又到了周末啃大部头的时间。这次是我久闻大名的一位学者，曾经在我所在的系任教20多年。在网上搜了些基本资料和评论，本来是为了正式读书之前了解一点背景；无意中搜到1997年他去世时系主任一篇纪念文章，竟读得我泪留满面。结尾一段这样写道：

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Don Schön was an optimistic scholar, and he loved life because it provided the opportunity to learn, experiment and innovate. For a man who loved life, it was a fitting farewell for his family to stand surrounding his bed holding hands and singing rounds of songs the family had sung many times before on happier occasions. Andrew Schon, Don's son, told me that as Don's eyes closed for the last time, the family members lowered their voices in sorrow only to be urged by Don who raised his right palm to request them to continue singing so he could listen to his favorite Brahms as he gently embraced death. Don Schon dided peacefully on September 13, 1997 at the age of 66.
-- Bish Sanyal

(小乖翻译如下 )
唐纳德•舍恩是一位乐观的学者。他热爱生活，因为生活提供了学习、实验、创造的机会。对于这样一位热爱生活的人，家人给了他最好的告别方式。他们手拉着手围绕在他的病床边，唱起家里高兴时经常唱的歌曲。他的儿子安德鲁•舍恩告诉我，当唐纳德的眼睛最后一次闭上时，家人痛苦地压低了声音，然而唐纳德却抬起了右手示意他们唱下去。他听着最喜爱的勃拉姆斯的乐曲，缓缓地拥抱了死亡。唐纳德•舍恩于1997年9月13日平静地逝去，享年66岁。
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向大师致敬。不只为了他的智慧和思想，更为了他对生命的体验和珍惜。

说起来思想和智慧，还有履历和成就，或多或少是要靠别人肯定的。只有对生活的体验、玩味、感受、和记忆，是我们自己的。成不成功很大程度上靠运气，而内心的丰富和平衡是自己可以追求的，也是到头来实实在在值得去争取的。

因为这么一篇纪念文章，很理论的大部头顿时变得温情起来。我的阅读有了一个美好的开始。