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1、ChapterOneHumanLifeLikeaPoem人生如诗Ithinkthat,fromabiologicalstandpoint,humanlifealmostreadslikeapoem.我以为,从生物学角度看,人的一生恰如诗歌。Ithasitsownrhythmandbeat,itsinternalcyclesofgrowthanddecay.人生自有其韵律和节奏,自有内在的生成与衰亡。Noonecansaythatalifewithchildhood,manhoodandoldageisnotabeautifularrangement;人生有童年、少年和老
2、年,谁也不能否认这是一种美好的安排,thedayhasitsmorning,noonandsunset,andtheyearhasitsseasons,anditisgood一天要有清晨、正午和日落,一年要有四季之分,如此才好。thatitisso.Thereisnogoodorbadinlife,exceptwhatisgoodaccordingtoitsownseason.人生本无好坏之分,只是各个季节有各自的好处。Andifwetakethisbiologicalviewoflifeandtrytoliveaccordingtotheseasons,noonebu
3、taconceitedfooloranimpossibleidealistcandenythathumanlifecanbelivedlikeapoem.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。——LinYutang1.WeAreonaJourney人在旅途ByHenryVanDykeWhereveryouare,andwhoeveryoumaybe,thereisonethinginwhichyouandIarejustalikeatthismoment,andinallthemoments
4、ofourexistence.Wearenotatrest;weareonajourney,ourlifeisamovement,atendency,asteady,ceaselessprogresstowardsanunseengoal.Wearegainingsomething,orlosingsomething,everyday.Evenwhenourpositionandourcharacterseemtoremainpreciselythesame,theyarechanging.Forthemereadvanceoftimeisachange.Itisnot
5、thesamethingtohaveabarefieldinJanuaryandinJuly,theseasonmakesthedifference.Thelimitationsthatarechildlikeinthechildarechildishintheman.无论你在何处,无论你是何人,此刻,而且在我们生命的每时每刻,你与我有一点是类似的。我们不是在休息,我们在旅途中。生命是一种运动,一种趋势,一个稳步、持续的通往一个未知目标的过程。每天,我们都在获得,或失去。尽管我们的地位和性格看起来好像一点都没变,但是它们在变化。因为时光的流逝本身是一种变化。在一月和七月
6、拥有一片贫瘠的土地是不同的,是季节本身带来了变化。孩童时可爱的缺点到了成人时便成了幼稚。Everythingthatwedoisastepinonedirectionoranother,eventhefailuretodosomethingisinitselfadeed.Itsetsusforwardorbackward.Theactionofthenegativepoleofamagneticneedleisjustasrealastheactionofthepositivepole.Todeclineistoaccept–theotheralternative.我们
7、做的每件事都是迈向一个或另外一个方向,甚至“什么都没做”本身也是一种行为,它让我们前进或倒退。一棵磁针的阴极的作用与阳极是一样的。拒绝即接受??接受反面。Areyounearertoyourporttodaythanyouwereyesterday?Yes,--youmustbealittlenearertosomeportorother;forsinceyourshipwasfirstlunchedupontheseaoflife,youhaveneverbeenstillforasinglemoment;theseaistoodeep