独眼龙国王的新眼镜
2007.05.04
过去一个多礼拜在英国期间，我戴着我的宝贝独腿眼睛，在London，Bristol和Bath三个城市中来去自如，如入无人之境。在我没有主动提起的时候，很少有人注意到我戴的眼镜是独腿，或者他们是注意到了但出于礼貌没有提起。还有一种可能是就算是注意到了，也就像皇帝的新衣的故事一样，没有人站出来说其实国王是一丝不挂，还真以为是新的流行款式呢。我想谁也不会确切知道真相究竟是什么？
好在我自己深知戴独腿眼镜之不方便，回到北京的第一件事就是去配新眼镜。今天新眼镜取回来了，再也不用担心弯腰系鞋带时那只一条腿的眼镜会掉下来。不亦悦乎？
Erasmus有一句话：In the Kingdom of the blind，the one-eyed are kings （在瞎子的国度，独眼龙就是国王）。在没有两条腿的眼镜的时候，我就是戴一条腿眼镜的国王，没有它还真不行。
方舟子打假，打来打去引起了很多人的不满。这可能是因为他不明白在一个基本上是瞎子的社会中，总是去戳独眼龙的眼睛，显然不是件讨好的事情。大家的意见其实很清楚，你方舟子自以为长着两只不瞎的眼镜，就已经很对不起大家，让大家深感伤心，怎么还能去戳可怜的独眼龙的唯一一只眼睛呢？既然独眼龙就是国王，怎么能够让你们这些两只眼睛的可恶家伙不知道什么叫做谦虚谨慎呢？
所以，方舟子应该赶快改悔，学学500年前的Erasmus，赶紧写几篇In Praise of Folly，否则一定是交不了差的！
YouTube上Dead Can Dance乐队的歌曲In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-eyed Are Kings的Video可以链接到以下网址： http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpaO9vy7sb4
不过，我到现在为止也不知道该Video和歌曲之间的关系。
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In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-eyed Are Kings歌词
By Dead Can Dance
If it were within our power,
beyond the reach of slavish pride.
To no longer harbour grievances,
behind the mask's opportunists facade.
We could welcome the responsibilty
like a long lost friend,
and re-establish the kingdom of laughter
in the dolls house once again.
For time has imprisoned us
in the order of our years,
in the discipline of our ways
and in the passing of momentary stillness
we can view our chaos in motion
and the subsequent collisions of fools
well versed in the subtle art of slavery.
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Devilyn的Kingdom Of The Blind的mp3没找到，不过歌词好象还是很有意思的。
Kingdom Of The Blind
Artist: Devilyn
Album: Artefact
Year: 2001
"In the kingdom of the blind,
the king is the one with one eye"
Absolute power, unreal creation
Men's or ancient ghosts' work?
Experts of the dead paths
Experts of the way - the great precenturers
Talisman for the ruler of flies
A key to darkness or a gift from mortal
Askar - of matrix in core of chaos
Inflamed painful wound
A wastes roamer's spirit
Summoned by mystic scriptures
The spirit of battlefield's glow
Lured by smell of death and blood
Work without rest and goal
Goal with no means and no sense
Revival by oblivion
Identity of non-existence
U - DA - AM
A day with black sun
Rising inevitably on horizon
Dancing shadows on the World's ruins
MEPHIR - liar with no soul
MORZAS ZI FORNIAS KANPA
The ancient ghosts return
The ancient ghosts return
It's time to find the talisman
It's time to find the talisman
The last gate is open
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