令人肅然起敬的新加坡反殖民主斗士—林福壽醫生

作者：張泰永

對于許多讀者來說，林福壽這個名字，比起林清祥、傅樹楷（介）等活躍于1950—1960年代新加坡反殖爭取獨立運動的著名人物來說，可能會較為陌生。

不過，事實上，林福壽醫生在1940年代的中學時期，就在新加坡著名的萊佛士書院接受英文教育，并成為該校著名校刊《Rafflesian》和各中學聯合出版的雜志《Youth》的主編。同學們都知道他是一名很有領導才能的作家和演說家。

1950年初進入馬來亞大學念醫科時起，就與一批敢于反抗英殖民統治的優秀的印族、馬族和華族同學如傅樹楷等，創立馬大社會主義俱樂部，并成為馬大社會主義俱樂部六君子之一，積極參與學生會的政治活動。

1954年11月，他曾參與人民行動黨籌建工作。1957年畢業后，加入政府醫藥服務部門工作。1961年辭去這個工作，加入與李光耀的人民行動黨唱對臺戲的社會主義陣線，成為陣線的中央委員之一，以及黨報英文版《The Plebian》的編輯。

1963年2月2日，李光耀在臭名昭著的“冷藏行動”中，把包括他以及社陣主要領導人林清祥、傅樹楷等在內的100多名反殖愛國民主人士，以莫須有罪名逮捕入獄。從此，林福壽醫生不經審訊被李光耀政權無理關押在大牢里，歷經種種苦難和折磨。

在獄中，李光耀曾妄圖通過各種手段要他低頭屈服，發表聲明，為李光耀解脫罪行，但都失敗了，最后被迫于1982年9月才把他釋放。前后關押了20年，關押時間之長，僅次于關押了32年的謝太寶。

從那時起一直到最近，時間又過了28年，林福壽醫生有冤無處訴，有苦吐不出，一直沉默、沉默、再沉默！幸好，近期新加坡還有一名攝影工作者施忠明，給他拍攝了一部政治短片，一部據說是既沒有嚇走外資，也沒有鼓動群眾起義非常溫和的短片。然而，就是這樣一部短片，卻令李光耀政權緊張萬分，非加以封殺不可。由此可見，李光耀及其政權的神經脆弱到何等地步。

以下是一名新加坡有正義感的人士對令人肅然起敬的林福壽醫生的評語：

“林福壽醫生或許是亦或許不是一名圣人，但是，他必定是一名很了不起的君子。他被人冷藏了20年之后，他又靜悄悄的活了28年。然而，他在新書發布會上的演說，還是引發了足夠的焦慮以至于要禁止那套錄影片。”

（有關林福壽醫生的更多資料，請參閱本站刊載的《世紀大冤獄之一》）

林福壽醫生
（中英對照）22/07/10
作者/來源：Dr Wong Wee Nam http://www.sgpolitics.net
新加坡文獻館譯
“當你還未完全剝奪一切，你可以用權力控制人民。但是當你完全搶奪了一個人所擁有的一切，他就再也不受你控制 – 他已經重獲自由。”
–亞歷山大 索爾仁尼琴 ( Alexander Solzhenitsyn )
 
林福壽醫生
2002年7月在已故李紹祖醫生的守靈之夜，我第一次遇見他。這時已經是他獲得釋放之后的第20個年頭，前此，他被囚禁了近20年之久。我看到坐在另一張桌子邊上的一位朋友于是上前向她打個招呼。他正好就坐在旁邊，于是她介紹我們認識。
那是我首次見到他的面貌長相。
我在孩童年紀時就已聽說過有關他的事跡。他是我居所左近的一個菜市場里一位著名魚販的兒子。他的父親之所以出名是因為他有一個很聰明的兒子。在那年代的窮人群里很難會有做醫生的兒女。
我在孩童時知道他也是因為他是名醫生。他的醫務診所不單為有困難者提供免費的醫療，也使用真材實料的藥劑。他甚至于會給予他們回家的車費。這不足為奇，他相信疾病并不是單純的由于人體缺乏鐵質而是因為貧窮。
我沒有認出他是誰，這是情有可原的，那是因為他的照片從未在報章上刊登或出現在電視上。當他被囚禁時沒有任何有關他的狀況報導，他在釋放后亦沒有任何相關的消息。
雖然面對新聞上的封鎖，以及他本身的低調姿態，他依然是政治界的傳奇人物，他是續謝太寶之后的第二位最長期拘留者。因此，在將他介紹給我認識的當兒，我的反應是極其的興奮，并夾帶著驚奇和不安。
他以十分溫和與友善的語調使我安靜下來，問我是否就是那位給報紙寫信的書寫者。他的誠懇與謙虛讓我感動。
之后，我偶而在一些醫學會議與講座上見到他。我們只是打個招呼相互問好，從來沒有談論時事。他告訴我他在我的博客上閱讀了我的文章，但他從未嘗試和我就這些議題進行討論。到了人生的這個階段，我認為他已經跨越了這些世俗。
很不平常的，在我和他的會面中他從來沒有，即便僅僅一次，表現出任何的懷恨抱怨，那些剝奪了他生命中最寶貴的20年人生，不論是對他們中的任何一個人或者機構。
1963年他遭逮捕因為他被視為是一名危害新加坡治安的人物。要被關押在監獄里20年，他在被捕前的生活必然是那么樣的多姿多彩，或者至少會等同那位默.沙勒末。然而，在我翻閱了許多有關那個年代的書本后（包括他當年的同志所撰寫的），只找到很少的有提及到他的事項。
必然的，作為一名危害治安而要遭受20年長期囚禁者，必定會有許許多多的公開檔案記載著他的種種活動，足以讓電影導演去拍攝相當長度的政治懸疑劇。或許，有那么的一天，檔案局可以讓我們知道他干過那些勾當，如果有這些活動的話。
最近，在《華惹那一代》新書發布會上，電影制片人施忠明錄制了他的演說，并在YouTube上播放。這個記錄片如今已經被禁播。不可能是因為影片危害了治安而遭禁止。那段演說并不激烈，里邊沒有譴責政府的氣憤言詞，沒有鼓動暴力，沒有呼吁武力對抗，沒有呼吁推翻任何人，也沒有呼吁團結鼓舞聽眾起義。誠然，這遠比競選群眾大會還要來得更為溫和。
在這段影片制作和播放后的好幾個月里，并沒有投資者因為治安而從新加坡撤資，事實上，經濟出現了復蘇回彈。然而，在無法解釋的情況下，禁止了這套錄像影片。
或許這其中是有個原因的。這套影片很可能會改變人民對林福壽醫生的印象。他給人的感覺是一個穩重和有尊嚴的人。沒有展示任何憤慨和懷恨之心。他的智慧完好無損，他有著清醒的思維。在柔弱的身軀里包裹著一個堅強的個性。他看來慈祥，具父輩的形象，這個形體很難讓人把他當成是一個有能力拍打蒼蠅或者打死蚊子，更何況會傷害另一個人類生命。在一個謙遜君子的外表下人民可以感覺到那是一個不屈不撓的無比勇敢者。
觀看他的演說讓我回想起莊子《秋水》里的一篇寓言故事。
孔子在周游列國時，宋國的軍隊把他團團圍住。但是他還是繼續高歌和彈奏琵琶，無視眼前的困境。子路，他的弟子問道：夫子，為何你還是玩得如此的快樂？
孔子回答說：長久以來，我一直嘗試避開困難但皆失敗了。這是因為命運的緣故。我亦努力去取得成就但亦失敗了，這是由于時代的因素。
“在堯舜時代，那時沒有困難，這無關乎一個人的智慧。在桀王與紂王時代，人們沒有獲得成功并非因為沒有智慧。那是由于受制于年代和環境。”
“要穿越河川而不懼怕海上蛟龍需要有漁夫的膽量。在陸上行走而不懼怕老虎猛獸需要有獵人的勇氣。面對鋒芒的利刃而不懼怕死亡需要有烈士的豪氣。”
“體會困境是命運的安排，而成功則是時間的恰當安排，在面對巨大的困難時毫不恐懼或膽怯就需要有圣人之勇。
知窮之有命，知通之有時，臨大難而不懼者，圣人之勇也。
林福壽醫生或許是亦或許不是一名圣人，但是，他必定是一名很了不起的君子。他被人冷藏了20年之后，他又靜悄悄的活了28年。然而，他在新書發布會上的演說，還是引發了足夠的焦慮以至于要禁止那套錄影片。
那真是匪夷所思！
文章來源：http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=4214
Dr Lim Hock Siew
By Dr Wong Wee Nam
20 July 2010
“You only have power over people so long as you don’t take everything away from them. But when you’ve robbed a man of everything, he’s no longer in your power — he’s free again.”
– Alexander Solzhenitsyn
I first met him at the wake of the late Dr Lee Siew Choh in July 2002. That was 20 years after he was released from an almost 20-year detention. I saw a friend sitting at another table and went up to say “hello” to her. He happened to be sitting at the same table and she introduced us.
That was the first time I saw how he looked like.
I have heard of him when I was a young boy. He was the son of a famous fishmonger in the market where I had lived. The father was famous because he had a clever son. Not a lot of poor people then had children who are doctors.
I also heard of him as a young boy because of his reputation as a doctor. Not only did his clinic dispense free medicine for the needy and the real indigent, he also gave them transport money to go home. This is not surprising from a doctor who believes that the most common cause of anemia is not iron deficiency but poverty.
It was understandable that I did not recognize him. After all, his pictures had never been splashed in the newspapers or over the TV. Nothing much was heard about him when he was incarcerated and nothing was seen or heard after his release.
In spite of the news blackout and the low profile he has kept, he is still a political legend, being the second longest political detainee after Chia Thye Poh. Therefore, my reaction was one of excitement mixed with surprise and discomfort when he was introduced to me.
He put me totally at ease when he asked in a very soft and friendly voice if I was the same one who wrote letters to the press. I was humbled by his sincerity and modesty.
Subsequently, I met him occasionally at medical seminars and talks. We only exchanged some pleasant words and never discussed current affairs. He told me he read my articles on the blogs but never did he once try to engage me on those topics. At this stage of his life, I suppose he had transcended all these concerns.
Remarkably, in my encounters with him not once had he expressed any hatred for anyone or any organization for having deprived him of 20 years of the prime of his life.
In 1963, he was arrested because he was deemed a security threat to the interests of Singapore. To be kept in prison for 20 years, he must have had a pre-detention life that is more colourful or at least equal to that of Mas Selamat.
Yet, when I looked up as many books (even books written by his ex-comrades) as I could on the era, I could find very little mention on him. Surely a security threat who warranted 20 years of detention would have enough open records of his activities for any movie director to make an equal number of political thrillers. Maybe one day the archives will let us know of his clandestine activities, if any.
Recently at a launch of the book The Fajar Generation, he made a speech. Martyn See, the filmmaker, recorded the speech and put it on Youtube. The video is now banned. It cannot be for security reason that the video is banned. The speech was not fiery, there was no angry condemnation of government, no incitement to violence, no call to arms, no cry to overthrow anyone and no rousing appeal to unite and rally the audience for a cause. Indeed the speech was milder than any election rally speech by a mile.
For months after the speech was made and aired, no investors pulled out of Singapore for security concerns and in fact, the economy recovered. Yet for inexplicable reason, the video was banned.
Perhaps there is a reason. The video is in danger of changing people’s perception of Dr Lim Hock Siew. He comes off as a very calm and dignified person. There is no anger or bitterness. His intellect is intact and his mind is very clear. Beneath the frail frame is a man with strength of character. He looks so kind and fatherly that one wouldn’t see him as capable of slapping a fly or killing a mosquito, let alone hurting a fellow human being. Behind a soft-spoken exterior one can discern a man full of indomitable courage.
Watching him talk reminds me of a story written by Zhuang Zi （莊子）in his chapter “Autumn Water” （秋水）:
When Confucius was traveling in the State of Kuang, he was surrounded by the troops of Sung. Nevertheless, he continued singing and playing his lute, totally unfazed. Zi Lu, his disciple, asked, “Master, why are you enjoying yourself?”
Confucius said, “For a long time, I’ve tried to stay out of hardship but failed. This is due to fate. I’ve tried to succeed but failed. This is due to the times.
“During the times of Yao or Shun, there was no hardship. This had nothing to do with a person’s wisdom. During the reign of King Jie and King Zhou, people did not achieve success but this was not due to lack of wisdom. It was due to time and circumstance.
“To travel across the water and not shrink from the sea serpent or the dragon is to have the courage of a fisherman. To travel on land and not be afraid of the rhinoceros or tiger is to have the courage of a hunter. To meet clashing blades and face death unflinchingly is to have the courage of martyr.
“To understand that hardship is a matter of fate and success is a matter of the times; and to able to face enormous difficulties without fear or terror is to have the courage of a sage.”
知窮之有命，知通之有時，臨大難而不懼者，圣人之勇也。
Dr Lim Hock Siew may or may not be a sage but he must be a remarkable man. He was stored away for 20 years and then led a quiet life for the next 28 years. Yet when he made his speech at a book launch, he created enough anxiety for the video to be banned.
Truly remarkable!
 
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