适时低头

参加工作刚刚两年的刘君已经和单位里所有的人争吵了个遍，他觉得自己再也无法在单位里呆下去了，可他又不想放弃这份得之不易的工作。他彷徨、无助，怪自己生不逢时、命运多舛。有一次和同事争吵后，他心中特别难过：难道自己命中就该有这么多磨难吗？得求人给自己指点指点。他想到了山中老和尚，大家都说他能知人的前世和今生，是活菩萨，能救人于水火。

老和尚的小庙位于半山腰。刘君气喘吁吁终于爬到了小庙前，这哪里是庙呀！就是个山洞，洞口小得一不小心就会磕破脑袋。就在刘君迟疑时，老和尚过来了。

走进庙中，刘君把自己这两年来的遭遇详详细细讲了一遍，求老和尚给自己指点迷津。老和尚说： " 年轻人，难道你和人争吵时，就没有想过把头低一低，让一让对方吗？ " 刘君说： " 我为什么要低头让他们？我是对的！ " 听着刘君的话，老和尚没有吭声，他站起来，点了一把香，递给刘君。刘君接过香，毕恭毕敬在佛祖面前三叩首。

上完香，老和尚和刘君又坐了下来。老和尚说： " 做人该低头时就得低头。 " 一听这话，刘君强压了往上窜的怒气，说： " 我是对的，为什么要低头？ "

老和尚看着激动的刘君，停了一下说： " 你今天已经低头了。 "

刘君惊诧地看着老和尚。

老和尚接着说： " 你为了让我指点迷津爬了很长一段山路，然后又小心翼翼走过这洞口，最后又在佛祖面前磕了三个头。这三次你哪一次没有低头？ "

老和尚的话如醍醐灌顶令刘君清醒起来： " 是呀！今天自己向上爬时低头了，进洞口时也低头了，求佛时更是低头了 ......" 想着这些，刘君的脸不由红了起来。

老和尚见状又说道： " 低头了，你才能向上爬上山坡；低头了，你才能不磕破头少受磨难；低头了，你才能让佛祖看见你的诚意。求佛如此，生活也是如此。在生活中，你如果时时都昂首，那只能碰你个头破血流。只有适时低头，才能顺利向前，一切烦恼才会烟消云散。 "

  听完老和尚的话，刘君心悦诚服地不住点头。

Apple tells fan to "be patient" about Mac mini

Rumors of the possible demise of the Mac mini have been swirling around the Internet for a while now, causing concern among fans of the machine. Sure, the mini is a little tired at this point, but there's clearly still some interest in it. AppleInsider has the story of one Apple enthusiast, who was so concerned that the company might kill the Mac mini that he e-mailed an Apple executive and received a phone call suggesting that the Mac mini may not be down for the count just yet.

After a string of cancellation rumors, there has been optimism in the past week or two that the mini will return in some way, shape, or form. The call from Apple executive care also seems to suggest that something is in the works; the representative acknowledged that there is demand for the product and said fans of the mini should "be patient." Of course, the rep didn't offer any concrete information about what will happen to the mini or when it might happen, but Apple's effort here makes it look like something is afoot.

More recent Mac mini rumors (and perhaps an AppleInsider source) hint at the mini receiving more than just a speed bump as part of its next update. The machine could get a face lift and may come in more configurations, but I think we're going to have to wait a while for feature and timing specifics. In the end, though, I don't think Apple would make this much of a fuss about a product that was about to be killed, so sitting tight for a while sounds like pretty good advice.

Source : http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/11/06/apple-tells-fan-to-be-patient-about-mac-mini