下午,全家人都出去了,我一个人静静地在书房里写作业,突然,从厨房里传来说话的声音。我侧耳静静地听,原来,是餐具们发生了争吵。
铲说:“大家听着,我的功劳和苦劳最大。你们看,我原来又大又壮实,成天在锅上面铲啊铲啊,我变得越来越小了,身体外面的皮不知磨掉了多少层。我功不可没呀!”说完还在锅里拍打了几下。盘在灶台上晃悠了几下,发出哗啦啦的声音说:“哼!你算什么?你炒好的菜必须盛在我里面,才能端出去给主人们吃。我的功劳才是最大的。”锅开始说话了:“你们吵什么呀?没有我锅,你们的菜怎么炒出来?你们想,我的下面要忍受炉火高温的烧烤,上面要忍受铲你的煎熬,还有长期被油焖得慌。我才是既有功劳又有苦劳的。”两根筷子敲了几下说:“嗨!你们都是老鼠爬称钩——自称自。最后还得我来把香喷喷的菜送到主人的嘴里,没有我,主人就要用手抓菜了。应该说我的功劳比谁都大。”煤气炉“扑哧”一声笑了,说:“你们都别争了,没有我煤气炉生火,怎么也炒不出菜来。我的功劳比谁都大。”
接着,大家你一言我一语,七嘴八舌地争得不可开交,我一句也没有听清楚。
我走进厨房,和蔼地说:“亲爱的餐具们,你们辛苦了,你们都是我们的忠实朋友,你们每个人的功劳和苦劳都很大,但是谁都离不开谁,如果离开了谁,我们人都吃不上色、香、味、形俱全的佳肴。你们只有团结起来,才能让我们过上美满幸福的生活,我代表我们全家人啊真诚地感谢你们!”餐具们听了我的话都惬意地漏出了微笑,再也不争吵了,默默地为人们服务。
When I was a freshman in college I watched the film Gua Sha Treatment for the first time, now I am a junior student and I come back to review the movie from a multicultural aspect, I have many different feelings after watching the film again.
At the beginning of the film, XuDatong is given an award and later he delivers a speech. What makes me impressed most is in his speech he says “one day I will become one of you, a truly successful American, today this award proved that America is a true land of opportunity and I am the living proof of that.” At that moment Xu thinks he has realized his American Dream totally with his lovingly wife and adorable son. However, I think it is ironical that to make a speech like that and I assume it is made on purpose to hind a clue for the story's development. How many non—American people have such a beautiful American dream? One of my classmate studies in American now and before he went aboard he told me his American dream is he can stand at the top of the New York. To be honest, I also dream that one day I can get the Green Card living there happily and successfully maybe working at the Wall Street. When Xu gets the award he thinks he entirely melted in the melting pot neglecting the multicultural obstruct, later the plot goes against the way he thinks. And later Quinlan asked Xu'why you be the scapegoat of your father?' Xu answers 'because he is Chinese.' Then maybe Xu knows that there is always a wide gap between Chinese and American cultures.
The second scene is Xu hit his son Denis because Denis hit the son of xu's boss, at the middle of the film xu tells his boss that he hit his own son is only to show his respect to his boss John Quinlan, that time Quinlan feels puzzled “what a Chinese logic”,yes, American can never understand such a logic full of Chinese characteristic, because they respect everyone including the children, they won't beat a child to please the boss, and there is no such a conception of degree between employee and employer, they feel everyone is equal, which is quite different from china.
Connected to the second scene, the third difference I want to analyze is the care for the children. In America, people pay more attention to the right of children which can be seen from the law—leaving children alone at home is illegal, while in China it is so common that almost everyone may experience such loneliness. And Children Welfare Agency does work in America which shows the importance Americans attach to children's right. What's more, I remember a line 'No one won the case, especially the child.' In my opinion, it also manifests the universal concern from the American public to the children.
The fourth aspect is following the procedure, in the film, more than there times, the people focus on the rule, the law, the procedure. At the Christmas Eve Xu wants to return back to his home pretending as a Santa Claus, what a pity, the security recognizes him and persuades 'you are always a good tenement, never causes troubles for me.' And another scene is at the end of the film , the judge says 'I have to follow the procedure.' However, in China people always have to ask for a favor to do something, and later you have to pay back the favor,for myself, I prefer the American style, strict to the procedure.
The fifth and the last point is the humors, Quinlan says 'you can't fall, your health security is the company paid.' 'Datong, welcome home, maybe next time, you can come from the front door.' 'dady, why you come from the window' ' because we don't have a chimney.' I really adore this distinguished American humor, especially in dangerous situations, which is quite rare in China.
That's my whole reaction to Gua Sha Treatment.
理想是什么?是现实的延续。现实是什么?是理想的结束。理想很丰满,现实很骨感。不期而至的变数让我们灰心丧气,从而留恋于梦的虚幻,不愿接受现实的残酷。
曾几何时,我们也万念俱灰地“念天地之悠悠,独怆然而悌下。”最后以“人生在世不称意”为理由,终日“举杯消愁愁更愁”地结束。在意欲“归去来兮”之时,何不想想,这些碴,身为“餐具”的我们为何不接受它呢?
再完美的人生也难免有挫折。正如荷马盲而着史诗,伊索哑而编寓言,莫扎特贫而谱《安魂》,孔仲尼困而成《六经》。不接受挫折的人,只能浑浑噩噩中凄然一生。
接受挫折,完美人生。皮斯托瑞斯的人生是最好的印证,变数夺去了他的双腿,终日只能与假肢为伴的.他不愿沉沦,而是接受挫折。站在伦敦奥运田径场上的他,那声怒吼就是他接受挫折、完美人生的最好凭证。善待磕碴的餐具,让它们在用餐中实现自已的价值吧!
回味先古,纵观今朝。人们在社会大餐桌上稍有磕碰,很多便回归橱柜的意念,认为自已是受过社会磨砺的真餐具,而实质上仍是尚在父母襁褓中的细瓷盘。“他日神舟尽”的壮志不再,“挥毫万江红,举臂托飞舟”的雄心忘怀。这样的人生,称不上完美人生。
人生宛如餐具,在餐桌上欢声笑语中愉悦,在杯盘交觥中?缺,华丽地开场,婉转地结束,只有笑声仍余音绕梁。
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