青春常在FeelingofYouth

　　Noyoungmanbelievesheshalleverdie.Itwasasayingofmybrother's,andafineone.ThereisafeelingofEternityinyouth,whichmakesusamendforeverything.TobeyoungistobeasoneoftheImmortalGods.Onehalfoftimeindeedisflown-theotherhalfremainsinstoreforuswithallitscountlesstreasures;forthereisnolinedrawn,andweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.Wemakethecomingageourown-

　　Thevast,theunboundedprospectliesbeforeus.

　　Death.oldage.arewordswithoutameaning.thatpassbyusliketheideaairwhichweregardnot.Othersmayhaveundergone,ormaystillbeliabletothem-we"bearacharmedlife“,whichlaughstoscornallsuchsicklyfancies.Asinsettingoutondelightfuljourney,westrainoureagergazeforward-

　　Biddingthelovelyscenesatdistancehail!

　　Andseenoendtothelandscape,newobjectspresentingthemselvesasweadvance;so,inthecommencementoflife,wesetnoboundstoourinclinations.nortotheunrestrictedopportunitiesofgratifyingthem.wehaveasyetfoundnoobstacle,nodispositiontoflag;anditseemsthatwecangoonsoforever.Welookroundinanewworld,fulloflife,andmotion,andceaselessprogress;andfeelinourselvesallthevigorandspirittokeeppacewithit,anddonotforeseefromanypresentsymptomshowweshallbeleftbehindinthenaturalcourseofthings,declineintooldage,anddropintothegrave.Itisthesimplicity,andasitwereabstractednessofourfeelingsinyouth,that（sotospeak）identifiesuswithnature,and（ourexperiencebeingslightandourpassionsstrong）deludesusintoabeliefofbeingimmortallikeit.Ourshort-livesconnectionwithexistencewefondlyflatterourselves,isanindissolubleandlastingunion-ahoneymoonthatknowsneithercoldness,jar,norseparation.Asinfantssmileandsleep,wearerockedinthecradleofourwaywardfancies,andlulledintosecuritybytheroaroftheuniversearoundus0wequaffthecupoflifewitheagerhastewithoutdrainingit,insteadofwhichitonlyoverflowsthemore-objectspressaroundus,fillingthemindwiththeirmagnitudeandwiththestrongofdesiresthatwaituponthem,sothatwehavenoroomforthethoughtsofdeath.

　　年轻人不相信自己会死.这是我哥哥的话,可算得一句妙语.青春有一种永生之感——它能弥补一切.人在青年时代好像一尊永生的神明.诚然,生命的一半已以消逝,但蕴藏着不尽财富的另一半还有所保留,我们对它也抱着无穷的希望和幻想.未来的时代完全属于我们——

　　无限辽阔的远景在我们面前展现

　　死亡,老年,不过是空话,毫无意义；我们听了,只耳边风,全不放在心上.这些事,别人也许经历过,或者可能要承受,但是我们自己,“在灵符护佑下度日”,对于诸如此类脆弱的念头,统统付之轻蔑的一笑.像是刚刚走上愉快的旅程,极目远眺——

　　向远方的美景欢呼!

　　此时,但觉好风光应接不暇,而且,前程更有美不胜收的新鲜景致.在这生活的开端,我们听任自己的志趣驰骋,放手给它们一切满足的机会.到此为止,我们还没有碰上过什么障碍,也没有感觉到什么疲惫,因此觉得还可以一直这样向前走去,直到永远.我们看到四周一派新天地——生机盎然,变动不居,日新月异；我们觉得自己活力充盈,精神饱满,可与宇宙并驾齐驱.而且,眼前也无任何迹象可以证明,在大自然的发展过程中,我们自己也会落伍,衰老,进入坟墓.由于年轻人天真单纯,可以说是茫然无知,因而将自己跟大自然划上等号；并且,由于经验少而感情盛,误以为自己也能和大自然一样永世长存.我们一厢情愿,痴心妄想,竟把自己在世上的暂时栖身,当作千古不变、万事长存的结合,好像没有冷淡、争执、离别的密月.像婴儿带着微笑入睡,我们躺在用自己编织成的摇篮里,让大千世界的万籁之声催哄我们安然入梦；我们急切切,兴冲冲地畅饮生命之杯,怎么也不会饮干,反而好像永远是满满欲溢；森罗万象纷至沓来,各种欲望随之而生,使我们腾不出工夫想死亡.