本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛朋友S被多人攒动,立志要找个中国老婆。因为据说中国女人美丽,深刻,忠诚,有内涵。
我们相继看了电影《英雄》。飞雪与断剑的爱情让我感动流泪,而朋友看懂了故事情节,却不能完全领悟其中的含义。为何飞雪刺伤了断剑,为何断剑不挡飞雪的剑,为何两人同归于尽,为何人不离人,剑不离剑。于是我们聊起了中西爱情观。
三言两语无法解释我们的爱情观,想来想去也许成语更能反应我们的文化。于是我给他结合电影讲述了几个成语:不离不弃,心犀相通,生死相依,视死如归,海枯石烂。
中式爱情强调心灵相通(spiritual connection, oneness and higher level understanding and complete trust);不离不弃,生死相守(complete commitment until the ocean dries out and the rock turns into ashes);爱人为先,富有牺牲精神 (the other ahead of self, giving, and total surrendering);相信来世,死亡也就不是可怕的结局,相反倒是美丽的归宿(The "ideal" Chinese love is more heroic, pure and most of the time in the form of tragic beauty)。
朋友听过,说:
"I have such a great appreciation for the Chinese form of love as you described. As you mentioned, the Chinese have a differenct concept of love and commitment (compared to Westerner's) that has been around for centuries. "
而我们的爱情,通常在电影里都是快乐大结局,两人步入结婚殿堂,电影就结束了。我们强调你为我做什么然后我为你做什么,一旦不快乐,我们就开始寻找下一个能给我们快乐的人。
沉思片刻,我答道,我一向追求这种理想化的中式爱情,但是浸染于西方文化N年,我更愿意把西方的"fun loving nature, happiness and lightness"融入到心心相印,矢志不移,不离不弃,生死相守之中,在我看来就是完美的爱情。
话筒里一阵沉默,然后缓缓地说到:我要中式爱情。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
我们相继看了电影《英雄》。飞雪与断剑的爱情让我感动流泪,而朋友看懂了故事情节,却不能完全领悟其中的含义。为何飞雪刺伤了断剑,为何断剑不挡飞雪的剑,为何两人同归于尽,为何人不离人,剑不离剑。于是我们聊起了中西爱情观。
三言两语无法解释我们的爱情观,想来想去也许成语更能反应我们的文化。于是我给他结合电影讲述了几个成语:不离不弃,心犀相通,生死相依,视死如归,海枯石烂。
中式爱情强调心灵相通(spiritual connection, oneness and higher level understanding and complete trust);不离不弃,生死相守(complete commitment until the ocean dries out and the rock turns into ashes);爱人为先,富有牺牲精神 (the other ahead of self, giving, and total surrendering);相信来世,死亡也就不是可怕的结局,相反倒是美丽的归宿(The "ideal" Chinese love is more heroic, pure and most of the time in the form of tragic beauty)。
朋友听过,说:
"I have such a great appreciation for the Chinese form of love as you described. As you mentioned, the Chinese have a differenct concept of love and commitment (compared to Westerner's) that has been around for centuries. "
而我们的爱情,通常在电影里都是快乐大结局,两人步入结婚殿堂,电影就结束了。我们强调你为我做什么然后我为你做什么,一旦不快乐,我们就开始寻找下一个能给我们快乐的人。
沉思片刻,我答道,我一向追求这种理想化的中式爱情,但是浸染于西方文化N年,我更愿意把西方的"fun loving nature, happiness and lightness"融入到心心相印,矢志不移,不离不弃,生死相守之中,在我看来就是完美的爱情。
话筒里一阵沉默,然后缓缓地说到:我要中式爱情。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net