Professionalism in the Age of AI (Professionals 3）

With the advent of AI,

everyone is expected to be

professionally competent

in every aspect of their work.

The reason is that AI has raised the standards

and expectations for professional conduct 

from professionals, and also non-professionals.

Therefore, when people communicate 

with one another in the same field, 

they can speak using the same—

or very closely aligned—

standards and terminology, or jargons,

with content that is often very similar,

and sometimes even identical.

Leon the Professional (1994) 

(Sting - Shape of My Heart)

Happy Mother’s Day!

Every Mother’s Day,

everyone cheers—either 

for themselves or for others—

“Happy Mother’s Day!”

This is a kind of wish or hope,

not necessarily a statement of fact.

Mother’s Day—

can it truly be happy?

It depends on 

what kind of person the mother is;

and it also depends on 

what kind of person her child is.

Do the mother and her child fit well together 

in some aspects of life?

每逢母親節，

大家都對自己或别人，

說句「母親節快樂」，

這是一句祝福或期許的說話。

未必是事實的陳述。

母親節一定可以快樂嗎？

要看母親是怎樣的人；

也要看其子女是怎樣的人。

母親和孩子在生活上，

有些方面有好好的契合嗎？

No “Dream Lover” in My Dream

When I was a teenage, 

I have feelings for several singers 

in different time periods—

all of them were in my “dream lover” category.

However, these “dream lovers” can’t become 

real-life lovers of mine, 

because if their images were truly real, 

their personalities, life experiences, 

and their life styles 

wouldn’t suit them to be my partner.

Now I seldom have feelings for 

 a new-generation singer on the premise of 

being a “dream lover” ,

because our age gap is too big, 

and their carefully crafted “persona images” 

often don’t match my character.

But that doesn’t mean I never have 

a good impression of anyone. 

Sometimes I end up being 

attracted to a new singer 

because of their talents for composing, 

the content of their lyrics, or 

their attitude toward creating music.

Without having any "dream lover" 

appearing in my dream, 

it’s hard not to feel a little lonely.

讀書時，在不同時段，

喜歡過幾位歌星，

都是「夢中情人」級數的。

其實這些「夢中情人」，

不可能成為現實中的情人，

因為她們的形象若是真實，

她們的性格、經歷及生活風格等

都不適合作為我的情人的。

現在很少以「夢中情人」的前提

去喜歡新一代的歌星了，

因為年齡差距太大，

而且他們太刻意的「人設形象」

往往不合我的性格。

但可也不是完全沒有喜歡的。

有時會因為作曲的天份、歌詞的內容，

或創作的態度，

去喜歡一個新歌星的。

夢中少了情人出現，

難免有點寂寞。

Kate Bush - The Man with the Child in His Eyes

I hear him, before I go to sleep

And focus on the day that's been

I realise he's there

When I turn the light off and turn over

Nobody knows about my man

They think he's lost on some horizon

And suddenly I find myself

Listening to a man I've never known before

Telling me about the sea

All his love is 'til eternity

Ooh, he's here again

The man with the child in his eyes

Ooh, he's here again

The man with the child in his eyes

He's very understanding

And he's so aware of all my situations

When I stay up late

He's always waiting, but I feel him hesitate

Oh, I'm so worried about my love

They say, "No, no, it won't last forever!"

And here I am again, my girl

Wondering what on Earth I'm doing here

Maybe he doesn't love me

I just took a trip on my love for him

Ooh, he's here again

The man with the child in his eyes

Ooh, he's here again

The man with the child in his eyes

Learning From Mistakes

Sometimes, I learn something 

from my own mistakes.

But I always remind myself,

I can’t only learn something 

from my own mistakes.

I should learn something 

from others’ mistakes 

to enable me to make less mistakes.

The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime

 

Change your heart, look around you

Change your heart, it will astound you

I need your lovin' like the sunshine

Everybody's got to learn sometime

Everybody's got to learn sometime

Everybody's got to learn sometime

Change your heart, look around you

Change your heart, will astound you

I need your lovin' like the sunshine

Everybody's got to learn sometime

Everybody's got to learn sometime

Everybody's got to learn sometime

I need your lovin' like the sunshine

Everybody's got to learn sometime

Everybody's got to learn sometime

The Contribution of Every Single Cherry Blossom

A beautiful rain of cherry blossoms.

There isn’t a single fallen cherry blossom

that makes no contribution.

一場美麗的櫻花雨。

沒有一片飄落的櫻花

是沒有貢獻的。

_______

Sakura - Ikimono-gakari 

Cherry blossoms, flutter, drift down, fall

I held tightly the tip of my swaying longing

That dream you and I wished for in spring—

It’s still visible to this day, 

as cherry blossoms scatter

What I saw from the train window

was the shadow of some time long ago

The spring bridge we walked together

When graduation finally came, 

you left your hometown

Searching for that day along the river 

that was turning beautiful

We chose our own paths, 

and the two of us ended spring

The bright blooming tomorrow (the future) 

makes me feel impatient

This year too, cherry blossoms reflect in 

the window of the Odakyu Line

And your voice reaches my heart again, 

I can hear it

Cherry blossoms, flutter, drift down, fall

I held tightly the tip of 

my swaying longing

That dream you and 

I wished for in spring—

It’s still visible to this day, 

as cherry blossoms scatter

On the letter I started to write, 

I wrote: “I’m doing fine”

But that little lie—

someone like you would surely see through it

This ever-circling town also accepts spring

And every year,

that flower opens again from its buds

I’ll get through the days without you, 

and I’m becoming an adult too

Will I end up forgetting everything like this?

“I really loved you,” 

I reach out toward the cherry blossoms

Now this feeling is being 

gently wrapped in spring

Cherry blossoms, flutter, drift down,

I drew them close and 

held tightly the trembling longing

The strong words you gave me

Still remain in my chest—

cherry blossoms drift on

Cherry blossoms, flutter, drift down, fall

In a faraway spring, 

the days I dreamed of

Will disappear into the sky

Cherry blossoms, flutter, drift down, fall

I start walking beyond the spring ahead

Stronger than ever is this dream—

what I swore to in spring with you

Held close to my chest, 

cherry blossoms scatter

櫻花　悠悠飄落　輕輕落下
緊抱著　搖曳不安的思念之劍
與你　曾在春天許下的那個夢
至今仍清晰可見　櫻花再度飄散

從電車中看見的　是某天的回憶幻影
兩人曾走過的　春天那座大橋
畢業的時候來臨　你離開了故鄉
在染色的河畔　尋找那天的你

各自選擇了道路　兩人便在春天的終點分離
綻放的明天（未來）讓我心急不已
今年也有櫻花　映在小田急線的窗上
你的聲音　仍在我心底聽見

櫻花　悠悠飄落　輕輕落下
緊抱著　搖曳不安的思念之劍
與你　曾在春天許下的那個夢
至今仍清晰可見　櫻花再度飄散

我寫到一半的信上　寫著「我會好好活著」
那小小的謊言　也被你看穿了吧
這座正繞轉著的街道　也終於學會接受春天
今年那花也再次打開　小小的花苞

跨過沒有你的日子　我也正在變得成熟
就這樣　會把一切都遺忘嗎？
「我是真的很喜歡你啊」　伸手去觸碰櫻花
這份思念　如今也被春天溫柔包住

櫻花　悠悠飄落　落下飄走
我緊緊抱著　那搖曳不安的思念之劍
你曾給我的　堅強的那句話
至今仍留在我胸口　櫻花正緩緩飄遠

櫻花　悠悠飄落　輕輕落下
抱住那顫動的思念之劍
在遙遠的春天裡　夢見過的那些日子
正向天空消失不見

櫻花　悠悠飄落　輕輕落下
朝向春天的彼方　邁步前行
與你在春天立誓的這個夢　更加堅定
緊抱在胸口　櫻花飄散

Successful Nobodies

Most people aspire to achieve something

so that they can gain the fame that

comes from their achievement.

Not many people choose to be

nobody in their communities and

to live a low-key life.

But ironically, some people gain fame

even though they’re nobodies—simply because

they become famous as “successful nobodies.”

Mree - Fame

Mree - Fame

Baby, look at me

And tell me what you see

You ain't seen the best of me yet

Give me time, 

it'll make you forget the rest

I've got more in me

And you can set it free

I can catch the moon in my hand

Don't you know who I am? 

Remember my name

I'm gonna live forever

I'm gonna learn how to fly high

I feel it coming together

People will see me and cry

I'm gonna make it to heaven

Light up the sky like a flame

Fame, I'm gonna live forever

Baby, remember my name

Baby, hold me tight

'Cause you can make it right

You can shoot me straight to the top

Give me love and take 

all I've got to give

Baby, I'll be tough

Too much is not enough, no

I can ride your heart 'til it breaks

Ooh, I've got what it takes, 

remember my name

A Last Smile, Usually a Scornful Smile

A pair of lovers is going to 

separate after a quarrel.

It isn’t easy to receive 

one last smile from the other.

Even if there is one last smile, 

it may be a scornful smile.

So don’t watch the other person’s face 

during the last encounter—

and afterward.

LOVE PSYCHEDELICO - Last Smile 

ホラ 抱き合える 喜びは過ぎ去りし 

I never look back again 

むねの中 うでの中悲しみは 

君と melt away 

夢で会えたって 1人泣いたって 

君はchange your way

響かない 届かない 曖昧な手のひらで 

踊るtango style 

僕ならもう 全て溶けだした noon 

絵にならない Monday 

I wish I could see the light of heaven 

I don't know the color of sea, 

but there's no reason 

運命線から other way 

それからうれいてる風とも get away 

いつでも はな たれ たくとも 

君は目の前で last smile 

ただ 見守ってるよな 

君のstyle oh たわむれの遠目な loser 

会いたい気持ちが go away 

今でも泣きたくなるなら any way 

いつかは旅立ちたくとも 

君は向こう岸で last smile 

くれる想い出よ go away 

相対性から wake up 

ただひたむきなあすへの step up 

今次第に生まれゆくイメージは global 

I'm feeling you away 

永遠からなる loser

今だけにとどまらないような lover

Ah 果てしなく続くステージは break down 

gonna find a way 

それを追いやって ぼくはホッとして 

時は just as same in my dream 

you call my name, 

joke it like it you use to babe 

嘘に濡れたって 罪は消えない ... 

おわんない it's so heavy 

I wish if I could see the light of heaven 

I don't know the color of sea, 

but there's no reason 

生命線から other way 

それからうれいてる夢とも get away

いつでも結ばれたくとも 

君は目の前で last smile 

ただ 戸惑ってるよな 君の style 

oh いたいけで遠目な loser 

会いたい気持ちが go away 

今でも泣きたくなるなら any way 

いつかは旅立ちたくとも 

君は向こう岸で last smile 

揺れる想い出よ go away heeey.... 

I wish few could see the light of heaven 

I don't know the color of sea, (but) 

there's no reason 

I wish few were in the light of heaven 

don't go away… 

don't go away… 

運命線から other way 

それからうれいてる風とも get away 

いつでも放 はなたれたくとも 

君は目の前で last smile 

ただ 見守ってるよな 君の style 

oh たわむれの遠目な loser 

oh 会いたい気持ちが go away 

今でも泣きたくなるから any way 

いつかは旅立ちたくとも 

君は向こう岸で last smile 

暮れる想い出よ go away 

運命線から other way 

それから憂いてる風とも get away 

いつでもはなたれたくとも 

君は目の前で last smile 

会いたい気持ちが go away 

今でも泣きたくなるから any way 

いつかは旅立ちたくとも 君は…

瞧，擁抱彼此的喜悅已然消逝 

我再也不回頭 在我的心中，

在我的懷抱裡，

悲傷隨著你消融 

即使在夢中與你相遇，

即使我獨自哭泣 

你改變了你的方式，

卻無法引起共鳴，無法觸及你 

用曖昧的手掌跳著探戈，如果是我， 

一切都在正午消融，

一個不像畫的星期一 

我多麼希望能夠看見天堂的光芒 

我不知道大海的顏色，

但這無關緊要 

從命運的軌跡，另闢蹊徑，

遠離憂鬱的風 

即使我隨時想要解脫，

你依然帶著最後的微笑在我面前 

你的身影彷彿在守護著我 

哦，一個玩世不恭、疏離的失敗者 

想要見到你的感覺消失了，如果我還是想哭，

無論如何 即使有一天我想離開，

你仍然在彼岸，帶著你的最後的微笑 

記憶消逝，隨風飄散 

從相對論中醒來，

邁向一個專注的明天 

如今逐漸形成的形像已遍及全球，

我感覺你正在離我遠去 

一個由永恆構成的失敗者，

一個不會止步於此的愛人 

啊，無盡的舞台崩塌了，

我要另尋出路 我推開它，

感到如釋重負 

夢中的時間依舊如故，

你呼喚我的名字，

像往常一樣開玩笑，

寶貝 即使我被謊言浸透，

罪惡也不會消失，

不會終結 

如此沉重 

我多麼希望能夠看見天堂的光芒 

我不知道大海的顏色，

但這無關緊要 

從我的生命線出發，另尋出路，

遠離那些縈繞我的夢魘 

即使我隨時都想和你在一起，

你卻在我面前給了我最後的微笑 

你的風格如此令人費解 

哦，一個天真而疏離的人失敗者 

我對你的思念漸漸消逝，

即便它仍讓我想哭泣，

無論如何 即使我終有一天想要離開，

你卻在彼岸，給我最後的微笑 

搖曳的回憶，請離去 

我多麼希望我們能看見天堂的光芒 

我不知道大海的顏色，但這無關緊要 

我多麼希望我們沐浴在天堂的光芒中 

不要離開… 不要離開… 

擺脫命運的束縛，

另闢蹊徑，遠離憂鬱的風 

即使我隨時想要解脫，

你卻帶著最後的微笑就在我面前 

你的身影彷彿在守護著我 

哦，一個玩世不恭、疏離的失敗者 

我對你的思念漸漸消逝，

即便它仍讓我想哭泣，無論如何 

即使我終有一天想要離開，

你卻在彼岸，給我最後的微笑 

褪色的回憶，請離開 

擺脫命運的束縛，另闢蹊徑，

遠離憂鬱的風 

即使我隨時想要解脫，

你就在我面前，

帶著你最後的微笑。 

我對你的思念漸漸消散，

但我依然想哭，無論如何。 

即使有一天我想離開，你還是…

Deep Love Shallow Love

People are connected to one another,

their emotional bonds may run deep, 

or shallow.

everyone has their own life, and 

their own busyness.

If there is little interaction between them, 

the emotional bonds are hard to notice.

But in moments such as 

separation, farewell, reunion, and gathering,

their emotional bonds are reexamined 

through the necessary 

intersections and interflow between the people.

Deep or shallow bonds are 

made known among 

all the people concerned.

人與人之間雖有牽連，

大家各有各的生活，各有各的忙碌。

有些情深，有些情淺，若少交往，很難察覺。

但在分離，永別，重聚，相遇等的某段時刻，

情感在人與人之間的

必要交錯及交流中重新被檢驗。

情深情淺，無所掩藏。

________

米津玄師 Kenshi Yonezu - Lemon

如果這是一場夢該有多好？

我仍然夢見你

就像回家拿你忘記的東西

拂去舊記憶的塵埃

總有一種幸福是回不來的

最後你告訴我

我隱藏起來卻無法談論的黑暗過去

沒有你我將永遠處於黑暗的地

我確信它不會再痛了

我知道這不會發生

就算那天的悲傷

哪怕那天的痛苦

我喜歡和你在一起的一切

苦澀的檸檬味留在我的胸口

雨停之前我不能回家

你依然是我的光

我在黑暗中追蹤你的背影

我清楚地記得它的輪廓

每次遇到無法接受的事情

唯一止不住的就是淚水

你在做什麼？

你在看什麼？

擁有我不知道的個人資料

你現在在的某個地方 與我相似

如果你哭泣並感到孤獨 請忘記我

越是真誠地希望

你依然是我的光我比我想像的更愛你

從那時起，我就無法像我想要的那樣呼吸了。

雖然我就這樣在你身邊，

但感覺就像是謊言 這是如此令人難忘，

這是肯定的

就算那天的悲傷

哪怕那天的痛苦

我喜歡和你在一起的一切

苦澀的檸檬味縈繞在我的胸口

雨停之前我不能回家

就像切開的水果的一半

你依然是我的光