N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 1 The year has not yet officially come to a close, and the world still may—or
may not—end at midnight tonight, in about 14 hours. For the second year
in a row, however, my memory of 2012 is already destined to be stained, and
indeed haunted, by the images from a horrific event that took place during
the holiday season, and both events involved young children close to the age
of my own daughter.
Last year, it was 王悦, better known today as 小悦悦. Like most people
around the globe, I first met the two-year-old little girl who lived in
Foshan, China, through grainy video images taken by a surveillance camera.
She was about the size of my daughter at the time, and was wearing an outfit
that was strikingly similar to one that my daughter always favored. In the
video footage, as if in a nightmare, we saw her run over by a careless
driver in the dark alley and then, for seven long minutes, trying in vain to
call for help from the passers-by—all 18 of them—by feebly waving her
arms, until a second vehicle came along and nonchalantly drover over her
broken legs again. She was only a few yards from her parents' store,
surrounded by a bustling city of seven million, but one can certainly feel
the suffocating loneliness that must have filled her mind as she lay there
on the cold, hard pavement, her precious life slowly bleeding away from her
tiny, twisted form.
On the next day, all of a sudden, she became the focus of attention for the
entire nation, and much of the rest of the world. Eloquent expressions of
sympathy, sadness, and outrage exploded on the Internet, followed quickly by
the traditional media. But by then, she no longer needed, wanted, or was
even aware of them. She never regained consciousness before succumbing to
the grave injuries about a week later, and thus never got to learn how
sympathetic, kind, concerned, compassionate, and helpful the world and its
human inhabitants really could be when they so chose.
This year, it was more than one child. Rather, it was 20 children at the
ages of five and six, to be exact, who just happened to be attending the
Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, on that dreadful day,
December 14, 2012. This time around, I learned my lesson from similar
events in the past, and deliberately avoided news photographs and television
reports about the event. But as it turned out, it did not matter, since
the human mind has a wicked ability—and tendency—to come up with the
missing images on its own.
That night, as I patted my daughter into sleep, my mind started drifting
away and tried to comprehend the mindset of the heartless killer during the
last moments of his rampage. Through his eyes, I saw him walking between
the desks and chairs in a rather typical elementary school classroom. I saw
the terrified faces of little boys and girls staring at him, some
undoubtedly crying, others screaming, still others too frightened to cry or
scream. I saw the lifeless body of their slain teacher lying by the door,
in a pool of blood. I saw a pistol in his hand raised, the cold steel
barrel pressing against the soft hair on the back of a young child's head,
or the tender skin of his forehand.
And that was where I ran into a mental block. For the life of me, I could
not imagine what kind of an absolutely sick, deranged, despicable mind it
would take to pull that trigger, let alone as many as 11 times at one
innocent child.
My mind also wandered to the other side, and saw the events of that day
unfolding from the children's perspective. It was just another ordinary
school day a little more than a week before Christmas, in the middle of the
most wonderful time of the year. They had simply come to school to learn
and to play, just as they did on every other ordinary school day. Their
lives may have been rather uneventful up to that fateful moment, but
undoubtedly they had plenty of little things to look forward to, as first
graders always do.
Perhaps they were looking forward to the little Smiley stickers that one can
expect from the teacher at the end of the day for good behavior. Perhaps
they were looking forward to something more mischievous, such as painting
the roses green and the leaves red in the coloring book. Maybe it was pizza
day, and they were looking forward to sharing a few silly jokes over the
mouth-watering slices of well-baked pepperoni pie. Maybe they were looking
forward to leaving an apple instead of cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas
Eve, along with a hand-written note urging him to watch his weight. Or
maybe they were simply looking forward to jumping into their parents'
waiting arms after the final bell of the day.
Instead, they ran into a monster named Adam Lanza, armed to the teeth with a
rifle and two handguns. | l******k
发帖数: 27533 | 2 哇～～好晕呀好晕
坐圣诞爷爷的沙发
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【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: The year has not yet officially come to a close, and the world still may—or
: may not—end at midnight tonight, in about 14 hours. For the second year
: in a row, however, my memory of 2012 is already destined to be stained, and
: indeed haunted, by the images from a horrific event that took place during
: the holiday season, and both events involved young children close to the age
: of my own daughter.
: Last year, it was 王悦, better known today as 小悦悦. Like most people
: around the globe, I first met the two-year-old little girl who lived in
: Foshan, China, through grainy video images taken by a surveillance camera.
: She was about the size of my daughter at the time, and was wearing an outfit
| l******k
发帖数: 27533 | 3 狼兄，太催人泪下了
看了一半眼睛都湿润了，看不下去了
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outfit
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: The year has not yet officially come to a close, and the world still may—or
: may not—end at midnight tonight, in about 14 hours. For the second year
: in a row, however, my memory of 2012 is already destined to be stained, and
: indeed haunted, by the images from a horrific event that took place during
: the holiday season, and both events involved young children close to the age
: of my own daughter.
: Last year, it was 王悦, better known today as 小悦悦. Like most people
: around the globe, I first met the two-year-old little girl who lived in
: Foshan, China, through grainy video images taken by a surveillance camera.
: She was about the size of my daughter at the time, and was wearing an outfit
| p***r
发帖数: 20570 | 4 狼兄的文章就是好啊就是好
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age
outfit
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: The year has not yet officially come to a close, and the world still may—or
: may not—end at midnight tonight, in about 14 hours. For the second year
: in a row, however, my memory of 2012 is already destined to be stained, and
: indeed haunted, by the images from a horrific event that took place during
: the holiday season, and both events involved young children close to the age
: of my own daughter.
: Last year, it was 王悦, better known today as 小悦悦. Like most people
: around the globe, I first met the two-year-old little girl who lived in
: Foshan, China, through grainy video images taken by a surveillance camera.
: She was about the size of my daughter at the time, and was wearing an outfit
| c****0
发帖数: 14490 | 5 本来看到英文，就选择性地失明了
再一看评论，又跑回去搬小板凳了 | N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 6 Sorry...伤时感事，胸有块垒，一吐为快。
【在 l******k 的大作中提到】
: 狼兄，太催人泪下了
: 看了一半眼睛都湿润了，看不下去了
:
: or
: and
: age
:
: outfit
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 7 Bow...多谢捧场！
【在 p***r 的大作中提到】
: 狼兄的文章就是好啊就是好
:
: or
: and
: age
:
: outfit
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 8 握爪！
【在 c****0 的大作中提到】
: 本来看到英文，就选择性地失明了
: 再一看评论，又跑回去搬小板凳了
| c****0
发帖数: 14490 | 9 T_T 好伤感
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 握爪！
| l******k
发帖数: 27533 | 10 好文！好感人～
等我去抹把眼泪了继续看
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: Sorry...伤时感事，胸有块垒，一吐为快。
| | | l*****o
发帖数: 19653 | 11 世界越病态，我们越需要孩子。。。
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outfit
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: The year has not yet officially come to a close, and the world still may—or
: may not—end at midnight tonight, in about 14 hours. For the second year
: in a row, however, my memory of 2012 is already destined to be stained, and
: indeed haunted, by the images from a horrific event that took place during
: the holiday season, and both events involved young children close to the age
: of my own daughter.
: Last year, it was 王悦, better known today as 小悦悦. Like most people
: around the globe, I first met the two-year-old little girl who lived in
: Foshan, China, through grainy video images taken by a surveillance camera.
: She was about the size of my daughter at the time, and was wearing an outfit
| l**a
发帖数: 6415 | 12 写得真好。
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and
age
outfit
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: The year has not yet officially come to a close, and the world still may—or
: may not—end at midnight tonight, in about 14 hours. For the second year
: in a row, however, my memory of 2012 is already destined to be stained, and
: indeed haunted, by the images from a horrific event that took place during
: the holiday season, and both events involved young children close to the age
: of my own daughter.
: Last year, it was 王悦, better known today as 小悦悦. Like most people
: around the globe, I first met the two-year-old little girl who lived in
: Foshan, China, through grainy video images taken by a surveillance camera.
: She was about the size of my daughter at the time, and was wearing an outfit
| b********n
发帖数: 16354 | 13 lol，好像只有地下室有空啦～～老狼好久不见啊～～ | j*****x
发帖数: 18139 | | wh
发帖数: 141625 | 15 多谢西北狼。衣服相像写得心惊肉跳。我也没看电视，看你想象的更那啥，的确是贴着
头吗？只知道头部中弹。国内的也很可怕。
要不要转康州版？
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age
outfit
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: The year has not yet officially come to a close, and the world still may—or
: may not—end at midnight tonight, in about 14 hours. For the second year
: in a row, however, my memory of 2012 is already destined to be stained, and
: indeed haunted, by the images from a horrific event that took place during
: the holiday season, and both events involved young children close to the age
: of my own daughter.
: Last year, it was 王悦, better known today as 小悦悦. Like most people
: around the globe, I first met the two-year-old little girl who lived in
: Foshan, China, through grainy video images taken by a surveillance camera.
: She was about the size of my daughter at the time, and was wearing an outfit
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 16 多谢楼上诸位捧场！
狐兄出口成章，登陆不久而著述等身，如此谬赞岂不折杀人也！
【在 j*****x 的大作中提到】
: 膜拜狼兄高才！
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 17 具体详情俺并不清楚……thank God。
只是一吐为快；文豪若是看着还算顺眼，尽管转去。只是佳节在即，会不会
过于伤感？
【在 wh 的大作中提到】
: 多谢西北狼。衣服相像写得心惊肉跳。我也没看电视，看你想象的更那啥，的确是贴着
: 头吗？只知道头部中弹。国内的也很可怕。
: 要不要转康州版？
:
: or
: and
: age
:
: outfit
| r****e
发帖数: 3373 | 18 老实讲这么沉重的事件拿来征文，让俺看了总觉得什么地方不得劲儿。
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age
outfit
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: The year has not yet officially come to a close, and the world still may—or
: may not—end at midnight tonight, in about 14 hours. For the second year
: in a row, however, my memory of 2012 is already destined to be stained, and
: indeed haunted, by the images from a horrific event that took place during
: the holiday season, and both events involved young children close to the age
: of my own daughter.
: Last year, it was 王悦, better known today as 小悦悦. Like most people
: around the globe, I first met the two-year-old little girl who lived in
: Foshan, China, through grainy video images taken by a surveillance camera.
: She was about the size of my daughter at the time, and was wearing an outfit
| wh
发帖数: 141625 | 19 康版好些这方面的帖子，应该不会。多谢！你太谦虚啦，呵呵。
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 具体详情俺并不清楚……thank God。
: 只是一吐为快；文豪若是看着还算顺眼，尽管转去。只是佳节在即，会不会
: 过于伤感？
| l******k
发帖数: 27533 | 20 就你毛病多，还啥都挑
你来写个！不写出当初雷岛锅炉房爷爷的搞笑不准给发活动奖励
【在 r****e 的大作中提到】
: 老实讲这么沉重的事件拿来征文，让俺看了总觉得什么地方不得劲儿。
:
: or
: and
: age
:
: outfit
| | | r****e
发帖数: 3373 | 21 嗯，我知道自己讨厌，但没办法，童年阴影。小时候开运动会，大家都很激动，学校广
播站传来慷慨激昂的诗朗诵：运动场上红旗飘，体育健儿逞英豪。你追我赶奔前方，实
现四化大目标。大家热血正要沸腾，喇叭里的声音忽然变得平淡短促敷衍了事：三年一
班来稿。lz题目里的“征文”二字，在我眼里就跟这个“三年一班来稿”的落款一样，
仿佛在提醒我一切不过是为了给所谓的优秀班集体荣誉称号或优秀个人参与奖增加一点
分数而已。
【在 l******k 的大作中提到】
: 就你毛病多，还啥都挑
: 你来写个！不写出当初雷岛锅炉房爷爷的搞笑不准给发活动奖励
| r****e
发帖数: 3373 | 22 再多说一句，就一句。前几天关关提到阿多诺的那句话：奥斯威辛以后，写诗就是野蛮
。写诗都野蛮了，那征文是啥？
【在 l******k 的大作中提到】
: 就你毛病多，还啥都挑
: 你来写个！不写出当初雷岛锅炉房爷爷的搞笑不准给发活动奖励
| l******k
发帖数: 27533 | 23 谁讨厌你了，人家喜欢你呢。。。
狼兄主体文写的非常赞，催人泪下
你到好，才看到标题就开始发表意见了
“征文”二字参加活动的都写了，你等着版砖吧，嘻嘻
【在 r****e 的大作中提到】
: 嗯，我知道自己讨厌，但没办法，童年阴影。小时候开运动会，大家都很激动，学校广
: 播站传来慷慨激昂的诗朗诵：运动场上红旗飘，体育健儿逞英豪。你追我赶奔前方，实
: 现四化大目标。大家热血正要沸腾，喇叭里的声音忽然变得平淡短促敷衍了事：三年一
: 班来稿。lz题目里的“征文”二字，在我眼里就跟这个“三年一班来稿”的落款一样，
: 仿佛在提醒我一切不过是为了给所谓的优秀班集体荣誉称号或优秀个人参与奖增加一点
: 分数而已。
| l******k
发帖数: 27533 | 24 征文就是大家排一起跳操，用《江南style》做音乐背景，跳完后一人发瓶汽水儿解渴。
你在这抱怨啥，有本事去WH的征文发起贴说去，呵呵
话说以前我也喜欢弄征文，现在也不搞了，征文的时候就算大家蜂拥而上，完了后还不
是人散席凉。当然雷版没这个问题。其他版就比较可怜。还不如不折腾，省得到处去喊
人写征文。
【在 r****e 的大作中提到】
: 再多说一句，就一句。前几天关关提到阿多诺的那句话：奥斯威辛以后，写诗就是野蛮
: 。写诗都野蛮了，那征文是啥？
| r****e
发帖数: 3373 | 25 你咋还在这儿搅和？我对征文没意见，我对写文章纪念康州惨案也没意见，就是不喜欢
看拿惨案来征文。
渴。
【在 l******k 的大作中提到】
: 征文就是大家排一起跳操，用《江南style》做音乐背景，跳完后一人发瓶汽水儿解渴。
: 你在这抱怨啥，有本事去WH的征文发起贴说去，呵呵
: 话说以前我也喜欢弄征文，现在也不搞了，征文的时候就算大家蜂拥而上，完了后还不
: 是人散席凉。当然雷版没这个问题。其他版就比较可怜。还不如不折腾，省得到处去喊
: 人写征文。
| l******k
发帖数: 27533 | 26 哇～～我没看见我没看见
我笨呗，我错啦
对不起狼兄呀！！！
【在 r****e 的大作中提到】
: 你咋还在这儿搅和？我对征文没意见，我对写文章纪念康州惨案也没意见，就是不喜欢
: 看拿惨案来征文。
:
: 渴。
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 27 Lily休慌。观点人人有之，不必强求一致。俺平时很少动笔，都是兴至而发、
兴尽而止，跟征文不征文其实关系不大，正好赶上而已。如果借此题材为征
文而征文，确实值得商榷；Ribeye的论点可以理解。
【在 l******k 的大作中提到】
: 哇～～我没看见我没看见
: 我笨呗，我错啦
: 对不起狼兄呀！！！
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 28 P.S. 征文活动原来也有taboo之处；看来俺又out了。 | j******n
发帖数: 21641 | 29 我常看一个网站每年逢大节都有写作比赛
小说一类
里面我最喜欢的类别就是taboo
有时都忘了当时比赛的大主题 比如感恩节和万圣节应该不同吧
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: P.S. 征文活动原来也有taboo之处；看来俺又out了。
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