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1、TheWorldAsISeeIt-AlbertEinstein-Howstrangeisthelotofusmortals!Eachofusishereforabriefsojourn;forwhatpurposebeknowsnot,thoughhesometimesthinkshesensesit.Butwithoutdeeperreflectiononeknowsfromdailylifethatoneexistsforotherpeople-firstofallforthoseuponwhosesmilesandwell-bein
2、gourownhappinessiswhollydependent,andthenforthemany,unknowntous,towhosedestiniesweareboundbythetiesofsympathy.AhundredtimeseverydayIremindmyselfthatmyinnerandouterlifearebasedonthelaborsofothermen,livinganddead,andthatImustexertmyselfinordertogiveinthesamemeasureasIhavere
3、ceivedandamstillreceiving.IamstronglydrawntoafrugallifeandamoftenoppressivelyawarethatIamengrossinganundueamountofthelaborofmyfellow-men.Iregardclassdistinctionsasunjustifiedand,inthelastresort,basedonforce.Ialsobelievethatasimpleandunassuminglifeisgoodforeverybody,physic
4、allyandmentally.Idonotatallbelieveinhumanfreedominthephilosophicalsense.Everybodyactsnotonlyunderexternalcompulsionbutalsoinaccordancewithinnernecessity.Schopenhauer'ssaying,"Amancandowhathewants,butnotwantwhathewants,"hasbeenaveryrealinspirationtomesincemyyouth;ithasbeen
5、acontinualconsolationinthefaceoflife'shardships,myownandothers',andanunfailingwell-springoftolerance.Thisrealizationmercifullymitigatestheeasilyparalyzingsenseofresponsibilityandpreventsusfromtakingourselvesandotherpeoplealltooseriously;itisconducivetoaviewoflifewhich,inp
6、articular,giveshumoritsdue.Toinquireafterthemeaningorobjectofone'sownexistenceorthatofallcreatureshasalwaysseemedtomeabsurdfromanobjectivepointofview.Andyeteverybodyhascertainidealswhichdeterminethedirectionofhisendeavorsandhisjudgments.InthissenseIhaveneverlookeduponease
7、andhappinessasendsinthemselves-thisethicalbasisIcalltheidealofapigsty.Theidealswhichhavelightedmyway,andtimeaftertimehavegivenmenewcouragetofacelifecheerfully,havebeenKindness,Beauty,andTruth.Withoutthesenseofkinshipwithmenoflikemind,withouttheoccupationwiththeobjectivewo
8、rld,theeternallyunattainableinthefieldofartandscientificendeavors,lifewouldhaveseemedtomeempty.T