early retiring lawyer with principle

On New Year eve, while we were gathering in the round table for the annual dinner, my brother-in-law Fong asked me to make a poem with calligraphy so he can frame it and presnt to his son on his 40 year old birthday. His son Henry has a doctor degree in Law,and practiced as lawyer for years before deciding to run an art gallery. His reason is that the law practice offered him no plesure in life because this profession blurs the clear line of justice. The real guilty person may get innocent verdict and the innocent may be indicted. All these stir up are the result from the variety of lawyers involved.

I accepted this assignment with pleasur because I do respect such high character with principle. I strongly feel the abundance and abuse of law from these law workers in the U.S. has cause the whole country to fall behind in productivity in every sector of profession. Just a handly example, the product csot from product liability, the expensive medical cost, the mountain high of papers to sign on any transaction like a house sale etc. are the result of those smart people creating all type of lawsuits on any reason, or even no reason. The self conflict of the over-protection of human right has led this countury into a one way street of abuse and waste. I firmly believe that the legal system is a cancer of this country.

The next day I came up with these words for this early retiring lawyer and art dealer. This is a way that I show respect to this gentleman of principle.

年屆不惑守自身

博士執律耀吾親

宏觀今世正邪混

毅投美壇求善真

my good vision is back with two crystal lens

For years I have to rely on my brother-in-law to watch where my golf ball lands in golf course. For years I have to rely on my wife to read the menu and order retaurant foods for me, (and pay all the bills of course). For years I have to look for glasses before entering to restroom every morning with the newspaper. It is no more, after a week's sacrifice through two surgeries in Whittier Hospital by Dr. Lo.

Tuesday my right eyes was treated with crystal implanted, and Wednesday, when the eye cover was removed, I suddenly found everything was so bright and so sharp with more details in sight! It was a pure delight, even though there are some nursing to be done right away for recovery. Friday I got the left eye done, and by Saturday I found both eyes in full new operation. The next thing I do is collecting all the reading glasses in the woven bag which was provided by the clinic for the big goggle and nursing instructions, and put them away!

These days I have to wear the big goggle in all outdoor activities. My neighbor Al Ortiz said I looked like Celebrity. That's amusing comment. Now besides the better vision, I can claim that I am richer with US$3000.00, which even robbers can't take away from me because it is inside my eyes!

What I am itching to do is going to golf course and see if I can catch the ball flying and landing, and show off my ability to hit the ball better! It is the real motive for my eagerness to take the surgery. I want to thank Dr. Lo to take extra surgery exceptional for me on Friday by offering him 8 words with my calligraphy. For days I have decided the 8 words will be:

名醫開球 眼高技優

I hope he catchws the double meaning of the ball, 球. It implies Eye ball and golf ball, of course. He is also a fervent golfer as he commented one time to me that he normally won't go too hard for birdie. He will rather putt it softer and get closer to hole to make a sure par. What a sure-win lover!

觀鳥有感

補記去年十一月回台偷閒首訪好友精心經營的民宿北門鳥事多, 看到成千上萬鳥兒飛翔,陣形變化多且迅速,又能不互相碰撞傷害,有感而作:


北地珍禽紛沓來.
門迎嬌賓賞百態.
鳥事人做樂無窮.
多走戶外笑開懷。

北地珍禽多嬌嬈.
門外海濱展風騷.
飛陣紛陳迅如電.
百千同飆不相擾.

寶島常以民主傲.
藍綠痴仇出損招.
小舟共命不同心.
只怕智能沒鳥高.