Whatislife?Howevermeanyourlifeis,meetitandliveit;donotshunitandcallithardnames.Itisnotsobadasyouare.Itlookspoorestwhenyouarerichest.Thefault-finderwillfindfaultsinparadise.Loveyourlife,poorasitis.Youmayperhapshavesomepleasant,thrilling,glorioushours,eveninapoor-house.Thesettingsunisreflectedfromthewindowsofthealms-house救济院asbrightlyasfromtherichman'sabode住所;thesnowmeltsbeforeitsdoorasearlyinthespring.不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。Todaywehavebiggerhousesbutsmallerfamilies;moreconveniences,butlesstime.Wehavemoredegreesbutlesscommonsense;moreknowledgebutlessjudgment;Wehavemoreexperts,butmoreproblems;moremedicinesbutlessWellness.Wemultipliedourpossessions,butreduceourvalues;wetalktoomuch,lovetoolittleandlietoooften.We'velearnedhowtomakealiving,butnotalife;We'veaddedyearstolife,notlifetoyears.我们不断聚敛物质财富，却逐渐丢失了自我价值。我们的话语太多，真爱太少，谎言泛滥。我们掌握了谋生手段，却不懂得生活真谛；我们让年华付诸流水，却不曾将生命倾注其中Wehavetallerbuildings,butshortertempers;widerfreeways,butnarrowerviewpoints.Wespendmore,buthaveless;webuymore,butenjoyitless.们的住房越来越好，脾气却越来越糟；我们行驶的道路越来越宽阔，眼光却越来越狭隘。我们付出很多，可获得的很少；我们购买了很多，可从中得到的乐趣却很少。大家应该也有点累了，稍作休息We'velearnedtorush,butnottowait;wehavehigherincomes,butlowermorals.Webuildmorecomputerstoholdmoreinformation,toproducemorecopies,buthavelesscommunication.Wearelongonquantity,butshortonquality.我们学会了追赶时间，却没学会耐心等待；我们拥有的财富越来越多，道德品质却日益沦丧。我们生产更多的电脑用于存储更多的信息和制造更多的拷贝，而相互间的交流与沟通却越来越少。我们拥有的是数量，缺乏的是质量。Thesearethetimesoffastfoodsandslowdigestion;tallmenandshortcharacter;steepprofitsandshallowrelationships.Moreleisureandlessfun;morekindsoffood,butlessnutrition;twoincomes,butmoredivorce;fancierhouses,butbrokenhomes.这是一个快餐食品和消化迟缓相伴的时代；一个体格高大和性格病态并存的时代；一个追名逐利和人情冷漠相生的时代。我们的闲暇多了，乐趣却少了；食品种类多了，营养却少了；双薪家庭增加了，离婚率也激升了；居室的装修华丽了，家庭却残缺破碎了That’swhyIpropose,thatasoftoday,youdonotkeepanythingforaspecialoccasion,becauseeverydaythatyouliveisaspecialoccasion.Searchforknowledge,rea