The Meaning of Church Colors - Dennis Bratcher

	Royal Blue Royal Blue is the color of royalty to welcome the coming of a King. It can also symbolize the night sky in which the star appeared to announce the birth of Jesus. While purple has traditionally been the liturgical color for Advent, Royal Blue is increasingly used for Advent to distinguish it from Lent.
	Bright Blue Bright Blue symbolizes the sky or heaven, where heralds proclaimed Jesus' birth. In some traditions, it symbolizes Mary, who is known as "the Queen of Heaven." It can also symbolize the waters of Genesis 1, the beginning of a new creation. It is increasingly used for Advent to distinguish it from Lent.
	Pink Pink symbolizes joy and happiness. In various churches it is used either for the Third or Forth Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Joy at the impending birth of Jesus.
	Rose Rose also is used to symbolize joy and happiness, and is an alternate color for the Third or Fourth Sunday of Advent.
	White White symbolizes purity, holiness, and virtue, as well as respect and reverence. White is used for all high Holy Days and festival days of the Church Year, especially the seasons of Christmas and Easter, as well as for baptism, marriage, ordination, and dedications. It is also used for funerals as a symbol of the resurrection.
	Silver Because of its brightness, metallic silver is sometimes used as an alternate color for white.
	Gold Gold symbolizes what is precious and valuable, and so symbolizes majesty, joy, and celebration. Because of its brightness metallic gold also symbolizes the presence of God. It is most often used with white for high Holy Days and festival days of the Church Year, especially the seasons of Christmas and Easter. It is also sometimes used as a secondary color for other seasons.
	Yellow Yellow symbolizes light which in turn is a symbol of the presence of God. It is also symbolic of renewal and hope, especially in the resurrection of Jesus. It is often used as an alternate color for gold when white is used as a sanctuary color. It is sometimes used with white for Easter.
	Green Green symbolizes the renewal of vegetation and generally of living things and the promise of new life. It is used for the Season of Epiphany between Transfiguration Sunday and the beginning of Lent, and for Ordinary Time between Trinity Sunday (first Sunday after Pentecost) and the beginning of Advent.
	Light Green Light Green is sometimes used as an alternate color for Green during Ordinary Time. Some churches use Light Green before Lent (Season of Epiphany) and Green after Pentecost.
	Purple Purple can symbolize pain, suffering, and therefore mourning and penitence. It is the liturgical color for the Season of Lent. It is also the color of royalty, so traditionally has also been used for Advent. However, Blue is replacing purple for Advent in many churches.
	Red Violet Red Violet or Violet is also a symbol for pain and suffering, and is used as an alternate color for the Season of Lent.
	Gray Gray is the color of ashes, and therefore a biblical symbol of mourning and repentance. It can be used during Lent or on special days of fasting and prayer.
	Black Black represents death and mourning. It is used only on Good Friday and Holy Saturday before the Easter Vigil, with no other decorations or colors. Sometimes black is used to cover other sanctuary symbols or to drape the sanctuary cross on Good Friday.
	Red Red is the color of fire and so symbolizes the presence of God. It is the liturgical color for Pentecost. It is also considered the color of the Church, since red can also symbolize the blood of martyrs. It is sometimes used for Maundy Thursday and during Eastertide. In Catholic tradition it is used for Palm Sunday in anticipation of the death of Jesus. In some traditions it is used to commemorate special days for martyrs or saints.
	Olive Olive is sometimes used as a Church color during Ordinary Time.
	Aqua Aqua is sometimes used as a Church color during Ordinary Time.

給我愛過的男孩們 - 解說篇

近來常常聽這隻歌，因為在黃先生的三CD裡面最後的那一隻裡面。聽著聽著，有時嘴角忍不住向上翹起，歌裡面說的是一份很幸福的感覺吧。

我從來不是"但見新人笑，哪聞舊人哭"的人，對愛過的男孩我是會牽掛的，相比小王子倒是比較絕情；在這一方面我比較像男人，他像女人，哈哈。。。我總是很有興趣知道愛過的男孩的近況，也不一定是感情生活吧，家庭，工作，我都希望有機會聽聽他說。我喜見他們有穩定的對像，幸福的感情；當然，對不能在他們心中長居一個位置總是有點悻悻(笑)，要是他愛上比我差的對像也不免想怎麼當時不選我吧。。。哈哈～"回味那幕幕舊事在暗中自娛"。。。我是這種人吧，但不單是自娛，我也會說出來惹小王子嗤笑一番，他這個在愛情裡自信心爆棚的人徹頭徹尾與小心眼和妒忌無緣(唔。。。大部份時間啦。。。)。

我傾慕過的/牽掛過的/傷害過的/掙扎過的/想像過的/得到過的/等待過的/失去過的。。。
那不愉快的/不算差的/不後悔的/不結果的/不實際的/不見光的/不便說的/不記得的。。。

不計小王子，我數得出至少也有七八個吧。。。原來我也算是花心，可不能五十步笑百步呢。。。現在終於要來到結尾的一刻(如無意外)，還真的要多謝這麼多年來出現過在我的情感生活裡的人；轉眼間我已經二十四歲了，減去戀上小王子的七年半時間，其他是靠著對這些人的感情和想像來過活的吧。

我無時無刻不在愛著一個人呢。。。

給我愛過的男孩們

戴上鑽石戒指　細說我們願意
這剎那看著這小玩意
衷心跟過去說謝謝　不讓你知

這個故事引子　有個女孩立下大志
趕快道別童稚
然後趁青春好好戀愛一次

＊至此(至少)　愛過數次　有過段段逸事
　亦有一些燦爛處　似本戀愛雜誌
　閒時　總算還可以
　回味那幕幕舊事　在暗中自娛

　我傾慕過的　牽掛過的
　傷害過的　掙扎過的
　謹將這首歌獻上給我
　從前每個男孩如盛放的花朵

　想像過的　得到過的
　等待過的　失去過的
　祝我幸福快樂　也冀盼每一個
　都好像我＊

當作過渡也好　趁最愛還未到
到處愛愛吧我不信月老
好不好試過了日後都是瑰寶

當作鍜鍊也好　愛錯也能日後上訴
戀愛若沒難度
甜蜜與溫馨都不希冀得到

那不愉快的　不算差的
不後悔的　不結果的
謹將這首歌向每一個男孩致意
從前陪著我一樣傻

不實際的　不見光的
不便說的　不記得的
祝我幸福快樂　我愛過每一個
請保佑我

似苦又甜之間

剎那間，我原諒了她們。當然，她們從來不需要我的明白，或者說只是我自己在心裡對不完美的愛情的不理解而釋然。

愛情本來就是傷人的，離離合合也正常得很。如果是找到一個真的契合的人，放開身邊的那位也無可厚非。雖然做得不太漂亮，但左右搖擺也需要一定的勇氣，還要應付自己的罪疚感。釣著兩個人，也是要耗神的，還要被指指點點。

"為情而淪落了，在背後確實有些苦衷。不可不信"

眾人對離合聚散看得如此平凡，獨我一個人在期待看見會單戀一個人一世的人，會為著一個未能在一起而拒絕其他人的追求的人，會分手後還戀著對方的人，會願意等待和守護一個人一輩子的人。我喜歡愛情帶一點凄美，更顯忠貞。那是一種痛苦而又值得炫耀的快樂，徘徊在似苦又甜之間。

愛情的殘忍，在餘下一息還要糾纏之際最能彰顯，是人會為小小的事情而滿足和興奮的時間。

One Tree Hill

坐在這個位子上，可清楚看到One Tree Hill的山頂。那一樹當然是沒有了，只剩那紀念塔(obelisk)。原來它不在山頂的正中央，從我這個角度看去，是靠左了一點。右邊本來是零零年十月二十六日被毀了的樹嗎？

兩次要斬下那樹的人，還真狠心，和九一一的始作俑者的心態差不多吧。種族要比生命保貴了。

我想我永遠也不會藏有足夠叫別人流血的仇恨吧。每一次見到傷口和鮮血心就抽著，眉皺著，嚴重的叫我身子也抖起來了。聽到對傷口的形容，巴不得耳內都長出繭來。我不是那麼善良，但要克服我對痛楚和傷害的恐懼，仇恨一定要很深吧。

為愛去流自己或流別人的血，也需要勇氣。唔。。。等我有勇氣穿個耳洞才說這麼深奧的感情吧。。。

離題了，算吧。