Just Some Little Slices of Life and Living

By Franslai @ FransWorkshop: Short Notes With or Without Traces of Wonders

2025年10月30日星期四

Sufjan Stevens, "Fourth Of July" (Official Audio)








Sufjan Stevens, "Fourth Of July" (Official Audio)

The evil, it spread like a fever ahead It was night when you died, my firefly What could I have said to raise you from the dead? Oh, could I be the sky on the Fourth of July? "Well, you do enough talk My little hawk, why do you cry? Tell me, what did you learn from the Tillamook burn? Or the Fourth of July? We’re all gonna die." Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head Was it all a disguise, like Junior High? Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction Now, where am I? My fading supply "Did you get enough love, my little dove? Why do you cry? And I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best Though it never felt right My little Versailles." The hospital asked should the body be cast Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth Do you find it all right, my dragonfly? "Shall we look at the moon, my little loon? Why do you cry? Make the most of your life, while it is rife While it is light Well, you do enough talk My little hawk, why do you cry? Tell me, what did you learn from the Tillamook burn? Or the Fourth of July? We’re all gonna die." We're all gonna die We're all gonna die We're all gonna die We're all gonna die We're all gonna die We're all gonna die We're all gonna die
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Embrace What You Feel

Be yourself in these chaotic times,
and when love is not easy.


____


Passenger - 
The Way That I Love You (Official Video)



How many times 
can I tell you 
You’re lovely just the way you are 
Don’t let the world come 
and change you 
Don’t let life break your heart 
Don’t put on their mask 
Don’t wear their disguise 
Don’t let them dim the light that 
shines in your eyes 
If only you could love yourself 
the way that I love you 
How many times can I say 
You don’t have to change a thing 
Don’t let the tide 
wash you away 
Don’t let worry ever clip your wings 
Discard what is fake 
Keep what is real 
Pursue what you love 
Embrace how you feel 
If only you could love yourself 
the way that I love you 
And if you ever choose a road that 
leads nowhere 
All alone and 
you can’t see right from wrong 
And if you ever lose yourself out there 
Come on home and 
I’ll sing you this song 
So how many times can I tell you 
You’re lovely just the way you are 
Don’t let the world 
come and change you 
Don’t let life break your heart


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2025年10月28日星期二

She is still a Grade A student

She is not good at biology,
but she is good at dieting.

She is not good at chemistry,
but she is an expert in cosmetics.

She is not good at physics,
but she fully utilizes her electric household appliances.

She is not good at geography,
but she likes to travel.

She is not good at accounting,
but she controls her daily expenditures well.

She is not good at physical education,
but she enjoys physical fitness.

She is not good at art,
but she enjoys reading Japanese comics.

She is not good at Chinese literature,
but she is fond of writing new-style Chinese poems.

She is not good at the English language,
but she likes watching English films.

She is not good at arithmetic,
but she is very calculating.

————————

她不擅長生物學,但她擅長節食。
她不擅長化學,但她是化妝品專家。
她不擅長物理學,但她好識使用家中的電器。
她不擅長地理,但她喜歡旅行。
她不擅長會計,但她能很好地控制日常開支。
她不擅長體育,但她喜歡健身。
她不擅長美術,但她喜歡看日本漫畫。
她不擅長中國文學,但她喜歡寫新詩。
她不擅長英語,但她喜歡看英語電影。
她不擅長算術,但她凡事“算到盡”。



——————


許冠傑 Sam Hui - 學生哥




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2025年10月23日星期四

A Dialogue About Life Between Two Cherry Blossoms

One cherry blossom petal said to another,

"When I fall, I hope I can fall on the moon!"

"Why do you want to fall on the moon?"

"I want to live a little longer!"

"How can you live longer on the moon?"

"The moon's gravity is one-sixth that of Earth's, 

so I can fall a few seconds more slowly..."





兩片櫻花瓣有關生命的對談

某一櫻花瓣對另一櫻花瓣說,

“當我要下落,我希望我能下落在月球上!”

“你為什麼想下落在月球上?”

“我想活得長久一點!”

“在月球上你怎樣能活得長久一點?”

“月亮的地心吸力是地球的六分之一,
這樣我就可以下落得慢多幾秒......”


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2025年10月21日星期二

Life with doubt

Life is a difficult book to read. 
Many words, paragraphs, 
and meanings between the lines are 
hard to understand. 
You can ask AI, Google search, 
or on-line dictionaries 
for answers in any areas of doubt. 
But some answers can only be found 
through an inner search from 
concrete living experiences throughout life.

Emilio Piano ft. Lucie - Maison

Where do we go? 
When we have no home to return to? 
Flowers beneath concrete, 
Mother, Tell me, Where do we go? 
Do we ever truly know? 
Or are we always pretending? 
Where does the heart wander when it's lost? 
Through doubts and winter frost? 
Why do all days blend into one another? 
Do we eventually see what we've been building? Mother, tell me. 
Beyond The storm, 
there lies Love, love, love, 
When the sky opens, 
Everything grows calm again 
And all is well. 
Where does it go? 
Happiness, that fragile thread, 
When it wavers and breaks? 
Mother, tell me, Where does it go? 
Why does the world seem so vast, 
When we grow just a little taller than before? 
What becomes of dreams that flee? 
And memories we forget? 
Will I always have these questions? 
Perhaps I'll turn them into songs. 
Mother, tell me. 
Beyond The storm, 
there lies Love, love, love, 
When the sky opens, 
Everything grows calm again 
And all is well.
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2025年10月17日星期五

Leave or Stay

Different people choose 
different ways of living 
based on their unique 
personalities and characters, 
even when faced with 
the same environment and circumstances.

No one can definitively say 
who is right or wrong, 
or who is better or worse, 
as these choices stem from 
personal experiences and values.

Each choice represents 
how a person deals with his fate, 
and his fate is also unique and 
will not be the same as
 anyone else's.


________


Theme from "Papillon" / Jerry Goldsmith






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標籤: Jerry Goldsmith, Theme from "Papillon"

2025年10月15日星期三

Start VS Stop

For some cases, 
it is not difficult to 
find the right time to start, 
but it is not always quite easy to 
find the right time to stop.
 



Elton John - Someone saved my life tonight

When I think of those east end lights
Muggy nights the curtains drawn
In the little room downstairs
Prima donna Lord you really should have been there
Sittin' like a princess perched in her electric chair
And it's one more beer and I don't hear you anymore
We've all gone crazy lately
My friend's out there rolling 'round the basement floor
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...)
And someone saved my life tonight
Sugar bear (sugar bear...)
You almost had your hooks in me
Didn't you dear
You nearly had me roped and tied
Altar bound hypnotized sweet freedom
Whispered in my ear
You're a butterfly
And butterflies are free to fly
Fly away
High away
Bye bye
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...)
Never realized the passing hours of evening showers
Slip noose hanging in my darkest dreams
I'm strangled by your haunted social scene
Just a pawn outplayed by a dominating queen
It's four o'clock in the morning
Damn it listen to me good
I'm sleeping with myself tonight
Saved in time
Thank God my music is still alive
(aah-aah-aah-aah-aah...)
And someone saved my life tonight
Sugar bear
(sugar bear sugar bear...)
You almost had your hooks in me
Didn't you dear
You nearly had me roped and tied
Altar bound hypnotized sweet freedom
Whispered in my ear
You're a butterfly
And butterflies are free to fly
Fly away
High away
Bye bye
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
I would have walked head on into the deep end of the river
Clinging to your stocks and bonds
Paying your H.P. demands forever
Coming in the morning with a truck to take me home
Someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight
So save your strength and run the field you play alone
And someone saved my life tonight
Sugar bear
(sugar bear sugar bear)
(sugar bear...)
You almost had your hooks in me
Didn't you dear
You nearly had me roped and tied
Altar bound
Hypnotized
Sweet freedom
Whispered in my ear
You're a butterfly
And butterflies are free to fly
Fly away
High away
Bye bye


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2025年10月13日星期一

Come Down In Time

Time goes by fast.

we should take any

available opportunity

to get what we want,

such as love, money, or both!

Time will steal from you

what you are pursuing

 if you fail to get them in time.







Elton John - Come Down In Time

In the quiet silent seconds 
I turned off the light switch
And I came down to meet you 
In the half light the moon left
While a cluster of night jars 
Sang some songs out of tune
A mantle of bright light s
Shone down from a room
Come down in time I still hear her say
So clear in my ear like it was today
Come down in time was the message 
she gave to me
Come down in time and 
I'll meet you half way
Well I don't know if I should have heard her as yet
But a true love like hers is a hard love to get
And I've walked most all the way and 
I ain't heard her call
And I'm getting to thinking if 
she's coming at all
Come down in time 
I still hear her say
So clear in my ear like it was today
Come down in time was the message 
she gave to me
Come down in time and 
I'll meet you half way
There are women and women and 
some hold you tight
While some leave you counting the stars in the night




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2025年10月10日星期五

Your name is beautiful.

I have a friend whose name is very beautiful. 
One time, I told her, 
"Your name is so beautiful." 

She angrily replied, 
"You're just saying that to imply I'm not pretty!" 

This friend has a beautiful name, 
and she herself has well-defined features; 
she is not ugly by any means. 
When I said her name was beautiful, 
I was only referring to her name and 
not implying anything else. 
She overthought it and 
has been hostile to me for a lifetime.

As I write this, 
I still remember her name, 
but my impression of her features 
has become somewhat fuzzy.

中譯

我有一個朋友,她的姓名很美。
有一次,我對她說:“你的姓名好靚。” 

她很憤怒地回答我:
“你即是曲線話我唔靚!” 

這個朋友,她的姓名很美,
而她本人也五官端正,怎樣說也不算醜陋。
我說她的姓名很美時,祇是指她的姓名,
並無涉及其他範圍。
她想多了,因此嬲咗我一世。

我寫這篇文的此刻,
還記得她的姓名,
但她的五官印象卻有點模糊了。

————————

周杰倫 - 七里香 





作詞:方文山 作曲:周杰倫

窗外的麻雀 在電線桿上多嘴
妳說這一句 很有夏天的感覺
手中的鉛筆 在紙上來來回回
我用幾行字形容妳是我的誰

秋刀魚 的滋味 貓跟妳都想了解
初戀的香味就這樣被我們尋回
那溫暖 的陽光 像剛摘的鮮豔草莓
你說妳捨不得吃掉這一種感覺

雨下整夜 我的愛溢出就像雨水
院子落葉 跟我的思念厚厚一疊
幾句是非 也無法將我的熱情冷卻
妳出現在我詩的每一頁

雨下整夜 我的愛溢出就像雨水
窗台蝴蝶 像詩裡紛飛的美麗章節
我接著寫 把永遠愛妳寫進詩的結尾
妳是我唯一想要的了解

雨下整夜 我的愛溢出就像雨水
院子落葉 跟我的思念厚厚一疊
幾句是非 也無法將我的熱情冷卻
妳出現在我詩的每一頁

那飽滿的稻穗 幸福了這個季節
而妳的臉頰像田裡熟透的番茄
妳突然 對我說 七里香的名字很美
我此刻卻只想親吻妳倔強的嘴

雨下整夜 我的愛溢出就像雨水
院子落葉 跟我的思念厚厚一疊
幾句是非 也無法將我的熱情冷卻
妳出現在我詩的每一頁

整夜 我的愛溢出就像雨水
窗台蝴蝶 像詩裡紛飛的美麗章節
我接著寫 把永遠愛妳寫進詩的結尾
妳是我唯一想要的了解



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2025年10月4日星期六

And so the story began

Life is a story of ups and downs.
Some parts hold many ups and few downs;
others, few ups and many downs;
some only ups;
some only downs.

From one part of life, 
it moves to the next—
a new story begins,
it may be in similar patterns; 
sometimes not.

So when the story begins,
wait and see what it reveals.


_______

And So the Story Began · Jef Martens




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2025年10月1日星期三

One-sided Love Will Never Sour

I experienced a love affair of 
one-sided love in my youth. 
It will never sour as long as 
I keep that feeling deep in my heart, 
free from interference by others, 
including my one-sided lover.


HY - NAO (Official Music Video)



我無法忘記你的聲音,
也無法忘記你的容貌。
我們在一起的日子讓我越來越虛弱。
每次見面,我都會再次被你吸引。
我知道,但我還是會去看你。
我的心在吶喊:“我想見你。”

只需要一句話。
你什麼也不說。
我不想放開你,
我不想分開。
即使有別人。

回想起我們的過去,
彷彿無窮無盡。
現在我的心裡充滿了你,
我走不動了。

無論我們在一起多久,
我們都無法理解彼此。
這世上只有一個你在乎。
我想成為你愛的女孩,
聽到你說的話。
我想感受聽到你說「我愛你」時的幸福。

我被你吸引,我愛上你了。
我愛你,所以我會和你一起奔跑。
但你卻離我越來越遠。
請了解我的感受。

即使我想放棄,
你也會再對我好,懂嗎?
如果你感覺不一樣,
我不需要那些言語或行動。

但我越愛你,就越傷痛。
無論如何,我都想陪在你身邊。

因為我知道這份愛永遠不會實現,
我的感情變得更加強烈,
更加熱烈,也更加悲傷。
我只能在你面前微笑。

因對你心碎的思念而流下的淚水,
是我強大的愛。

我那偉大的單戀,
只因為一個感覺:“我愛你。”







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2025年9月27日星期六

The Rich and The Poor

In all times, 
every society comprises both the rich and the poor, 
a fact that is applicable to our society at this moment.

The gap between the rich and the poor 
has been widening, 
as if they are living in 
two different parallel worlds,
now to the extent that 
they are widely separated without 
much interaction and mutual understanding.

_____

Rich Folks Hoax - Sixto Rodriguez 





The moon is hanging in the purple sky

The baby's sleeping while its mother sighs

Talking 'bout the rich folks

Rich folks have the same jokes

And they park in basic places.

The priest is preaching from a shallow grave

He counts his money, then he paints you saved

Talking to the young folks

Young folks share the same jokes

But they meet in older places.

So don't tell me about your success

Nor your recipes for my happiness

Smoke in bed

I never could digest

Those illusions you claim to have going.


The sun is shining, as it's always done

Coffin dust is the fate of everyone

Talking 'bout the rich folks

The poor create the rich hoax

And only late breast-fed fools believe it.


So don't tell me about your success

Nor your recipes for my happiness

Smoke in bed

I never could digest

Those illusions you claim to have going.



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2025年9月23日星期二

Encounters coming once in a lifetime

I am quite well aware that 
many encounters come once in a lifetime.

These encounters don't necessarily mean that 
I can have good interactions with them, 
whether for a short time or forever.

Even if I can never flow in the same stream 
with these encounters, 
I still treasure the interactions 
they have had with me in my life.

Among these encounters is my dog Bobby, 
whom I raised during my childhood. 
I choose not to raise another dog afterward to 
avoid the pain of separation.

————————

我當然很清楚
許多相遇一生只有一次。

這些相遇並不一定可以和他們有過
短暫或終生的交往。
但是,即使我和他們永遠無法在人生中並行,
我仍然珍惜曾經和他們相遇過。

我曾經和一隻小狗“波比”相遇,
它是我小時候養過的一隻小狗。

之後我選擇不再養另一隻狗,
避免了終要和它分離的創痛。




Ruth B - Dandelions

Maybe it's the way you say my name
Maybe it's the way you play your game
But it's so good, 
I've never known anybody like you
But it's so good, 
I've never dreamed of nobody like you
And I've heard of a love 
that comes once in a lifetime
And I'm pretty sure that 
you are that love of mine
'Cause I'm in a field of dandelions
Wishing on every one that you'd be mine, mine
And I see forever in your eyes
I feel okay when I see you smile, smile
Wishing on dandelions all of the time
Praying to God that 
one day you'll be mine
Wishing on dandelions all of the time, 
all of the time
I think that you are the one for me
'Cause it gets so hard to breathe
When you're looking at me, 
I've never felt so alive and free
When you're looking at me, 
I've never felt so happy
And I've heard of a love 
that comes once in a lifetime
And I'm pretty sure that 
you are that love of mine
'Cause I'm in a field of dandelions
Wishing on every one that you'd be mine, mine
And I see forever in your eyes
I feel okay when I see you smile, smile
Wishing on dandelions all of the time
Praying to God that one day you'll be mine
Wishing on dandelions all of the time
All of the time
Dandelion, into the wind you go
Won't you let my darling know?
Dandelion, into the wind you go
Won't you let my darling know that?
I'm in a field of dandelions
Wishing on every one that you'd be mine, mine
Oh, and I see forever in your eyes
I feel okay when I see you smile, smile
Wishing on dandelions all of the time
Praying to God that one day you'll be mine
Wishing on dandelions all of the time, 
all of the time
I'm in a field of dandelions
Wishing on every one that you'd be mine, mine


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2025年9月20日星期六

When I can see their both sides now

When I was very young,
I liked watching TV.
When I was a youth,
I liked watching films.
When I was an adult,
I liked watching TV series dramas.

When I am now old,
I like watching life, 
as I can watch them directly.



Both Sides Now · Joni Mitchell

Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
Looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show
And you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It's love's illusions that I recall
I really don't know love
I really don't know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say, "I love you, " right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
Oh, but now old friends, they're acting strange
And they shake their heads and they tell me that I've changed
Well, something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
It's life's illusions that I recall
I really don't know life
I really don't know life at all


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2025年9月19日星期五

Can still continue to be in love

On the day we are no longer lovers, 
we can still continue to be in love!

我們不再是戀人的那一天,
仍可以繼續談戀愛的喔!


我們不再是戀人的那一天
(恋人じゃなくなった日)
 
作詞 作曲︓優⾥   
編曲︓CHIMERAZ 
我們初次相遇的那天 
我們牽手的那天 
我們接吻的那天 
我們吵架的那天 
我忘了我們一週年紀念日的那一天 
我決定記住哪怕最細微的事情的那天 
隨著日曆上紀念日的增多 
我越愛你就越害怕你的那天 
我想過分手的那天 
我們真的分手的那天 
不會再有紀念日了 
我想過忘記的那天 
我記起的那天 
我們不再是戀人的那一天 
我希望我們能在某個地方見面的那天 
我們真正重逢的那天 
我當時道歉說對不起的那天 
你的寵物麥睡著的那天 
我們成為朋友的那一天 
我越愛你就越害怕, 
但我為我們相遇而感到幸福的那天 
我下定決心永遠不會丟下你一個人的那天 
我想一直陪在你身邊,
在一個我們心心相印的地方 
我答應你我們會成為一對的那天家人 
我們不再是戀人的那一天 
我會讓你幸福,
讓我們幸福,
讓我也幸福 快樂地生活,生活,生活,
永遠生活 
因為我會在你身邊 我們成為一家人的那一天 
我們哭泣的那一天,
各自的故事映照在柔和的陽光下 
我哭不是因為難過 
我們不再是戀人的那一天
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2025年9月18日星期四

Sword can be easily pulled from a broken stone

When you are separated from someone
not on your own accord, for any reason,
it is advisable to take control and 
separate your daily thoughts and living from them.

If you can't pull the sword from the stone,
break the stone.


———————


Passenger - Sword from the Stone


.

How you doing, darling?
How you getting on?
Any horses running?
Worth betting on?
How's the weather down there?
I hope you're keeping warm
How you feeling, sweetheart?
Are you moving on?
Are you sleeping okay?
Or do the nights go on and on?
I hope you're eating well
I hope you're staying strong
'Cause I'm fine and then I'm not
I'm spinning 'round and I can't stop
I can't do this alone
For time flies then it's so slow
I'm up and down like a yo-yo
I can't do it on my own
And I've tried, 
and I can't pull the sword from the stone
How are your mum and dad?
How's your brother too?
My folks are holding up
My sister's pulling through
Both the cats say hi
I know they miss you too
'Cause I'm fine and then I'm not
I'm spinning 'round and I can't stop
I can't do this alone
For time flies then it's so slow
I'm up and down like a yo-yo
I can't do it on my own
'Cause I've tried, 
and I can't pull the sword from the stone
Because I'm fine and then I'm not
I'm spinning 'round and I can't stop
I can't do this alone
Time flies then it's so slow
I'm up and down like a yo-yo
I can't do it on my own
See, I've tried, 
and I can't pull the sword from the stone
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2025年9月17日星期三

Before and after one has become famous and successful

Before one becomes successful and famous,

being someone known only to his mother,

he will only talk with his mother 

about the ways he can go:

"Are there chances in life for little dirt cowboys?"

"Should I make my way out of 

my home in the woods?"


After one has become successful and famous,

he has become someone

who can frankly talk with his mother only 

about his ups and downs on the way there,

just because only his mother couldn't fool him 

and tell him her real feelings.

"Hey, Mom, do the papers say anything good?"




Elton John - Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy

Captain Fantastic, raised and regimented, 
hardly a hero
Just someone his mother might know
Very clearly a case for Corn Flakes and classics
"Two teas both with sugar please"
In the back of an alley
While little dirt cowboys 
turned brown in their saddles
Sweet chocolate biscuits and 
red rosy apples in summer
For it's hay make and "Hey mom, 
do the papers say anything good?
Are there chances in life for little dirt cowboys?
Should I make my way out of my home in the woods?"
Brown Dirt Cowboy, still green and growing
City slick Captain
Fantastic the feedback
The honey, the hive could be holding
For there's weak winged young sparrows that 
starve in the winter
Broken young children on 
the wheels of the winners
And the sixty-eight 
summer festival wallflowers are thinning
For cheap easy meals, 
hardly a home on the range
Too hot for the band with 
a desperate desire for change
We've thrown in the towel too many times
Out for the count and when we're down
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
From the end of the world to your town
And all this talk of Jesus 
coming back to see us
Mmm mmm couldn't fool us
For we were spinning out our lines 
walking on the wire
Hand in hand went music and the rhyme
The Captain and the Kid 
stepping in the ring
From here on sonny sonny sonny, 
it's a long and lonely climb
For cheap easy meals, 
hardly a home on the range
Too hot for the band with 
a desperate desire for change
We've thrown in the towel too many times
Out for the count and when we're down
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
From the end of the world to your town
We've thrown in the towel too many times
Out for the count and when we're down
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
From the end of the world to your town

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2025年9月16日星期二

Stairway to Heaven at Work

The Peter Principle is a human resources theory 
proposed by Laurence J. Peter, 
stating that in a hierarchical organization, 
employees will continue to be promoted 
based on their success in their current roles 
until they reach a level 
where they lack the capability 
to carry out the work required at that level.

An employee's incompetence is 
observed and evidenced by their stress in 
carrying out their work,
which results in lowered work efficiency, 
failure to meet work quality standards, 
poor implementation of tasks, 
deteriorating staff relationships, 
or even making mistakes in their duties.

The employee is described as 
having reached their level of incompetence.

The employee, of course, knows their situation 
and may feel frustration and dissatisfaction 
with their work. 
However, they may not admit it 
unless they are willing to 
step back from their position.

In rare cases, some people may recognize that 
they don't have the capability 
to be promoted to certain levels, 
so they will refuse to be promoted. 
This is often mistaken by outsiders as a sign 
that the employee is not ambitious.

____


Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven



Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

There's a lady who's sure all that 
glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows, 
if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get 
what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and 
she's buying a stairway to Heaven
There's a sign on the wall, 
but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes 
words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook, 
there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, makes me wonder
There's a feeling I get 
when I look to the West
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen 
rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, really makes me wonder
And it's whispered that soon 
if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those 
who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, 
don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths 
you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road 
you're on
And it makes me wonder
Ohh, whoa
Your head is humming, and it won't go, 
in case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow? 
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one, and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven





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