赏析/禾摇
Excerpts
WhenaBabyFallsAsleeponYou
You’reahumanpillow.
Feelthattinyheartbeatingonyourchest,thatstrawberrysizedhandgrippingyourfinger,andthosebabypowderbreathssoftlywhisperinginandout...
Whenyouwerealittlebabyyoufellasleeponpeopleallthetime.Nowthatyou’reallgrownupyou’rehelpinganotherlifeonitsway.Andjustthink:Onedaywayoffinthedistancethissoftlysleepingsnugglerwillbedoingtheexactsamethingforsomeoneelse.
AWESOME!
WatchingCreamGointoCoffee
Swirlingseasofmilkywhitetwistandtwirllikestrangeanddistantgalaxiesinthefarcornersofouterspace.Asyougrabarushedcoffeebreakinthechattyworkplacecafeteriaorcutlery-clinkingdininghall,juststaredeeplyintoyourchippedceramictelescopeandenjoythetwo-secondescapefromrealitytowatchthosefloatingcloudsmixandmeltdeepintotheswirlingdarkness.
AWESOME!
ThatOnePersonWhoLaughsWhenYouTellaReallyBadJoke
ThisisalsoknownasThePityLaughanditsomehowmanagestosaveyourterriblejokefrombeingacompletebomb.See,nowyoudidn’tserveupadudthathitdeadair.No,no,yourhumorisjustalittlehighbrowandhardtounderstand,that’sall.
AWESOME!
尼尔·帕斯理查(NeilPasricha),加拿大知名博主、作家及演说家。尼尔于1979年9月出生于加拿大安大略省,父亲为印度裔移民,母亲为肯尼亚裔移民。他曾就读于加拿大顶尖学府女王大学(Queen’sUniversity),工作几年后又去往哈佛商学院(HarvardBusinessSchool)攻读MBA。然而,让尼尔成名的并不是其光鲜的履历,而是他于2008年创立的全球第一个记录美好生活瞬间的博客——1000AwesomeThings(www.1000awesomethings)。该博客在极短的时间内席卷欧美国家,并使尼尔在2009年至2010年间三次获得有“互联网奥斯卡”之称的威比奖(TheWebbyAwards)最佳博客奖。同时,尼尔基于博客内容相继出版了《美好的事》(TheBookofAwesome)、《生命中最美好的事都是免费的》(TheBookof[EvenMore]Awesome)、《假期中美好的事》(TheBookof[Holiday]Awesome)等作品。这些作品出版后常常登上《纽约时报》畅销书的榜单。