域外游序

楼上观山，城头观雪，灯前观月，舟中观霞，月中观佳丽，域外观世界。所谓寰宇之大，必穷毕生心智而探之。方为无憾。

读万卷书，行万里路，尝人间苦，阅世上事，纳人指点，自己领悟。己走的路，别人走过。己做的事，他人做过。想的法子，人亦有过。所谓以镜整衣，须从小至老站人肩膀。才能快捷。

海纳百川，有容乃大，壁立千仞，无欲则刚。博古通今，融贯中西。见过了，到过了，做过了。站得高，看得清，游刃有余。所谓大智若愚，方能为无为而无所不为。

八方九宫，四象五行，日月星辰，各循其律。金梭银梭，上下求索。理想信念，青云之志。所谓尽吾志而不能至者，可以无忧。

河出高山，一泻汪洋。奇花初蕾，富丽皇皇。日新进取，盛气希望。如侠似虎，冒险豪壮。所谓朝气蓬勃，就象早晨八九点钟的太阳。红日东升，其道大光。

炎黄蚩尤，平常百姓，皇亲国戚，朝代更迭。祖上阴德，比比皆是。成吉思汗，千万后人，横跨中西。先祖刘交，刘邦亲弟，后也千万。元子宋民，概中华人。同种同文，异种同习，都以华夏为族亲。凡以色列人，人少不弃传承，方能源远流长，千年不息，立于世界民族之顶。

生本六十年代江南以西，自幼不比管仲乐毅。祖辈刘式、陈氏，享宋时五子登科、墨庄夫人盛名。明代刘伯温亦五子后人。富不过三代，盛不会永在。家如此，国亦宜然，民族犹如是。只当长累厚积，方可经久不止。

三十年海外游，八千里来回走。每每默然回首，屡屡远目星斗。常叹长嘘，渐写下观感心程。若堪造就裨益，胜得千古功名。

Off To See The World

Overlooking mountains from a towering floor, viewing snow from an elevated city wall, seeing the moon over a lighting shore, viewing the sunset with a wooden oar, watching beauties under the moonlight pour, observing the world from outside of territory door, these are all things I adore, I would only regret the things I don’t do more, if I don’t strive and pursue what I love to look for.

Reading ten thousand books, walking ten thousand miles, tasting the world sufferings, experiencing all sides and faces, receiving teachings from others, mastering the digestion with internalization. The intended path, other have gone. The planned undertaking, other have done. That witty idea, other have run. Learning from others is never late. Corrections with a mirror always aid.

Hundred rivers flow to the sea. Universe is only as big as leniency. Cliff stands solid thousand foot tall. More strength comes with less of wanting more. Knowing past goes with knowing present. Understanding Western comes with understanding Chinese inherent. Seen it. Been there. Done that. Standing high. Seeing clear. All things arrive with enough room to spare. It is as wise as it looks fool. It is as less intervention as many things you can explore.

Compass has eight directions. Sky has nine compartments. Change has four phases. Things have five elements. Sun, moon, star and universe, each has its own laws. Time goes by like a loom shuttle. From above to below, pursuing hard is vital. You only fail when you stop trying. Strong belief moves mountain. There is no regret when you keep doing.

The river coming from high mountain runs to the vast ocean. The splendid flower starts with the bud’s burst motion. Constant renewing brings upon the prosperity. Steady drive sets the great expectation. Adventurous comes with marvelous. Audacity goes with creativity. Youth is like the morning sun. The magnificence has just begun.

From Yellow Emperor to King Chiyou, from royal family to folks you never know, dynasties come and go. And there is royal descendant pole to pole. Genghis Khan has two hundred million offspring in Euro Asia. My far away ancestor, the young brother of the first Han emperor, who also has two hundred million descendants all over China. It does not matter if it’s Yuan or Song, or whichever dynasty the people come from, they are all Chinese wherever they have gone, with the same culture and the same dawn, or from the same culture but different town. The Chinese nature is always real, just like the Jews from Israel. They always keep their heritage, which is why they are still strong in thousands of years of age.

From south of Yangtze River, born in the 60s of the culture fever, never have I compared myself with Guan Zhong and Le Yi of ancient Chinese sage master. Only lately from family tree, I came to know my ancestry. The chancellor of the first Emperor of Ming Dynasty, was in fact the offspring of the prominent 5-son Song officials of the same Liu family. Wealth does not pass three generations and prosperity is always in fluctuations. This is true to the families, the ethnic groups as well as to the nations. Only through enduring accumulations, can there be lasting and thriving durations.

Looking back as a traveling Chinese 30-year-living afar, I have never thought of making a mark, only writing down the experience I see and hear, hoping it would be useful to people who care. It would be such a joy if there are things here that folks can benefit and employ.