句，還附有讀音和註解，蠅頭小楷，尤其端莊秀麗。　　

　　她的背影端莊，步調從容，那件旗袍帶著我說不清楚的美感。

　　她總穿旗袍，月白、石青、靛藍、蔥綠，來來去去都是那幾色，素淨雅緻，偶爾穿過一兩次鵝黃、米色。旗袍的長度沒過小腿，釦子扣到衣領最上一粒。她不施脂粉，不佩金銀，打理得一絲不苟。

　　我喜歡聽她念書，時抑時揚，時起時落，如聽深山泉鳴，心下安然。

　　病情惡化那段時日，我終日躺臥在床。雁字回時，正值殘秋，院子裡草木凋敝，目力所及皆淒清蕭索，加之病痛折磨，我心生煩悶，書也不看，字也不練。當我亂答一氣時，她只是靜靜望著我的眼，眉毛微微皺起。

　　她的目光帶著探詢性，看進我心坎裡，又像穿透了我一直看向更遠處。我被看得難受。既覺得歉疚，又討厭萎靡不振的自己。我扭過臉，望著窗外的院子，草木灰黃，落葉遍地，覺得更不好受了。

   她輕聲說：「阿恆，你很有天賦，不要浪費了。」

　　「還說什麼才能！我現在這副樣子，指不定哪天兩腳一蹬就嚥了氣了！」我怒氣沖沖地回答，說完竟自顧自地哭起來。

　　「先生，我好疼，好難受啊……我不是有意氣你的，我不是有意的！有時我連筆都提不起來，墨水翻倒了，流得到處都是，我，我……」

　　她靜靜地聽著，靜靜地望著我。

　　我胡亂地抹著臉。

　　她掏出一角手帕來，溫柔地替我揩去淚水。那手帕洗得白淨，有淡淡的皂角香味。

　　「好些了嗎？」她的聲音還是很溫和。

　　「真對不住……」

　　我羞得簡直無地自容，恨不得躲在被窩裡不出來。

　　「沒事的。沒事的。阿恆，寒冬總會過去，扳著指頭苦等是等，枯坐發呆是等，鏟雪待春歸也是等。暖春總會來的。總會好的。」

　　她的眼角好像泛起潮潤的光澤。

　　我記得那天她穿的是藕色旗袍。

　　那段時日，她每次來都帶和昌樓的炸糖糕，用油紙包了，繫上細繩，提在手裡。炸糖糕外殼酥脆，內餡軟糯，舌尖泛起絲絲甜味，我聽她念書，疼痛和不耐似乎大大減少。

　　春天果真很快地來了，鶯飛草長，柳綠桃紅。

　　某個悶雷滾滾的下午，大雨如注，一會而已，庭前積水已及踝。我守在門邊，擔心她來不了了，又盼著她來。

　　如約地，她打著傘穿過一片煙雨溟濛，一手提著旗袍下擺，穿過院子。

　　「快進屋去，乍暖還寒的天氣，別著涼了。」她輕聲催促，唇角噙笑。

　　風雨不改，她從未失約。而我也是。

　　寒來暑往，如是兩年過去，我終於痊愈，要回學校上課了，自然捨不得她。

　　「阿恆，你要自勉向上。」

　　我已長得比她高了，沉默著，不知道該說什麼好。

　　倏然，我又想起她拿著的白手帕、她提著的油紙包、她寫的蠅頭小楷、她讀的詩詞歌賦、她所說的溫柔有力的話語、她所穿的端莊素雅的旗袍……

　　我曾見過很多女先生，但她們都不像唐先生那樣愛穿旗袍；我曾見過很多愛穿旗袍的女性，但她們都不像唐先生那樣教書。

　　「莫聽穿林打葉聲，下一句是？」

　　莫聽穿林打葉聲，何妨吟嘯且徐行。

　　「……先生慢走。」

　　自此一別經年，山長水遠，還望珍重。 

       孟子說過：愛人者，人恆愛之，敬人者，人恆敬之。這句話的意思是你愛別人，那別人也愛你，你尊敬別人，別人也會尊敬你。

　　這句話令我想起了一個人——德蘭修女。她被人稱為「貧民窟的聖人」和「窮人的聖母」。她是窮人眼中的救世主，她將一生都奉獻給了印度加爾各答的貧民區，她一直專注於治療。而她用的藥物就是愛。她對人們的關心、愛和付出，就如像午下的陽光，慢慢地溫暖了人們的心，令生活貧窮的人們對生命多了一絲希望與生機。

　　一次，德蘭修女來到摩堤吉，並希望可以幫助那兒的人。但一開始那兒的人並不相信她，還認為她是想從他們的身上得到甚麼。有一次，當德蘭修女休息的時候，被一位小男孩搶去她的早、午餐，但德蘭並不介意。還有一次，有人試圖拿刀斬向她，但德蘭修女並沒有對他懷恨在心，她一心只為幫助人們擺脫貧困。慢慢地，人們發現她並沒有惡意。曾拿刀斬她的人也向她道歉，但德蘭修女只是慈愛地摸了摸他的頭，並對他說：「別道歉了，我們還有很多事要做呢。」

　　曾有一次，有一名男子來到德蘭修女的住處，並告訴她有一個八個孩子的家庭的孩子已斷糧多日。於是德蘭修女立即裝了一袋大米並親自送過去。婦人接過大米，並將大米分成兩袋，送給鄰居，並告訴德蘭修女，他們也在挨餓。

　　多年後，德蘭修女獲得諾貝爾和平獎。在頒獎台上，德蘭修女說到：「我們記得我們的鄰居需要我們的愛嗎？她在飢餓中卻知道他的鄰居也在飢餓，她眼裏沒有異教徒，只有愛和同情。」確實，當你在艱難當頭的時候，我們往往都只會顧自己，但誰會顧及身邊的鄰居呢？

　　現今，德蘭修女雖然去世，但她的事情到現今卻感動了千千萬萬的人。人們對她的愛已不是一言兩句就能表達出來的。「愛人者，人恆愛之，敬人者，人恆敬之。」德藺修女用愛來教導人們，救贖了無數孩子和人們，人們也用愛和尊敬表示了對德蘭修女的謝意。這令我們明白到愛和尊敬是互相的，你不愛別人，別人不會愛你，你不尊敬別人，別人自然就不會尊敬你。這就是為甚麼我喜歡這句句子的原因，這句話亦令我明白了一條做事的道理。

　在日常的生活及學習中，由於每個人的生活的背景都有所不同，對事情的見解和看法自會有不同之處。只有互相尊重和體諒，耐心地聆聽及包容別人的意見及立場，才能和睦地相處，得到彼此的接納及尊重。相反，如果你只固執己見，毫不尊重及包容別人的意見及立場，只會令彼此產生對立、分歧和矛盾。托爾斯泰曾經說過：我們平等的相愛，因為我們互相了解、互相尊敬。希望我們在日常生活中，我們也能做到互相愛戴，互相尊重。