2013年9月22日 星期日

Excerpt 2


Quotes about love

I’ve sent an email to the moreloveletter movement but it didn’t replied…
Now I’m going to write to those people on the list…and might ask for feedbacks, I wish they’ll replied me…

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The Trevor Project’s Bundle
C/O Gabriel
415 Almeria Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
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JOAN
please put all love letters in the mail by September 20, 2013.
Today, we’d love for you to help us shower some much needed love letters on Joan. Her dear friend writes that Joan has experienced many tragedies throughout her life, some beginning as early as her high school years. Those whom she held dear have since passed away. She has lost her husband, twin sister, and all her remaining family, leaving her to feel as if she is alone in the world with no love or support. Her friend writes: “Joan needs LOVE and lots of it. Please consider her.” So everyone, let’s script enough love letters to remind this brave woman that she is not alone, even in the toughest times.
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Joan’s Bundle
c/0 Carol K.
4301 Kings Hwy
Douglasville, GA 30135
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SUSAN
please put all love letters in the mail by September 20, 2013.
This story absolutely touched our hearts and we hope you will put pen to paper to share some love with Susan. Her friend writes: “Susan’s husband and son died in a tragic accident not long ago. Both her son’s death and his father’s leave many grieving, but I can imagine no one feels their losses more keenly than Susan, who is now the sole survivor of this family.  I believe Susan needs all the love she can get to help her through this hard, hard time. The entire community has rallied to support her, but it would be absolutely amazing if strangers could reach out to her as well. I know it would bring a smile to her face, and give her the strength to go on.” Let’s help bring a bit of sunshine to Susan’s life and fill her hands and heart with love letters.
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Susan’s Bundle
c/o Hannah W.
2501 98th Ave NE
Clyde Hill, WA 98004
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HANNA
please put all love letters in the mail by September 20, 2013.
Hanna’s mother sent this lovely request to us, writing that her daughter could definitely use some love letters at this time in her life. “My daughter is pregnant with her third child, just started working a full-time job that includes 12-hour shifts, and is working hard on her marriage… She is tired, often discouraged and has limited emotional and financial resources. Words mean a lot to her and being able to read and re-read love letters from around the world could make all the difference.” How about we send some words of encouragement to this strong woman and gift with some love letters to lift her spirits?
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Hanna’s Bundle
c/o Dawna A.
3020 Pumptown Rd
Fairmount City, PA 16224
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CEIMA
please put all love letters in the mail by September 20, 2013.
So this wonderful request comes from Ceima’s best friend, who scripted these words for us: “Ceima and I have been friends for over 15 years now and currently she is going through a really rough time in life. She is now newly divorced, with two kids and starting her bachelor’s degree over again. We have been trying to uplift her but she cannot seem to shake the feeling of “being alone” in this boat. I would love for her to get some love letters to just raise her spirits. She is much stronger than she thinks.” Yes she is! So let’s pick up our pens, pull out some paper, and shower Ciema with some love letters to let her know she’s not alone.
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Ceima’s Bundle
c/o Annemarie P.
636 Rockaway Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11236
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KATHY
please put all love letters in the mail by September 20, 2013.
Get ready to script some love letters for Kathy! Her friend writes to us, telling a little about her story: “Kathy has been battling stage 4 cancer. There are good days and bad. She is kind, funny, witty, strong, smart, and is a loving Mom and Grandma to her family. She loves rock music and likes to dance. Lately she has been having a very tough time with her chemo treatments and is out from work for sometimes a week or longer. The chemo leaves her exhausted and sick, and confined to her bed. I know these letters would give her hope and happiness and encourage her to keep going. I want her to feel loved and appreciated and believe that she can kick cancer in the butt!” Okay everyone, let’s get some love letters full of encouragement and spirit into Kathy’s hands!
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Kathy’s Bundle
c/o Amy T.
5 Yerba Court
Sacramento, CA 95833

Love is a language spoken by everyone but understood only by heart.
I wish those who get my cards can feel the love, which is the only thing in this world that covers up all the pain and makes us feel wonderful again. In addition, the psychology behind this moment might be spreading love to the world. I’ve got another idea, maybe leaving love letters at the church might be a good choice too. Therefore, I could leave something like god bless you…and those who gets the letter won’t feel awkward as Christians are usually enthusiastic and needs love from the others.  

It’s a movement held by the church, maybe I can make small cards with “Smile” on them.

2013年9月16日 星期一

Excerpts 1

Examples of the love letters—moreloveletters.com

Dear friend,
Don’t know you personally, but I do know this: whatever you are going through, you’ll make it. You will come out of this stronger than ever. God has a plan for you. Trust him.
 “Life is not always straight forward and yes, some days are rainy. But after the rain stops and the dark clouds clear away, the sky is still a stunning blue and the sun is still up in the sky. This is a promise that everything will be AOK.”
Love can’t enter through a wall. It comes in when the door opened.
If you found me I was meant for you
"If you see me, I'm yours—>
"Hello friend-
Sometimes, when I wake up in the morning, I wonder how I'll have the strength to breathe. How I'll make it to the next moment in this brand new environment...
And then I think of you.
I think of the wonder full person I haven't met yet, and the stories ,,we'll share, and the secrets we'll whisper with bated breath, and I remember what my lungs are for.
Because that's how amazing you are, friend. You're worth so much-and so much more, because you're all potential and future and possibility and - the first day of a thousand days.
Just remember, you were once the fastest, strongest, most victorious little sperm, out of millions. You rock. Go for a good day.
For your wonderful smile. Keep it up. Your smile changes the world.

The book—the perks of being a wallflower
Every chapter is begin with Dear friend,
It’s a little similar to the love letter movement, writing to a stranger
韓庚給陌生人的情書
一抬頭 又下起雨
你是否 也淋濕了表情
那個擁擠屋簷下 也許也有你
我多寧願扔掉傘 一起

機艙外 落單的雲 你是否 也收留在眼底
如果它被風吹散 你相不相信
我們也許 同時為它 同樣輕輕歎過氣


你猜 公園書店街角哪裡最適合相遇
我們會花幾秒認出彼此 像認出自己
一個微笑要多少運氣 落在對的眼睛裡
兩個陌生人要有多少 等待的默契
我還沒跟你穿過大街小巷 沒站在富士山上
就從沒覺得那些風景哪裡 和別的不一樣
流星在身後流浪 和誰 欣賞
和誰聆聽曇花綻放 的聲響 像交響
除了你別的人都一樣
可是如果連你都只是來自我幻象
難道怪我 太多時間去想像
還是太少時間在茫茫人海和你遇上

池塘中 游泳的魚
你是否 也陪過它嬉戲

不停張開的嘴巴 說什麼秘密
你聽到的 是不是說 我剛剛也在這裡


你猜 公園書店街角哪裡最適合相遇
我們會花幾秒認出彼此 像認出自己
一個微笑要多少運氣 落在對的眼睛裡
兩個陌生人要有多少 等待的默契
你猜 談天談地談起我們等待的心情
我們會花幾秒沉默微笑 來曬乾眼睛
就像來自世界的盡頭 穿過無邊的人群
兩個陌生人怎樣分享 想像的劇情


2013年9月8日 星期日

Books


I found that there are only few books or movies that are related to writing love letters to strangers, but many from the internet. I’m thinking that maybe I can introduce the movement by introducing little post crossing because it’s also a movement writing to strangers. I’ve think a lot about the advices about how I can send out love letters and the contents to write about but then I found a website which is also about the movement and it’s created by Hannah brencher. It’s a little like post crossing. Someone will nominate people who need loves and gave their address, I send them letters. In addition, maybe I can nominate myself to get the love letters! There are many samples of sent and found love letters so I won’t need to worry about the content. I think maybe writing to my dad is not that good…I love Sophy’s idea, later maybe I’ll try to leave love letters in our school.

References

(A)Internet:



1. 編輯: 弭堯(2008-12-316:11) 。美國男子給1000名陌生人寫情書為讓人感到快樂。新華報業網-揚子晚報,http://world.big5.huanbohainews.com.cn/system/2008/12/31/010248198.shtml

人間福報「奇人妙事」(2009/01/01) 1千封情書 傳愛出去


 

2. Hannah Brencher:給陌生人的情書

luwa  (2013-01-21 09:47)給陌生人的情書。Ted Talk


Found loveletters


Nominate or request loveletters


3. The loveletter movement video on youtube:






The loveletter movement isn’t only in the Europe country it also happened in China.

4.china loveletter movement

金英花(2012-11-21 10:55:06)中國新聞網。


 

(B)Book:

陳淑瑤(2009/07/01)流水帳 印刻文學生活雜誌出版有限公司。



凡事起頭難,給陌生人寫信本就不易,何況是個除了姓名對他一無所知,除了回信對他一無所求的筆友。富蓮發給每人一張標準信紙一個標準信封。「信紙不夠再拿!」富蓮說。是些舊信封信紙,受潮泛黃,沒有半個字,卻滿是文思。這批信紙據說是她阿爸在台灣買的,本想寫信回來,帶來帶去,一個字也沒有。秋蜜聽阿媽說過,阿蓮阿爸真懂兩三個字,哪像她阿爸,同樣在私塾讀幾年書,卻沒半撇。「再給我們一張草稿紙。」秋香說。富蓮將摺成槽形預備裝魚骨頭的日曆紙敞開放在桌上,一桌子布滿了紙張,等待下筆。

秋蜜把兩點冒號塗了再塗,終至將它戳破,左顧右盼的看別人寫些什麼。「不要偷看啦!」月寶說。「阿蓮,你寫的再給我抄,反正你的筆友又不認識我的筆友。」秋蜜說。「你有誠意一點好不好?」月寶說。秋蜜支著頭又努力思想一會,還是忍不住啟口:「我們為什麼要交筆友?」沒有人回答,久久秋香才說:「你愛寫就寫,不寫就算,寫得那麼痛苦,別想人家給你回信。」「你想郵差送信給你,你就要先寫信去給人家呀。」月寶勉勵她寫下去,「先自我介紹,再問她一些,嗯,他們台南的事。」

前頭月寶的哥哥們在屋裡掛了一個籃框,一早上只聽見攘攘,有人來了她們也不知覺。秋暖怕擋光,賊賊的蹲低了身子。富蓮是個照顧病人的人,怎會沒察覺,只是懶得理會。秋香坐在最門邊,剛開始把草稿謄到信紙上。她覺得交筆友一事乃西方文化,特地把信紙拿橫著寫,一副好像在五線譜上填詞作曲的樣子。月寶說秋香的字最好看,最有可能得到回信,字如其人,她也較平常寫得更加端正。秋暖站到月寶背後,把秋香後面的位置讓給瓊雲,瓊雲一站起身就給換手托腮的秋蜜發現了,秋香感覺到頭髮上有股暖氣,掉頭一看,「還交筆友!」秋暖迅速將她的草稿抽走,飛奔到庭子,唸道:「親愛的家萍你好:我也姓郭,名叫秋香,我今年十四歲,在家排行老三……姓朱名德正,家住北京城……」 秋香帶頭一夥小女子全衝了出來。秋香瞪著兩顆龍眼氣得面紅耳赤,一句話也說不出來,月寶和秋蜜叫著:「還來啦!還她啦!」

……我第一次寫信給不認識的人……」秋暖把信紙揭得高高,透過日光,大聲朗誦,見她們追討過來,急忙逃到外頭去。
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Movie:

情書 Loveletter

發行時間:1995-03-25

劇情簡介:

 

住在神戶的渡邊博子(中山美穗飾演)在未婚夫藤井樹登山事故中去世後,忍不住拿起筆,給未婚夫學生時期的通訊錄上「藤井樹」的地址寫信,寫道:「你好嗎?我很好。(お元気ですか。私は 元気です)」。但信卻被和未婚

夫同名同姓的中學同班同學女生藤井樹收到。渡邊博子出於好奇探究當年這兩個藤井樹之間的初戀,卻發現自己原

來很可能是女藤井樹的替代,因為她們有一模一樣的長相。

 

電影敘述著一封寄往天國的信,卻發現過去的一段隱蔽的少年戀情,造就了一個美麗哀惋的故事。《情書》的靈感

來自一部黑白作品,鈴木清順1959年的同名短片《Love Letter》。

(D)Song:

韓庚給陌生人的情書:

一抬頭 又下起雨
你是否 也淋濕了表情
那個擁擠屋簷下 也許也有你
我多寧願扔掉傘 一起

機艙外 落單的雲 你是否 也收留在眼底
如果它被風吹散 你相不相信
我們也許 同時為它 同樣輕輕歎過氣


你猜 公園書店街角哪裡最適合相遇
我們會花幾秒認出彼此 像認出自己
一個微笑要多少運氣 落在對的眼睛裡
兩個陌生人要有多少 等待的默契
我還沒跟你穿過大街小巷 沒站在富士山上
就從沒覺得那些風景哪裡 和別的不一樣
流星在身後流浪 和誰 欣賞
和誰聆聽曇花綻放 的聲響 像交響
除了你別的人都一樣
可是如果連你都只是來自我幻象
難道怪我 太多時間去想像
還是太少時間在茫茫人海和你遇上

池塘中 游泳的魚
你是否 也陪過它嬉戲

不停張開的嘴巴 說什麼秘密
你聽到的 是不是說 我剛剛也在這裡


你猜 公園書店街角哪裡最適合相遇
我們會花幾秒認出彼此 像認出自己
一個微笑要多少運氣 落在對的眼睛裡
兩個陌生人要有多少 等待的默契
你猜 談天談地談起我們等待的心情
我們會花幾秒沉默微笑 來曬乾眼睛
就像來自世界的盡頭 穿過無邊的人群
兩個陌生人怎樣分享 想像的劇情