What's Marriage?

"What's marriage like?",
Many people would ask.
For those not yet married,
Marriage may look like a pyramid,
Mysterious and full of fantasies, and
Sometimes inviting people to go on a pilgrimage.
For those married like me,
Marriage is more like a three-legged race,
No matter you are willing or not,
You should be strapped to each otehr and walk at the same pace.
The difference from the real three-legged race is--
The real three-legged race is a sprint,
While marriage is a life-long marathon.
You agree?
No matter yes or no,
You're in as soon as you get 'hitched'.

2010-06-08,09_第65期日本本因坊戰_七番挑戰賽第3局_山下敬吾(W)_VS_羽根直樹(B)_W+R

世代

你有沒有覺得年紀不同，思考和行為模式也大相逕庭？

最近一期的Reader's Digest把人分成了幾個世代：
Builders:1920~1945 (在經濟大蕭條和二次世界大戰時空背景下，這個世代有很強烈的工作倫理、財務保守、尊重權威等特色)
Baby Boomers:1946~1964 (一片景氣繁榮讓這個世代勇於表達對社會議題的想法，並具備自由開放的觀點)
Generation X:1965~1979 (質疑權威、樂於接受新的精神型態，但對未來的財務狀況產生不安全感)
Generation Y: 1980~1994 (輕浮善變，是個講求自我的世代)
Generation Z:1995~2009 (擁有科技相關知識、富創造力、自信、有很強的工作倫理，這些特色是因為這個世代的父母更成熟，同時這個世代也面臨了經濟衰退)
Generation Alpha:2010~2024 (這個世代很有可能歷史上最有教養的一代，更早入學，而且就學的時間更長。在過多資訊的世代中長大，這個世代將可能比前一個世代(Gen Z)更了解科技，也更重視物質生活。)

真的是這樣嗎？大家不妨觀察看看吧。