We're traveling by train.Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn ad wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls.
But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering---waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the station, that will be it!” we cry. “When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put our last kid through college.” “When I have paid off the mortgage!” “When I get a promotion.”
Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.
我們坐火車旅行。窗外,我們喝在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)附近的公路上的汽車,在一個(gè)十字路口揮手的孩童,遠(yuǎn)處山坡上吃草的牛群、源源不斷地從電廠煙,一排排的小麥、玉米廣告的平原和山谷、群山和起伏的山坡上,城市高樓大廈和村莊大廳。
然而我們心里想得最多的卻是最終的目的地。在某一天的某一時(shí)刻,我們將到車站。迎接我們的將是樂(lè)隊(duì)和飄舞的彩旗。一旦我們到達(dá)那里,很多美好的夢(mèng)想成真,我們生活的碎片組合在一起就像一個(gè)完成拼圖?？墒俏覀?cè)谶^(guò)道里,詛咒分鐘閑逛,等著,等待著,等待著。
“當(dāng)我們到達(dá)車站時(shí),將它!“我們哭泣。“當(dāng)我買了一輛新450 sl奔馳!”“當(dāng)我把我們最后的孩子讀完大學(xué)?！薄爱?dāng)我還清抵押貸款!”“當(dāng)我升職?！?BR> 遲早,我們必須認(rèn)識(shí)到?jīng)]有車站,沒(méi)有一勞永逸地到達(dá)一個(gè)地方。生活是旅行的真正的快樂(lè)。車站只有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想。它不斷地超越我們。
所以停止徘徊于道路和計(jì)算距離。相反,爬更多的山,吃更多的冰淇淋,經(jīng)常光著腳板兒溜達(dá)溜達(dá),在更多的河流里暢游,多看看夕陽(yáng)西下,多笑少哭,。生活必須生活。車站就會(huì)很快到達(dá)。
But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering---waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the station, that will be it!” we cry. “When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put our last kid through college.” “When I have paid off the mortgage!” “When I get a promotion.”
Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.
我們坐火車旅行。窗外,我們喝在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)附近的公路上的汽車,在一個(gè)十字路口揮手的孩童,遠(yuǎn)處山坡上吃草的牛群、源源不斷地從電廠煙,一排排的小麥、玉米廣告的平原和山谷、群山和起伏的山坡上,城市高樓大廈和村莊大廳。
然而我們心里想得最多的卻是最終的目的地。在某一天的某一時(shí)刻,我們將到車站。迎接我們的將是樂(lè)隊(duì)和飄舞的彩旗。一旦我們到達(dá)那里,很多美好的夢(mèng)想成真,我們生活的碎片組合在一起就像一個(gè)完成拼圖?？墒俏覀?cè)谶^(guò)道里,詛咒分鐘閑逛,等著,等待著,等待著。
“當(dāng)我們到達(dá)車站時(shí),將它!“我們哭泣。“當(dāng)我買了一輛新450 sl奔馳!”“當(dāng)我把我們最后的孩子讀完大學(xué)?！薄爱?dāng)我還清抵押貸款!”“當(dāng)我升職?！?BR> 遲早,我們必須認(rèn)識(shí)到?jīng)]有車站,沒(méi)有一勞永逸地到達(dá)一個(gè)地方。生活是旅行的真正的快樂(lè)。車站只有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想。它不斷地超越我們。
所以停止徘徊于道路和計(jì)算距離。相反,爬更多的山,吃更多的冰淇淋,經(jīng)常光著腳板兒溜達(dá)溜達(dá),在更多的河流里暢游,多看看夕陽(yáng)西下,多笑少哭,。生活必須生活。車站就會(huì)很快到達(dá)。