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Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:

thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourse,overadeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.

Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy–ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestoflifeforafewhoursofthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness--thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiature,theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat-atlast-Ihavefound.

WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.IhavetriedtoapprehendthePythagoreanpowerbywhichnumberholdsswayabovetheflu.Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens.Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeopleahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.

Thishasbeenmylife.Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewereofferedme.

三种激情-----罗素

三种激情虽然简单,却异常强烈,它们统治着我的生命,那便是:

对爱的渴望,对知识的追求,以及对人类苦难的难以承受的同情。

这三种激情像变化莫测的狂风任意地把我刮来刮去,把我刮入痛苦的深海,到了绝望的边缘。

我曾经寻找爱,首先是因为它能使我欣喜若狂——这种喜悦之情如此强烈,使我常常宁愿为这几个小时的愉悦而牺牲生命中的其他一切。

我寻求爱,其次是因为爱能解除孤独——在这种可怕的孤独中,一颗颤抖的良心在世界的边缘,注视着下面冰凉、毫无生气、望不见底的深渊。

我寻求爱还因为在爱的融合中,我能以某种神秘的图像看到曾被圣人和诗人想象过的天堂里未来的景象。

这就是我所追求的东西,虽然这似乎对于人类的生命来说过于完美,但这确实是我最终发现的东西。

我怀着同样的激情去寻找知识,我曾渴望着理解人心,我曾渴望知道为何星星会闪烁,我还企图弄懂毕达哥拉斯所谓的用数字控制变化的力量,但在这方面,我只知道一点点。

爱的力量和知识的力量引我接近天堂,但同情之心往往又把我拉回大地。

痛苦的哭泣回响、震荡在我的心中。

饥饿的儿童,被压迫、受折磨的人们,成为儿孙们讨厌的包袱的、无助的老人们,充斥着整个世界的孤独的气氛,贫穷和苦难,所有这一切都是对人类生活原本该具

有的样子所作的讽刺。

我渴望消除一切邪恶,但我办不到,因为我自己也处于苦难之中。

这就是我的生活,我认为值得一过。

而且,如果有第二次机会,我将乐意地再过一次。

AnancientHebraictextsays:

"loveisasstrongasdeath".Itseemsthatnoteveryoneexperiencesthiskindofstronglove.Theincreasingprobably,crimeandwartellsusthattheworldisinindispensableneedoftruelove.Butwhatistruelove?

Loveissomethingweallneed.Buthowdoweknowwhenweexperienceit?

Trueloveisbestseenasthepromotionandaction,notanemotion.Loveisnotexclusivelybasedhowwefeel.Certainlyouremotionsareinvolved.Buttheycannotbeouronlycriteriaforlove.Trueloveiswhenyoucareenoughaboutanotherpersonthatyouwilllaydownyourlifeforthem.Whenthishappens,thenlovetrulyisasstrongasdeath.Howmanyofyouhaveamother,orfather,husbandorwife,sonordaughterorfriendwhowouldsacrificehisorherownlifeonyours?

Thoseofyouwhotrulyloveyourspellsbutunchildren,wouldunselfishlylayyourlifeonthelinetosavethemfromdeath?

Manypeopleinanemergencyroomwiththeirlovedonesandprayed"please,God,takemeinsteadofthem".Findtrueloveandbeatrueloveraswell.Mayyoufindalovewhichisnotonlystrongasdeath,buttoleavetoatrulyforfeelinglife.

一篇古代希伯来文说到:

“爱和死一样强烈”好像不是每个人都经历了这种强烈的爱。

日益增加的贫穷,犯罪和战争告诉我们这个世界极度需要真爱。

但是,真爱是什么?

爱是我们都需要的东西,但是我们怎么知道什么时候经历了爱?

真爱最好被看成是奉献和行动,而不是情感.爱不完全是基于我们的感觉.当然我们的情感也涉及到了,但是情感不能成为我们对爱的唯一标准.真爱是当你们足够关心在乎另一个人,你们愿意为他们放弃自己的生命.当这种事发生了,那么爱的确是"和死亡同样强烈"

你们当中有多少人的父亲母亲,丈夫妻子,儿子女儿或朋友愿意为你而牺牲他（她）自己的生命?

你愿意无私地放弃自己的生命来拯救你真正爱着的配偶和孩子免于死亡.许多人在急救室为他们所爱的人祈祷,"上帝,请让我来代替他们".

找到真爱并成为一个真正的爱人.祝愿你们找到一个不但比死亡还要强烈,而且带给你们真正幸福生活的爱。

Onceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:

Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,andalloftheothers,includingLove.Onedayitwasannouncedtothefeelingsthattheislandwouldsink,soallconstructedboatsandleft.ExceptforLove.

Lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.Lovewantedtoholdoutuntilthelastpossiblemoment.

Whentheislandhadalmostsunk,Lovedecidedtoaskforhelp.

RichnesswaspassingbyLoveinagrandboat.Lovesaid,

"Richness,canyoutakemewithyou?

"

Richnessanswered,"No,Ican't.Thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.Thereisnoplacehereforyou."

LovedecidedtoaskVanitywhowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulvessel."Vanity,pleasehelpme!

"

"Ican'thelpyou,Love.Youareallwetandmightdamagemyboat,"Vanityanswered.

SadnesswasclosebysoLoveasked,"Sadness,letmegowithyou."

"Oh...Love,IamsosadthatIneedtobebymyself!

"

HappinesspassedbyLove,too,butshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenLovecalledher.

Suddenly,therewasavoice,"Come,Love,Iwilltakeyou."Itwasanelder.Soblessedandoverjoyed,Loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.Whentheyarrivedatdryland,theelderwentherownway.Realizinghowmuchwasowedtheelder,LoveaskedKnowledge,anotherelder,"WhoHelpedme?

"

"ItwasTime,"Knowledgeanswered.

"Time?

"askedLove."ButwhydidTimehelpme?

"

Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,"BecauseonlyTimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableLoveis."

Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolinplayer.Hewasoneofthebeststringinstrumentplayersin

ourtown.Hecouldnotreadmusic,butifheheardatuneafewtimes,hecouldplayit.Whenhewasyounger,hewasamemberofasmallcountrymusicband.Theywouldplayatlocaldancesandonafewoccasionswouldplayforthelocalradiostation.HeoftentoldushowhehadauditionedandearnedapositioninabandthatfeaturedPatsyClineastheirleadsinger.Hetoldthefamilythatafterhewashiredheneverwentback.Dadwasaveryreligiousman.Hestatedthattherewasalotofdrinkingandcursingthedayofhisauditionandhedidnotwanttobearoundthattypeofenvironment.

Occasionally,Dadwouldgetouthismandolinandplayforthefamily.Wethreechildren:

Trisha,MonteandI,GeorgeJr.,wouldoftensingalong.SongssuchastheTennesseeWaltz,HarborLightsandaroundChristmastime,thewell-knownrenditionofSilverBells."SilverBells,SilverBells,itsChristmastimeinthecity"wouldringthroughoutthehouse.OneofDad'sfavoritehymnswas"TheOldRuggedCross".Welearnedthewordstothehymnwhenwewereveryyoung,andwouldsingitwithDadwhenhewouldplayandsing.AnothersongthatwasoftensharedinourhousewasasongthataccompaniedtheWaltDisneyseries:

DaveyCrockett.Dadonlyhadtohearthesongtwicebeforehelearneditwellenoughtoplayit."Davey,DaveyCrockett,KingoftheWildFrontier"wasafavoritesongforthefamily.Heknewweenjoyedthesongandtheprogramandwouldoftengetoutthemandolinaftertheprogramwasover.Icouldnevergetoverhowhecouldplaythesongssowellafteronlyhearingthemafewtimes.Ilovedtosing,butIneverlearnedhowtoplaythemandolin.ThisissomethingIregrettothisday.

Dadlovedtoplaythemandolinforhisfamilyheknewweenjoyedsinging,andhearinghimplay.Hewaslikethat.Ifhecouldgivepleasuretoothers,hewould,especiallyhisfamily.Hewasalwaysthere,sacrificinghistimeandeffortstoseethathisfamilyhadenoughintheirlife.IhadtomatureintoamanandhavechildrenofmyownbeforeIrealizedhowmuchhehadsacrificed.

IjoinedtheUnitedStatesAirForceinJanuaryof1962.WheneverIwouldcomehomeonleave,IwouldaskDadtoplaythemandolin.Nobodyplayedthemandolinlikemyfather.Hecouldtouchyoursoulwiththetonesthatcameoutofthatoldmandolin.Heseemedtoshinewhenhewasplaying.Youcouldseehisprideinhisabilitytoplaysowellforhisfamily.

WhenDadwasyounger,heworkedforhisfatheronthefarm.Hisfatherwasafarmerandsharecroppedafarmforthemanwhoownedtheproperty.In1950,ourfamilymovedfromthefarm.Dadhadgainedemploymentatthelocallimestonequarry.WhenthequarryclosedinAugustof1957,hehadtoseekotheremployment.HeworkedforOwensYachtCompanyinDundalk,MarylandandforToddSteelinPointofRocks,Maryland.WhileworkingatToddSteel,hewasinvolvedinanaccident.Hisjobwastorollangleironontoaconveyorsothattheweldersfartheruptheproductionlinewouldhaveittocompletetheirjob.OnthisparticulardayDadgotthethirdindexfingerofhislefthandmashedbetweentwopiecesofsteel.Thedoctorwhooperatedonthefingercouldnotsaveit,andDadendeduphavingthetipofthefingeramputated.Hedidn'tloseenoughofthefingerwhereitwouldstophimpickingupanything,butitdidimpacthisabilitytoplaythemandolin.

Aftertheaccident,Dadwasreluctanttoplaythemandolin.Hefeltthathecouldnotplayaswell

ashehadbeforetheaccident.WhenIcamehomeonleaveandaskedhimtoplayhewouldmakeexcusesforwhyhecouldn'tplay.Eventually,wewouldwearhimdownandhewouldsay"Okay,butremember,Ican'tholddownonthestringsthewayIusedto"or"SincetheaccidenttothisfingerIcan'tplayasgood".Forthefamilyitdidn'tmakeanydifferencethatDadcouldn'tplayaswell.Wewerejustgladthathewouldplay.Whenheplayedtheoldmandolinitwouldcarryusbacktoacheerful,happiertimeinourlives."Davey,DaveyCrockett,KingoftheWildFrontier",wouldagainbeheardinthelittletownofBakerton,WestVirginia.

InAugustof1993myfatherwasdiagnosedwithinoperablelungcancer.Hechosenottoreceivechemotherapytreatmentssothathecouldliveouttherestofhislifeindignity.Abouta