阅读理解：“Tobeornottobe”．OutsidetheBiblethesesixwordsarethemostfamousinalltheliteratureoftheworld．TheywerespokenbyHamletwhenhewasthinkingaloudandtheyar

　　阅读理解：

　　“Tobeornottobe”．OutsidetheBiblethesesixwordsarethemostfamousinalltheliteratureoftheworld．TheywerespokenbyHamletwhenhewasthinkingaloudandtheyarethemostfamouswordsinShakespearebecauseHamletwasspeakingnotonlyforhimselfbutforeverythinkingmanandwoman．Tobeornottobe－toliveornottolivetoliverichlyandabundantlyandeagerlyortolivedullyandmeanlyandscarcely．Aphilosopheroncewantedtoknowwhetherhewasaliveornotwhichisagoodquestionforeveryonetoputtohimselfoccasionally．Heanswereditbysaying“IthinkthereforeIam．”

　　ButthebestdefinitionofexistenceIeversawwasonewrittenbyanotherphilosopherwhosaid“Tobeistobeinrelations．”Ifthisistruethenthemorerelationsalivingthinghasthemoreitisalive．Toliveabundantlymeanssimplytoincreasetherangeandintensity(强度)ofourrelations．Unfortunatelywearesoconstitutedthatwegettoloveourroutine．Butotherthanourregularoccupationhowmucharewealive?Ifyouareinterestedonlyinyourregularoccupationyouarealiveonlytothatextent．Sofarasotherthingsareconcerned－poetryandprosemusicpicturessportsunselfishfriendshipspoliticsinternationalaffairs－youaredead．

　　Onthecontraryitistruethateverytimeyouacquireanewinterest－evenmoreanewaccomplishment－youincreaseyourpoweroflife．Noonewhoisdeeplyinterestedindifferentkindsofsubjectscanremainunhappy．Therealpessimististhepersonwhohaslostinterest．

　　Baconsaidthatamandiesasoftenashelosesafriend．Butwegainnewlifebycontactswithnewfriendsandnewideasandthoughtstoo．Whereyourthoughtsaretherewillbeyourlifealso．Ifyourthoughtsarelimitedonlytoyourbusinessonlytoyourphysicalwelfareonlytoyournarrowcircleofthetowninwhichyoulivethenyouliveinanarrowrestrictedlife．Butifyouareinterestedinthecharactersofagoodnovelthenyouarelivingwiththosehighlyinterestedpeople;ifyoulistenintentlytofinemusicyouarealwaysawayfromimmediatesurroundingsandlivinginaworldofpassi