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1、可编辑版第一章人生如诗HumanLifeLikeaPoemIthinkthat,fromabiologicalstandpoint,humanlifealmostreadslikeapoem.Ithasitsownrhythmandbeat,itsinternalcyclesofgrowthanddecay.Noonecansaythatalifewithchildhood,manhoodandoldageisnotabeautifularrangement;thedayhasitsmorning,noonandsunset,andtheyearhasitsseasons,anditisgo
2、odthatitisso.Thereisnogoodorbadinlife,exceptwhatisgoodaccordingtoitsownseason.Andifwetakethisbiologicalviewoflifeandtrytoliveaccordingtotheseasons,noonebutaconceitedfooloranimpossibleidealistcandenythathumanlifecanbelivedlikeapoem. ——LinYutang我以为,从生物学角度看,人的一生恰如诗歌。人生自有其韵律和节奏,自有内在的成长与衰亡。人生有童年、少年和老年,
3、谁也不能否认这是一种美好的安排。一天要有清晨、正午和日落,一年要有四季之分,如此才好!人生本无好坏之分,只是各个季节有各自的好处。如若我们持此种生物学的观点,并循着季节去生活,除了狂妄自大的傻瓜和无可救药的理想主义者,谁能说人生不能像诗一般度过呢?---林语堂人在旅途WeAreonaJourneyWhereveryouare,andwhoeveryoumaybe,thereisonethinginwhichyouandIarejustalike,atthismoment,andinallthemomentsofourexistence.Wearenotatrest;weareonajourn
4、ey.Ourlifeisnotamerefact;itisamovement,atendency,asteady,ceaselessprogresstowardsanunseengoal.Wearegainingsomething,orlosingsomething,everyday.Evenwhenourpositionandourcharacterseemtoremainpreciselythesame,theyarechanging.Forthemereadvanceoftimeisachange.ItisnotthesamethingtohaveabarefieldinJanuary
5、andinJuly.Theseasonmakesthedifference.Thelimitationsthatarechildlikeinthechildarechildishintheman.Everythingthatwedoisastepinonedirectionoranother.Eventhefailuretodosomethingisinitselfadeed.Itsetsusforwardorbackward.Theactionofthenegativepoleofamagneticneedleisjustasrealastheactionofthepositivepole
6、.Todeclineistoaccept—theotheralternative.Areyounearertoyourporttodaythanyouwereyesterday?Yes,—youmustbealittlenearertosomeportorother;forsinceyourshipwasfirstlaunchedupontheseaoflifeyouhaveneverbeenstillforasinglemoment;theseaistoodeep,youcouldnotfindananchorageifyouwould;therecanbenopauseuntilyouc
7、omeintoport.人在旅途亨利.凡.戴克无论你身在何处,也无论你是何人,此时此刻,有一件事于你我而言都是相同的,而且只要我们活着,这个共同点就存在。那就是,我们并非停留不前,而是人在旅途。我们的生命是一种运动,一种趋势,是向一个看不见的目标无休止地奋进。每天,我们都有所得,也有所失。即便我们的位置和角色看似与原来无异,但实际上也是时时变化的。因为时间的推移本身就是一种变化。对于同一片荒地来说,在一月和七