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    11/24/2006

    旁观者与先知

    德鲁克的《旁观者》(还是原名Advertune of Bystander叫起来好听)绝对是本奢侈的书。
    这本内容相当奢侈的书在老王那寄放了半年才到我手,我又放了几乎半年才想起来读,就好像一场迟来的约会,今天终于赴约,相见恨晚。
    这种相约的感觉非常强烈,好像他在对我说话,解决我当下的难题,他好像很了解我的处境,用自己的故事帮我做出决断,他似乎想好了关于我的种种问题,他好像都有类似的经历,这本书我想推荐给好多人去读一读,也许他们各自能读出自己的故事该如何续写下去的答案。

    具体的就说今天看的这章,荒野上的先知,讲富勒和麦克卢汉两位先知。
    我想说麦克卢汉,他和富勒其实很相似。麦克卢汉是“媒介即信息”这句名言的发明者,他预言电视的出现会改变人们看世界的方式,看自己的方式以及如何生活的方式。他和富勒都是新科技的行吟诗人,向人类宣讲科技带来的未来文明。在他们被世人接受前,他们是孤独的行走在荒野上的先知,有很多同样的先知,由于至死没有被世俗认可而只留下寥寥白骨。而看到自己的预言成真从而被世人认可的先知,如麦克卢汉,却从此沦落为大众娱乐的明星。先知在世俗的成功之时就是他们的失败之时。
    先知在顿悟之前生活在梦魇中,他们预感会看到人类的命运,但是经常痛苦于双眼无法打开,麦克卢汉是在电视出现之时才立刻顿悟,一下打开了双眼,看到新的世界,此前他苦苦寻找,却不得要领,德鲁克是他唯一的听众。就在一个大雨滂沱的夜晚他来到德鲁克家中,从凌晨1点谈到清早,他阐述了“地球村”,电视的革命,部族化的人类社会等等概念,他终于澄明了一个新世界,从此再也没来过,因为他再也不需要听众了。
    德鲁克说,人惟有在一种使命感的驱使下,心无旁骛,苦心孤诣才能获得伟大的成就,而一般的人兴趣太多了,包括他自己,可能拥有丰富多彩的生活,但是终究只能做出有限的贡献。

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