Monument Valley Utah (YouTube video)
曹操 once said: “老驥伏櫪,志在千里”. He was only 53 years old then.
Yeh Tze, who is approaching “古稀之年”, has shared 曹操’s ambition,
although for a different purpose.
Over the past decade, we have tried every opportunity to “雲遊四方”.
We have found that the most economic way to do it is road trip by
renting a car, or driving our own car.
By doing so, we have visited many places in the United States as well
as Canada.
We particularly enjoyed the road trips through many National Parks,
where we could appreciate the beauty that the natural world offers us.
I have said that I am a “老驥” and often “伏櫪” at home. It has always
been my wife who has helped me fulfill my dream of “志在千里” and
“雲遊四方” over the years.
Antelope Canyon Arizona (YouTube video)
She has been my tour agent and my private tour guide. Before each trip,
she studied the AAA tour books, maps, surfed the internet webs, called
various places for airplane tickets, hotel or motel reservations and car
rentals... etc. Most importantly, she knows well the wisdom of “貨比三家".
For me, she is “導遊兼三陪”. She has made every trip pleasant, enjoyable
and memorable.
Yeh Tze
老驥伏櫪,志在千里
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建安十二年,曹操大敗袁紹,軍威大振,班師回朝,來到了河北昌黎。曹操屹立山巔,眺望大海,時夕陽西下,碧海金光,遠處島嶼若隱若現,近處海浪滾滾向前……
見此壯麗景色,曹操詩興大發,脫口吟道:
東臨碣石,以觀滄海。
水何澹澹,山島竦峙。
樹木叢生,百草豐茂。
秋風蕭瑟,洪波涌起。
日月之行,若出其中。
星漢燦爛,若出其裏。
……
回軍營後,曹操仍心潮起伏,想北方袁紹已平,南方孫權、劉備仍各踞一方。激情難耐,豪情又起,踏步跨至案前,揮筆寫下:
神龜雖壽,猶有竟時。
騰蛇乘霧,終為土灰。
老驥伏櫪,志在千里。
烈士暮年,壯心不已。
……
Yeh Tze