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上山尋寶, 3

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It’s the time that you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.

— The Little Prince

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In economics and business decision-making, a sunk cost (also known as retrospective cost) is a cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sunk costs are contrasted with prospective costs, which are future costs that may be avoided if action is taken. In other words, a sunk cost is a sum paid in the past that is no longer relevant to decisions about the future.

Even though economists argue that sunk costs are no longer relevant to future rational decision-making, people in everyday life often take previous expenditures in situations, such as repairing a car or house, into their future decisions regarding those properties.

— Wikipedia on Sunk cost

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2024.01.06 Saturday ACHK

神必成魔

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Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.

— Thomas Sowell

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1. 魔來自神；

2. 神必成魔，

因為神自以為，高人一等。

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間中做好事，永不做好人。

— Me@2023-12-02 12:37:01 AM

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贓官可恨，人人知之，清官尤可恨人多不知，蓋贓官自知有病，不敢公然為非；清官則自以為不要錢，何所不可，剛愎自用，小則殺人，大則誤國，吾人親目所見，不知凡幾矣。

唉！天下大事壞於奸臣手上的十之三四，壞於不通世故的君子手上的倒有十分之六七！

— 老殘遊記

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壞人是壞

好人也壞

因為時刻干涉他人的人生

沒有邊界感，非禮也

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好人比壞人更恐怖

壞人害怕報復

好人無所顧忌

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壞人企圖，謀財而害命

好人無知，殺人於無形

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壞人你會有所提防

好人你會不知不覺

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壞人可以武力對付

好人只能積極逃避

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邪惡可以激烈抵抗

愚蠢只能無可奈何

— Me@2023-12-02 12:37:01 AM

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魔鬼，也是由天使變成的。

不企圖做天使，就不會變成魔鬼。

— Me@2016-08-06 03:02:36 PM

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You either “die” a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

— Harvey Dent

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Don’t try to be a god.

Remember, reaching the maximum also means going to fall.

— Me@2023-12-02 11:40:09 PM

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2023.12.13 Wednesday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

搜神記 4

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守護神 3 | Futurama 3.2

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只要敢遠飛 亦能自創我的煙花紀
神是我自己 若然目光高過聚散分離
奉承你 因往日雙眼無珠不停放大你

想快樂不靠神跡 才懂創世紀

— 搜神記

— 林夕

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發乎情 止乎禮

你的守護神，就是你自己，亦只有你自己。

擅自要求他人，做你的守護神，是冒犯；

貿然自封為，他人的守護神，是無禮。

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禮者，人與人間之距離也。

— Me@2022-12-09 12:19:31 PM

— Me@2022-12-27 12:14:50 PM

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Nobody is coming to save you. Get up. Be your own hero.

— Wealth Director

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Doctors won’t make you healthy. Teachers won’t make you smart.

Ultimately, you have to take responsibility. Save yourself.

— @naval

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2022.12.27 Tuesday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

大恩養仇人

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小恩養貴人

這段改編自 2021 年 12 月 15 日的對話。

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no good deed goes unpunished

Beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility.

If they are appreciated, they often lead to additional requests.

— Wiktionary

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記住，起點是，你有責任，去解決你自己的問題，但是，你並沒有責任，去解決其他人的問題。有時，間中幫助人，並不是因為責任，而是基於愛心或情義。而「有時候，在你沒有責任幫時，仍然選擇幫」，正正是人性光輝之處。

精確一點用字的話：必須做的工作，為之「責任」；可做可不做的，為之「愛心」或「情義」。

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既然可幫可不幫，那樣，什麼時候應該幫呢？

大原則是：

1. 那是你自己的能力範圍以內。

2. 當事人有明確要求，或者情境預設，例如，當事人已昏迷，需立刻送院。

一個頭腦清醒的大人，如果沒有明確要求，你就沒有權力去幫助。越權就是無禮。

發乎情 止乎禮

禮者，人與人間之距離也。

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那樣，在「有必要、應該幫」時，又應該幫到哪個程度呢？

「幫助別人」就有如「責備別人」，雖然有時必須，但是越小越好，越少越好。

「幫助別人」就有如「服用藥物」，雖然有時必須，但是越小越好，越少越好。

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助人最小化，效果最大化。

— Me@2022-12-02 04:34:36 PM

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2022.12.02 Friday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

天助自助者，自助人恆助之

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這段改編自 2021 年 12 月 15 日的對話。

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Don’t spend your time making other people happy. Other people being happy is their problem. It’s not your problem. If you are happy, it makes other people happy.

— @naval

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你在人生中，有一大部分問題，都是來自於，你以為你有責任，去解決其他人的問題。

在那愚善的年代，我不明白這一句。直到近年，我才深切體會到，它的意思。另一個版本是：

每人都有對自己的最先責任，和最終責任。其他人對你，則沒有必然責任。你對其他人，亦沒有。

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當你覺得你一定、必須、任何時候，也有責任要，幫助任何他人時，那就是你摧毁自己（和他人）的人生之始。合理的版本是，

你先獨善其身；然後，行有餘力的話，就在有些時候，幫助有些應該幫助的人，如果當事人同意的話。

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記住，起點是，你有責任，去解決你自己的問題，但是，你並沒有責任，去解決其他人的問題。有時，間中幫助人，並不是因為責任，而是基於愛心或情義。而「有時候，在你沒有責任幫時，仍然選擇幫」，正正是人性光輝之處。

精確一點用字的話：必須做的工作，為之「責任」；可做可不做的，為之「愛心」或「情義」。

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既然可幫可不幫，那樣，什麼時候應該幫呢？

— Me@2022-11-05 12:54:58 PM

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2022.11.06 Sunday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

Euler problem 6.1

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— by this meme’s creator

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(defun range (max &key (min 0) (step 1))
  (loop :for n :from min :below max :by step
    collect n))

(defun sum-1-n (n)
  (/ (* n (+ n 1)) 2))

(defun sum (lst)
  (reduce #'+ lst))

(defun square (x)
  (* x x))

(- (square (sum-1-n 100))
   (sum (mapcar #'square (range 101 :min 1))))

; 25164150

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— Me@2022-10-29 06:39:07 AM

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2022.10.29 Saturday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

To realize is to realize, 1.3

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搜神記 2

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The ultimate self-fulfilling prophecies:

1. free will or not

2. god or no god

3. afterlife or not

4. future spouse exists or not

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Why self-fulfilling?

2. god or no god

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Whether “god” exists or not depends on your definition of the word “god”.

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In some definitions, god does not exist, because of the definitions’ self-contradictory nature. For example, god is good but he wants you to suffer for no reason.

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In some definitions, god is possible to exist. For example, a god is any being that has a higher level of consciousness than a human being.

We can say that a human being’s consciousness is higher than a dog’s, in the sense that a human can understand things that a dog cannot. For example, most dogs do not understand what a computer is.

Similarly, a dog’s consciousness is higher than an ant’s. An ant’s consciousness is higher than a tree’s. A tree’s consciousness is higher than a rock’s.

In the opposite direction, it is highly possible that in this universe, there are beings that have a higher level of consciousness than human beings. It is highly unlikely that human beings are the highest beings.

Even within the human being species itself, different people can have different levels of consciousness. Even within a single person’s lifetime, one can be at different levels at different ages.

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In some definitions, god can exist. You become that god.

In those cases, whether god exists or not depends on whether YOU are willing to become that god, taking up his responsibilities.

— Me@2021-07-26 05:49:53 PM

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2021.07.27 Tuesday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

To realize is to realize, 1.2.2

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So in theory, there is no free will, because the future is already fixed, by the physical laws.

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However, even if we knew the exact physical laws, it would be still logically impossible to get all the data of the present state of the whole universe, because it is logically impossible for any observer to observe itself, with 100% details, directly. For example, no camera can take a picture of itself directly.

So “in practice”, which is actually also “in principle”, there is free will, because logically, no one can predict, with 100% accuracy, your future actions.

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In one logical sense, the future is already fixed, so there is no free will. In another logical sense, the future is fixed, but no observer can know that “fixed future” with 100% accuracy, so there is free will.

As a result, whether you label your actions are due to “free-will” or “not-free-will” has no real consequence. In other words, whether there is free will or not has no meaningful difference.

The difference that makes no difference makes no difference.

So you can actually transcend the free will problem altogether. You can just ignore it and live your life.

Or, you can somehow capitalize on this freedom of labelling your (future) life as either fixed or free, depending which label is more beneficial for you in a particular situation.

For example, when you are highly under pressure, you know that everything is fixed by the physical laws, from god’s point of view. When you are highly above pressure, you know that you are partially responsible for creating your own reality, because the future is not fixed for any one observer, for there is no “god’s point of view”.

You have the flexibility to label it in one way or another.

— Me@2021-05-07 10:27:04 PM

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2021.05.09 Sunday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

To realize is to realize, 1.2

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For example, when you ask “how to be a polite person”, you become a polite person.

In other words, when you realize that you should be a polite person, that polite person is realized at that moment.

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The ultimate self-fulfilling prophecies:

1. free will or not

2. god or no god

3. afterlife or not

4. future spouse exists or not

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Why self-fulfilling?

1. free will or not

If we knew the exact physical laws and all the data of the present state of the universe, we would be able to predict, with 100% accuracy, the state of the universe at any future moment.

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In theory, the exact physical laws exist, whether we know them or not. Also, in theory, all the details of the present state of the universe exist, whether we know them or not.

So in theory, there is no free will, because the future is already fixed, by the physical laws.

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However, even if we knew the exact physical laws, it would be still logically impossible to get all the data of the present state of the whole universe, because it is logically impossible for any observer to observe itself directly. For example, no camera can take a picture of itself directly.

So “in practice”, which is actually “in theory”, there is free will, because logically, no one can predict, with 100% accuracy, your future actions.

— Me@2021-04-16 04:45:47 PM

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2021.04.16 Friday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

如此仙子 1.4

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鐵達尼極限 2.6 | 尋覓 1.9 | 已婚單身 1.5 | Singles 1.5

這段改編自 2010 年 10 月 14 日的對話。

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以下不是已知事實，而是一連串的可能性。

可能，人於在生之後，仍然以靈魂的方式存在。

可能，現在的個別靈魂，再不是單獨的，而是一個特超巨大生命體的一分子。個別靈魂不會再感孤獨。

在這佪可能之下，人在那時再毋須人間愛情。

如果再假設，人死了以後不會再死的話，就毋須再繁殖。那樣，就再不會有，大自然製造的愛情陷阱。那人就多了一個原因，不再需要愛情。

分散的靈魂, 必在愛中重合. — Mr Lee

— Me@2021-02-27 08:40:29 AM

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2021.03.05 Friday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

如此仙子 1.2

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鐵達尼極限 2.4 | 尋覓 1.7 | 已婚單身 1.3 | Singles 1.3

這段改編自 2010 年 10 月 14 日的對話。

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人，其實就是處於，動物和靈性之間的物體。身體是動物，心靈如神明。

所以，最理想的愛情是，相遇如動物，相處如精靈。

雖然相互吸引，是因為大自然基因驅動，但是相遇以後，開始由動物傾向，慢慢轉化為，神明傾向。那就變成為精神上的愛情，向不受大自然的設局所規限。例如，雖然年青時相遇是，因為對方美貌吸引，但愛情於年紀大時，亦不會隨外表的衰落而減退。

如果知道這些知識，你人生可以少了很多，標準指定災難。例如，一個典型劇情是，假設你今天沒有事，沒有分手，但到了你們 22 歲時，你倆其中一方，要去外國升學。

那樣，你倆需要分手嗎？

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那樣，指定的劇情，就是會分手。

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不分手不可以嗎？

不分手又有什麼後果呢？

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後果就是，感情很難維持。

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上次我講過，人生是一個解決問題的過程；感情是一個共同解決問題的經歷。

換句話說，例如，他會過外國四年，而你就留在香港四年的話，你倆再沒有共同解決問題（或者解決共同問題）的機會，而這個狀態會維持四年。那樣，在那四年間，感情會逐漸銷聲匿跡，通常。這是第一點。

第二點，剛才講過：「

除了相遇那年要夾（融洽）外，還要在之後的每一年，也是那樣夾。換句話說，即是兩人的變法要配合。所以，難度其實深了一層。

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如果一個在香港，一個在（例如）英國四年的話，很難會雙方都變到，二人四年後仍然會夾。換句話說，二人也各自變成了不同的人了。你，不再是四年前的你；而他，亦不是四年前的他了。

更加重要的是，第三點，如果為了對方而放棄理想，不去升學的話，十年後會埋怨對方。剛才所講，地球人的愛情感覺，是暫時的。而理想人生目標，卻是永久的。十年後當再沒有熱戀的感覺時，每當你見到對方，都可能會回想起，當年可能的未來。

If you begin by sacrificing yourself to those you love, you will end by hating those to whom you have sacrificed yourself.

— George Bernard Shaw

我這樣說，是不是很灰呢？（是不是十分令人灰心呢？）

你覺得很灰的話，是因為你還沒有我提供，最先進的心靈科技。放心，那正正是我一路會講落去的東西。

其實，喺我來講，以上的擔憂，都不緊要，都不是問題，因為，「愛情」是在生時候的事情，但我思考的，是超過在生時候的東西。

試想想，為什麼要有愛情呢？

— Me@2021-01-31 05:29:02 PM

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2021.02.14 Sunday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

如此仙子 1.1

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鐵達尼極限 2.3 | 尋覓 1.6 | 已婚單身 1.2 | Singles 1.2

這段改編自 2010 年 10 月 14 日的對話。

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所以，大自然令到，年輕男子和年輕女子，有愛情的感覺，從而互相吸引。不幸的是，那愛情感覺，大自然不會提供一生，只會提供暫時。你今天的分手，就是其中一個例子，大自然中止愛情感覺。

更常的例子是，在你有了子女後，大自然覺得，你已經失去了利用價値。所以，祂不再需要，提供「愛情感覺」給你。你和當時另一半，再不會有愛情的感覺，暫時。

最慘的是，那個「暫時」，不知暫到何時。萬一那個「暫時」，其實是餘生的話，那又如何是好呢？

唯有離婚！！！或者忍受對方一生！！！

兩害取其輕，兩害也不輕！！！

那就是我為什麼剛才說，尋找另一半時，盡量不要找地球人。

地球人，或者外星壞人，傾向跟動物性來行事，大自然給你什麼指令，你就不經大腦的執行，即使有些指令，會傷人害已。最經典的惡毒指令是，在自己的智力或經濟尚未成熟時，就生兒育女。

而外星智人，則傾向跟靈性。一來，會審批大自然動物提議，不會全盤接受；二來，會同時接收靈性的指令。

人，其實就是處於，動物和靈性之間的物體。身體是動物，心靈如神明。

所以，最理想的愛情是，相遇如動物，相處如精靈。雖然相互吸引，是因為大自然基因驅動，但是相遇以後，開始由動物傾向，慢慢轉化為，神明傾向。那就變成為精神上的愛情，向不受大自然的設局所規限。 例如，雖然年青時相遇是，因為對方美貌吸引，但愛情於年紀大時，亦不會隨外表的衰落而減退。

如果知道這些知識，你人生可以少了很多，標準指定災難。例如，一個典型劇情是，假設你今天沒有事，沒有分手，但到了你們 22 歲時，你倆其中一方，要去外國升學。

那樣，你倆需要分手嗎？

— Me@2021-01-31 05:29:02 PM

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2021.02.02 Tuesday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK

Light, 3

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無額外論 7

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The one in the mirror is your Light.

— Me@2011.06.24

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Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

— one of the Ten Commandments

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God teach you through your mind; help you through your actions.

— Me@the Last Century

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2020.11.21 Saturday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK