值得思索一下

看不懂的DDGGJJMM不要怪我啊，我也一样的。：）但为了一些深度，不懂也许是必要的。
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We\'ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we\'ve added years to life, not life to years. We\'ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We\'ve conquered outer space, but not inner space; we\'ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we\'ve split the atom, but not our prejudice. We have higher incomes, but lower morals; we\'ve become long on quantity, but short on quality. These are the times of tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time you don\'t care it at all.

值得思索一下
"Tuesdays with Morrie" is good reference.

唔，英文不是很好，有的单词不太明白，但是意思能看到点
值得思索。。。。。
btw：leier的话是什么意思？

她是做了个注啊

"Tuesday with Morrie" 是一本很好的书。讲的是一位老教授生命中的最后一堂课。

The Curriculum

The last class of my old professor\'s life took place once a week in his house, by a window in the study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves. The class met on Tuesdays. It began after breakfast. The subject was The Meaning of Life. It was taught from experience.
No grades were given, but there were oral exams each week. You were expected to respond to questions, and you were expected to pose questions of your own. You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor\'s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Kissing him good-bye earned you extra credit.
No books were required, yet many topics were covered, including love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and, finally, death. The last lecture was brief, only a few words.
A funeral was held in lieu of graduation.
Although no final exam was given, you were expected to produce one long paper on what was learned. The paper is presented here.
The last class of my old professor\'s life had only one student.
I was the student.

原来在5460的班上一直在post这篇文章，累死了，但似乎也没引起多大的关注，只好停了。本来嘛，活着就是件累人的事，谁又有精力去探究它的意义。从小到大，激人向上的文章看了不少，但从没被真正激励过，也许在心里多少有些触动，但行动上......是不是已经麻木了？！我想，现在的人对生活更多的是无奈，活着就好！！！！


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是么，我没有看到，不是中文的吧，有机会我想看看这本书，似乎非常深刻
探究生命的意义本来就是人类的使命，只是现在的人更功利更现实而已了
似乎现在的论调就是谁也没有权利去改变别人，
人相互之间，人与这个世界，似乎只是利用和被利用的关系，
谁去探究只是在自讨苦吃，可是有人愿意思考毕竟是好事来的，
也许，我们也只能是思考和尽量的身体力行吧，
一个人改变世界的历史已经一去不复返了
社会需要群体的努力，但是这个世界并不平等
做自己，做本分，，，，，，，