最令人怵目驚心的一件事,是看著鐘表上的秒針一下一下地移動,每移動一下就是表示我們的壽命已經縮短了一部分,再看看墻上掛著的可以一張張撕下的日歷,每天撕下一張就是表示我們的壽命又縮短了一天,因為時間即生命,沒有人不愛惜他的生命,但很少有人珍視他的時間。如果想在有生之年做一點什么事,學一點什么學問,充實自己,幫助別人,使生命成為有意義,不虛此生,那么就不可浪費光陰,這道理人人都懂,可是很少人真能積極不懈地善于利用他的時間。
It is most startling to hear a clock clicking away the seconds, each click indicating the shortening of one’s life by a little bit. Likewise, with each page torn off the calendar hung on the wall, one’s life is shortened by another day. Time, therefore, is life. Nevertheless, few people treasure their time as much as their life. Time must not be wasted if you want to do your bit in your remaining years or acquire some useful knowledge to improve yourself and help others, so that your life may turn out to be significant and fruitful. All that is self-evident, yet few people really strive to make the best use of their time.