十二月八日：和整個宇宙抗衡的／悖反的勇氣

方才看完電影女人香末段、艾爾帕西諾鏗鏘有力的演講片段：

As I came in here, I heard those words, "cradle of leadership." Well, when the bow breaks, the cradle will fall. And it has fallen here; it has fallen. Makers of men; creators of leaders; be careful what kind of leaders you're producin' here. I don't know if Charlie's silence here today is right or wrong.

I'm not a judge or jury. But I can tell you this: he won't sell anybody out to buy his future!! And that, my friends, is called integrity! That's called courage! Now that's the stuff leaders should be made of. Now I have come to the crossroads in my life. I always knew what the right path was. Without exception, I knew. But I never took it. You know why? It was too damn hard. Now here's Charlie. He's come to the crossroads. He has chosen a path. It's the right path. It's a path made of principle -- that leads to character. Let him continue on his journey.

You hold this boy's future in your hands, committee. It's a valuable future. Believe me. Don't destroy it! Protect it. Embrace it. It's gonna make ya proud one day -- I promise you.

艾爾帕西諾飾演一位歷經戰火洗禮的退役中校，眼盲但心不盲，在戰場上他看過多少像查理這樣的青年，手折了、腳斷了，但還不及殘缺的心靈－－心靈可是沒有義肢的。最後那段搖籃與十字路口的比喻，聯想至近日事件實在令人玩味：究竟清大這座「領袖搖籃」想培育出什麼樣的領袖，是禮貌、謊言、閃避不表態，還是勇氣、正直、不妥協的靈魂？

作為自許：

「我們擁有的／是可以和整個宇宙抗衡的／悖反的勇氣」－－楊佳嫻〈逆雨〉