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幾星期前看FOX NEWS SEAN HANNITY采訪Dr. Benjamin Carson的電視節目，對Dr. Carson在采訪（interview)中說的一段關於讀書的話深有感觸，從而有了再寫一段＂中年追夢＂的衝動。就叫＂中年追夢２＂吧。以後我會接著寫＂中年追夢３＂：－）
Dr. Carson（61, African American)是Johns Hopkins 的小兒神經外科手術醫生（pediatric neurosurgeon）。Sean Hannity稱他是全世界最有成就的醫生之一。他在２００８年曾獲布什總統頒發的Presidential Medal of Freedom獎。本來他不被多少人知，但在今年２月份的 National Prayer Breakfast 上的講演，因為他毫無顧慮地抨擊坐在台下的President Obama而名氣大震，可以說一夜成名。也因為此，他進了HANNITY的TALK SHOW等一係列電視節目。
（整個INTERVIEW的YOUTUBE：http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1269Q6J8LA）
我在這裏要寫的是他在INTERVIEW中提到他小時候讀書的那段。（在INTERVIEW的前１０分鍾）。
Dr. Carson說，"I thought I was stupid on my classmates thought I was stupid so there was general agreement but that was in my fifth grade. Fortunately for me, my mother believed in me when no one else did. (Dr. Carson的母親是家裏的２４個孩子之一，１３歲結婚，當時隻有小學３年級formal education）... One day she just came home after of being at work and being inspired by looking at all the books that her employers for reading. And she said you guys going to read books and even stop watch so much of television. She made a prediction which is really quite uncanny. She said if you start reading books, one day people would be looking at YOU on television."
Dr. Carson接著說，"I hated it (reading books) so much because everybody else's outside playing and having a good time (except) my brother and I was stuck in the house reading these books. But after a while (I was) actually being to enjoy reading the books. Because even though we weren't desperately poor, between the covers of those books I could go anywhere, could be anybody, could do anything, and begin to read about amazing people. I read about Booker T. Washington, his autobiography called "Up from Slavery". It was illegal for slave to read... that allow young people should be thinking about why was it illegal for slave to read. Because slave owner knew that if they could read, they can liberate themselves. And the same thing goes today. Those young people who are not availing themselves of the education opportunities are intentionally enslaving themselves."
我聽了他這段特別有感觸。（他說的太好了，我舍不得翻成中文，就照原話放在這裏。）
我沒有Dr. Carson這麽幸運，從小學５年級起就開始READING BOOKS。（我小時候生活的年代，很多有豐富曆史性，思想性，知識性的中文讀物或者沒有，或者禁止。）我是在３０歲過後，認識我老公後才開始的。我和LG剛開始DATE時，他每次到我APARTMENT來，我都在躺在沙發上看電視（各種電影，電視劇）。他笑我是COUCH POTATO。後來，他說，你如果要在美國生活，（你如果在中國我就不說啦），一定要學會ENJOY看英文書。否則，你生活在這個國家無法ENJOY YOUR LIFE。他對我沒有Dr. Carson的媽媽那樣的UNCANNY PREDICTION，所以我是不可能象Dr. Carson那樣，哪天上電視的：－）
我開始READING BOOKS時很痛苦，很多字不認識，離小學５年級的水平還有一段距離。我LG覺得我可以從YOUNG ADULT的小說開始讀。他想象我一定喜歡Nancy Drew series小說。（Nancy Drew, girl detective, is a fictional character in a mystery fiction series, first appeared in 1930, and it has been three hundred books since then). 他給我買了不下１０本。後來，很快我就MOVE ON TO 成年人的書籍了。我在２００７年曾寫過一小文，收集在我的BLOG裏，提到我READING BOOKS。抄在這裏：
＂。。。我最最感激他的是，他從認識我那天起就不遺餘力地教我英文。我那時隻能看technical的書，其它書看不了，生詞太多。我就從young adult的書看起，不認識的字標出來。每天晚上見到他第一件事就是讓他教生字。就這樣一點一點地教，天天教。我呢，一點一點地學，天天學。不曾何時，終於有一天我沒啥生字要問他了。我可以看各種各樣，所有我想看的書，學所有我想學的東西。正是這些各種各樣的書，開闊了我的內心世界。給了我內心一片新天地。有了寬闊的胸懷，我可以平靜地麵對外部世界的各種變化，可以變得無憂，無畏，可以永遠擁抱幸福。＂
（全文：http://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/54035/201101/917.html）
那是２００７年，６年前的文字，和Dr. Carson一樣的感覺：between the covers of those books I could go anywhere, could be anybody, could do anything, and I found my happiness, which is from within!
正如Sean Hannity在聽了Dr. Carson這段話後，made a comment，說， Education do great to bring forth from within. EDUCATION一詞是從拉丁文而來，意思是“bring forth what is within”。西方古代哲學家早就意識到，在我們出生的時候，GOD就已經把巨大的智慧和知識的寶藏庫放進了我們的大腦。或者說，我們的SOUL本來就擁有一個巨大的智慧和知識的寶藏庫，隻是我們投胎出生後，由於amnesia blocked 我們很多很多前世的記憶。所以，我們要faithful consistent education of ourselves to bring forth what is within.
從上次寫的小文至今，又６年過去了。這６年來又讀了不少書，特別是SPIRITUAL方麵的書。套用Dr. Carson的話，between the covers of those books I could understand souls, knowing GOD, could develop my love and compassion toward others, and I found my own spiritual path to work on in this life.
would you please deleted my comments? I made some stupid mistakes on words .Thanks
謝謝指正。我又聽一遍INTERVIEW YOUTUBE，你說的對，他母親是one of 24 chidren in the family，我已改正。
Is this true??