秋天的心

林清玄

    ①我喜欢《唐子西语录》中的两句诗：山僧不解数甲子，一叶落知天下秋。这是说山上的和尚不知道如何计算甲子日历，只知道观察自然，看到一片树叶落下就知道天下都已是秋天了。从前读贾岛的诗，有“秋风吹渭水，落叶满长安”之句，对秋天萧瑟的景象颇有感触，但说到气派悠闲，就不如“一叶落知天下秋”了。

    ②现代都市人正好相反，可以说是“落叶满天不知秋，世人只会数甲子”，对现代人而言，时间观念只剩下日历，有时日历犹不足以形容，而是只剩下钟表了，谁会去管是什么日子呢？三百多年前，当汉人到台湾来垦植移民的时候，发现台湾的平埔族山胞非但没有日历，甚至没有年岁，不能分辩四时，而是以山上的刺桐花开为一年，过着逍遥自在的生活。初到的汉人想当然地感慨其“文化”落后，逐渐同化了平埔族。到今天，平埔族快要成为历史名词，他们有了年岁，知道四时，可是平埔族后裔有很多已经不知道什么是刺桐花了。

    ③对岁月的感知变化由立体到平面可以如此迅速，怎不让人兴叹？以现代人为例，在农业社会还深刻知道天气、岁时、植物、种作等等变化是和人密切结合的。但是，商业形态改变了我们，春天是朝九晚五，冬天也是朝九晚五;晴天和雨天已经没有任何差别了。这虽使人离开了“看天吃饭”的阴影，却也多少让人失去了感时忧国的情怀和胸怀天下的襟抱了。

    ④记得住在乡下的时候，大厅墙壁上总挂着一册农民历，大人要办事，大至播种耕耘、搬家嫁娶，小至安床沐浴、立券交易都会去看农民历。因此到了年尾，一本农民历差不多翻烂了，使我从小对农民历书就有一种特别亲切的感情。一直到现在，我还保持着看农民历的习惯，觉得读农民历是快乐的事，就看秋天吧，从立秋、处暑、白露到秋分、寒露、霜降，都是美极了，那清晨田野中白色的露珠，黄昏林园里清黄的落叶，不都是在说秋天吗？所以，虽然时光不再，我们都不应该失去农民那种在自然中安身立命的心情。

    ⑤城市不是没有秋天，如果我们静下心来就会知道，本来从东南方吹来的风，现在转到北方了;早晚气候的寒凉，就如同北地里的霜降;早晨的旭日与黄昏的彩霞，都与春天时大有不同了。变化最大的是天空和云彩，在夏日明亮的天空，渐渐地加深蓝色的调子，云更高、更白，飘动的时候仿佛带着轻微的风。每天我走到阳台抬头看天空，知道这是真正的秋天，是童年田园记忆中的那个秋天，是平埔族刺桐花开的那个秋天，也是唐朝山僧在山上见到落叶的同一个秋天。

    ⑥若能感知天下，能与落叶飞花同呼吸，能保有在自然中谦卑的心情，就是住在最热闹的城市。秋天也不会远去，如果眼里只有手表、金钱、工作，即使在路上被落叶击中，也见不到秋天的美。

    ⑦秋天的美多少带点潇湘之意，就像宋人吴文英写的词“何处合成愁，离人心上秋”，一般人认为秋天的心情会有些愁恼肃杀。其实，秋天是禾熟的季节，何尝没有清朗圆满的启示呢？

    ⑧我也喜欢韦应物一首秋天的诗：今朝郡斋冷，忽念山中客;涧底束荆薪，归来煮白石。欲持一瓢酒，远慰风雨夕;落叶满空山，何处寻行迹？

    ⑨在这风云滔滔的人世，就是秋天如此美丽清明的季节，要在空山的落叶中寻找朋友的足迹是多么困难！但是，即使在红砖道上，淹没在人潮车流之中，要找自己的足迹，更是艰辛呀！

Lyle's Second Go

    In 1982，when I was coaching the Raiders， the owner of the team talked with me about a possible trade for Lyle Alzado. After watching him on tape，I didn't think he was that good, but the owner felt we could make Lyle better by creating the right environment lor him. We made the1.

    That summer at training camp，Lyle was having a hard time. He had that look in his eyes that many young players and some old players get when things aren't going 2.One morning Lyle came into my office and he looked like he hadn't slept. Here was a huge man, with his head about as3as it could go. We talked, or rather, I listened. The main point was that Lyle felt his career (职业生涯）was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired (退役）.He apologized for4us since we had just traded for him.

    Lyle was always an emotional person. This is one of the reasons he was a good player. He5all that emotional energy with him, ready to lire out at the snap of the ball (开球）.Now he was in front of me， almost crying. I thought for a moment， realizing we had to keep that 6going. Then I went through my reasons why he should not retire. At the end of our talk， I said，“You go out and play your very best, and let us7if you still have it. Personally， I think you do.”

    In January 1984. Tampa Bay Stadium. Super Bowl XVIII. With less than two minutes remaining, we were leading 38-9. We were the world champions of professional football. I saw Lyle，crying like a baby. I had to turn away quickly，or I would have joined him in 8.

    I remembered that morning in my office， and what Lyle， and what the Raiders， had achieved since he came to us. If Lyle hadn't given his career another shot, he wouldn't have had this victory. Maybe the Raiders wouldn't have had this victory. During that moment， I felt one of the greatest satisfactions of my coaching career.

“杯酒释兵权”的故事反映了北宋建立后（    ）