西媒导读 第 28 期 – 面对生活的两种心态
The two views have very different implications in areas such as health, happiness, and success. In every case given, the dynamic view of life is broader in its implications, and more valuable as a standard of evaluation. It suggests how you should act, and not just what you should act towards. I'll end this speech on an interesting note. It's been said that men have unlimited desires. As soon as you satisfy some, they have new ones. Many people have taken this as a point to despair about. They think that we can never be happy because we can never achieve everything we want. If you're always left wanting, it must truly be a cruel world.
Aug.12, 2015
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很多人都说，人的愿望是无穷无尽的。即使你满足了一部分愿望，但是人总会 有新的愿望萌生出来。但是你不会一直高兴，因为你总是不能实现所有的愿 望。
Well that's the static view of life talking. When you recognize that life is a process, and it's about the things you do, you realize the implications of their wishes. They wish for a state in which you have nothing further to pursue. You have no goals, no values, nothing new to accomplish. According to the dynamic view of life, your life would be over at this point. 他们希望到达一种状态，就是实现所有的愿望才会高兴——但这也代表一种终 极理想状态的实现——在这时你不能再实现任何新的目标和愿望。在这种终极 理想状态下，你已经没有任何上升空间，所以这也是一个极度空虚落寞的状 态。
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幸运的是，在我们所生活的世界，我们始终可以去探索那无尽的可能。
本文原载于：http://rebirthofreason.com/Articles/Rowlands/The_Meaning_Of_Life.shtml
About the author: Joseph Rowland (born in 1974) is an electrical engineer living in Santa Clara, California. This article is based on his speech which was delivered in 2002.
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