活出个性

 

       An  Identity  of  One's  Own 

　　In the eternal universe, every human being has a one-off chance to live---his existence is unique and irretrievable, for the mold with which he wasmade, as Rousseau said, was broken by God immediately afterwards
 　 Fame, wealth and knowledge are merely worldly possessions that are withinthe reach of anybody striving for them. But your experience of and feelingsabout life are your own and not to be shared. No one can live your life overagain after your death. A full awareness¹ of this will point out to you thatthe most important thing in your existence is your distinctive² individualityor something special of yours. What really counts is not your worldly successbut your peculiar³ insight into the meaning of life and your commitment to it,which add luster⁴ to your personality.

　 　　It is not easy to be what one really is. There is many a person in theworld who can be identified as anything ---either his job, his status or hissocial role---that shows no trace about his individuality. It does do himjustice to say that he has no identity of his own, if he doesn't know his ownmind and all his things are either arranged by others or done on others' sugg-estions; if his life, always occupied by external things, is completely voidof an inner world. You won't be able to find anything whatever, from head toheart, that truly belongs to him. He is, indeed, no more than a shadow castby somebody else or a machine capable of doing business.
活出个性

       在茫茫宇宙间，每个人都只有一次生存的机会，都是一个独一无二、不可重复的存在。正像卢梭所说的，上帝把你造出来后，就把那个属于你的特定的模子打碎了。
名声、财产、知识等等是身外之物，人人都可求而得之，但没有人能够代替你感受人生。你死之后，没有人能够代替你再活一次。如果你真正意识到了这一点，你就会明白，活在世上，最重要的事就是活出你自己的特色和滋味来。你的人生是否有意义，衡量的标准不是外在的成功，而是你对人生意义的独特领悟和坚守，从而使你的自我闪放出个性的光华。
真正成为自己不是一件容易的事。世上有许多人，你说他是什么都行，例如是一种职业，一个身份，一个角色，惟独不是他自己。如果一个人总是按别人的意见生活，没有自己的独立思索，总是为外在事务忙碌，没有自己的内心生活，那么，说他不是他自己就一点儿也没有冤枉他。因为确确实实，从他的头脑到他的心灵，你在其中已经找不到丝毫真正属于他自己的东西了，他只是别人的一个影子或一架办事的机器罢了。
 

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

2 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

3 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

4 luster   

n.光辉；光泽，光亮；荣誉

参考例句：

• His great books have added luster to the university where he teaches.他的巨著给他任教的大学增了光。
• Mercerization enhances dyeability and luster of cotton materials.丝光处理扩大棉纤维的染色能力，增加纤维的光泽。