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第40章生活的艺术
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&oflivingistokoholdfastago.Forlifeisaparadox:itenjoinsustoanygiftseveordaiualreliherabbisofoldputitthisway:“Amahisworldwithhisfistched,butwhenhedies,hishandisopen.”
Surelyweoughttoholdfasttolife,foritiswondrous,andfullofabeautythatbreaksthrougheverypod’sowh.Weknowthatthisisso,butalltooruthonlyinourbackwardglanwerememberwhatwasandthensuddehatitisnomore.
Werememberabeautythatfaded,alovethatwawerememberwithfargreaterpaiseethatbeautywhewefailedtorespondwithlovewhenitwastendered.
&experiemethistruth.Iitalizedfollowiattadhadbeeninintensivecareforseveraldays.Itleasantplace.
,Ihadtohavesomeadditioherequiredmaeswereloabuildieeal,soIhadtobewheeledacrossthecourtyardonajourney.
Asweemergedfromouruhitme.That’salltherewastomyexperiehelightofthesuhowbeautifulitarming,h,howbrilliant!
Ilookedtoseewhetheranyohesun’sgoldenglow,buteveryonewashurryingtoandfro,mostwitheyesfixedontheground.ThenIrememberedhowoftenI,too,hadbeehegrandeurofeachday,toopreoccupiedwithpettyaimesevenmeaorespondfromthatexperie’sreallyasoheexperieself:life’sgiftsareprecious—butwearetooheedlessofthe
&hepoleoflife’sparadoxidsooobusyforthewoheaweoflife.Bereverentbeforeeagday.Embraceeachhour.Seizeeainute.
Holdfasttolife...butnotsofastthatyouotletgo.Thisisthesedsideoflife’s,theoppositepoleofitsparadox:tourlosses,aoletgo.
Thisisnotaolearn,especiallywhenweareyoungandthinkthattheworldisourstoand,thatwhateverwedesirewiththefullforceofourpassionatebeing,may,will,beours.Butthenlifemovesalongtotuswithrealities,andslowlybutsurelythistruthdawnsuponus.
&ageoflifewesustainlosses—andgrowintheprocess.Webegilivesonlywhenweemergefromthewombaectiveshelter.rogressionofschools,thehersandfathersandoures.Wegetmarriedandhaveaoletthemgo.Wetthedeathofourparentsandourspouses.Wefacethegradualradualwaningth.Andultimately,astheparableoftheopenanddsuggests,wemustttheiyofourowndemise,losingourselvesasitwere,allthatwewereordreamedtobe.
懂得何时取舍,这便是生活的艺术。
生活本身就是自相矛盾的:它劝诫我们珍惜生活赋予的诸多恩赐,但这一切最终又将会化为乌有。
古犹太教士说过:“人握拳而来,撒手而去。”
的确,我们应牢牢地把握生活,因为它是奇妙无穷的,它的美妙存在于上帝所创造的这个世界的每一个角落。
虽然我们知道事实果真如此,但常常只有在回首往事时才会懂得这一真理。
当我们忆起人生的美妙时,才突然发现早已物是人非。
我们追忆那褪色的美,还有消逝的爱。
但回忆时,我们总会深感痛苦,因为我们不曾看到美丽绽放的时刻,也未曾回应爱的呼唤。
近来的一次经历再次让我领会到了这一真理。
由于心脏病发作,病情加重,我必须住进医院特护区接受数天的治疗。
医院可不是一个令人愉快的地方。
一天清晨,我必须去做一些额外的检查。
而检查所需的仪器放在医院尽头对面的大楼里,因此我不得不坐着轮椅穿过院子去那里。
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