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    My dad was driving to the city center to shop and I was going along for the ride. At least that was what I had told him—   1  I had an important question to ask—that had been on my mind for a couple of weeks and this was the first time I had been able to 2with him alone.
  “Dad…”I started. And  3 .
  “Yes?” he said.
  “The kids say there is no Father Christmas. They say I'm   4  to believe in Father Christmas anymore…it's only for little kids. But I believe what you told me. Father Christmas is 5 . He is, isn’t he, Dad?”
  “The real life and spirit of this magical elf (精灵) lives forever in your heart, my heart, Mom's heart and in the hearts and minds of 6  people who believe in the joy that giving to others brings. The real   7  of Father Christmas becomes what you can give rather what you get. Once you understand this and it becomes  8  of you, Father Christmas becomes even more exciting and more magical because you come to   9  the magic comes from you when Father Christmas lives in your heart. Do you understand what I am   10  to tell you?”
    My heart was filled with pride and I’m sure my eyes were shining with   11 .” Of course, Dad. I want him to be in my heart, just like he's in yours. I love you, Daddy. You’re the best Father Christmas who has   12been in the whole world.”
    When it comes time in my life to   13  the reality of Father Christmas to my children, I hope that I will be as eloquent (有口才) and 14  as my dad was the day I learned that the spirit of Father Christmas doesn't wear a red  15 . And I hope they will accept me as I did that day. I'm sure they will.

学孔堂记

胡缵宗

    天不可以象名，孔子之道不可以科名。日月星辰，象也；德行、政事、言语、文学，科也。谓天尽于日月星辰，是小天矣。谓孔子之道尽于德行、政事、言语、文学，是小孔子之道矣。学孔子者，不得其全而各得其性之近似，乃名之以科，而不知孔子之道，何可以科名哉？虽然，学孔子者非得其门，吾未见其入也。

    苟不欲知天则已；苟欲知天，在璇玑、玉衡，以观日月星辰，几乎天矣。夫苟不欲学孔子之道则已；苟欲学孔子之道，由博文约礼以达德行、政事、言语、文学，几乎孔子矣。言子游，孔子之高弟也，其优于同列也以文学，而其治武城也以礼乐。礼乐固文学之见乎其外者也。德也，政也，言也，文也，无不序焉之谓礼；德也，政也，言也，文也，无不和焉之谓乐。子游学乎孔子而独得乎礼，乐之传亦微矣。

    夫礼乐，孔子之道也。学礼乐以入道，孔门之教也。故学子游所以学孔子也。学至于子游，具孔子之一体矣。吴之先启于泰伯。泰伯以让风，子游以礼乐风，吴之文，实彬彬矣。夫岂后世之所谓文哉？亦岂后世之所谓学哉？后子游而与起者，唐有若陆公贽宋有若范公仲淹。贽曰：上不负天，下不负所学。仲淹曰：先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐。文章功业越一世，虽未敢上拟孔门，其亦学子游而有得者，与学子游所以学孔子也，故吴之文称盛者，曰：泰伯贤。曰：子游先。曰：敬与希文焉尔，其以文擅当时名。故有学道书院创于宋、复于元，迨至今……湮废已久，缵宗^①忝守兹邦，乃因佛废之隙而鼎建之。外为书院，内为堂，旁为周庐。于是择郡中子弟之良者肄其中，而以孔子之道相切磋焉。冀诸士子学敬与希文以至于子游，学子游以至于孔子，亦庶几矣。士希贤，贤希圣，圣希天，其尚勖之哉，其尚勖之哉！

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【注】①缵宗：作者自称。

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