爱美之心

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

爱美之心,人皆有之。这样讲有点对不起孟子,毕竟虽然只是把他所说的话改了两个字,但意思差很远。然而我想至少在这个时代,甚至是任何时代,这种说法应该算是颠扑不破。尽管有时听到人们很直白地说出自己喜欢美的人、事、物,还要说得很艺术,会打从心里生出一种反射性的抗拒与厌恶。可能是后天的人性教化;可能是对于超越表面的向往,但最后往往仍受困在痛斥他人肤浅却显得有些造作伪善与完全赞同天生丽质而留于表面的拉锯战中。总之,爱美或许是本能,但若仅仅依照本能行事,在寻找乐趣的同时是注定会造成伤害的。

当然,我觉得这本就不是什么严肃的话题。虽然如果把大家对美丑的看法摊开来说,除去政治正确的答案,“真相”其实很伤人。难怪整容业和彩妆业发展如此蓬勃。但也因为这样,人人都懂得变美,伤人也就转而成伤神。毕竟,保留青春需要的代价可不小。

自从友人一次饭局中向我叙述了他在上讲堂课时偶然瞥到坐在他前面的一名女生用着娟秀的硬笔书法字写着“人不爱美,天诛地灭”一事,害我差点喷饭后,我对爱美之心实有深刻体悟。当时依稀带着不可置信的眼神,控制得很辛苦的笑声作为我由衷的答复。想不到,还真有如此将爱美当信仰的信徒存在,而且更要命的是此人还是激进分子!真是让人哭笑不得的可爱世界。

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