Category Archives: English Literature

“Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” —Gen 22:2  For generations, the subject of God telling Abraham to sacrifice his son has been a contentious matter in the Bible. HowContinue reading “Why Did God Ask for Isaac?”

看完 Unwinding Anxiety最大的感想是：大梦初醒，还好只荒唐了半生。作者将解决焦虑这个问题科学化，主要分为三个步骤。1）map out your habit loop. 2)ask yourself, what do I gain from this behaviour 3)use the bigger, better offer of curiosity and mindfulness to replace anxiety. 让我印象最深刻的是第二点，作者说要更新我们从一个习惯中所得到的“奖励值”。这样我们能清醒地意识到有些行为的伤害远远大于收益，例如酗酒，抽烟，暴饮暴食。片刻的愉悦之后是长久的痛苦，如果看清了这一点，那可能我们会更善待自己。

How Poetry Counter Political Tragedy Try to Praise the Mutilated World By Adam Zagajewski September 17, 2001 Try to praise the mutilated world.Remember June’s long days,and wild strawberries, drops of wine, the dew.The nettles that methodically overgrowthe abandoned homesteads of exiles.You must praise the mutilated world.You watched the stylish yachts and ships;one of them had aContinue reading “The Small Joys of Life:”

Literary response to John Donne’s ‘A valediction: forbidding mourning’ A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning  BY JOHN DONNE As virtuous men pass mildly away,   And whisper to their souls to go,Whilst some of their sad friends do say   The breath goes now, and some say, No: So let us melt, and make no noise,   No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move;‘Twere profanation ofContinue reading “Spiritual Love”

HotelCyril Wong In the cupboard, bare hangers are skeletonsfor future selves; a complimentary bathrobewaits like a new and better, even purer, skin;fresh pillows are the unformed bodiesof lovers yet to be born; bedroom slippersbecome footwear for shuffling upan airy flight of stairs free of this life.Open the fridge, lean past the overpricedchocolate and the smuglyContinue reading “Literary Response to Cyril Wong’s “Hotel””