持續循環修煉13美德

來澳接近六個月了。大兒子終於完成了他人生的第一個公開試，而且是這個澳洲新的國度發生的，過程感覺相當沮喪，人人的想法皆不同，勉強始終没幸福，況且短時間的成功與失敗，根本没有人知道究竟誰是誰非。人生在不能正常前進的時候，仍然強迫自己迂迴地前進，不需要解釋，已是全了解的對自己的關心（小兒子和媽媽）有時是令自己最心痛的時刻。財富 - 欲速則不達，霧水機會終是如夢似影地身邊出現，噪音令到前進的步伐前三退二。健康 - 踏出了第二步，月底走了一趟悉尼眼鏡展，唯有透過擴闊自己的圈子，才能踏步向前；快樂 - 魚蛋可望有實際收穫，珠寶正式啟動，另類蛋白仍硬著頭皮向前進。取消了原定七月回港的計劃，主究意為我預備了怎樣的道路呢？

對於經濟政策傳導到股巿的反應，過去半年刻意放慢思考，反而隔去了一些噪音，更容易觀察到當中的規律其實不是想像中的反復無常。中美俄關係在以色列和伊朗的戰爭中分出高低，中東的局勢真的有望得到紓緩嗎？特朗普不按常理的出牌，我最認同及最欣賞這次的。

穩定幣由加密貨幣變成美債真的是一絕，美國金融創新的能力實在是舉世無雙。

查理芒格的偶像富蘭克林的《Thirteen Virtues》是他在20歲時（1726年）為了自我修養與道德完善而設立的行為準則。他每天記錄自己在這些美德上的實踐情況，試圖每週專注於一項，循環修煉。我亦應該效法偉人的生活習慣。

1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3. ORDER. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4. RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 5. FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing. 6. INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employ’d in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions. 7. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly. 8. JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty. 9. MODERATION. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 10. CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation. 11. TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. 12. CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dulness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another’s peace or reputation. 13. HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.