從林彤優個人對藝術的深造追求始，演化為以易經卦象作圖，再藉靜觀著色助人減壓自療，成就這個『易圖思計劃』，當中的過程和經歷堪稱神奇而美妙。
易經的以八卦為基本，八卦各有稟賦，相叠成64卦，概括變化之理。在不同的處境如何掌握應變之道固然是大智慧，但在天時地利人和的盈虧增損中能否保持正道、堅持忍耐、包容兼善才是做人處世成敗得失的鑰匙。
事實上易經哲理謂強弱大小並無絕對，還看時機環境的配合。譬如我們往往視傷殘老病者為弱勢，忘記彼等也曾年青壯健。我們視受助者在下，不察覺他們也為社會作過不同的貢獻。傷殘者如能克服身心缺陷以及坦然面對生命的挑戰，其心靈及精神力量之強靱，生命力和鬥志之豐沛，令健全人士也油然生敬。這個包容兼善的態度，亦契合易經的核心思想。
話說回來，藝術對表達的內容和形式亦涵蓋了無限的包容和尊重。從藝者越來自不同的背景和承載不同的經歷便更能豐富其藝術探索的多樣性，鼓勵觀者能以不同的角度和視野去溝通體驗。以此觀之，以社會各式各樣的人士以藝術創作的形式去表達易經的思想最是適當不過。
感謝林彤優同意在『易圖思計劃』中加入『藝術共融』的原素，讓不同的非牟利機構的傷殘或受助人士也可參與繪畫64卦，令社會各界有機會接觸他們的藝術創意，洗刷對他們負面的偏見。此亦是『易圖思』之另一義。
此時此地，我們可以放下偏見，共融互濟，始能「大吉、亨利、無疚」。
2019年9月5日於香港
Mind Changing and Art
Dr. William Fan
Psychiatrist and the President of Hong Kong Autism Awareness Alliance
From the beginning of Lissa Lam’s personal pursuit in further studies in the art major, developed her project from I Ching text to plotted images, and then to help others by further coloring as decompression self-treatment. Achievements of the “易圖思 mInd CHangING” mindfulness coloring Book from the entire production were in itself a magical and wonderful experience.
The I Ching is based on the eight trigram (八卦), and eight trigram has its own endowments, which are transformed into 64 hexagrams, summarizing the changes. How to grasp the strain in different situations is of great wisdom, but whether to maintain the right path, persistence, tolerance and goodness in gain and loss of the world is the key to success or failure.
In fact, the I Ching philosophy informs that there is no absolute strength and weakness though also depends on various elements like timing and environment. For example, we often regard the disabled and the sick as weak, forgetting that they were once young and healthy. We might regard the aided recipients as incompetents, and we might fail to realize that they have made different contributions to society. If the disabled can overcome their physical and mental defects and face challenges of life, healthy people give respect to their demonstration in spiritual and strength, vitality and the abundance of fighting spirit. This inclusive attitude is also in line with the core ideas of the I Ching.
In other words, art also covers unlimited tolerance and respect on the contents and form of expressions. Different artists come from different backgrounds and carry different experiences, enrich the diversity of their artistic exploration and encourage viewers to communicate in different angles and visions. From this point of view, it is most appropriate to have various people from different states society to express the wisdom of the Book of Changes in artistic formats.
I am grateful to Lissa for agreeing to include the elements of “Arts Inclusion” in the “易圖思 mInd CHangING” mindfulness coloring book so that disabled or assisted persons from different non-profit organizations can also participate in the drawing contributions, so that the community can have access them. The artistic creativity negative bias against the underprivileged. This is another meaning of the project name “易圖思 mInd ChangING”.
At this time, we can put our prejudice aside and mingle together in order to “thrive, prosper, and no regrets."
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