Question 1

i can see the rainbow over there謙預 Qianyu.sg 在Facebook 的評價

Accepted Answer

【天青色等煙雨，而我在等你】(English writing below)我看著客人眼淚滴滴答答的打在桌面上筆記本濕了本子上的字糊了她的心酸猶如洪泉遇到崩裂的堤壩一波一浪的破牆而出一個被愛情辜負的女子看了真是心疼我不由自覺的想到了自己你懂我的像我這樣剛烈的女子爲了愛情我絕不退縮祇是一個勇字又豈能成事呢童年過得心驚膽顫家裡常吵得雞犬不寧爸爸沒想要把我生下媽媽常說要把我趕出去我很努力讀書我很努力做個乖孩子我覺得我做得很好人小小本事很大但這些終究無法讓我在美滿的家庭長大多少個夜晚裡我被媽媽打得想奪門而出永不再見可是想到誰來照顧她我又忍下來我很恨為何我命運不如人第一次談戀愛時我是多麼多麼的雀躍內心裡的煙花不斷地爆開我終於等到了不再是沒人要的孩子了我終於值得有人愛了初戀的絢麗卻也如七彩美麗的煙花一聲巨響後就消失在漆黑的夜裡他常常在我面前提到他如何深愛著他中學時的校花她是如此的美好有一次這校花來我們的學校他得知後破課室的門而出沒見到她他哭了一整個星期心中的不安讓我常常與他吵架三年零八個月裡我不是一個好女友服滿兵役後他喜歡上大學迎新會的一位混血兒後來我和一位校友打了幾次桌球某夜他在ICQ向我索吻對他的印象就一落千丈了（你以為老娘在賤賣嗎？）不久一位朋友告訴我他約會的對象不只我一個我有一位很好很好的朋友我在新加坡時他常陪我深夜打桌球到清晨聊佛法聊人生一起上佛學班一起學國標舞從未有一個人如此瞭解我的心如此照顧著我但無所不談的當兒他也不斷告訴這麼多年來他如何愛念著一個女孩對她始終無法忘懷我又輸給活在記憶中的人了我這一份單戀長達兩年很磨人很磨人很磨人差一點走不出來第二次談戀愛他常在我面前提起一個他追了半年追不到的女孩他說有一天一定要去問她為什麼不選擇他在家裡的毒打並沒有隨著我成人而停止後來拜師學藝卻因爲品德不良被師父一句「你不是我要找的人。」斷然吃了閉門羹那天我哭得痛徹心扉覺得自己好像是個沒人要的孩子方文山因爲八百年前宋徽宗皇帝御批的這句「雨過天青雲破處」而在周傑倫《青花瓷》裡寫了『天青色等煙雨，而我在等你』他說愛情里最無力的無奈就是「等待」天青色得等待不知何時會降的雨雨停積雲散去朗朗晴空中天青色才能顯現如同我只能被动而安静的等待着不知何时才会出现的妳。慢慢的我開始認為我這輩子等不到了月老應該沒幫我綁上紅線學佛多年後忽然恍然大悟一個道理没有东西是必须拥有的沒有它也不代表自己的不足愛情是一個填不滿的慾望所以愛情劇長紅在2015年2月21日年初三，根本上師蓮生活佛在台灣中天綜合電視台的訪談中說：https://youtu.be/EPDxwSt6a5I （時間12:08）「師尊本身的愛是這樣的。我既然愛她，就是要她幸福，不是要佔有她，這種愛不是佔有，其實愛不是佔有。如果愛是佔有的話，那就是屬於慾望。如果愛不是佔有，我是祝福她，雖然我愛她，她不愛我，她愛別人，我就祝福她。如果愛別人會比較幸福，我就祝福她。這種愛就不是佔有的愛。如果是佔有的愛，一定會產生痛苦。」原來我真正在等的是自己自己的智慧開了心變闊達時才不會讓他人決定自己幾時可以幸福可以幸福多久命運在我手中怎麼走本來就是我說了算我輕輕的拿起桌上的紙巾，遞給女客人。她一把鼻涕，一把眼淚的向我道謝。借了師父慣用的笑話，我柔聲細語的說：「別哭，新加坡缺水，要哭要到蓄水池哭，這樣我們可以少看馬來西亞的臉色做人。」她破涕而笑。我再說：「我看了妳的八字，現在又看到妳真人，勸你跟我講話老實一點，要不然我幫不到妳。妳明明一直做人家的小三，還敢跟我哭沒有男人要和妳結婚？妳不也偷偷拿了他不少錢嗎？我看妳明明就是一張愛錢的臉。」奉勸各位大俠，在我面前，若要用眼淚爲武器，請三思，因爲虛偽的，我必定拆你面具。..........................I looked at the teardrops of my client, pitter patter onto the table top. My clients notebook got wet. The words got muddled. All the pains in her heart were like the angry river crushing through a broken dam, tearing down the walls as the tears flowed.To see a lady being let down by love was indeed heart-breaking. I couldnt help but thought of myself. You know me. An unyielding character like mine will not shrink like a coward in the name of love. Alas, there are things in life that cant be accomplished solely with courage. My childhood was filled with a lot of fear. There were often quarrels at home.My dad didnt want me to be born. My mum often said she wanted to chase me out of the house.I studied very hard. I did my utmost to be an obedient kid, and I thought I did very well as young child but I was already very capable. However, all these were not enough for me to grow up in a complete family.So many nights, I got beaten up so badly by my mum that I wanted to just break out of the door and never to see her again. But the mere thought of nobody looking after her pulled me back. I hated so much. Why wasnt my destiny comparable to other people?When I first fell in love, I was so elated. The fireworks in my heart exploded non-stop. I finally found someone. I was no longer that child which nobody wanted. I was finally worthy of someones love.The splendour of first love, however, was as temporal as the rainbow-coloured fireworks. After a loud explosion, it vanished into the darkness of night. He would often tell me in my face, how much he pined for and loved his secondary school crush, apparently the prettiest and most perfect girl in school.Once, this campus belle came to our school. When he got wind of the news, he dashed out of the classroom. Failing to see her, he cried for one whole week.My insecurity caused me to quarrel with him often. In those 3 years and 8 months, I wasnt a great girlfriend. After his NS, he got together with a girl of mixed blood at his universitys Orientation camp.I played pool with a uni mate a few times. One night over ICQ, he teased me for a kiss. My impression of him dropped like hot cakes. Did I look like I was lelong-ing myself? Later, a girl pal told me that he was dating several girls at the same time. I had a very good friend. Whenever I was in Singapore, he would accompany me to play pool till wee hours. We talked about Dharma, life, and we attended Buddhism  and ballroom dancing classes together. I had never met a person who understood me and took care of me so well.But among our endless conversations of everything and anything, he always told me how he still loved a girl from his school. He couldnt forget her. Again, I lost to someone who lived in the memory of the guy I liked. This one-sided love of mine burned for two years. It was very, very, very excruciating. I almost didnt make it out alive.In my second relationship, the boyfriend would always tell me about a pretty girl whom he pursued for half a year, but failed to win her heart. He told me firmly that if he had the chance, he wanted to ask her why she did not choose him.The abusive beating at home did not stop even after I grew up. Later on, when I wanted to become Shifus disciple, he turned me down flat because he didnt think I had good morals and values. He was blunt, You are not the person I am looking for.That night, I cried painfully hard. Suddenly, I felt like I was the kid from my childhood whom nobody wanted. 800 years ago, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty wrote in an imperial decree 雨過天青雲破處. It was this that inspired Vincent Fang (方文山) to write the lyrics 『天青色等煙雨，而我在等你』in Jay Chous song 青花瓷 (Blue and white porcelain).Vincent Fang said, the most powerless kind of helplessness in love was waiting. The sky green colour had to wait for the rain, which it had no idea when it would arrive. After the rain stopped, the thick clouds dissipated, in the clear skies, the sky green colour would then be able to appear. This was just like how he could only passively and quietly wait, for his lady whom he had no idea when she would appear. Gradually, I started thinking that in this lifetime, I would not be able to wait for that person to appear. Perhaps Yue Lao (the elderly celestial under the moon) did not tie the red string on me. After many years of learning the Dharma, one day, I suddenly came to the realisation that nothing is a must to own. Secular love is a black hole of desires. That is why romantic shows are evergreen. On 21 February 2015, the 3rd day of the Lunar New Year, my Root Guru Living Buddha Lian-Sheng spoke in an interview with the Taiwan CTI Television Inc.: https://youtu.be/EPDxwSt6a5I （timestamp 12:08）My personal take on love is this. Since I love her, I will want her to be blissful, and not to possess her. Such love isnt possession. Actually love isnt possession. If love is possession, that belongs to desire. If love isnt desire, I will wish her well. Although I love her, she doesnt love me, but loves another person, so I will give her my best wishes. If loving another person brings her more happiness, I will wish her well. Such love isnt possessive love. If it is possessive love, there will surely be pain.Then I realised, the one that I had been waiting all along for is myself. Waiting for my wisdom to develop, waiting for my heart to be more open, so that I would not place my happiness in the hands of another person, and let the person decide for me when I should be happy, for how long I can stay happy...My destiny is in my hands. How it pans out is up to me to say.I gently picked up a serviette from the table and passed it to my lady client. In a mush of mucus and tears, she thanked me. Borrowing an old joke from Shifu, I gently told her, Dont cry. Singapore lacks water. If you want to cry, you should cry at a nearby reservoir. This way, we dont have to see the colours of Malaysia in order to get more water.She broke into a smile among her tears.I continued, After looking at your Bazi, and now that I have seen you in person, I advise you to be more honest with me, or else I will not be able to help you. You have all along been a mistress to other men, and you dare to come crying to me that no man wanted to marry you? Didnt you also stole some money from them? The way I see you, you obviously have a money grubber face.My advice to all swordsmen: If you wish to use your tears as a weapon in front of me, think thrice. Because if you are a hypocrite, I will definitely rip your mask apart.

Question 2

i can see the rainbow over there劉明昆的創作世界 在Facebook 的評價

Accepted Answer

ASAKU® X Dragon Life Part.1All 13 chapters in this book.Original author：Mingkun LiuTranslator: Claudia Liu @ fanyi4lifePreface: Outline of ASAKU X Dragon Life    In year 36722 on Epic Calendar...On the surface in the Epic World, green Mirror Cores started to appear on Humans Continent, Fairies Continent, and Phantom Continent. The location differed every time it happened. Meanwhile, the center was pouring out little guarding monsters. In 24 hours, the green core would turn red and release energy of Reversal Impact in radius of one kilometer, to turn back the time. The energy released would bring even more powerful monsters, together with the supreme core monster. One Mirror Core would cause one Reversal Impact which would turn animals or monsters around berserk as well.The Mirror Cores emerged one after another, with the intervals of three to seven days. Currently, there was no way to destroy it. Once a Reversal Impact took places, the time within the range would be turned back, as well as the lives and scenery would be restored to the previous condition. In other words, people might become younger, but those who haven’t outlived the time reversed would disappear. Things would be restored to normal once they leave the range. When Reversal Impact happened, not only time was turned back, but plenty of monsters would pour in to protect the core. People that once lived in the time that was reversed would be brought back as well, but appeared like a reanimated corpse without a soul. Yet for others who still remembered them, it would be a moment to look forward to.Since the time reversed could not be estimated, no one dared to risk inside the range and fight against the monsters. When the Reversal Impact took place, whoever was inside the range could do nothing but evacuate as soon as possible.    On the surface of the Epic World, the Fairies were the only ones that were invulnerable to Reversal Impact, which also explained why the Mirror Core would not be found on the Fairies Continent. The Fairies were shielded from the danger of the Reversal Impact. We were not entirely sure of the reason why the Fairies were protected, but they did not hold the power to destroy the core. The only solution the Fairies could propose was to seal the core, to stop the monsters from flooding in our world.     Delegated by Oudelos, the Fairies King, Asaku, as the Seal Priest from the Light race, led his partners to explore the world. With the Compass of No Return, which could locate the Mirror Core and calculate the time turned back, Asaku would seal the core to stop Reversal Impact and the inundation of monsters.Chapter One: Asaku the Seal PriestAt three o’clock in the afternoon on Monday, August 12th, year 36722 on the Epic Calendar...In the Village of Eden, part of the Kingdom of Phil and located on the south-west of Humans Continent, a Mirror Core appeared and villagers started to evacuate. Troops dispatched by the Kingdom of Phil were engaged in a hard fight against monsters to ensure a safe evacuation of villagers. In the last thirty minutes when the core started to turn red, the military retreated and set up a line of defense in a safe zone outside village. Once the Reversal Impact started, the monsters would no longer be limited. All of a sudden, in front of the troops popped up a Folding Corridor from which a young magic knight walked out. The magic knight was dressed in blue with a white cloak, equipped with the Seal Knife and followed by a clown puppet and a winged lion. There was also an adorable little girl, walking with the trio toward the village. Some soldiers saw them and tried to stop them. The magic knight turned around and said, “Per order of Oudelos, the Fairies King, I am the delegate to seal the Mirror Core. My name is Asaku, the Seal Priest from the Light race. You are all useless here, so just run.”    Soldiers said, “How insolent!”    Hearing this, the little girl standing by Asaku punched him on the shoulder and said, “Asaku, that is just rude!”Then she turned around and saluted the soldiers, saying, “My name is Ellia, and I am the animal trainer from the Soil race. Asaku is my brother, and I apologize for his attitude. May I ask: who is the general leading the troops?”The human general stepped ahead, replying respectfully, “We appreciate assistance from the Fairies. This is General Stalul. Please kindly seal the core to prevent even more damage. Ellia asked, “Have all villagers evacuated?”General Stalul replied, “Yes, we have sent everyone to a safe place.”Upon hearing this, Asaku said, “Great! So now I can do anything I want freely!” Then he rushed into the village with the clown puppet and the illusion lion, in the direction where the core was with all the monsters.Ellia saluted General Stalul again and explained, “I am here to investigate the reason why monsters have gone berserk. Even the generally gentle monsters are turned violent by the core. Please proceed with caution.” Then Ellia ran into the village and caught up with Asaku.Facing assault of countless monsters, Asaku fought back with the Seal Knife. Those monster who were injured by the Seal Knife were sealed and frozen. Meanwhile, this knife absorbed and stored power of monsters. What’s more, it could also soak up power of attributes from the Nature. For example, if the knife came in touch with stone, it took in the power of soil. When Asaku cast magic, he had the three-star matrix magic on his left hand, the reversed matrix magic on his right hand, so all he had to do was to take in the power, based on its nature, and use it on the matrix magic to initiate an attack. When swamped by monsters, Asaku could use the reversed three-star matrix magic to amplify the magic power; to focus fire, Asaku could zero in on the three-star matrix magic for a fatal blow. The more power the rituals absorb, the more potent the magic will be.     Ellia used the Love Racket to purge the monsters. Ordinary monsters would be pacified and become passive. Some of them would even help Ellia in combat.    The closer they were to the core, the more powerful the monsters were. Determined to dash into the core, Asaku put away the Seal Knife and yelled at the clown puppet, “Come, Ghost Card Uda, transform into the Sun Sword! Uda then transformed from a clown puppet into a sword as shining as the sun. Asaku chopped his way toward the core with the Sun Sword. However, where the sun didn’t shine, the sword lost its glow and power as well. Uda said, “Asaku, seriously, I don’t have power without the sun. And the sun is setting soon. So chop chop, wrap it up now!”Asaku replied, “Yea, roger that. I’ll finish the fight as soon as possible!” Then he hopped on the illusion lion, and dashed toward the core.     Soon Asaku and his partners arrived at the core that was about to turn red, but a baby’s crying caught everyone’s attention. Looking for where the crying was from, Asaku found a young mother holding a baby, hiding in a corner nearby. Asaku shouted but there wasn’t time. Without second thought, Asaku flew to the woman and grabbed her. Ellia held the baby tightly and hoped to take the mother and her baby to safety. At that moment, Reversal Impact happened!!A strong wave of ripple dispersed and things around started to change. The young mother turned into ashes and disappeared, yet the baby in Ellia’s arms survived unharmed like a miracle. Shocked, Ellia held the baby and screamed, “You said everyone was evacuated, everyone!”    Checking on the Compass of No Return, Asaku learned that the time was turned back eighty years. Ghost Card Uda reminded Asaku to seal the core and prevent more loss.    Asaku asked Ellia to take the baby to safety, but once the baby left Asaku’s arms, he started to cry. No one but Asaku could calm the baby down. The baby clutched Asaku. In the end, Asaku carried the baby on his back and returned to combat to seal the core. Ellia even teased Asaku about the baby.    Irritated, Asaku yelled, “Shut up!!”    The yelling woke up the baby and he started to cry. At the same time, both Asaku and Ellia put a finger in front of the mouth and said, “hssssss” to hush the baby.Asaku said, “The supreme demon has showed up. Let’s go knock it down, get it done and go home!”    The supreme demon for this core was a giant cannibal flower, spitting poison at Asaku and lashing him with its vines. Dodging with Flying-n-Leaping, Asaku chopped all vines he could but failed to get close to the demon for a direct strike.    Strange to say, but the baby Asaku carried stayed composed through the fight. He was so quiet, unusually quiet.    Ellia rode on a mountain pig she just calmed, trying to assist Asaku in combat. Yet the demon was too powerful, so all she could do was flee.By then, the sun set completely. Ghost Card Uda shouted, “Oh no! The sun…” then it turned back into the clown puppet.    Without the Sun Sword, Asaku could only fight with the Seal Knife.Asaku thought, “Seriously, the Seal Knife can’t do the monster much harm because the power it absorbs is not enough. I need a blaze to burn it!”    Then Asaku turned around and shouted at Samoyed, the illusion lion, “Cast three fire bolts at me!”    With one turn over, Samoyed jumped into distance and spat three enormous fire bolts to Asaku.    Asaku lifted his left hand, fingers spread out, and a three-star matrix magic appeared on his palm and took in the fire bolts. Jumping high, Asaku dashed back into the cannibal flower’s mouth with his left fist clutching and the fire bolts amplifying.    Asaku stepped forward, letting go of his left fist, “Three-star matrix magic, Fire Tornado!    The wave of fire burned the cannibal flower into ashes. Asaku hurried to the Mirror Core with a transparent cube of crystal in his hand, the Holy Crystal Cell with inscription on it. Before Asaku successfully cast the ward and sealed the core, numerous monsters still fought on. Thanks to Samoyed, the illusion lion protected everyone.    With one flash, the ward was complete and the core was sealed. All monsters were gone right away, but the surroundings remained the same. Everything was the way they had been eighty years ago.    When it was safe, Asaku approached the villagers and wanted to hand over the baby to them. Unexpectedly, all villagers panicked. They were convinced that the baby was the son of Demon. Asaku learned that the mother gave birth to the baby without a known father, so no villager was willing to adopt the baby. Besides, the baby wouldn’t let go of Asaku. Without an option, Asaku carried the baby on his back and returned to the Fairies Continent with Ellia, who said goodbye to her new mountain pig friend, through Folding Corridor. Chapter Two:  A Trojan HorseAt eleven o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, August 13th, year 36722 on the Epic Calendar, a meeting was held in the Fairies Empire Meeting room with the presence of Fairies King Oudelos, General Alga, Priest Harp, Fairies Princess Jiefulo, Asaku, Ellia, and the human baby.    Asaku got down on one knee and updated the Fairies King Oudelos the current situation in the Village of Eden, while the human baby slept peacefully in the cradle tended by Ellia.    Asaku ended the report, “My King, this is the update of the event in the Village of Eden.”    The Fairies King Oudelos dismissed Asaku and turned to General Alga, saying, “My General, may I have your thoughts on this?” General Alga was red in the face, and the King yelled at him, “Seriously, you two got drunk this early in the day?”    General Alga explained, “Well, we are not to blame. Priest Harp brews the best wine ever, which is perfect to wake me up in the morning.”    Priest Harp argued, “Alga, I thought we were friends! And I even saved the goodies for you.”“Ahem…” the King coughed to stop the fight, and then everyone fell silent. The King reached out his hand, and Priest Harp presented the King the wine. Bottom up and the King yelled, “Woot! Great wine indeed!” Then he turned around to Asaku and said, “All right, now we can continue.”    Seeing this, Princess Jiefulo said to the King angrily, “Father, really? You have business to attend to. How could you drink with them so early?”    King Oudelos said, “Awww it’s nothing, my honey. It’s quite peaceful on the Fairies Continent.”    Hands on her hips, Princess Jiefulo said, “Oh my… Some sense of danger, please?”    Scratching his head, Asaku said in a hopeless tone, “Do you old things really care about this Mirror Core?”    General Alga said, “We fairies do not interfere whatever happens outside the Fairies Continent. It was the Holy Dragon King who brought us an order from the Gods, stating that only the fairies can fight against the Reversal Impact, so the King is commanding you to handle the core in the Village of Eden.”    Asaku said, “The Holy Dragon King, you mean the conspirator? Why do we have to listen to him?”    Fairies King Oudelos replied, “Because this is an order from Gods, we have to comply.”    Asaku snorted.Priest Harp walked toward the human baby and said, “This is a remarkable baby. He completely waves off the influence of Reversal Impact.”Ellia pulled the baby’s blanket, and found on the blanket it said “Adam.” Surprised, Ellia even saw a birth mark of emblem of rainbow on the baby’s back.    The birth mark seemed to be quite weighty. Both the King and General Alga went to the baby to take a closer look at the baby.Slowly, the Fairies King spat out, one word after the other, “Rainbow… Savior...    General Alga said, “So the kid is the new successor of Rainbow Savior. His name is Adam.    Priest Harp said, “I suppose it was part of their plan to send Asaku off to the Village of Eden. We are set up!”Asaku said, “So what now? This baby is so needy and wouldn’t let go of me. If he wakes up and I’m not around, he’s going to cry like there’s no tomorrow. Nuh-uh, I’m not babysitting anyone.”    General Alga asked, “Wait a second, Asaku, you know where the two cores were previously?”Asaku replied, “Yes, they were in the Time Library on the Elves Continent and Hugilus Desert, south-east of Kingdom of Phil on the Humans Continent. But when I got there, Reversal Impact had been completed on the cores. When I went to the Eden Village, per the King’s order, I should’ve been able to seal the core and stop everything, but the kid was in the way.”    Priest Harp asked, “Both cores happened near Kingdom of Phil on the Humans Continent? Something doesn’t add up here.”Abruptly, the Fairies King Oudelos stood up and yelled, “General Alga, rally the guards and prepare for war!” Immediately, General Alga dashed out of the meeting room and alarmed the guards!Asaku asked, “What’s going on?”Princess Jiefulo said, “Protect the baby with all you can.”Hearing this, Ellia grabbed Adam who was sound asleep in her arms tightly.Priest Harp yelled, “This is a scheme plotted against us! The core in the Time Library was to fabricate the history, while that in the Hugilus Desert was to restore the mirror in the lake. The baby was left there on purpose because they knew he wouldn’t be influenced by the Reversal Impact. In the end, you returned to the Fairies Continent through the Folding Corridor with the baby. Your tracks left behind granted access to those who cannot enter the Fairies Continent through the reflection of mirror.At that moment, a tremendous crash was heard, which shook the whole Fairies Empire. Priest Harp said, “I will put the baby into deep sleep, so his crying wouldn’t attract the mobs. Ellia, please take care of Adam. Asaku, go defend us!”    Ellia replied, “Yes, Priest Harp, I will protect the baby with all my might.”Asaku yelled, “The situation is dire. I’m right on it! Ghost Card Uda! Samoyed!”Asaku summoned two escorts and the three rushed to where the loud noise was from.Right above the Fairies Empire Hall appeared a crack of time and space, from which poured in lots of monsters! General Alga led the Royal Guards to fight!Seeing this, Asaku yelled with surprise, “What is this all about!”The next second, Asaku transformed the Ghost Card Uda into the Sun Sword and joined the fight.Soon, the King and Princess Jiefulo came to the Fairies Empire Hall, heavily protected by the Royal Guards.Out of the crack, a phantom fox with nine tails appeared in the middle of the hall.The phantom fox said in an exciting tone, “Woot! You guys are here to welcome me, the gorgeous and graceful me, right? Show me your love~”    Asaku yelled, “You high or what? What did you just smoke!?”Then a fairy soldier who was responsible for space defense reported to the King, “My King, a Mirror Core just popped up on the Fairies Holy Land!”Hearing this, the king instantly ordered that General Alga guard the holy land, Asaku take care of the monsters to stop them from approaching, and commanded some royal guards to stay and assist Asaku. Witnessing the depressing situation, Princess Jiefulo said, “I’ll stay and defend the empire with Asaku.”The King replied in a serious tone, “No! You have to go to the Holy Land with General Alga.”Through the corridor behind the hall, the King led General Alga, Princess Jiefulo, Ellia and others to the Fairies Holy Land.All the monsters in the hall were decimated by Asaku and the royal guards while the phantom nine-tailed fox remained still, as if it had been watching a show, until everyone was killed but the fox.Bursting in laughter, the fox yelled hysterically, “Now the spotlight is on me and only me~ I’m the center of everything like a superstar!”When the fox was done talking, it waved its paw, creating an enormous shocking wave. In order to protect the royal guards, Asaku dashed to the front, dressed in Shadow Lion Armor and glowing, and blocked the attack of the phantom nine-tailed fox.    Equipped with the Sun Sword, transformed by Ghost Card Uda, and Shadow Lion Armor, transformed by the illusion lion Samoyed, Asaku was ready for combat.     Once ready, Asaku said to the remaining guards, “Go protect the holy land, and leave the monsters here to me.” “Thank you, sir!” the royal guards replied and then retreated to the holy land. The phantom nine-tailed fox said, I am the Darkmirror General VI from the Mirror Continent. My name is Phantom Nine-Tailed Fox. Awww you can also call me Fox Nine-Nine, you know, cuter~”The fox continued, “So you are Asaku, the one that has gained the power of Gods, the combination of Gods and Fairies, and that makes you a real… goof, you know, god plus fairy, so goof.”    Asaku shouted back, “You goof! What is this with your stupid nickname, Fox Nine-Nine? I don’t have time for this. I’m going to knock you out now!”    Fox Nine-Nine said, “Awww you think you can beat me? Muahaha~” He blinked to Asaku at once and initiated an attack!The Fox was rather fierce, so Asaku was having a hard time fighting even with the Sun Sword and the Shadow Lion Armor. Meanwhile, Asaku cast matrix magic to absorb the Fox’s magic. Thanks to the Shadow Lion armor, most of the damage was mitigated.    Moving and attacking, the Fox laughed hysterically, “Hahahaha oh my my~ becoming one with god at the price of fairy power? So you can never cast any elemental magic and… now you can only attack by taking in power first? Awww that is hilarious… hahahaha!”Asaku said, “Why do you look into my history?”The Fox replied, “Awwww that’s because I love you, silly~ Muah!”Asaku yelled, “OH MY GOD that is soooo disgusting!!”Next, the Fox’s nine tails all spread out, looking all appealing and alluring. The Fox said, “Asaku~ this is going to be my mightiest blow, as powerful as my love for you~”Even with bare eyes, Asaku could see tremendous power compile on the Fox. He knew, this assault would decide the ending of the fight.On his mind, Asaku was talking to Uda and Samoyed, “We have to use that skill.”Ghost Card Uda said, “Are you sure, Asaku? You haven’t mastered the power of God, and this strike will exhaust you. We don’t know when you’d recover.”    Samoyed argued, “But this is the only way out now. I cannot take any more attack from the Fox. We have to knock him out first. We will guard you, Asaku.”    By then, the Fox took in enough energy. He shouted, “Multiple Foxes Explosion!”    Turning over, a pair of angel’s wings and a pair of fairy’s wings grew out on Asaku’s back. The Keys of Seven Attributes flew around Asaku. Glowing, the light around Asaku turned into seven huge swords. Asaku shouted, “Take that, God’s power is with me. Seven Keys Comet Impact!”    The fatal strikes from both parties collided. The Fox was too late to dodge the attack and was gravely injured, so he fled into the crack back to the Mirror Continent. What’s more, Asaku’s potent attack almost wiped the Fairies Empire clean.    Ghost card Uda and the Illusion Lion Samoyed broke away from Asaku, while the latter collapsed on the ground. He was still conscious, but couldn’t move even one finger.     Samoyed carried Asaku on his back and took Uda to the Fairies’ Holy Land. By then, the Fairies Continent that had remained intact for thousands of years was officially intruded.Arriving at the Holy Land, Asaku saw the Mirror Core on the altar in the center of the holy land. The King was leading fairies to fight against the monsters. Feeling hopeless, Asaku tried to put himself together and asked, “How come Priest Harp hasn’t sealed the Mirror Core?”Chapter Three: Freeze Froze FrozenAt two o’clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, August 13th, year 36722 on the Epic Calendar.A Mirror Core was placed in the most important holy land on the Fairies Continent, while Priest Harp didn’t even bother sealing the core; instead, he was only fighting against monsters.    Brought to Priest Harp by Samoyed, Asaku asked Priest Harp why he hadn’t sealed the core in the Fairies Holy Land. After all, it was Priest Harp that gave him the Holy Crystal Cell.“Holy Crystal Cell was brought back from the God’s Continent by Holy Dragon King. Only you could use the crystal, which is why you were assigned this job.” Priest Harp explained to Asaku.    Upon hearing this, Asaku turned depressed and said, “But I’m too weak to activate the Holy Crystal Cell. So there is nothing we can do but to witness our holy land being destroyed by the Reversal Impact?”    Priest Harp said, “Rest, Asaku, and restore as much health as possible.”    At that moment, Ellia ran toward Asaku, crying, “A guy in a black cloak took Adam away… I was no rival to him… it was my fault…”    Asaku comforted her, “No, it wasn’t your fault. Don’t cry, Ellia…”Priest Harp said, “I suppose kidnapping Adam was part of the plan.”General Alga led the Royal Guards to set up a formation of attack, fighting against the monsters around the core. The Fairies King stood right above the core, trying to smash the core with magic of thunder but in vain.A strong dark light emitted from the high tower of the holy land, creating a gap of time and space. From the gap, a knight riding on a dark dragon flew out. In a voice as loud as thunder, the knight said, “I am General Philips, the Darkmirror General II. Now, authorized by the Mirror Continent, I officially declared war against the Fairies Continent.”  The knight on the dark dragon emitted a unique magic power, which froze all monsters. Sensing the power, both Asaku and General Alga blurted out, “It’s the power of Salu, the missing fairy of the wind race! Why would fairies’ power pour out from him?”     General Alga added, “Not exactly. This is something more potent, combining fairies’ power of wind attribute and dark power.”    “I can’t think of anyone on the Fairies Continent that can compete with him.”    The Fairies King fell silent.    General Philips waved, and the dark dragon spat out a super tornado that blew away the fairies troops. Some fairies cast defense for protection. Then everyone noticed that the wind did no harm to Princess Jiefulo.    The King commanded, “Take shelter behind Princess Jiefulo.”    The entire troops all hid behind Princess Jiefulo and they followed her wherever she went.    Princess Jiefulo asked, “Why are you guys staying behind me? I’m gonna teach that General Philips a lesson.”Once she said these words, she moved to General Philip’s direction. The troops were begging her not to move, so they could stay where they were.    General Philips noticed this as well and he showed strong emotion. The next second, he darted to Jiefulo.    While everyone was trying to protect Jiefulo, General Philips grabbed Jiefulo and kissed her. Everyone stopped and so did the furious tornado.    Turning red, Princess Jiefulo pushed Philips away angrily and slapped him hard. “You crazy psycho! How dare you kiss me like this? Who do you think you are?” she shouted at him.    Soothing his cheeks, General Philips seemed disappointed and said, “You’ve forgotten all about…”    Then the dark dragon came take Philips away.    Seeing Philips leave, Jiefulo felt her heart beating fast. She touched her lips that Philips just kissed and burst into tears. She wondered, “What is wrong with me that I feel so sad and sorrowful?”    General Philips rode the dark dragon to the front of the fairies troops and taunted, “Send your best to challenge me.”General Alga jumped into air, summoned his mount, the griffon, and accepted Philips’ challenge. “This is General Alga,” Alga said, “I am the strongest guardian on the Fairies Continent.”    General Philips said, “I have been waiting for this moment, to finally challenge you to a duel.”    General Alga asked, “Can you answer me one question?”General Philips interrupted him and said, “I can tell you directly what you want to know. First of all, I am Salu, the missing fairy of the wind race. Secondly… the Salu you know are actually two people. One is on the Fairies Continent and the other is on the Mirror Continent. My real name is Philips.”General Philips looked at Asaku who was still trying to restore his strength, saying, “Just like Asaku, we both have double masks.”    General Alga gasped, “Double what?!”    Still powerless, Asaku thought, “What does it mean exactly, double masks?”Then Uda saw Philips’ weapon and said to Asaku, “He has the Moon Sword!”Asaku replied, “No way. Thats not possible.”    Uda explained, “I know I’m right. Moon Sword and I are two ghost cards, and we are connected. How did he get it?”    General Philips said, “Well, time for diplomatic courtesy is over, so I’m going launch an attack~ To begin with….”    Once General Philips snapped his finger, the core was turning red and Reversal Impact was imminent, which shocked Asaku and all the other fairies.    Asaku said, “I can’t believe that he could’ve sped up the time for Reversal Impact. I’m going to seal the core!”    Pity that Asaku was still too weak to even get up. All he could do was lie on Samoyed.    Asaku said to Samoyed, “Get closer, so I can touch the core.”    Samoyed moved closer to the core, and Uda helped Asaku put his right hand on the core. Suddenly, the turning slowed down, leaving Asaku in excruciating pain.    Priest Harp said, “Asaku, you can’t seal the core like this. You are only delaying the inevitable. If you continue like this, you will die from exhaustion.”    Asaku said, “Even this is to buy a bit more time… this is the only thing I can do now.”    Hearing this, Ellia put her hands on Asaku’s, and said,    “I want to guard the Fairies Continent as well.”    Asaku lowered down his head and nodded.Riding on the griffon, General Alga initiated an attack at Philips. The crash of the two most potent powers in the whole world created a ripple that froze the fairies troops and monsters completely.    As time went by, the combat was heating up, and Asaku couldn’t hold it any more.    All of a sudden, Philips turned to the Fairies King and said, “My King, allow me to tell you: the time set on the core is 1000 fairies’ years, roughly 41 human years. That would be the time of the Eight Races for the fairies!”    Upon hearing this, all fairies appeared shocked and scared.General Alga said, “I will never ever allow you to turn back the time to 1000 fairies’ years ago. That was a chaotic time, which will cause devastation in the Epic World at this moment!”    Just when General Alga was preparing to launch his most powerful attack, Compressed Air Cannon, General Philips unexpectedly attacked with the same strike!    General Alga said, “You are my student that I’m proud of, and you are Salu from the Fairies Continent!”    Smiling, General Philips remained quiet...While the two were about to crash, the core glowed in red, the Reversal Impact was triggered and Asaku couldn’t hold it anymore!    At that moment, the Fairies King Oudelos shouted, “As your King, I will not allow the fairies to perish here. Race of Air, assembly to initiate the teleportation ritual!”    Just as the Race of Air was casting the spell, the King said to General Alga and Priest Harp, “Guard the Fairies.”    Quickly, General Alga retreated to the King, together with Priest Harp who yelled at Asaku, “Go! Run as fast as you can!”    The Fairies King then drew a special magic sigil on his hand, which turned into an eagle that dived into the ground.    The King nodded at General Alga and Priest Harp, and the trio shouted, “The supreme sealing magic of the Fairies, Frozen Seal!”    That was the time the Reversal Impact starting to affect the surroundings and the Race of Air launching the teleportation ritual.    General Philips said, “Dang! You even thought of freeze the whole Fairies Continent. Nuh-uh, I’m not going to be trapped here.” Then he opened the gap of time and space but didn’t leave without taking a second look at Jiefulo.    The Reversal Impact was stopped by Frozen Seal, so was the teleportation ritual which wasn’t fast enough to save all fairies. Asaku was lucky, as he was sent away. Right before he was teleported, he heard Priest Harp, saying, “Find the Fairies Queen Aranda… only she can save the Fairies. You are our only hope, Asaku.”Tears in his eyes, Asaku was sent into the teleportation tunnel and he lost consciousness. The time on the Fairies Continent stopped. No one could enter, nor anyone could exit. Chapter Four: Tear of the MermaidAt ten o’clock in the morning on Monday, August 19th, year 36722 on the Epic Calendar...    Waking up but still dizzy, Asaku heard familiar voices and they were Uda, Samoyed and Ellia. The three were excited to see Asaku. “Woot! Finally, you’ve come to yourself!” said Uda.    Ellia leaned over to Asaku and said, “I was so so worried about you, Asaku… Thought I’d lost you.”    Asaku said, “I’m good. So where are we now?”    Uda replied, “We were sent to the Mermaid Kingdom on the Phantom Continent. The Mermaid Queen arranged accommodation for us here. You slept for almost a week!”    Asaku looked around, and found himself in a small, warm room showered in sunshine reflected by water. “It seems to be a girl’s room,” said Asaku.    Uda said, Because there are only girls in the Mermaid Kingdom.”    Asaku was surprised, and he saw the room was filled with flowers, so he asked,    What are these flowers about?”    Shrugging, Uda grinned, “The flowers are from your fans. The whole kingdom knows about you, and all girls are crazy for you. They’ve been sending flowers here, together with their greetings. The Mermaid Queen even promulgated to address you as the Sleeping Prince Charming of the Fairies…”    Samoyed turned around and giggled...    Footsteps were heard outside the door, so Uda told Asaku to fake sleep. If people knew he was awake, the fans would inundate the house immediately.    So Asaku lay down to fake sleep, and then about ten mermaids entered the room with flowers and gifts. Samoyed turned invisible, and Uda transformed into a clown puppet. Nothing could stop these girls --- they all kissed Asaku on the cheeks and wished him the best. It took them quite a while to have all the fun and leave.    Asaku got out of bed, with his hands on the cheeks that were just kissed. All smiling, Asaku blushed.Ellia looked away, pouting unhappily.     Uda knocked on Asaku’s head and said, “Wake up!”    Asaku said, “I don’t want to stay here like a caged animal. I’m going to sneak out and look for some intel.”“But Asaku,” Ellia said, “you can’t just go out like this. As the Sleeping Prince Charming of the Fairies, you will create a chaos. Let me dress you up.”The Mermaid Kingdom is located under water, protected by a ward deep in the ocean. In the kingdom, one can breathe as freely as they can on the land.On the street, there was a mermaid dressed in a maid’s outfit with a weird hairstyle and makeup, and a clown puppet on “her” shoulder. That was Asaku. Ellia dressed up as a mermaid as well, following Asaku. Samoyed turned invisible and stayed at their side.    Asaku asked, “Why do I have to go out in a maid’s costume? This is so silly! The skirt… it’s so cool down there and that feels so… weird!”Laughing, Ellia replied, “Told you to wear some panties.”    “Nuh-uh,” Asaku said, “no girls’ panties for me!!”Uda said, “But people would recognize you without the costume! That’d be trouble if they knew who you are. Thousands of mermaid girls would surround you to show you their love.”Samoyed turned invisible so only his voice was heard, “Don’t count on me. I can’t stop all of them~”Asaku said, “What is wrong with this place? The air is so stuffy. It just feels wrong, and the wind is not blowing at all.”    Uda replied, “The Mermaid Kingdom is quite exclusive. They are particularly hostile against the Beast Kingdom on the Phantom Continent. Both Samoyed and I are citizens of the Beast Kingdom, so we can never ever be found here. People say the Mermaid Kingdom enjoys a pleasant relationship with the Fairies Continent, so maybe this is why you are sent here.”Ellia loved pets and she was talking to the angel fish roaming on the road. Asaku asked her, “Why are you talking to a fish?”    “I can talk to all living creatures~” Ellia replied, “and I want to befriend with all the cute ones.”Asaku shrugged and said, “I can only understand Uda and Samoyed.”    At the time, a dowager walked by with a group of maids. The dowager gazed at Asaku, which made both Asaku and Ellia nervous.Completely ignoring Ellia, the dowager said to Asaku, “Huh~ aren’t you a pretty one~ a little bit too flat-chested but no matter. What is your name? Who do you work for?”    Asaku tried to reply with a higher pitch, “Bonjour, Madam! My name… is Eklia, and I am the maid for Mrs. Mel.”    Upon hearing this, the dowager flipped and yelled, “What a waste!! You are adorable and you work for that crazy hag, Mel!?”    Then she took ten pearls from the bag and handed them over to Asaku, telling him, “This is the down payment. You go back and dissolve the contract with that hag, and report to Duke Vitalis Castle tomorrow.”    Once she was done talking, she led the maids and took leave. Asaku and the rest were left behind, startled.    Asaku complained, “Who is she and how can she call me flat-chested…”    Ellia laughed and said, “Eklia… my dear brother… that is awesome! You were hit on dressed up as a girl!! And that Lady Mel is real, too!”    Samoyed laughed so much it almost rolled on the floor.    “That is not funny!” Asaku said, “We still have business here. We’ve lost track of the core for one week, and Priest Harp said I have to find the Fairies Queen to save the Fairies Continent. How can I waste even one more minute here to be someone’s maid?”    Just then Asaku’s stomach rumbled, so he looked at the restaurant on the road and decided to dine in there.    By the entrance, Ellia said goodbye to the angel fish and entered the restaurant with Asaku. They chose a table in the corner to avoid attention.    “What!” Asaku screamed when he read the menu, “One set costs one pearl!”    Uda stopped Asaku immediately, “Quiet, Asaku, if you don’t want to pay, we can go back to the accommodations the Queen arranges for us.”    “Nuh-uh,” Asaku refused, “No way!”    Blushing, Asaku said, “I do enjoy being so popular though…”    Ellia punched Asaku on his shoulder, “Asaku, you are terrible!”Then the waitress dropped by, asking, “What can I get for you today?”Asaku gave a gesture of four fingers and said, “Four set meals, please.”    “Are you sure,” the waitress asked, “that you can eat so much?”    Asaku replied, “Sure, no problem at all.”     The waitress replied, “All right, four pearls then. The food will be served right away.”When the food came, Asaku devoured everything in front of him, while Uda and Samoyed hid in the corner and ate quietly.    Asaku said, “I think we should leave the Mermaid Kingdom as soon as possible for the Beast Kingdom where I can ask help from an old friend, King Brad.    Samoyed said, “But it is forbidden to use the Folding Corridor in the Mermaid Kingdom, so we have to go through the connected tunnel to the Beast Kingdom above water.”    “But the tunnel is guarded, Samoyed continued, “no one is allowed to pass without the permission from the Mermaid Queen.”    “Besides,” Ellia said, “it is rude to leave without saying goodbye. We should at least thank the Queen for her kindness to take us in.”    Uda said, “It is true that the Mermaid Kingdom does maintain a good relationship with the Fairies Continent, but the Mermaid Queen made it official that Asaku is the Sleeping Prince Charming of the Fairies… that just doesn’t sound right.”    Asaku, “But if we don’t go back, we need to make money.”“Asaku, Ellia said while she laughed, “ you have to support us all by working as a maid then!”    Both Uda and Samoyed nodded.    Holding his head, Asaku grumbled, “Why am I always the one that does all the work?”While Asaku and his friends were talking, they had no idea that they had been surrounded by mermaid soldiers.     Politely, a girl mermaid soldier said to Asaku, “Friend from the Fairies Continent, our Queen would like to speak to you in Her Majesty’s Castle.”    Asaku said, “Ah… you’ve caught me…”    The mermaid soldiers took Asaku and his friends to the Castle where the Mermaid Queen resided. On the way, the road was full of fans who were crazy for Asaku. They screamed his name and more, “Asaku, my Sleeping Prince Charming of the Fairies… I love you~~”    At night in the castle , Asaku was taken to the Throne Hall where the Mermaid Queen sat on her throne. Both Asaku and Ellia took a bow, and Asaku addressed to the Queen, “Your Majesty, my name is Asaku, and I am from the Fairies Continent. We do not mean to intrude, as our presence here is nothing but an accident. We sincerely beg for your kindness and forgiveness.”    The Mermaid Queen replied, “I am the Mermaid Queen Kamina. You can tell your two escorts to show themselves.”    Hearing this, Uda and Samoyed turned visible and got down on one knee, asking for forgiveness.    Queen Kamina said, “I am fully aware of the situation. The rest of you can leave now.”The Queen’s entourage took leave and only the Queen and Asaku and his friends remained.    “Follow me.” The Queen said once they were left alone.    The Queen led Asaku and his friends to the Royal Garden, hid them in a concealed corner. She then told them to stay quiet and asked Asaku to play along no matter what happened. Though confused, Asaku concurred.    Shortly, a young woman walked into the garden, with a fairy man, whose hair is white and elegant, flying in the air. The couple looked at each other deeply in the eyes, and the man took out a flower made of seashells and crystal. The white-haired man said, “Mermaid Princess Yulia, I want to hold your hands in mine forever. Will you marry me?” The young woman shook her head and replied, “No, Fluffy… It has to be my Mother who can make the decision.”        Fluffy held the woman by her hands and said, “Then let’s elope!”    Yulia refused and said, “As much as I love you, such behavior is not allowed.” Then the man tried to leave with the woman, while the Mermaid Queen walked out between them and Asaku and his friends still hid in the dark.    The Queen reprimanded, “How insolent! Release my daughter and leave now!”     The white-haired man talked back, “I have no fear to whatever queen, including you, Your Majesty. If I snap, no one in your kingdom is capable of taking me down.”    The Queen said, “You are indeed contemptuous, but we do need a powerful man to be our King and to protect our people.”The white-haired man laughed, saying, “So~ Your Majesty has agreed to our marriage then?”    The Queen continued, “But only the most powerful and the most beautiful man can be our King.”    Fluffy replied, “Awww thank you, Your Majesty, for all the kind words.”The Queen interrupted Fluffy, “No, you are not the only one that is qualified here. Recently, the Sleeping Prince of the Fairies has visited us. He is even more beautiful than you and well-loved by the whole kingdom.”The Queen then pointed at Asaku who had no choice but to show up, and the latter played along, “I am the Fairy Prince that is truly qualified to be the King. Leave now, before it turns even more humiliating.”Fluffy yelled, “I will challenge you to a duel! Don’t be so sure you’ll win, Asaku from the Fairies Continent.”Asaku was surprised, asking, “How do you know who I am? Have we met?”Fluffy just looked at Asaku without saying one more word.The Queen clapped and said, “Quiet down, both of you. As the Queen, I shall be fair and just. I will hold a Joust for a Spouse and the winner can marry Princess Yulia and become the future King of the Mermaid Kingdom!”Asaku yelled in surprise, “What?!”Fluffy said, “Deal! When will that be?”“Three days from now, the Queen replied, and it will be held in the arena.”“Mother, how could you make such a decision…” Yulia cried while she ran away.Fluffy was full of confidence and he said, “I’ll show you what I’ve got!” before disappearing in the night.    At the same time, Asaku, Uda, and Samoyed said, “It’s a set up…”The Queen looked back at Asaku, nodding and smiling…Back to the Throne Hall, Asaku sat on the corridor, pouting. The Queen explained, “I understand it was really rude to set you up like this, but the situation called for it as we do not have enough arms to deal with this phantom.”“Phantom?” Asaku asked, “Fluffy is a phantom?”The Queen nodded and replied, “Yes, he is a fox from the Illusion Tribe of the Beast Kingdom on the Phantom Continent. We mermaids will never ever marry a beast.”    Samoyed concurred, “The three kingdoms on the Phantom Continent are quite hostile against each other. It is a great mercy that Uda and I can remain free here.”    “But are the arms here so weak?” Asaku asked, Besides, if they truly love each other, why would Your Majesty have to stand by the rule and separate them?”    The Queen stood up, pointing her scepter at the ceiling right above the throne. The ceiling broke and there was a…    “Mirror Core!” Asaku yelled, “And it is red, so the Reversal Impact occurred already!”    Then Asaku took out the Compass of No Return to confirm the time reversed, but only figured out there was no difference in time. The Mermaid Kingdom wasn’t sent back in the past during the Reversal Impact. What was this all about?    Before Asaku could have a better understanding of what was going on, lots of monsters flooded from the core. Asaku and his friends prepared for combat. One monster dashed toward the Queen, and Ellia screamed, “Watch out, Your Majesty!”    To everyone’s surprise, the monster went right through the Queen.    The Queen said, “Don’t worry about me. Asaku, could you please seal this Mirror Core, first?”    “Yes, Your Majesty.” Asaku replied.     Covered by his friends, Asaku reached the core and sealed it by performing Holy Cell. With the core sealed, the Mermaid Kingdom was freed, and the air refreshed and flew again.     The Queen sat on her throne, and started to explain from the beginning, “About six months ago, the core occurred here. Even with all the arms we could afford, we could not resist it, and then the Reversal Impact took place.”Surprised, Asaku asked, “But the time remains the same?”The Queen replied, “The Reversal Impact turned back the time to 130 years ago, when the Mermaid Kingdom was an island above water, instead of deep in the ocean. Our Kingdom didn’t sink into the water until thirty years ago.”    “So the Reversal Impact brought back the Mermaid Kingdom 130 years ago!” Uda said.    The Queen said, “That is correct.”    Asaku asked further, “But what about the Mermaid Kingdom that was influenced by the impact…?”    The Queen replied softly, “Disappeared. We have all disappeared. Everything you see now is a reflection of our thought. We keep on living like this.”Then the Queen took off an earring in the shape of a drop of water from her left ear, and she gently continued, “This is our beloved treasure, the Mermaid Tears. When the Reversal Impact struck us, the grave fear and sorrow from all our people triggered the Mermaid Tears.”    Trying to hold back tears, Asaku said, “So Your Majesty, and all the people I have seen in the kingdom are reflection of thoughts, protected by the Mermaid Tears.”Ellia couldn’t hold it anymore, and she just cried out loud.    The Queen continued, “Asaku, you understand this, don’t you… Yulia cannot marry Fluffy, even with my blessing. Once Yulia is married to Fluffy, she, together with the whole kingdom, will realize that we are gone, no more. Could you keep this secret between you and me, please?”The tears wouldn’t stop from falling, and both Asaku and Ellia nodded.    “Even it’s just an act,” the Queen said, “please do beat Fluffy, marry the princess, become our new King. Please, Asaku… give my people new hope. By then, we will no longer need the Mermaid Tears, and we can disappear with happiness. Could you please do us one last favor?”    Without saying a word, Asaku nodded. Ellia cried so much even the angel fish could swim in her tears.    Three days later, people started to swarm into the arena. The whole kingdom was there to witness the Joust for a Spouse held by the Queen. Ready and set, Asaku slowly walked into the arena, to keep his promise.Chapter Five: A Happy SmileAt ten o’clock in the morning on Thursday, August 22nd, year 36722 on the Epic Calendar...Almost all the citizens of the Mermaid Kingdom gathered at the arena, the cheers were deafening as today would be the day, a new king would be elected. The champion could also win the hand of Princess Yulia, and the game started!    Both Asaku and Fluffy entered the arena, gazing at the other. The atmosphere totally changed.    Fluffy would like to charge in and attack Asaku immediately, while the latter looked at the Queen with so much sadness in his eyes. The Queen nodded at Asaku, with the crying Princess Yulia on her left side, and Ellia on her right side.The horn was blown, which could be heard miles away. The game officially started!    On his hand, Fluffy attacked with a spear bursting of energy, and Asaku fought back with Uda and Samoyed, both transformed into his most trustworthy gear. Asaku’s Sun Sword clashed with Fluffy’s Shine Spear. Sparkle could be seen everywhere. As the fight intensified, Fluffy cast Magic Light Sword to attack Asaku, which shocked Asaku who tried to block it with the shield on his left hand.    Surprised, Asaku yelled, “Did I see it right? That was my Magic Light Sword?”    Samoyed replied, “You are right. That is your magic.”    Fluffy asked, “Hey Asaku, aren’t you a master of magic attack? Since when you have switched to a sword? Where is your magic?”    Asaku kept quiet, “Tsk…”    Uda said, “Asaku, this seems like a deja vu. I’m sure we know this Fluffy from somewhere.”    Fluffy yelled, “Woot! This is fun! I’m holding nothing back!”    Casting Light Sword Magic, Fluffy charged in to Asaku and attack!Reaching out with his left hand, Asaku absorbed in the power with the three-star matrix magic. The matrix magic could take in power of three attacks only, so Asaku was still harmed. On his right hand, Asaku blocked the attack of Shine Spear with his Sun Sword.    Rolling over, Asaku released Aurora Impact! The three-star matrix magic seemed to take Fluffy by surprise. While Fluffy tried to dodge the attack, Asaku pushed further with the Sunshine Impact. Both impacts hit Fluffy hard and Asaku was winning.    “I never knew you could attack like this,” Fluffy shouted, “but your light magic doesn’t hurt me much as I also master light magic. You can’t beat me by absorbing my magic power!”All of a sudden, the white-haired fairy turned into an enormous white fox, together with a bunch of small white foxes.Asaku yelled, ... I... I hate foxes…”    The crowd started to scream and tried to run away. Princess Yulia was so scared that she wept, and the Queen explained to her this is who Fluffy really was. Princess Yulia cried even louder for being lied to.    Then Fluffy attacked with its enormous body and tail, while casting Meteor Shower at Asaku. The bunch of small white foxes were attacking with their super adorable paws, which made it even harder for Asaku to defend.to be continued～Google play book search 『ASAKU X Dragon life』

Question 3

i can see the rainbow over there余海峯 David . 物理喵 phycat 在Facebook 的評價

Accepted Answer

【費曼102歲誕辰】兩年前費曼百歲誕辰時，我寫了這篇文章，內容全靠我自己多年重讀N次所有費曼的書和傳記而寫成（加上後來一點fact check）。我大致把他最有趣和最有意義的生平事跡都寫過了，我想暫時也難再寫另一篇了。

立場link：http://thestandnews.com/cosmos/百年華誕紀念-繼續鬧吧-費曼先生/

／／一百年前今天，理查．費曼 (Richard Feynman, 1918–1988) 在美國紐約出生。他的父親梅爾維爾．費曼 (Melville Feynman) 移民自白俄羅斯猶太家庭；母親露西樂．菲利普 (Lucille Phillips) 則來自波蘭猶太家庭。費曼五歲時，父母誕下了第二個兒子。不幸地，這個孩子在四週大時夭折。費曼的妹妹喬安．費曼 (Joan Feynman) 在他九歲時出生。

費曼是誰？他是理論物理學家、諾貝爾奬得主、開創量子電動力學、發明費曼圖；他亦傳奇無數，曾偷偷打開放有原子彈機密的夾萬、為脫衣舞廳老闆出庭作證、在皇室面前邊抽煙邊講爛笑話、身為物理系教授跑到生物系與學生一起上課做功課、飛到巴西參加音樂表演等。費曼從不介意別人目光，他甚至寫自傳細說這些離經叛道的行徑，使他可能成為物理學界裡比愛因斯坦更有名的物理學家。

父親啟蒙費曼踏上科學路

費曼與愛因斯坦一樣，很遲才開口說話。費曼從不認為自己是天才，他把對科學的啟蒙與熱情歸於他的父親。費曼憶述，雖然他父親是個賣制服的商人，但他從父親處學到了如何學習。有一天，費曼在玩一輛玩具貨車。他在玩具貨車上放了一個球，然後他發現當他把玩具貨車向前拉時，球會向後滾。

費曼覺得很奇怪，為什麼玩具貨車明明向前跑，但球卻向後滾？他跑去問父親，父親對他說，「其實球並沒有向後滾，你試試水平看著玩具貨車，就會發現這只是錯覺。」費曼照做，果真發現球其實是向前滾的。他再問父親，為什麼？父親的答案影響他一生往後看待宇宙萬物的態度：「那是個神秘的現象，沒有人知道為什麼。普遍的原理是，運動中的東西會繼續運動，靜止的東西會繼續靜止。科學家們叫這做慣性，但事實上，沒有人知道為什麼有慣性。這只是一個稱呼。」費曼的父親教會費曼「知道東西的名字 (Know-what) 」和「知道東西 (Know-how) 」的分別。費曼的父親雖不是科學家，但他有科學家的態度：誠實地說不知道。

我希望分享另一個關於費曼與父親的故事。話說城鎮裡的家庭都會在暑假期間一起到郊外度假。男人們會在週中回城工作，在週末回到度假區陪伴家庭。一天，費曼與其他小孩一起郊遊，他們發現了一隻特別的鳥。其他孩子就比賽誰知道那隻鳥的名字。他們問費曼，費曼說他不知道。他們就嘲笑費曼：「難道你爸爸什麼都沒教你嗎？」

其實，費曼與父親早就見過同一種鳥。費曼父親當時對他說：「理查，我可以告訴你這隻鳥在世界上每種語言裡的名字。可是，到最後除了世界各地的人如何稱呼牠。關於牠的一切，其實你什麼都不知道。你要觀察這隻鳥，試著理解牠在做什麼。」費曼父親教會他名稱只是人類的創造，與大自然真實的知識毫無關係。

費曼回憶，他父親很喜歡與他一起閱讀大英百科全書 (Encyclopaedia Britannica) 。當他們讀到一個段落，例如恐龍，他父親就會停下來，圖像化地解釋：「暴龍身高二十五尺，頭闊六呎，我們來看看這是什麼意思。這代表如果有一頭暴龍站在窗外，牠能從這裡的二樓窗外看見我們。不過牠的頭太大了，穿不過窗戶。」

這影響了費曼日後做物理研究時，往往喜愛從圖像化方式入手把問題簡化。費曼曾說過，如果我們無法把一個理論簡化至大學一年級的程度，我們就不算真正理解這個理論。他發明的費曼圖，大大簡化了量子力學的計算方式，就是明證。費曼圖幫助費曼推導出光與物質的互動——量子電動力學，費曼因而獲頒 1965 年諾貝爾物理學獎。

厭惡權威的費曼

費曼厭惡權威，這點與愛因斯坦相似。費曼的父親是個制服商人，看盡世上各種制服行業的虛偽。他曾對費曼說：「教宗衣服下的那個人，也只不過與我們一樣，需要吃飯。」後來，當費曼知道他要從瑞典國王手上領取諾貝爾獎，他仍十分抗拒穿上西裝。

費曼不喜歡榮譽。他在學校的時候，被邀請加入了一個叫做「Arista Honor Society」的精英學生團體。費曼說他不喜歡這個團體，因為他們開會時做的唯一事情就是討論「誰有資格加入我們」。當費曼成為了有名的科學家後，他又被選為美國國家科學院 (National Academy of Sciences) 院士。費曼非常反感每次開會都在討論「誰有資格加入我們」。最終，費曼忍受不住這些沒有養份的會議，不得不請辭。此後，費曼再也沒有加入過任何榮譽團體。

費曼母親：不怕炸了整間屋　更怕扼殺了費曼的好奇心

費曼的科學家性格可能培養於學生時代。他曾在家裡建立了一個小實驗室，製作一些電路和做些電學實驗，有時候更會發生一些小意外。費曼的母親邀請朋友來家裡時，朋友們問她，妳不怕費曼炸了整間屋嗎？她回答說，她更怕扼殺了費曼的好奇心。

費曼喜歡把電器拆開，研究內部結構再重組。有一次，鎮上一個人找費曼幫忙修理一部收音機。費曼簡單檢查了一下，就看著收音機沉思，思考解決方法。那人看了，就問費曼為何還不動手？費曼就說：「我正在修！」最後果真給他想出問題根源，修好了收音機。那人就周圍幫費曼宣傳：「他用想的就能修好收音機！」

與妹妹的約定

有一晚半夜時分，費曼把妹妹叫醒，說有東西要給她看。費曼帶她到外面空地，喬安抬頭看到美麗的極光。喬安問費曼，這是什麼？費曼說「這叫極光，但沒有人知道為什麼會出現極光。」喬安覺得極光很有趣，便說日後也要成為科學家，研究極光。他們就約定，費曼可以研究世上任何現象，除了極光要留給她。最終，喬安真的成為了一位天體物理學家，一生都在研究她與哥哥約定的極光。

費曼成名後，有一位物理學家想請教費曼對極光成因的想法。費曼說他是有一點想法的，但是他必須先打一個電話。費曼當場向學校借用電話，「喬安，我可以說我對極光的想法嗎？」然後回頭向那位物理學家說：「對不起，我跟妹妹有個約定，這世上所有現象我都可以研究，除了極光要留給她，所以我不能夠回答你的問題。」

精於數學　自創符號

費曼對數學很感興趣，很早就自學超越學校程度的數學了。他想學習微積分，就去圖書館借相關的教科書。可是，圖書館管理員竟然因為費曼只是個小孩而不借給他。費曼要說謊稱書是幫他父親借的，才能得到他想學習的知識。

由於費曼的數學知識大多靠自學，他自己發明了很多數學符號。他也不喜歡記著科學實驗或理論的名稱，他認為只需要知道內容就可以了。這導致他教導同學、寫筆記和交功課時，有時會不自覺用了自創的符號，以致沒有人明白他在說什麼！他後來笑稱，他父親忘記了告訴他名字是跟其他人溝通的重要工具。費曼的數學功力十分深厚，他於高中最後一年贏得了紐約大學數學冠軍賽。

輕視人文哲學題目　卻愛上素描、邦哥鼓藝術

費曼曾認為「真正的男人不會對詩詞和類似的東西感興趣」，這與他後來沉醉於素描和邦哥鼓等藝術相映成趣。由於中學時代的費曼的人文科目成績不太理想，而且他來自於一個猶太家庭，即使他的數學和物理成績都十分優異，這些都使他在升讀大學時碰到不少困難。他曾經試過考哥倫比亞大學 (Columbia University) 入學試，但並沒有被錄取。最後，麻省理工學院 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 錄取了他。

費曼進入麻省理工學院修讀物理學，成績優異。不過，他有時候還是會用了自己發明的數學符號，使他的同學們一頭霧水。費曼很不喜歡人文學科，可是麻省理工要求學生必須修讀人文課程才能畢業，費曼就勉強選了哲學，因為他覺得這是最接近科學的科目了。

在英國文學課裡，教授要求同學們寫一篇文章，費曼絞盡腦汁也寫不出來。最後，費曼把自己正在研究的物理題目亂寫一通，竟然獲得教授稱讚，並在課堂上朗讀出來！這使費曼從此輕視某些人文和哲學題目。

調皮搗蛋的費曼

費曼也愛捉弄人。在大學裡有間房間，很多同學都會在裡面溫習。每當有人進去問問題後，裡面的人都會大叫「請關門！ (Please shut the door!) 」有一天清晨，費曼睡不著，散步經過那房間。他發現兩扇門的其中一扇不見了，只留了一個牌子，寫著「Please shut the door」。

費曼認為應該是有人很煩厭這句話，所以惡作劇拿走了門。費曼覺得很有趣，就偷偷把另一扇門也拿走藏起來。沒有人找到那兩扇門。後來，學生聚餐時就討論該怎麼辦。費曼發言說：「我建議拿走了門的人，可以匿名留下字條，寫出門的藏處。」學生們並未認真考慮費曼的建議。高年級的學長認為事態嚴重，於是對在場的每個人逐一問話：「門是你拿走的嗎？」每個人都說不是。

輪到費曼時，學長問：「門是你拿走的嗎？」費曼回答：「是的，門是我拿走的。」學長就說：「費曼！這是很認真的，不要開玩笑！」然後就去問下一位學生了。之後，門被還回來了。直到幾個月以後，他們才發現原來其中一扇門真是費曼拿走的。他們就很生氣，說費曼不應該說謊。費曼說，可是他明明有誠實回答啊！

別鬧了，費曼先生！

費曼大學畢業後，報考了普林斯頓大學 (Princeton University) 的研究生課程，並在物理入學試中取得滿分。他的數學成績也非常出色，可是英文和歷史科卻考得很差。這令普林斯頓物理系主任非常擔心。不過，原來他並不擔心費曼的成績，而是費曼的猶太人身分。因為歧視，大學分配給猶太人的學位很少。費曼最終被取錄，跟隨約翰．惠勒 (John Wheeler) 進行理論物理學的研究。

費曼第一天進入普林斯頓，去了參加院長的茶會。費曼從未參與過這種社交茶會，不知道原來有很多禮儀。茶會上，院長夫人問費曼：「費曼先生，請問你想要加檸檬或是奶油？」不懂如何選擇的費曼說：「都要。」院長夫人就笑說：「嘻、嘻、嘻、嘻、嘻。別鬧了，費曼先生！」費曼後來才知道，每當院長夫人「嘻、嘻、嘻、嘻、嘻。」地笑，就即是有人犯了社交錯誤。後來，費曼第一本自傳的書名就叫做《別鬧了，費曼先生！（Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!）》。

費曼打算在他的首個研討會上報告他與惠勒共同研究的一個結合量子力學與電動力學的構想。惠勒竟然邀請了大名鼎鼎的愛因斯坦；現代電腦和博弈論之父、數學家約翰．馮諾曼 (John von Neumann) ；以及提出量子力學效應「鮑利不相容原理 (Pauli Exclusion Principle) 」的華夫岡．鮑利 (Wolfgang Pauli) 等人出席！

知道了這些科學巨人將會來聽自己第一次的研究報告，費曼當然非常緊張。研討會當天，費曼很早就到課室準備。怎料愛因斯坦剛進課室，向費曼說的第一句話是：「請問茶點放在哪裡？」想必費曼當時不會知道，未來自己會成為跟愛因斯坦等人一樣有名的科學巨人吧！結果，當費曼開始講解物理的時候，就完全忘記了聽眾是誰，完全不緊張了。

加入曼哈頓計劃　偷走夾萬文件

1942年，正在寫博士論文的費曼，被羅拔．奧本海默 (Robert Oppenheimer) 招募進入極機密的原子彈研發計劃「曼哈頓計劃 (Manhattan Project) 」。研究部門設於新默墨西哥州洛斯阿拉莫斯 (Los Alamos, New Mexico) ，費曼與其他科學家都必須搬到建於當地的研究所居住。

洛斯阿拉莫斯研究區是軍事重地，保安非常嚴密。進入時必須在入口閘門經過冗長的安全檢查，然而離開卻只需出示證件就可以了。費曼發現圍籬上有個大洞，可以避開安全檢查進入研究所。費曼認為軍隊安全意識不足，然而他愛玩的性格又驅使他不直接報告，而是跟軍隊開個玩笑。費曼利用籬上的洞進入，然後在閘門出示證件離開，如是者不斷地重複進進出出。負責檢查的軍人覺得奇怪，為什麼這同一個人沒有進入過，卻不斷離開？結果他們竟然拘捕了費曼，而不是去正視問題。

大家可能聽說過費曼的開鎖傳奇。研究所內每個人都有自己的夾萬。費曼研究了夾萬運作方式，發現很多人選的密碼都很容易猜到。結果，他練成了能在短時間內打開研究所內任何人夾萬的技術，經常偷走其他人夾萬內的重要文件，放在他們的辦公桌上，希望提高他們的安全意識。每個人都非常害怕費曼，他的開鎖技術連真正的鎖匠也為之景仰。結果，將軍竟然不是要求眾人更改密碼，而是叫所有人提防費曼。

研發平行運算　改變運算方式

研究所訂了一部當年最新的 IBM 打卡式電腦（即是用打有孔的卡片進行計算的最早期的電腦），足足有一個房間那麼大，用來計算提煉鈾元素的方程式。費曼領導一隊從全國挑選出來的精英中學生，要在幾個月內算出結果。由於計算複雜，而人手更換卡片的速度又慢，進度落後很多。最終費曼與學生們發現，如果分開幾隊人手同時計算不同的部分再整合結果，速度會快很多。這使費曼成為平行運算 (parallel computation) 的創始人，而且是在現代電腦被發明出來之前的人力平行運算！

物理學家的愛情故事

費曼第一任妻子叫做阿琳 (Arline Greenbaum) 。他倆從學校讀書時已相識，是對青梅竹馬，而且亦認定對方為終身伴侶。1996 年的電影《無限 (Infinity) 》描述的就是費曼與阿琳的愛情故事。可惜，天意總弄人，正當一切都看似美好時——費曼是物理學界的明日之星，仍未博士畢業就參與了曼哈頓計劃——阿琳被診斷出患有肺癆，當時這是不治之症。阿琳剛出現症狀時，醫生以為阿琳患的是小病。費曼卻不同意，他自己一個在圖書館裡尋找資料，對比阿琳的病徵。最後是他向醫生建議，阿琳患的可能是絕症。多麼動人、又多麼令人心碎。

費曼在普林斯頓的博士奬學金有一附帶條件，就是受獎人不能已婚。1942 年，費曼取得博士學位後，就立刻向阿琳求婚。雖然費曼的父母反對，費曼與阿琳仍然在紐約史丹頓島 (Staten Island) 的市政廳結婚。由於肺癆會透過接吻傳染，費曼只能在婚禮親吻阿琳的臉頰。沒有親人和朋友來他倆的婚禮，只有一對陌生人見證。

因為曼哈頓計劃是機密，阿琳不可以隨費曼搬到洛斯阿拉莫斯的研究所居住。而且，她因病情嚴重，必須廿四小時住院。費曼於奧本海默的協助下，在新默墨西哥州阿布奎基 (Albuquerque) 找到一間療養院供阿琳入住，以便費曼能於週末駕駛幾個小時的車程穿過沙漠去探望她。

費曼和阿琳喜歡以書信通訊。在戰時的軍事重地都有一個不明文規定，軍隊負責人會拆開所有信件，確保軍事機密沒有外洩，而且會擅自刪改內容。為了不讓其他人明白信件內容，費曼和阿琳就發明了一種只有他倆明白的密碼。但亦因為這個原因，他們的信件常常通過不了軍隊審查，因為軍隊想要知道他們的密碼有沒有洩漏機密！不過費曼和阿琳很享受寫這些密碼去刺激軍隊，軍隊花時間解碼後發現密碼內容只是日常購物清單之類！

當時，費曼因為介意其他人對自己的看法而苦惱。阿琳告訴他，不用介意別人的評價，要忠於自己。阿琳在療養院對費曼說：「你管別人怎麼想？ (What do you care what other people think?)」阿琳過世後，費曼寫了兩本自傳（都是他口述然後朋友幫他寫出來）。費曼第二本自傳的書名，就是以這句話命名。

當阿琳快不行的時候，醫院打電話給費曼，叫他快來醫院。費曼就借了朋友的車（他們後來才發現這個借車的朋友是間諜），極速向醫院開去，但在途中車子又壞了幾次，幾經波折才趕到醫院，可惜已經來不及見阿琳最後一面。費曼回憶說，他當時很傷心，可是卻沒有哭出來。他看到阿琳床邊放著阿琳送給他的手錶，錶面時間竟然停在阿琳的死亡時間！費曼初時覺得這是阿琳留給他的訊息，然而理性告訴他這不太可能。這手錶曾經壞過幾次，每次都是費曼把它修好。所以，費曼知道應該是護士拿起手錶記錄阿琳的死亡時間時，不小心再次弄停了它。

費曼回憶說，直到很多個月後，他在街上看見一間時裝店的一條裙，心想阿琳一定會喜歡，終於才淚流不止。阿琳生前很喜歡與費曼寫信。阿琳死後一年半，費曼寫了一封最後的信給他的太太。費曼自己一直收藏著這封信，直到他 1988 年離世後人們才把信打開。信中充滿費曼對阿琳的愛，在最後一句，費曼寫道：「附注：請原諒我沒有把信寄出。我不知道你的新地址啊。」

“PS Please excuse my not mailing this — but I don’t know your new address.”

原子彈試爆

史上第一個原子彈試爆時（試爆計劃代號是「三位一體 (Trinity) 」），所有研究人員都被安排在遠處觀看。由於核反應會釋放出極大量的高能量輻射，包括伽瑪射線、X射線和紫外線，每個人都分配有護目鏡。只有費曼沒有戴上護目鏡，他選擇於車內觀看試爆，因為他知道紫外線並不能穿透車輛的擋風玻璃。試爆成功，所有人都非常興奮，因為他們的研究終於成功了。只有三位一體計劃負責人肯尼．班布里奇 (Kenneth Bainbridge) 對奧本海默說：「現在我們都是婊子養的。 (Now we are all sons of bitches.) 」

費曼回憶道，當日本的廣島和長崎被原子彈毀滅時，他們還未意識到自己究竟做了什麼事。直到後來，興奮感褪去了，費曼才意識到，這將是世界末日的開端。戰後很長一段時間，當費曼看見街上有工人在建設房屋和橋樑時，他都會想：「這些全都沒有意義；這一切都將被摧毀。為什麼還要建設？」的確，當年不少科學家認為世界即將發生第三次世界大戰，而且人類會因核戰而滅絕。

隨心研究　由餐碟擺動到量子電動力學

戰後，費曼在康奈爾大學 (Cornell University) 當物理學教授。他曾有一段時間因為想不出新的物理構思而非常苦惱。費曼覺得自己不值得大學高薪聘請，他走去跟物理系主任說：「我想不到重要的問題去研究。」系主任就跟他說：「別擔心，聘人是我們應該承擔的風險，你儘管做自己感興趣的東西就好。」從此，費曼就真的不管任何人，只做自己感興趣的事。

有一天，費曼在餐廳看到幾個學生在拋餐碟。餐碟上印有學校的標誌。費曼發現標誌旋轉和擺動的頻率似乎有著某個數學關係。他覺得這個現象很有趣，於是立即埋首計算。他把計算結果交給系主任看，主任問他：「這很有趣，可是有什麼用？」費曼回答：「我只是覺得這很有趣，我不管它有什麼用！」

世事難料。費曼在 1965 年獲頒諾貝爾物理學獎，原因是他成功推導出電磁輻射與物質的交互作用的一個完整理論，稱為量子電動力學 (quantum electrodynamics) 。費曼對其中電子自旋的計算靈感就是來自於當年餐碟標誌的計算。

費曼與朝永振一郎 (Shin’itirō Tomonaga) 以及朱利安．施溫格 (Julian Schwinger) 共同獲得 1965 年諾貝爾物理學獎。他們三人各得 1/3 獎金，因為他們各自使用不同方法推導出相同結論。其中，費曼的方法與別不同，他用圖象方法代替繁瑣的代數運算，使整個物理過程能表達得更清晰。我們現在稱之為費曼圖 (Feynman diagram) ，是粒子物理學計算不可或缺的工具。或許費曼擅長把物理問題圖象化，是因為他父親的教導。

有一次，工作人員帶費曼去看巨大的粒子對撞機。費曼問：「這些機器用來做什麼的？」工作人員說：「費曼教授，這些機器是用來驗證你的理論的！」「花了多少錢？」「3 千 7 百萬美元。」費曼笑說：「你們這麼不相信我的理論嗎？」

熱愛邦哥鼓　街頭巡遊表演

費曼的父親在 1946 年離世，費曼因此受抑鬱症狀困擾。也是於同時期，費曼寫了上述給阿琳的最後情信。1951 至 1952 年，費曼使用他的研究休假（sabbatical，研究員可在休假的情況下自由進行研究）到巴西授課。

費曼很愛打邦哥鼓 (bongo) ，他甚至因為作為愛打邦哥鼓的物理學家而為人所識。在巴西，費曼深深受森巴音樂所打動，他學習了一種叫「frigideira」的巴西獨有的樂器。他參加了一個地道樂團，而且更被選拔進入街頭巡遊表演！

表演那天，費曼入住的酒店一個相熟的侍應生知道費曼熱愛森巴音樂，就跟費曼說：「教授，今天街上有森巴音樂巡遊表演，你一定會喜歡！」費曼就說：「今天我有事要做。」結果，當費曼的樂團經過費曼的酒店時，那侍應驚喜地發現費曼竟然是表演者之一！他就大叫：「那是教授！那是教授啊！」費曼在巴西歷險之後，沒有再回到康奈爾大學，轉到加州理工大學 (California Institute of Technology) 任教直到 1988 年離世。

以科學角度欣賞花朵之美

費曼最值得我們學習的地方，可能並非他的科學成就，而是他對知識的態度。費曼的藝術家朋友 Jirayr Zorthian 對他說：「科學拿走了花朵之美，令花朵變得枯燥乏味。」費曼回答道：「我也可以感受到花朵之美。但同時我看到其他人並不一定能立即看出的更深刻的美麗。我能看見花朵之中複雜的互動之美。花是紅色的。這代表花朵演化出顏色去吸引昆蟲嗎？這帶出另一個問題：昆蟲能看見顏色嗎？牠們會審美嗎？如此類推。我看不出研究花朵何以拿走它的美麗。這只會加深。我不明白這如何減少。」

“The beauty that is there for you is also available for me, too. But I see a deeper beauty that isn’t so readily available to others. I can see the complicated interactions of the flower. The color of the flower is red. Does the fact that the plant has color mean that it evolved to attract insects? This adds a further question. Can insects see color? Do they have an aesthetic sense? And so on. I don’t see how studying a flower ever detracts from its beauty. It only adds. I don’t understand how it subtracts.”

費曼認為，世界的美麗是每個人都可以看見的。但透過科學，除了世界外表上的美，我們更可以看見大自然運作的美麗。後來費曼跟 Jirayr 約定，每隔週末輪流教導對方自己擅長的事。這個禮拜，費曼會教他物理學；下個禮拜，他會教費曼畫畫。最終費曼學會了素描，舉辦了（匿名）個人畫展，更有人以高價買他的作品。費曼說， Jirayr 卻學得不太好。

沒有架子的科學巨人　為脫衣俱樂部辯護

費曼從不擺教授的架子。他試過在休假年走到生物學系上課，因為他對生物學感興趣。生物系的教授就說：「你可以跟其他學生一起上課和實習，條件是你要跟他們一樣交齊功課和報告。」結果費曼真的照做了。

費曼喜歡光顧一家脫衣舞酒吧，他會點一支可樂（他在巴西時戒了酒，從此他未有再喝過一滴酒精），然後計算一些物理問題，或是練習素描。酒吧顧客也不乏其他專業人士，有律師、老師等等。後來，這家酒吧被人告上法院，說他們破壞社區形象之類的。酒吧老闆請求常客們幫他辯護，可是那些專業人士們一個也沒答應，除了費曼。費曼想，我喜歡這裡，而且也沒有做什麼違法的事情，怕什麼？費曼就出庭作證了。結果，第二天報紙就刊登了「物理學教授經常光顧脫衣舞酒吧」。

費曼走出失去阿琳的極度傷痛後，曾兩次再婚。他與第二任妻子 Mary Louise Bell 去度蜜月的時候，竟然同時沉迷於破解古馬雅文明的文字，這一點各位男士最好不要學，除非得到了太太的批准……

疼愛子女　遺憾未能見證女兒長大成人

費曼與第三任妻子 Gweneth 於 1962 年誕下了卡爾 (Carl Feynman) ，然後他們於 1968 年領養了米雪 (Michelle Feynman)。費曼曾嘗試使用他父親當年教育他的方式，跟卡爾和米雪一起讀大英百科全書。可是費曼發現這只對卡爾有效。卡爾後來成為了電腦科學系教授，而米雪則成為了著名的攝影師。

費曼很愛他的兩個子女。費曼於 1978 年被診斷出患有脂肪肉瘤（癌症的一種），可能是由於當年曼哈頓計劃時接觸太多放射性物質（他們每天都會用手摸一個放射性物質造成的球）。《費曼的彩虹 (Feynman’s Rainbow) 》作者倫納．姆沃迪瑙 (Leonard Mlodinow) 曾經問費曼有沒有什麼遺憾。姆沃迪瑙本來以為費曼會回答他在理論物理上遇到的難題。然而，費曼眼泛淚光地說：「我最大的遺憾是我可能不能親眼看見我的女兒米雪長大成人。」

關心教育　啟發下一代

費曼也關心教育。他在加州理工學院曾講了一次為期兩年的物理學課程，對象是全校所有新入學的學生。費曼講課生動，深受學生喜愛。結果，很多教授和研究生每堂都會來旁聽，使得座無虛席，連地板和樓梯都坐或站滿了人。這套講義被完整記錄了下來，編成了著名的《費曼物理學講義 (The Feynman Lectures on Physics) 》。這一套三冊紅色硬皮教科書，時至今天依然風行於物理系學生之間。加州理工學院現已把所有《費曼物理學講義》放在網上，使所有人也可以免費讀到費曼教的物理學。

費曼曾經幫助政府審查中學科學和數學課程用的課本。他非常認真的逐書逐頁看完，寫下了很多感想和意見，希望出版社和作者能夠改善。可是根本沒有人理會費曼的意見。費曼也發現，委員之中只有他細心看過這些課本。此後，費曼決定不再幫助政府做任何事。

不以為意諾貝爾獎　發現自然定律便是最大榮譽

費曼並不喜歡諾貝爾獎或任何其他榮譽。他認為榮譽只會為他帶來煩惱。1965 年，當諾貝爾獎委員會於美國半夜時間從斯德哥爾摩打電話給費曼時，他生氣地說：「現在什麼時候？明天早上再打來！」就掛了電話。很多記者一個接一個打電話給費曼，使得他要把電話線拔掉。費曼苦惱地問妻子，他應不應接受這個獎。他妻子就說：「如果你不接受這個獎，你會更加出名。」於是，他無可奈何地就接受了諾貝爾獎。

諾貝爾獎是瑞典國王頒授的，諾貝爾獎得主需要走到台中間從國王手中接過獎項（只有一次例外，就是 2009 年諾貝爾物理學獎得主高錕因患阿茲海默症，瑞典國王親自走到高錕前）。費曼以為離開時不能背著國王，於是就練習倒後行。後來有人告訴他瑞典沒有這個規定，他才鬆一口氣。

費曼在諾貝爾獎晚宴上看見丹麥公主，他就問可否坐在旁邊，公主說：「可以，你不是其中一位得主嗎？你是做什麼領域的？」費曼回答：「我做物理的。」公主就說：「噢！我們不能談論物理，因為那是沒有人明白的領域。」費曼卻說：「正正相反。正是沒有人明白的東西，我們才要去討論。人人都明白的東西，就不需要討論了。」費曼說得雖然很對，但公主眼睜睜地看著他，面上頓時結冰。

費曼認為能夠發現自然定律，就已經是最大的榮譽。他享受找尋大自然定律的樂趣 (the pleasure of finding things out) ，認為成就不應該由獎項去量度。費曼說，他知道其他科學家會運用他的研究結果，就是他的成就。費曼得到諾貝爾獎後，他以前的一個學生 Koichi Mano 寫信祝賀他。費曼回信問 Mano 現在做些什麼研究， Mano 回覆說自己的研究是「卑微」的。費曼看了，就回信說：「那些你能解決、能幫助解決、能夠出力的問題，就是值得花時間研究的問題。……如果我們能夠做些東西，這問題就不小、不瑣碎。你說你名不見經傳？對你妻兒來說，沒有這回事。」

重回政府助調查穿梭機爆炸慘劇

1986 年，美國太空穿梭機挑戰者號 (Challenger) 升空時發生爆炸， 7 名太空人全部罹難。政府邀請費曼成為事故調查委員會的成員，他本來是拒絕的。可是，費曼的妻子對他說：「如果你不去做，就永遠沒有人能夠發現這意外的真相。」最終，費曼調查出了事故原因：升空當天氣溫很低，不幸地穿梭機的 O 型環在低溫下會失去彈性，導致燃料洩漏並引發爆炸。費曼在聽證會上突然公開做實驗，證明 O 型環在低溫下的確會失去彈性。不過，這其實是委員會中的一位軍隊將領故意暗示，引導費曼找出答案。費曼知道後曾一度非常生氣，不過最後他倆成為了好朋友。

費曼公開展示美國太空總署的失誤，不單令全世界嘩然，美國政府對費曼的擅自行動也非常不高興。費曼獨自寫了一篇報告，可是委員會卻不肯把費曼的報告加入到最終要總統簽署的報告書之中。費曼就說，如果不加入我寫的報告，我就不會在報告書上簽名。這樣的話，調查就永遠不能結束。最後雙方妥協，費曼寫的報告被放在報告書附錄裡。費曼在裡面寫的最後一句話，當為所有人引以為鑑：「對於一項成功的技術，真相必須置於公共關係之前，因為大自然是不可能被欺騙的。」

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relation, for Nature cannot be fooled.”

晚年醉心研究克孜勒文化

費曼晚年時，曾與好友 Ralph Leighton 打賭世界上有個地方叫做唐努‧圖雅 (Tannu Tuva) ，其首府叫做克孜勒 (Kyzyl) 。費曼覺得這個地方一定很有趣，因為這個地方的拼音裡完全沒有響音。圖雅人也有著唱喉音的傳統，費曼非常希望親身去感受這個地方的文化。可是，圖雅是當時蘇聯的一部分，由於美蘇冷戰，一般美國人是很難得到簽證前往蘇聯的。蘇聯政府提出，如果費曼以諾貝爾獎得主身分去蘇聯的大學演講，就可以獲得特權去克孜勒。可是，費曼一生謹記他父親的說話，非常討厭特權，拒絕用這個方法得到簽證。他們花了很長時間研究克孜勒的文化，並以一般人的身分與很多研究圖雅的專家和教授交流。他們在美國舉辦巡迴展覽，介紹圖雅文化，希望以此換取簽證去克孜勒。

1988 年 2 月 18 日，能夠前往圖雅的簽證終於送到了費曼的家。可惜的是，費曼已經在 3 天前與世長辭。費曼清楚知道自己未必能夠等到簽證去完成他這最後心願。可他仍然堅持原則，不使用任何特權。費曼在人生最後的歷險之中學到了圖雅的文化，他已經達到了他的目的了。

不死的好奇心

費曼對世界的看法，很簡單，也很深刻。他接受大自然就是我們觀察到的樣子，無論我們喜不喜歡。他覺得，知道自己並不知道，比起以為自己知道但卻是錯的答案，更有趣。他曾說：「我可以與懷疑、不確定、不知道共存。我覺得比起知道可能是錯的答案，不知道反而更加有趣。」

“I can live with doubt, and uncertainty, and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than have answers which might be wrong.”

費曼一生都覺得世界是有趣的，以純真的好奇心去看這個宇宙。他臨終前的最後一句說話，也許亦是他這一生歷險的最佳結語：「死亡很沉悶。我會討厭死兩次。」

“I’d hate to die twice. It’s so boring.”

謹以此文紀念費曼。希望在下個 100 週年，費曼的歷險傳奇和科學態度，仍會繼續啟發世界。／／

關於 i can see the rainbow over there ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

「i can see the rainbow over there」的推薦目錄：

i can see the rainbow over there 在 謙預 Qianyu.sg Facebook 的最佳解答

About author

i can see the rainbow over there 在 劉明昆的創作世界 Facebook 的最讚貼文

About author

i can see the rainbow over there 在 余海峯 David . 物理喵 phycat Facebook 的精選貼文

About author

i can see the rainbow over there 在 ochikeron Youtube 的最讚貼文

About author

i can see the rainbow over there 在 雨城時刻 Youtube 的最佳解答

About author

i can see the rainbow over there 在 bubzbeauty Youtube 的最佳解答

About author

你可能也想看看

搜尋相關連結

i can see the rainbow over there 在謙預 Qianyu.sg Facebook 的最佳解答

i can see the rainbow over there 在劉明昆的創作世界 Facebook 的最讚貼文

i can see the rainbow over there 在余海峯 David . 物理喵 phycat Facebook 的精選貼文

i can see the rainbow over there 在雨城時刻 Youtube 的最佳解答