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