Archive for July, 2009

我向来是个彻头彻尾的无神论者，从孩提时代被教育机构洗脑到现在踏入社会以后，一直没有过根本的改变，但伴随着年华逝去，年龄增长，经历的事情越多，感触也越深，也许你会听得一头雾水，我敢说今天之前，我对我现在所说的这些话也无法全面理解，但我今天开始慢慢理解了，也许只是开启了心门的一扇很小的窗户，但是我已经看到了窗外温暖的阳光。

如果你还是不知道我在说什么，我想通过一个很简单的例子来测试一下：

随便找一张照片拿在手上，找一个安静的地方静静的坐在椅子上，仔细的看着这张照片，详细到照片的每一个细节，每个纹路，10分钟以后，你尝试着闭上双眼，用你的心灵重构这张图片，是否能在你的脑海里边清晰的浮现这张照片呢，我尝试了，但我发现我失败了，如果仅仅是此还不足以让我有太多的感概，因为这时候我突然想起来，小时候我曾经是一个很胆小的男孩，因为我会经常在梦里被吓醒，经常看到我故去的先辈，而且音容笑貌是那么的清晰，以至于小时候晚上一个人的时候非常的怕黑，因为当灯熄灭的时候我会很容易在脑海里重构起任何一个我曾经很害怕的画面，现在想来，是因为小时候每个人都像一张纯净的白纸，父母是一个伟大的艺术家，长年累月的在这张白纸上挥毫作画，因此小孩是最容易看到很多成年人看不到的“东西”，在此我仍然需要郑重声明，我还是个无神论者，这里所说的灵魂或者东西都跟神鬼无关。

当我们长大以后，经历过太多的事情，经受了大量外界信息的洗礼，我们的心智就慢慢失去了本来的纯真和判断力，也就造成了成年人甚至很难在自己的脑海里重构一张孩提时代很容易形成的画面。

（未完待续）

500年一遇的日全食奇观，可惜上海却是阴天，刚刚只是短暂的经历了一下晴天变暗的过程，几分钟以后就复原了，不过不管怎么说毕竟是一次这辈子只能遇到一次的天文奇观，或许这个时候许个愿望真的能达成。

Asia is Plunged into Darkness: 亚洲陷入黑暗

	Shanghai is plunged into darkness

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth align in such a way that our view of the Sun is totally obscured by the Moon.

This week’s total eclipse could be seen in eastern India before slowly moving across Burma, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Japan, and the Pacific Ocean.

Yesterday, when it reached eastern China, people flocked into the streets to witness the astronomical wonder.

As daylight disappeared and the sky quickly darkened, those watching were left far from disappointed. Cities such as Shanghai were plunged into darkness during what is thought be the longest total eclipse of the 21st century. It lasted 6 minutes and 39 seconds.

Total solar eclipses of such a long duration are very rare events, they happen but once in a lifetime. Shao Zhenyi, an astronomer at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory in China explained:

“We’ll have to wait a few hundred years for another opportunity to observe a solar eclipse that lasts this long, so it’s a very special opportunity.”

But while millions celebrate this phenomenon, it should be remembered that total eclipses have not always been such treasured events.

Many cultures traditionally believed that a total eclipse was a bad omen or a supernatural event. Some believed that evil gods were eating the Sun. Others believed that the eclipse signified oncoming disasters.

Nowadays it appears that these fears and superstitions are long forgotten. As daylight once again flooded Asian cities such as Shanghai, whoops and cheers could be heard among the gathered crowds.

Reflecting on what had just happened, one Shanghai resident described the eclipse as “eerie“, whilst another said “It’s like magic, the day turns into night in such a short period of time. I have no idea where I am right now. It feels like a different world.”