美文欣賞:給生命以意義(3/4)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2011-08-12 00:00
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By virtue of inhabiting a body we accept these risks. We expose our mortal flesh to the laws of a physical environment around us. The trade off isn't so bad when you think about it. The problem comes when we construct mortal fantasies of what life should be like. When life doesn't conform to our fantasy we grow upset, frustrated, or depressed.
We are alive; let us live. We have the ability to experience; let us experience. We have the ability to learn; let us learn. The meaning of life can be grasped in a moment. A moment so brief it often evades our perception.
由于附著于肉體之身,所以我們就得接受這些風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。我們使易朽的肉體服從周圍物理環(huán)境的法則。你仔細(xì)想一想就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn),這種交易并不是那么糟糕。當(dāng)我們幻想生命應(yīng)該如何時(shí),問題就來了。當(dāng)生命和我們的幻想不一致時(shí),我們就變得煩惱,無奈或沮喪。
我們活著,那我們就要活得精彩;我們有能力體驗(yàn),那我們就要體驗(yàn)人生甘苦;我們有能力學(xué)習(xí),那我們就要在學(xué)海徜徉。生命的意義可以在一瞬間抓住-一個(gè)經(jīng)常被我們忽略的短暫瞬間。