莊子自在

莊子自在 1974 呂壽琨 139x70cm

昔者莊周夢為胡蝶, 栩栩然胡蝶也。自喻適志與! 不知周也。俄然覺, 則蘧蘧然周也。不知周之夢為胡蝶與? 胡蝶之夢為周與? 周與胡蝶則必有分矣。此之謂物化。— 莊子·齊物論

Once, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering about, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know that he was Zhuang Zhou. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou. But he didn't know if he was Zhuang Zhou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming that he was Zhuang Zhou. Between Zhuang Zhou and the butterfly there must be some distinction! This is called the Transformation of Things. — Zhuangzi, chapter 2

後記: 呂壽琨 1919-1975

六十年代中, 我有幸出席呂壽琨先生在中文大學校外課程旁聽, 得益不少, 2003年, 我在溫哥華見到呂壽琨太太, 我們談起呂先生, 都可惜他的藝術生命太短, 她送給我一本呂壽琨先生畫書, 歲月匆匆, 十三年又過去了, 希望呂太太仍然健在, 身體健康。