A Psalm of Life 人生颂
Tell me not in mourful numbers , 别用悲伤诗句对我吟唱；
life is but an empty dream ! 人生不过是场空虚的梦！
For the soul is dead that slumbers 因为灵魂沉睡等于死亡，
And things are not what they seem. 事物本质与其表象不同。
Life is real !LIfe is earnest ! 人生皆真实人生非虚无！
And the grave is not its goal; 最终的归宿决不是地坟
Dust thou art ,to dust returnest, “你本是尘土必归尘土，”
Was not spoken of the soul, 这话所说的并不是灵魂。
Not enjoyment ,and not sorrow , 我们命定的道路和终点，
Is our destined end or way ; 既不是享乐也不是受苦；
But to act ,that each to-morrow 而是行动，让每个明天
finds us farther than to-day. 都觉超越今天在迈新步。
Art is long,and Time is fleeting , 艺海无涯时光却眨眼逝，
And our hearts ,though stout and brave , 任我们的心勇敢又坚强，
Still ,like muffled drums ,are beating 却仍像蒙住的鼓击。
Funeral marches to the grave. 哀乐送我们步步向坟场。
In the world's broad field of battle , 在世界角逐的广阔战场，
In the bivouac of Life . 在人生征途的露宿营地，
Be not like dumb ,driven cattle ! 别像被驱赶的哑口牛羊！
Be a hero in the strife ! 要做个英雄去奋斗搏击！
Trust no future ,howe'er pleasant! 别指望未来不管多可爱！
Let the dead past bury its dead ! 让死的过去把死的埋葬！
Act--act in the libing Present ! 快行动在活生生的现在！
Heart within ,and God o'erhead! 胸怀一颗心头顶有上苍！
Lives of great men all remind us 伟人的生平向我们昭示；
We can make our lives sublime . 我们能使一生变得辉煌，
And ,departing ,leave behind us 而我们一朝告别，都是
Footprints on the sands of time ; 将脚印留在时间沙滩上；
Footprints that perhaps another , 脚印！也许有别的弟兄，
Sailing o'er life's solemn main , 航行在人生严峻的海上，
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, 当沉船遇难而惨遭不幸，
Seeing ,should take heart again . 看到这脚印信心又增长。
Let us ,then ,be up and doing , 就让我们奋发精神抖擞，
With a heart for any fate ; 敞开胸怀迎接任何命运；
still achieving ,still pursuing , 不断地获得不断地追求，
Learn to labour and to wait . 学会苦干还要待机而进。
The poetry above was I picked from the Book "100 poems of life "which is
an monumental work of the Master from various time of English history .The one I choosed was writen by Henry wadsworth Longfellow .I had read that poem several times that each time I read it I think over it for a time of longth .I completely accept his thought that ONlY ACTION can make us possess our own meaning
in an ordinary either marvelous world .I like it very much this sentence "For
the soul is dead that slumbers " It's the truth I always trust .It's the reality that people living in our world have affected by many and many facters such as different kinds of feeling in the inner world towards life ,different affections from the outer surronding world .The result of the outer affection is that we can'
t make any progress for the circumstance influence .Such as the death
of those dear friends ,the sliping away of time ,the frustraction of life and so on it put its influence on us for the fact we don't want to accept or face it
.Then ,we sojourn in the sadness or madness ofourselves unwilling to accept and unwilling
to forget ...
Once upon a time,I had a experience that effect me greatly at that monment
.When we were preparing for the entrance examination Of University on the
second semester of Grade three in the high school ,one best friend of mine was leaving school without taking the examination which was the most meanful exam during our high school time .I just can not accept it completely when I got the news treating its a rumour.I called her whether she had chose to give up to take
the national exams ,why not staying together with us ,Which I got was that she
had decided that she had no choice because there was no future by taking the
exams with her poor scores and her familly did not support her to go on the last term 's studying any longer and the words she left for me was that I need make the best answer for three year's hard-working then she could make me as her
honour .I could not take it easily completely by who was always the company of my studying and living , whose feature was always standing before my face whose appearance was not
dying away by any means .The moment she went away what left for me to do was staying before the desk covering my head with hands and crying and crying again with
uncontrolable tears running down .But I just can't accept its the truth,I spoke to myselfwhy God was so cruel to her and to me that we had no chance to study and encourage each other any more in the most important moment of our studying time. Several days after her leaving ,I still couldn't return to myself as having lostthe most crucial thing . No matter who talking to me and trying to make me feel
ease was totally useless.Even once time the teacher who was in charge of our class had talked me about my condition that couldn't serve me my final exams very
well and I should try to modulate it to the best way !The result was the same and I was affected by it too greatly even myself couldn't completely understand that why I can't put it away by any chance but replacing by puting the long year'
ideal of familly members away which was also my dear friend's hope .Time pasted quickly and
the exams finally came near that I could not take the most favourate condition for preparing for the exams.Finally I was received by a school not famous for
any subjects or making any honor of my dear person
Even we are tiding along in this world ,we would pay attention to the most important thing which you appreciate and could not accept if it has any
loss or any change ,even so we have the best choice that to make the world turn
away all the same not just sojourning in the narrow place .Life is full of departing ,meeting again ,reaching the place you want to go to not only one way
,even yesterday was past there is still tomorrow left for our living being.
Even yesterday was unforgettable and then future is trustfulless ,at least we
have today .So my buddy make most use of today not leaving any chance to say sorry or take your determination to step forward with the
most beautiful prospect or brave when bad chance is coming .
Just welcome the life which is coming and moving upward !
