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如何保持年轻 How to Stay Young
The older I grow, the more I appreciate children. Now, at my 80th birthday, I salute them again. Children are the most wholesome part of the race, the sweetest, for they are freshest from the hand of God. Whimsical, ingenious, mischievous, they fill the world with joy and good humor. We adults live a life of apprehension as to what they will think of us; a life of defense against their terrifying energy; a life of hard work to live up to their great expectations. We put them to bed with a sense of relief---and greet them in the morning with delight and anticipation. We envy them the freshness of adventure and the discovery of life. In all these ways, children add to the wonder of being alive. In all these ways, they help to keep us young.
我年事愈长,愈欣赏儿童的优美资质。值此八十贱辰,我再度向他们致敬。儿童乃是人类最健全的部分,极为可爱,因为他们刚来自上帝之手。他们满怀奇想、机 敏、淘气,使这个世界充满快乐与欢欣。我们成年人过着这样的生活:我们担心儿童会对我们有什么样的想法;他们的精力多得吓人,我们须加以防备;我们要努力 工作,以达到他们的期望。打发他们上床以后,我们才觉得放心---早上见到他们,我们又充满喜悦和期待。我们羡慕儿童对于新奇事物的尝试,以及生活方面的 发现。经由这些方式,儿童增加了生活的奇妙。经由这些方式,儿童使我们得以保持年轻。
从改变自己做起 Start With Yourself
The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop in the Crypts of Westminister Abbey:
When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country.
But it, too, seemed immovable.
As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.
And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family.
From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.
下面语句是刻在威斯敏斯特教堂英国圣公会主教坟墓上的话:
在懵懂的童年时期,我们胸怀梦想,相信自己的力量可以改变世界。后来,我们渐渐长大成熟,经历了生活的艰辛,明白了世无定事,感到了自己的渺小,我们的梦想也从“改变世界”降格成“改变家庭”,最终定位成“改变自己”。但我们实在不该低估自己,因为在我们改变自己的同时也潜移默化地影响着家庭,而作为世界的一分子,从某个角度来讲,我们也正改变着世界。
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