Human beings always long for distant places and things they do not possess; this is an innate desire in human nature. Yet we often overlook the simple, small happiness beside us right now. Passion fades, illusions break. Maturity does not mean losing the ability to feel. It means knowing that strong emotion needs measure, learning to balance passion and restraint, protecting yourself well and disturbing no one. 【《少年维特之烦恼》歌德，杨武能 译】 人总是向往远方，向往不曾拥有的东西，这是人性里与生俱来的渴望。可我们常常忽略，当下身边那些朴素微小的幸福。激情会褪去，幻想会破灭。成熟不是不再心动，而是明白热烈的情感需要分寸，懂得在热爱和克制之间找到平衡，好好守护自己，也不去惊扰别人。

【《论自由》密尔，许宝骙 译】 一个人只要不伤害他人，就有权按照自己的方式追求幸福。社会不应该用习俗和偏见强行统一所有人的活法。不同的思想、不同的选择，不是危险，而是社会保持活力的源泉。包容异见，尊重差异，我们才不会困在单一、狭隘的认知里面。 A person has the right to pursue happiness in their own way, so long as they do not harm others. Society ought not to force everyone into the same life by custom and prejudice. Different thoughts and different choices are not dangers; they are the source of social vitality. To tolerate different opinions and respect differences keeps us from being trapped inside narrow, single-minded beliefs.

【《安娜·卡列尼娜》托尔斯泰，草婴 译】 幸福的家庭都是相似的，不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。每个人心里都藏着渴望，藏着不甘，藏着对另一种生活的想象。但冲动带来的选择，往往要背负沉重的代价。生活不是浪漫的诗篇，它充满琐碎、责任与牵绊。在追逐热爱之前，人应当看清选择背后所有的重量。 All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Every heart holds longing, discontent, and fantasies of another kind of life. But choices made on impulse often carry heavy costs. Life is not a romantic poem; it is full of trivial matters, duties and bonds. Before chasing what you love, you ought to see clearly all the weight behind your choice.

【《瓦尔登湖》梭罗，仲泽 译】 我愿意深深地扎入生活，吮尽生活的骨髓，过得扎实，简单，把一切不属于生活的内容剔除得干净利落。简化，再简化。多数人都过着平静的绝望生活。所谓习以为常的成功，未必适合你。敢于拒绝多余的欲望，守住简单，你才有机会听见自己内心真实的声音。 I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life. Simplify, simplify. The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. The so‑called conventional success may not suit you. Dare to reject unnecessary desires and keep life simple, then you may hear the true voice inside your heart.

观《伟大的长征》，回望历史，目睹当下，脑海中赫然浮现出“断层”二字，恍惚之间，这个时代，不知从什么时候开始似乎代际之间出现了无可奈何的断层，一种在历史、观念、媒介、心态和现实等众多层面的断层。 如今，感性的东西越来越经不起理性的拷问，于是一边是感性体验着深深的孤独，焦虑，迷茫甚至绝望，另一边的理性却经历着方向怎么定，路径怎么设，行动如何持续的困境。 集体失声，似乎是这个看似喧嚣热闹的时代的真正的背景音。什么是好，什么是坏，感觉任何人都说了不算，甚至连辩论的余地都不存在，每天目之所及耳之所闻的铺天盖地四面八方的如“小丑般”各种声音和图像，所有的一切背后都有着一种未知驱动的恐惧，就像那特写的一张张脸，这个世界，人，究竟该往哪里走？

【《美丽新世界》赫胥黎，陈超 译】 人们害怕痛苦，于是想用享乐、舒适和娱乐麻醉自己。可没有苦难对照的快乐是浅薄的，没有选择余地的幸福根本算不上幸福。如果一切痛苦都被抹去，我们同时也失去感受崇高、感受热爱、感受悲伤的能力。真正的人性，包含痛苦、挣扎与自由选择的权利。 People fear pain and try to numb themselves with pleasure, comfort and entertainment. But joy without the contrast of suffering is shallow, and happiness without the right to choose is not happiness at all. If all pain is erased, we also lose the capacity to feel sublimity, love and sorrow. True humanity includes suffering, struggle and the right of free choice.

【《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》陀思妥耶夫斯基，耿济之 译】 要爱生活，先爱生活本身，而不是爱生活的意义。不要等到弄懂一切道理之后，才愿意好好活着。很多答案要在生活的过程里慢慢浮现。哪怕你暂时迷茫，找不到方向，也不要放弃去感受晨光、晚风，感受人与人之间转瞬即逝的温柔。 Love life first, love life itself, not the meaning of life. Do not wait until you understand all truths before you begin to live well. Many answers emerge slowly as you live. Even if you feel lost and directionless for the moment, do not give up feeling the morning light, evening wind, and fleeting tenderness between people.

【《牛虻》伏尼契，李俍民 译】 苦难可以压垮软弱的人，也可以淬炼坚韧的灵魂。你不必感谢苦难，但你可以选择不让苦难毁掉你的本心。伤痛会留下疤痕，疤痕会提醒你曾经走过怎样黑暗的路。但伤疤不该成为仇恨的理由，你依然可以选择为光明而前行，为你所信仰的东西坚持下去。 Suffering may crush the weak, yet it can temper a resilient soul. You do not need to thank suffering, but you may choose not to let it destroy your original heart. Wounds leave scars, and scars remind you of the dark roads you once traveled. But scars are no reason for hatred. You may still choose to walk toward light and hold fast to what you believe in.

【《假如给我三天光明》海伦·凯勒，李汉昭 译】 我们大多数人把感官拥有的一切当成理所当然。我们拥有眼睛，却很少认真去看；拥有耳朵，却很少静心聆听。光明、声音、微风、花香，这些最朴素的馈赠常常被我们忽略。只有当我们想象失去它们的时候，才懂得平凡日常里藏着多么珍贵的幸福。 Most of us take our senses for granted. We have eyes yet seldom truly see; we have ears yet seldom listen quietly. Light, sound, breeze and flower fragrance, these simplest gifts are often overlooked. Only when we imagine losing them do we understand how precious happiness hides within ordinary days.

Human beings keep searching and are never satisfied with what they already gain. This endless striving is both the source of human suffering and what makes humanity noble. Do not fear endless exploration, even if you never reach a perfect destination in your lifetime. The ongoing upward pursuit itself proves the value of life. 【《浮士德》歌德，钱春绮 译】 人总是在不断求索，永远不会满足于当下已经得到的一切。这种永不停止的追求，既是人的痛苦来源，也是人高贵的地方。不必害怕永无止境的探索，哪怕一生都达不到完美的终点。持续向上的求索本身，就是生命价值的证明。