The idea of the building, the intention of it, its design, are all immutable and are the essence of the building. The intention of the original builders is what survives. The wood of which the design is constructed decays and is replaced when necessary. To be overly concerned with the original materials, which are merely sentimental souvenirs of the past, is to fail to see the living building itself.

建筑背后的想法、意图、设计，才是其亘古不变的精华。时间如沙，淘去一切，最终留下的只有创建者的点点想法。忒修斯之船的木料终将腐朽败坏，被新的木料替换取代，但是木料之上的设计，将会是该船永恒的记忆。过分关切一切“初心”，无非就是嘤嘤切切的关怀过去的记忆，其代价就是再也无法发现这艘船正在经历的变化和发展。

最后修改于 2020-05-17