有一只孔雀对自己漂亮的外表，感到十分骄傲。它觉得自己很不平凡，不应该到处辛苦找寻食物。
有一天，它来到一所大房子的旁边，看见一个笼子。笼里关着一只金丝雀。金丝雀在笼里吃喝玩乐，显得快乐自在。孔雀看了非常羡慕，认为老天爷太偏心，不让它过好日子。
于是，这只孔雀为了追求安乐的生活，决定走进大房子，屋主看见了，立刻捉住它，把它关在大铁笼里，供人欣赏。
从此，这只孔雀再也不用为找寻食物而辛苦了。可是这时候，它才真正体会到自由的可贵，可惜后悔已经来不及了！
今天给学生上课时读到这样一篇短文，沉思了许久。的确，自由比一切更可贵！想把短文送给我身边的几位女友。希望她们有一日能找回自己的幸福。 
di Roberto Gaudioso
II.
–Te le ricordi le lucciole?
in quella via buia ad Ischia
il mare si fracassava spesso
su quelle rocce alte la nostra villa
–te lo ricordi il buio
con le lucciole? le rincorrevi
ed io scappavo, avevi anche tu
una lanterna come i pescatori
di notte al di là delle rocce
verso la villa lontano
guardavamo in mare le lampare
il vento soffiava dal boschetto sui nostri capelli
–e sentivamo perderci
dopo cena in silenzio
le lucciole sul balcone
erano nostre.
他是我遇到的第一位意大利诗人，深沉、内敛、富有男子魅力。很喜欢他为我翻译的英文诗句部分……
In August, my friend, Alan Hamson, came to visit me in Singapore. He introduced Facebook to me. At the time I did not look at it to closely, I was worried I would spend a lot of time on this website. Time is really rare and important for me, for studying and reading. This Monday, when I met my student’s parents in the supermarket, they recommended Facebook to me again. So I decided to create my account in Facebook.
Suddenly, I realized it is totally cool! I am able to contact a lot of old friends around the world, like Odile, Loïc, Bradford, Etienne, Cristobal, Gauthier…etc. I lost their news for a while. It means I can now contact most of my friends who I met on the Road (my trip) a few years ago. It is so exciting!! And the point is my friends can contact each other. They will know me more and I will know them more. That means we can connect the World.
Judie
3 Oct, 2007