Flying Youth
◎ Doris
“Youth” seems to be fading away in my life, only leaving me some unforgettable and cherished memories. Something that we used to think would last forever in our lives, had actually vanished in a second before we realized it. Those who we used to deeply love or miss, have now become the most acquainted strangers. Our once pure and beautiful dream, is gradually fading away with time passing by ... This is youth, which is indeed an endless cycle from familiarity to strangeness, and from strangeness to familiarity, until the curtain of our youth is closing off little by little, along with our childish fantasies.
Human is such a strange animal that when we mostly did not cherish something until we lost it. We have gained a lot of things, but also lost a lot. What we want is merely getting the peace of mind. We care for children because they are the most pure-minded and kind-hearted among human beings. We are fond of staying with the old, because we can sense their inner peace from their serene faces. Maybe for them, the essence of life is to live it in the most comfortable way they deem. We may also love cats because their relaxation renders us a substantive sense of life.
“青春”這個(gè)字眼仿佛在我的生命中消失了,只留下一些難忘的美好回憶。我們總以為青春是生命中永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)消失的東西,可它總是在我們意識(shí)到之前便轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝了。那些我們?cè)?jīng)深?lèi)?ài)過(guò)或思念過(guò)的人,已經(jīng)變成了最熟悉的陌生人。我們?cè)?jīng)擁有的純潔而美好的夢(mèng),隨著時(shí)間的推移,也慢慢地消失了……這就是青春,一個(gè)從熟悉到陌生,又從陌生到熟悉的無(wú)限循環(huán),直到你的青春伴隨著孩童的幻想一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)消失。
人類(lèi)是種很奇怪的動(dòng)物,我們總是在失去之后才懂得珍惜。我們獲得了許多,也失去了許多。我們渴望的僅僅是心靈的平靜。我們喜愛(ài)孩子,因?yàn)樗麄兪亲罴冋?、最善良的人。我們享受和老人共度的時(shí)光,因?yàn)樗麄儼苍數(shù)哪橗嬜屇愀杏X(jué)到他們內(nèi)心的平靜。也許對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō),生活的本質(zhì)就是用最舒心的方式熱愛(ài)生活。也許我們也會(huì)喜歡貓,因?yàn)樗鼈冇崎e自在,有一份真實(shí)感。
There are many things in our lives that are easily gone or broken. Therefore, we will gradually learn to become apathetic[26] and indifferent towards everything. Maybe oftentimes, we are inclined to believe in ourselves rather than trust and rely on others, because in our lives, nothing will stay with us eternally and all will be gone one day eventually. Sometimes it is not the world that abandons us, but we who abandon the world. It can be evidenced by the fact that we have learnt to deny something habitually and therefore lost a lot of things. More often than not, we would believe that it is life that hurts us rather than believe that it is our personality flaw that hurts ourselves.
We are in strenuous[27] effort in changing our fate, bringing more happiness to people around us, realizing our dreams and reaching the love we are anticipating. However, we soon realize it is by no means easy to achieve any of them. It is a lifelong commitment and many things would alter with time and no one can guarantee eternity. Hence, silence becomes the best solution to all difficulties and hardships. Since we cannot make a for-sure promise, why do we still bother to boast too much about it? We still need to get down to our business with our own effort.
The flying youth has deposited too many things in our heart. Life should be treated with special care like an egg in your hands. We should treasure every moment of sincerity and gratefulness because the best things will be gone very easily. Try to forgive every lie simply because everyone has ever lied sometime. If you do not want to have tearing eyes, then just try to smile and hold a positive attitude towards your life every day!
生命里有太多容易消失和破碎的東西。因此,我們要逐漸學(xué)會(huì)淡然地面對(duì)一切。也許,我們時(shí)常更愿意相信自己,而非相信或依靠別人,因?yàn)樵谖覀兊纳?,沒(méi)有什么會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)追隨我們,最終,一切都將離我們而去。有時(shí),不是世界拋棄了我們,而是我們拋棄了世界。我們學(xué)會(huì)了習(xí)慣性地說(shuō)不,從而與許多東西擦肩而過(guò)。很多時(shí)候,我們寧愿相信是生活傷害了我們,也不愿相信是我們的個(gè)性缺失傷害了自己。
我們千方百計(jì)地想要改變命運(yùn),想要給周遭的人帶來(lái)更多的快樂(lè),想要實(shí)現(xiàn)我們的夢(mèng)想,想要擁有一份期盼已久的感情。然而我們很快就意識(shí)到,實(shí)現(xiàn)以上任何一點(diǎn)都不是件簡(jiǎn)單的事。這是一件需要努力一輩子的事情,因?yàn)楹芏鄸|西會(huì)隨著時(shí)間而改變,沒(méi)有人能夠保證永恒。所以,有的時(shí)候,沉默便是戰(zhàn)勝困難艱辛的最好方式。既然我們承諾不了,又何必多說(shuō)呢?實(shí)現(xiàn)一切靠的還是自己的努力。
飛逝的青春留給我們太多的東西。生活就像是捧在手心里的雞蛋,需要特別的照料。我們要珍惜每一份真誠(chéng)和感動(dòng),因?yàn)樽詈玫臇|西總是很容易流逝。試著原諒每一個(gè)謊言吧!因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都曾在某時(shí)說(shuō)過(guò)謊。如果你不忍心看到一雙噙滿(mǎn)淚水的眼睛,那就微笑吧!抱著一種樂(lè)觀向上的態(tài)度對(duì)待生命中的每一天!