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這個超好笑! 呂華蕙同學提供
官夫人接道:「就是嘛,通通該抓去槍斃!」
官員若有所思地凝視官夫人:「妳...老實告訴我,我們結婚這麼多年,有沒有對我不貞?」
「怎麼問這樣的問題?」 官夫人驚問。
「不要逃避, 回答我的問題!」
「那 ... 」官夫人顯然被被嚇到了...... :「你答應我你不會揍我!」
「我不打老婆己經很久了。」他感慨地說。
「好罷!」官夫人心一橫,牙一咬說:「 只有三次 。」
「三次?!」, 官員急了.....「那三次?」
「第一次: 記不記得你在芝加哥大學的博士考試?有一個考試委員百般刁難,就是不讓你通過。你若拿不到博士學位,你們家就門面無光,我們的前途也完了。後來,那個難纏的教授親自到我們家來恭喜你通過了,那是因為我跟他......」
「難怪 ... 原來是妳為了我,那第二次呢?」
「第二次:記不記得你在南美洲做大使,那個國家的國王威脅要和我國斷交? 若是斷交,你就成了斷交大使,政治前途就完了。後來,那個國王突然改變心意, 不再提斷交之事,那是因為我 ......」
「噢 ... 妳還是為了我,第三次呢?」 .........................................................「第三次:記不記得你被提名行政院長,立法院表決時,你還差十一票?..................」
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http://www.poetrys.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=5700&sid=a855b4a7697390ddc491a2781fa66dcd
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澎湖賭得起嗎?
節目名稱:挑戰面對面 唱旺新台灣
主題:澎湖賭得起嗎?
播出時間:2009/06/28 17:00-18:00
主持人:沈春華
來賓:
立法委員吳育昇
澎湖縣旅遊局局長洪棟霖
亞太荷官培訓學苑執行長黃金城
澎湖青年反賭場聯盟召集人顏江龍
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久咳不癒時小秘方 呂華蕙同學提供
> > 年初時整整咳了兩個月.超難過.有痰又整天咳...> 醫生說不行得去住院了...會變成肺炎就糟了
.....> 後來我媽說小阿姨有個蓮藕枸杞茶...煮來喝喝看吧...
^^> 當天煮完..猛喝三大杯...500CC
....> 大概隔天就化很多痰出來.由黃轉白轉淡
....> 很努力喝一星期...醫生不相信我竟然幾乎痊癒了!!!
>> 後來我們全家都喝!!!一天至少早晚各喝250-500CC
.....> 到現在持續喝了近5 個月
....> 小朋友的氣管差的多少喝一些也多少有幫忙喔!!
!> 要溫溫的喝...若涼了...再加熱或隔水熱一樣OK!!!
> 枸杞約30顆.> 紅棗含籽約5顆.
> 老薑兩片..大大的....
> 沖兩次水乾淨後...連同750CC水...一起煮...
> 大滾了後轉小火熬20分鐘....
> 煮中間若能把紅棗擠破...更好..
>> 最後把紅棗.薑片撈起不要(喜歡吃的人就吃掉!)....
> 加入..先預備好的..兩小匙蓮藕粉+一小匙黑糖+水適量.....先調開喔!!!
> (不然蓮藕粉直接加入熱水....常會像太D粉變成一陀果凍!!!哈哈!!!)
> 再一起A> E滾5分鐘...就OKOKOK!!!
> (看起來是有點咖啡顏色...一點稀稀糊糊...比勾欠稀很多.....)> 記得溫溫喝最好!!!> (煮時可以把份量加倍.時間 ?> ]增加..一次煮一大鍋..較經濟省事!!
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2009年3月9日 星期一
晚餐與疾病的「不解之緣」大公開 (呂華蕙同學提供)
千萬不要以為隨便進食晚餐無關緊要,國內外專家研究發現,很多疾病發生的原因之一,來自晚上不良的飲食習慣。晚餐吃錯了,小心疾病上身。
☆晚餐與肥胖︰90%胖子緣於晚餐吃太好、吃太多,加上晚上活動量小、熱量消耗少,多餘的熱量在胰島素的作用下大量合成脂肪,肥胖就自然形成。
☆晚餐與糖尿病︰長期晚餐過飽,經常刺激胰島素大量分泌,很容易造成胰島素負擔加重、加速老化,進而誘發糖尿病;並且晚餐吃太多、吃太好,造成的肥胖也是會引發糖尿病。
☆晚餐與腸癌︰晚餐若吃過飽,蛋白質食物無法完全被消化,在腸道細菌的作用下,產生有毒物質;加上活動量小及進入睡眠狀態中,使得腸壁蠕動慢,延長有毒物質停留在腸道內的時間,增加大腸癌發病率。
☆晚餐與尿結石︰人的排鈣尖峰期在餐後的4~5小時,若晚餐太晚吃,當排鈣尖峰期到來時,通常已進入睡眠中,於是尿液滯留在輸尿管、膀胱、尿道等尿路中,不能及時排出體外,致使尿中鈣不斷增加,容易沉積下來形成小晶體,長期下來就擴大形成結石。
☆晚餐與高血脂症:晚餐若採高蛋白、高油脂、高熱量進食方式,會刺激肝臟製造低密和極低密度脂蛋白,三酸甘油酯也容易上升,造成高血脂症。
☆晚餐與高血壓:晚餐內容若偏葷食,加上睡眠時的血流速度減緩,大量血脂就會沉積在血管壁上,進而引起細小動脈更收縮,外周血管阻力增高,容易讓血壓猛然上升,也加速全身小動脈的硬化。
☆晚餐與動脈硬化與心臟病:晚餐的飲食若偏高油脂、高熱量可引起膽固醇增高,並在動脈壁堆積起來,成為誘發動脈硬化和心臟病的一大原因。此外,動脈硬化形成的另一主因,是鈣質沉積在血管內,因此晚餐的盛食、美食、飽食及太晚吃晚飯,都是引發心血管疾病的其中原因。
☆晚餐與脂肪肝:晚餐若吃太好、吃太飽,血糖和脂肪酸的濃度會加速脂肪的合成,加上晚間活動量小,也加速脂肪的轉化,造成脂肪肝。
☆晚餐與急性胰腺炎:晚餐若暴飲暴食,加上飲酒,容易誘發急性胰臟炎,甚至使人在睡眠中休克、猝死。
☆晚餐與腦部退化:若長期晚餐吃太飽,睡覺時胃腸及附近的的肝、膽、胰臟等器官仍在運作中,使腦部不能休息,並且腦部的血液供應也會不足,進而影響腦細胞的正常代謝,加速腦部老化。青壯年時期經常飽食的美食家,在年老後有五分之一機率會罹患失智症。
☆晚餐與睡眠品質︰晚餐的盛食、飽食,必然造成胃腸、肝、膽、胰臟在睡眠時仍不斷工作且傳訊息給大腦,使大腦處於興奮狀態中,造成多夢、失眠等,長期下來還會引發神經衰弱等疾病。
吃好晚餐 向健康看齊
做完晚餐的上述多項檢視後,應該明白自己與家人的晚餐習慣健不健康?罹患疾病的風險高不高?啟新診所醫學健康促進中心營養師建議下列5個健康吃晚餐的方法,讓你的晚餐吃得更健康。
1.晚餐吃少、定量為好、不暴飲暴食。
2.晚餐時間在6~7點最有益健康。
3..晚餐要多吃素食,少吃葷食。
4.晚上少吃高油、高脂肪、高熱量、高鈣、脹氣食物。
5..發育中的孩子可以適當的多加一餐。
膽固醇與三酸甘油脂過高,都是「吃」出來的問題,持之以恆攝取燕麥、洋蔥、蘋果、鮭魚等食物,就可達到降低膽固醇效果。根據捐血中心的分析,台灣人的血幾乎都「太油」了,膽固醇與三酸甘油脂過高,更是中年人最普遍的問題,對健康將是一大隱憂。
陽明醫學大學傳統醫學研究所兼任助理教授呂萬安醫師指出,其實,用飲食的自然方法,就可以安全降低血中膽固醇及三酸甘油脂,其中有九類食物最有效。
呂萬安醫師表示,膽固醇與三酸甘油脂過高都是「吃」出來的問題,他建議徹底改掉不當的飲食習慣,同時多攝取以下九類能降低膽固醇的食物,持之以恆、具體而行,短期內即可看到效果。
1.早餐吃一碗燕麥粥
每天早餐只吃1碗燕麥粥,持續8星期就可使血中壞的膽固醇濃度降低10%,好的膽固醇上升。燕麥中含有豐富的可溶性及不可溶性纖維,能在腸胃道中阻止膽固醇及脂肪的吸收,因而達到降低血中脂肪及膽固醇的效果。
2.中餐吃半碗豆類
豆類都是又便宜、又安全有效的降血脂肪及膽固醇的食物,每天只要吃半碗豆類,可以在8周時間內使血中壞的膽固醇濃度降低20%。豆類食品含有多種降膽固醇的有效成分,其中最主要的物質,要屬豆類中的可溶性及不可溶性纖維。
3.晚餐吃三瓣大蒜
每天吃3瓣大蒜,持續8周就能使血中壞的膽固醇濃度下降10%。大蒜不論是生吃或熟吃,在降膽固醇效果上都非常的好,大蒜中的含硫化合物可以直接抑制肝臟中膽固醇的合成,而達到降膽固醇的功效。
4.每天吃半個洋蔥
洋蔥是價廉物美的保健食品,每天只要吃半個生洋蔥持續8星期,就能使血中的好膽固醇濃度增加20%,並降低血中膽固醇及三酸甘油脂。洋蔥以吃生效果較好,煮得越久降膽固醇的效果就越差。
5.以橄欖油做為食用油
橄欖油可讓血中壞膽固醇下降,也會讓好膽固醇上升,能對心血管系統產生最佳的保護作用。選擇用冷壓方式萃取出的橄欖油最佳,以高溫加熱抽取的橄欖油,則易使油質變性致癌。
6.每天吃酪梨或蘋果一個
酪梨中所含的脂肪是單一不飽和脂肪酸,因此對人體非常有益處。蘋果含有豐富的果膠,有降膽固醇的功效。
7.每周吃二次清蒸鮭魚
鮭魚含0mega3脂肪酸的量非常高,如果用烤及油炸的方式,容易造成脂肪酸變質,所以最健康的吃法是清蒸。3兩鮭魚以清蒸方式每周吃2次,經過8周可讓體內的好膽固醇上升10%。此外,吃鮭魚也可以讓血中的三酸甘油脂下降。
8.每星期喝一碗薑湯
將曬乾的薑磨成粉,沖熱水喝下,薑中的成分「生薑醇」及「薑烯酚」可使高血脂病患中三酸甘油脂的濃度下降27%,而且使壞膽固醇的濃度下降了33%。
9.添加紅麴於菜餚中
紅麴是古老中國的偉大發明,除了用作調味料和釀酒外,它還有降低膽固醇的醫療作用。科學家發現紅麴菌的成分Monacolin可抑制膽固醇的合成,更進一步發現其抑制膽固醇的合成的機轉。
寄件者 2008同學會實錄B 李慧雪同學攝影 |
2009年3月4日 星期三
十九種不良生活習慣
資料來源:張景岳中醫藥研究中心提供
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要注意自己的健康喔!
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2009年2月21日 星期六
每日一笑 (呂華蕙同學提供)
哥哥傻傻地說:你真美!妹妹嫵媚地問:我哪美? 哥哥深情地說:--想得美!!!
讓女人婚姻幸福的十條黃金法則 呂華蕙同學分享
讓女人婚姻幸福的十條黃金法則 每一個步入婚姻殿堂的女人,在走上紅地毯的那一刻,就在心中默默的祈禱,自己一定要做一個全天下婚姻最幸福的女人。然而,婚後她們往往把獲得幸福的權利交給了老公、交給了孩子、交給了公公婆婆,忽視了自我。等到發現自己的婚姻並沒有像自己期望的那般幸福時,便又陷入了無休止的抱怨之中,變成了一個十足的怨婦。其實她們都忘記了,幸福,是掌握在自己的手中的。究竟做一個什麼樣的女人才會幸福呢,滑鼠在這裡總結了十條法則,與大家共勉。
一. 保持經濟獨立 很多女人覺得把自己一嫁就萬事OK了,覺得有了依靠,有了養活自己的人。便閉門家中坐,錢從丈夫身上來,甘願在家裡做起全職太太。卻不知道這樣的危險性,長期下去,你在這個家庭中就會慢慢失去說話的地位,就會慢慢變成一個黃臉婆。想想一個女人如果迅速的從一個黃花少女變成一個黃臉婆,丈夫都懶的再多看你一眼,你的幸福從何談起呢。因此記住,哪怕你嫁的是一個億萬富翁,也記得一定要出去工作,保持經濟的獨立性,相當重要。
二. 保持性格獨立 很多女人婚前本來活潑開朗,喜歡唱歌、跳舞,喜歡和一群姐妹出去逛街購物。婚後卻是,喜怒哀樂圍著老公轉,身子圍著廚房轉,完全失去了本來的性格。記住,為新的家庭付出自己勞動自然很必要的,但是為了保持家庭的繁榮與穩定,還是要保持自己的性格獨立,經常從事一些自己喜歡的事情,別一結婚之後就從閨蜜隊伍裡自動消失。這樣,你在老公眼裡,才會一直保持著那份神秘感,你的婚姻才會走向幸福。
三. 保持人格獨立 結婚不是賣身為奴,不是做丫鬟,做婢女,更不是做老公的附屬品。別老說什麼離了丈夫你就不能活了之類的話,這樣只會讓他瞧不起你。保持自己的獨立人格,這樣丈夫才會尊重你,公婆也才會拿你當女兒看。你才有資格獲得一個幸福的婚姻。
四. 保持身體神秘 許多女人以為,婚後滿足丈夫的生理需要是為人妻子應盡的義務,便毫無節制的讓丈夫為所欲為。自己在家裡也不注意,也不洗臉,也不化妝,整天穿個內衣就在房間裡跑來跑去。開始還好,等新鮮勁一過,丈夫就倒足了胃口,看也不看你一眼。所以,要想保持熱情,保持夫妻生活的長久甜蜜,還是要保持身體的神秘感。別忘了,和諧完美的夫妻生活可是婚姻幸福的良好基石。
五. 保持浪漫情懷 男人天生對於浪漫之類的東西不是很敏感,你的生日,你們的結婚紀念日,包括他自己的生日,他會因為忙於工作而常常忘記。保持浪漫情懷的任務,就落到了你的肩上。記得在你們浪漫的日子裡給丈夫一點提示,丈夫在收到你的提示之後,會懂得給你一點浪漫的表示的,夫妻嘛,給點提示不是什麼丟人的事情。總比你等來等去,等到老公忘記了,你也不給提示,只是坐在家裡哭鼻子要強的多吧。不要只是埋怨丈夫忘記這些日子,這些真的不是丈夫故意忘記的,是他真的不善於記住這些日子。給他一點提示,就什麼問題都解決了,何樂而不為呢。
六. 保持身材苗條 不要老是問男人為什麼都喜歡苗條女生這樣的傻話,既然知道你的男人喜歡苗條身材,那你就努力保持住嘛,別婚前像個小天使,婚後卻變成了小盼盼。看了這一條,你也不要害怕,我不是讓大家都把體重都減到一百斤以下。你只要保持自己的身材在產後比產前不要超過十斤重,我想你的丈夫應該是可以接受的。
七. 保持樂觀自信 都說自信的女人最美,這話一點不假,很多女人其實明明長的非常漂亮,卻整天拿這個鏡子,逢人就問,我還是那麼漂亮嗎?其實,這是極度缺乏自信和極度自戀的一種表現,缺乏自信的女人讓人沉悶,自戀的女人又讓人噁心。因此,婚後保持樂觀自信,非常重要。那份溫文爾雅的韻味比一個漂亮的臉蛋更加讓你的丈夫流連往返。
八. 保持溫柔大方 無論你的心裡受了多大的委屈,記住千萬別學母夜叉,別玩那些歇斯底里的東西,每個男人都討厭這個,這只會讓你的丈夫情不自禁的賞你兩個耳光。記住,男人最怕的是女人的溫柔,林黛玉的梨花帶雨遠比王熙鳳的刁鑽潑辣要有殺傷力的多。
九. 保持理解萬歲 無論你承認與否,在社會上打拼,現在還是男人占主導地位,這與男權女權無關,而是由於男人與女人的體能差異和思維方式的差異而導致了在社會生活中的分工不同。在這個社會上打拼,男人真的很累,有時候回到家裡,他也真不想穿著臭烘烘的襪子就躺到床上去,他實在是太累了,一回到那個溫暖的港灣,他的精神就徹底鬆懈了。這個時候,你還忍心去逼著他把襪子脫掉,還會忍心因為他競爭上崗輸給了隔壁五老二對著他大哄大叫,還會忍心追問他為什麼1號發了工資到了2號還沒上繳嗎?如果你也在工作,稍微用點心,其實你真的應該能理解的。多一些理解,少一些怒吼;多一些寬容,少一些抱怨,你的婚姻將會幸福很多。
十. 保持家庭和睦 每個人都會與自己的親生父母和睦相處,這個勿需多言。我這裡說的,是要和你公婆和睦相處。有的女人說,我每次都給公婆買很貴的營養品,很貴的衣服,我這還不是想和他們和睦嗎?其實,家庭和睦的重點,並不在於你買了多少東西,重點在於氣順,在於不要和老人逗嘴,不要惹老人生氣。的確,有的老人是會故意找茬,難道你就不能讓他們一下,就一定要和他們吵個天翻地覆嗎?別忘了你正處在人生的黃金時期,老人卻到了人生的末期了。說話的時候讓他們一句,別得理不讓人,他們開心了,你自己的心裡自然也會痛快了。送人玫瑰,手留餘香,就是這個道理。試想你和公婆的關係和睦了,你的老公能不好好對你嗎?你的婚姻還能不幸福嗎?
2009年2月20日 星期五
澎湖七美鄉雙湖國小義賣活動募物中
日期2009年2月20日 下午 3:50主旨Fwd: [Fwd: [顏江龍的電子報] [澎湖公益資訊]澎湖七美鄉雙湖國小義賣活動募物中]
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Dear all:
以下的訊息是在ptt澎湖版看到的一則轉錄資訊。
若是各位家中有不要的一些物品(如下列清單所示),
希望大家可以踴躍支持一下七美雙湖國小的義賣活動
本次義賣活動目的是為了要讓七美雙湖國小的學生當作畢業旅行的經費。
請大家多多支持與轉寄。
作者: bluesnow258 (._.?) 看板: PH-sea標題: [哈拉] 七美鄉雙湖國小義賣活動募物中時間: Thu Feb 19 22:59:09 2009
在看ptt公益版時 發現此訊息
澎湖縣七美鄉雙湖國小今年三月將舉辦跳蚤市場義賣活動,
募集物資至2009/03/15止
http://www.tlps.phc.edu.tw/introindex.php
大家如果手邊有多餘的物資
不妨整理一下 捐贈給他們吧!
可以用郵局便利箱寄至下述地址:
88341 澎湖縣七美鄉西湖村七鄰九號 雙湖國小 林瑞鳳老師 收
連絡電話:0919-345092/學校電話 06-9971018
也可以寄ptt站內信與 m34238板友連絡 ,
或E-mail:tiny1011.tw@yahoo.com.tw
根據公益版所敘述
募集項目包括 (二手的也可以):
書籍:故事書、漫畫書、繪本、著色本..等文具:原子筆、資料夾、便利貼、貼紙、便條紙、卡片、筆記本、削筆器..等等)玩偶:絨毛娃娃、玩具、公仔、扭蛋兒童玩具:益智玩具、小車車裝飾品:相框、音樂盒、項鍊、手機吊飾等等 生活用品:杯子、書夾、鬧鐘、燭臺、薰香.... 保養品:試用包,或其他 (要賣給婆婆媽媽的) CD/VCD/DVD (有許多小朋友也是很迷偶像的)
跳蚤市場義賣活動預計在 2009/03/21(六) 舉辦。
義賣所得將作為學童畢旅經費。
寄送前,易碎物請小心包裝。
好心會有好報的 \(^▽^)/
2009年1月27日 星期二
2009年1月25日 星期日
2009年1月21日 星期三
美國第44任總統歐巴馬(Barack Obama)就職演說
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/chengchunhao/22109543
http://huskychichi.blogspot.com/2009/01/president-barack-obamas-inaugural.html
My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America’s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
“Let it be told to the future world…that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive…that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it].”
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
2009年1月18日 星期日
呂華蕙同學來函
日期2009年1月18日 上午 4:31主旨Re: 沉思語錄 擷取太陽 Lobo Stoney
2009年1月15日 星期四
吳正章會長來函
收件人"johnsun.hsu3" <johnsun.hsu3@gmail.com>
日期2009年1月15日 上午 9:20主旨Re: Fwd: [澎湖縣 省立馬中初中26屆 高中20屆同學會]
2009年了,首先要祝福永發同學事業興盛,大發利市,此後2年有勞您了。2008末2009初,我在上海兒子家,天冷兒子幫我買了新衛生衣褲,那夜一夢,心繫故鄉及同學們,我隨意記下: