我最喜歡的一首詩
高一3班
張易婷
詩，是中國文學中的精粹之一。不論是古詩、近體詩或現今的白話詩，都是種以簡潔文字表達情感的最佳方式。
有人這樣評論詩與散文的不同：「散文如果是米煮成的白飯，帶給人飽足之感，那麼詩便是以米釀成的酒，細細品嚐後更能體會它背後蘊藏的豐富。」我們平時更以「詩情畫意」、「如詩一般」來形容優美的環境、氣氛，如此一來，「詩」是代表簡潔、優美、豐富且深具情感的。
從小，唐詩三百首便是小孩都能琅琅上口的經典。但即使背得滾瓜爛熟，卻絲毫無法體會詩中的各種意境，甚至調皮的背著改編版的「低頭吃便當」、「夜來巴掌聲，蚊子死多少」之類的「新唐詩」。然而國一的表演藝術課，老師提出了新奇的「導唐詩」（意指導出一部戲表達某一首詩的意境或精髓所在），讓我真正去好好欣賞此種文學精粹，認真剖析每首詩背後深刻的涵意。
猶記輪到我當導演那段日子，收集了十幾首唐詩參考，正面對一堆作品茫然不知該如何下手時，我不經意瞥到「西出陽關無故人」這樣一句詩句。出了陽關後，便沒有認識的人？這是何等淒涼的景象？懷著這樣的好奇，我選擇了這首王維的渭城曲來挑戰。
雖然戲中少不了些許搞笑，但當飾演王維的同學朗誦出「勸君更盡一杯酒，西出陽關無故人」時，十四字裡含蓄的不捨和關心，卻深深震撼了我。我的眼前彷彿颳起一陣邊塞的沙塵，置身陽關邊，親臨王維為友人元二的送別場面。與王維、元二相隔好幾世紀，但藉由詩，我似乎也能感受朋友分離難相見的悲傷，和古人內斂的情感。爾後親身面臨離別場面時，我是否也會輕聲誦出渭城曲給不捨卻需祝福的人？
自然，這首首次打動我的渭城曲，已成為我心中唐詩的代表。即使它或許不是最精采的作品，但帶給我的感覺，卻是前所未有的。自渭城曲後，我似乎開了竅，對於各篇作品，漸漸的能融入，置身其中。邊塞的悲苦、思婦的憂愁、懷才不遇的感慨、隱居的恬靜、遊子的淒涼、貶官的憤恨、歲月逝去的惋惜，以及離別的不捨與莫可奈何。正是：
Do One Thing Good
for Taiwan
高三3班
張新瑜
Looking back in
Taiwan’s history, anyone can see that Taiwan has come a long way
to become the prosperous, democratic country it is now. From the
early peaceful society of the aboriginal people to the
fast-paced society of today, from the arbitrary reign of the
Chiang family to the country led by people of today, from the
original way of surviving – hunting – to the development of
trade, there is no doubt of Taiwan being a wealthy and
well-developed country now. But, the society is not perfect, and
we all know it. We have gone backwards in terms of people –
people relationships. Rarely do people interact with strangers
now, and that has deprived our society of the warmth it once
had.
Well, you say, if
we all know where the problem lies, why aren’t we doing
something about the whole issue? That is actually quite
paradoxical. But, I think the main reason may be that we are all
caught up with the notion that the strength of one single person
is close to infinitesimal. How can a single person affect
anything? Logically, that does not make sense. But, then, if
everyone contributes a little, a big change may be accomplished.
So, what could one
do for Taiwan’s society? It is clear that Taiwan needs an
awakening. Instead of thinking far and wide, however, we can
start with simple goals. For example, one could try saying
“hello” to ten strangers on the street with a big smile on the
face per day. There is nothing eccentric about that, and might
even brighten another’s gloomy day. One could also take a
weekend or two per month to go help in a volunteer center. There
are many children and elders who need our support and care. For
them to have someone who cares for them, even when that person
is a total stranger, would make them feel that there is still a
lot of warmth in our society. The most important point is to
interact with people, because interaction is what our society
needs right now.
Of course, one
might be afraid of being tagged “weirdo” for these
against-modern-society-edifices actions. But the truth is, these
actions have a far more positive effect on people than a
negative effect. For example, I was once really depressed. But,
when a bus driver whom I’d never met before gave me a big wide
smile and a weirdly-accented “hello~”, the whole thing was so
funny and preposterous that I was uplifted. It made me feel
better, and I could get on with the day.
So, next time you
see your neighbor, don’t just duck into your own house right
away. Why not ask if he has a dog or not?
