春天里的浪漫爱情故事

崔护《题都城南庄》

去年今日此门中,人面桃花相映红。

人面不知何处去,桃花依旧笑春风。

「崔护……举进士下第,清明日,独游都城南,得居人庄,一亩之宫,而花木丛萃,寂若无人。扣门久之,有女子自门隙窥之,问曰:『谁耶?』以姓字对,曰:『寻春独行,酒渴求饮。』女子以杯水至,开门,设床命坐,独倚小桃斜柯伫立,而意属殊厚,妖姿媚态,绰有余妍。崔以言挑之,不对,目注者久之。崔辞去,送至门,如不胜情而入,崔亦睠盼而归。嗣后绝不复至。及来岁清明日,忽思之,情不可抑,径往寻之,门墙如故,而已锁扃之,因题诗于左扉曰……」

书生崔护,去长安应试,未中。适逢清明,他喝了几杯酒之后,到城南郊外散心,见到一户花木丛萃而门户紧闭的人家,便上前叩门。半晌,只听一位少女从门缝里问话,他对以姓名,并向她讨茶解渴,那少女转身取来茶水,便倚在门前桃树下。崔护一边饮茶,一边就寻找话题,想和她攀谈几句,那少女虽没有答话,却一直默默的看着他。崔护饮茶之后,便起身告辞,那少女怏怏送出门外。时隔一年,崔护情不可抑,又于这一天去寻访,只见大门紧锁,空无一人,崔护便在门上题了这首诗,怏怏而去。 原来那一天少女和她的老父亲出门去了,当他们回到家门,那少女一见门上的题诗,便一病不起。而崔护也由于心中惦念不安又来寻访,少女在昏厥之中听到崔护的哭喊,又苏醒了,终于成了美满的夫妻。

两头不落好

蓝色咖喱粉 (设计师)

身为技术部副总监的Johnson最近成了红人,他手头正在研发的那个新项目,好几家公司都想上,Johnson天天都接到猎头的电话。权衡再三,Johnson接了一家公司的绣球,对方提供的是技术部副总的职位,开出60万元年薪不说,还有配专职司机的待遇,这让有那么点小官瘾的Johnson实在难以拒绝。

离职信发出去后,领导当然不批:项目正处在调试的关键时刻,刚刚还接了客户的电话,改了需求,把产品下线的时间从两个月缩减成一个月,这种时候,项目组的负责人竟然要撂挑子,那不是火上浇油吗!

领导好言挽留,又是升职又是加薪,但到底是赶不上对方公司这么大的手笔,而且这里除了员工上下班接送的大巴车配司机外,连老板都自己开车,怎么也不可能给Johnson配个专职司机吧。

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Inspring Anecdotes Ⅰ— "I Can Make It Happen"

History abounds with tales of experts who were convinced that the ideas, plans, and projects of others could never be achieved. However, accomplishment came to those who said, “I can make it happen.”

The Italian sculptor Agostino d’Antonio worked diligently on a large piece of marble. Unable to produce his desired masterpiece, he lamented, “I can do nothing with it.” Other sculptors also worked this difficult piece of marble, but to no avail. Michelangelo discovered the stone and visualized the possibilities in it. His “I-can-make-it-happen” attitude resulted in one of the world’s masterpieces — David.

The experts of Spain concluded that Columbus’s plans to discover a new and shorter route to the West Indies was virtually impossible. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand ignored the report of the experts. “I can make it happen,” Columbus persisted. And he did. Everyone knew the world was flat, but not Columbus. The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria, along with Columbus and his small band of followers, sailed to “impossible” new lands and thriving resources.

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