我们越来越浮躁的心靠什么去滋润【下】Nourishment for a Restless Heart (Part II)

If we fail to reflect and continue to live purely by our whims, we are undoubtedly accelerating our own demise.如果我们还不能反省，而是继续随心所欲地生活，无疑是在加速自己的灭亡。At the dawn of the industrial age, humanity cheered for the rolling wheels of history. But if we knew we had boarded a train racing toward the end of days, would we still demand it go faster and faster?工业时代到来之时，人类为滚滚向前的历史车轮而欢呼，如果我们知道自己搭上的只是奔向末日的列车，还会要求它快一些、再快一些吗？Nature provides more than the material means for survival; it nourishes our souls with its tranquility and peace.大自然不仅为我们提供了赖以生存的物质，更以它的宁静祥和滋润着我们的心灵。Is there any beauty in the world richer than that displayed by nature? Is there any enjoyment more refreshing than that which nature brings?世上还有什么比大自然所展现的美更加丰富吗？还有什么比大自然所带来的享受更令人心旷神怡吗？Regrettably, modern people seem to have ignored the very existence of nature. Every day, our minds are filled only with money, careers, complex relationships, and the clamor of sensory stimulation.遗憾的是，现代人似乎已经忽略了自然的存在。我们每天想的只是金钱、事业，想到的只是复杂的人际关系，喧闹的声色刺激。We find no leisure to admire the pastoral scenery, and no mood to feel the fragrance of flowers or the songs of birds.我们没有闲暇去欣赏田园风光，没有心情去感受鸟语花香。Electricity keeps our cities brightly lit all night, yet it dims the pure radiance of the moon.电力使城市彻夜灯火通明，却使皎洁的月光变得暗淡。We struggle to understand the ancients' deep attachment to the bright moon, and we no longer feel grateful for the coolness it brings.我们已很难理解古人对于明月的眷恋，也不再对它带来的清凉心怀感恩。When poetry and grace quietly slip away from our lives, what is left to nourish our increasingly restless hearts?当诗情画意从生活中悄悄溜走时，我们越来越浮躁的心又靠什么去滋润呢？Step out from these structures of concrete and steel into the countryside. Relax your body and mind in the embrace of nature.从钢筋水泥的建筑中走向郊外吧，在自然的怀抱中放松身心。Feel the solace brought by a gentle breeze and the fragrance arising from the soil.体会一下清风带来的慰藉，泥土带来的芬芳。Only when we truly learn to enjoy nature will we sincerely appreciate its gifts and cherish every blade of grass and every tree.只有当我们真正懂得享受自然的时候，才会由衷感激它的给予，才会珍惜它的一草一木。We will not pollute the rivers, for they are the lifeblood of nature. We will not destroy the vegetation, for it is the hair of nature. Nor will we plunder the minerals, for they are the very bones of nature.而不是去污染江河，那是自然的血脉；不是去破坏植被，那是自然的毛发；也不是去掠夺矿藏，那是自然的骨骼。If nature belongs equally to everyone, then it belongs not only to us today but also to our descendants. We are its inheritors, but we are by no means its only ones.如果说自然对每个人都是平等的，那么它不仅属于今天的我们，也属于我们的后代。我们是继承者，但决不是唯一的继承者。