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。

【《论幸福》阿兰，莫伟民 译】 幸福不是命运馈赠的礼物，而是一种持续练习出来的能力。不幸的人总在等待外部条件变好，等待别人来拯救自己。幸福的人学会在有限的条件里调整心态，主动创造微小的欢喜。外界随时会变，但你修炼出来的内心力量，永远归你所有。 Happiness is not a gift bestowed by fate, but an ability cultivated through constant practice. Unhappy people always wait for outside conditions to improve and wait for others to save them. Happy people learn to adjust their minds within limits and create small joys actively. The outside world may change at any time, yet the inner strength you build belongs only to you forever.

【《远大前程》狄更斯，王科一 译】 不要被虚幻的前程迷惑，不要误以为财富和地位能带来尊严。真正的高贵，不在于出身，不在于钱财，而在于你的行为，在于你是否待人真诚，是否守住良知。一时的好运很容易消散，但善良正直的品格，会长久支撑你走过所有起落。 Do not be misled by illusory prospects, and do not imagine wealth and status can bring dignity. True nobility lies not in birth or money, but in your conduct, in whether you treat others sincerely and keep your conscience. Temporary good fortune fades easily, yet good and upright character sustains you through every rise and fall.

Existence precedes essence. A human being is not something predefined, with a fixed nature or destined fate. Who you are is not decided at birth, but shaped slowly by every choice you make. You bear full responsibility for all your choices, and this heavy freedom is the most unique mark of being human. 【《存在主义是一种人道主义》萨特，周煦良 译】 存在先于本质。人不是预先被定义好的东西，没有写好的天性，没有注定的命运。你是什么样的人，不是天生决定的，而是你每一次选择慢慢造就的。你要为自己所有的选择负全部责任，这份沉重的自由，正是身为人类最独特的标记。

【《荆棘鸟》考琳·麦卡洛，曾胡 译】 传说中，荆棘鸟一生只歌唱一次。它从离开巢穴那一刻起，就寻找荆棘树，直到如愿以偿。它把自己扎进最长、最尖的荆棘上，在那荒蛮的枝条之间放声歌唱。我们每个人心中都有这样一根荆棘。极致的美好往往伴随着巨大的代价，可依然有人愿意为心中挚爱，奔赴一场盛大而孤独的歌唱。 There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life. From the moment it leaves its nest, it seeks a thorn tree and will not rest until it finds one. It impales itself upon the longest, sharpest thorn, and sings aloud among the wild branches. Each of us carries such a thorn inside our heart. The finest beauty often comes with a heavy price, yet some still choose to march toward a grand, lonely song for what they love.