亚历山大·M.辛德勒/
::“Amancomestothisworldwithhisfstclenched, butwhenhedies, hishandisopen.”
Surelyweoughttoholdfasttolife, foritiswondrous, andfullofabeautythatbreaksthrougheveryporeofGod', butalltoooftenwerecognizethistruthonlyinourbackwardglancewhenwerememberwhatwasandthensuddenlyrealizethatitisnomore.
Werememberabeautythatfaded, , thatwefailedtorespondwithlovewhenitwastendered.
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Onemorning, , soIhadtobewheeledacrossthecourtyardonagurney.
Asweemergedfromourunit, '—howwarming, howsparkling, howbrilliant!
Ilookedtoseewhetheranyoneelserealizedthesun'sgoldenglow, buteveryonewashurryingtoandfro, , too, hadbeenindifferenttothegrandeurofeachday, toopreoccupiedwithpettyandsometimesevenmeanconcernstorespondtothesplendorofitall.
Theinsightgleanedfromthatexperienceisreallyascommonplaceaswastheexperienceitself:life'sgiftsareprecious—butwearetooheedlessofthem.
Herethenisthefrstpoleoflife'sparadoxicaldemandsonus:.
Holdfasttolife, 'scoin, theoppositepoleofitsparadox:wemustacceptourlosses, andlearnhowtoletgo.
Thisisnotaneasylessontolearn, especiallywhenweareyoungandthinkthattheworldisourstocommand, thatwhateverwedesirewiththefullforceofourpassionatebeingcan, will, , andslowlybutsurelythissecondtruthdawnsuponus.
Ateverystageoflifewesustainlosses—;, astheparableoftheopenandclosedhandsuggests, wemustconfronttheinevitabilityofourowndemise, 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。”
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