经过多年来对现实生活中的人性的观察,我得出一个肯定结论:人能成为一个杰出之材还是一个平庸之辈取决于两个特性:好奇和不满足。我认为人性中的这两个欲望,一起起作用驱使人去发现,去取得成就。
41 It is a traditional way custom practice to But now the pendulum has swung to another direction. in the opposite direction. the other way.
41.1 It is a traditional custom for Chinese old people to live with their children and their grandchildren. In this way the young people can express their gratefulness and show respect for the elderly. But in the recent decades, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction. According to a study in 1994, 52 percent of Chinese elderly were living alone in their own houses or in nursing homes in big cities, as against nearly zero in 1954. Why are increasing numbers of the old people living apart from their children?
中国的老人和他们的子女和子孙住在一起是一个传统的习惯。年轻人以此来表示对老人的尊敬,表达对父辈养育之恩的报答。但最近一二十年,钟摆转到相反的方向去了。根据1994年一项调查, 52%的老人独住自己家,或住进大城市的养老院,而在1954年则基本没有这种情况。为什么越来越多的老人和他们的于女分开住呢?
41.2 Traditionally, young ad4iks are preoccupied with business careers, financial success, the accumulation of possessions and conformable living. But now the pendulum seems to be swinging the other way. According to the 1994 census, many counterculture ideas have entered mainstream culture. More people are defining success in terms of intangibles creativity, autonomy, pleasure, participation, adventure, stimulation, and love. Many are questioning the kinds of work society offers and the payoffs it provides. And many are dissatisfied with the traditional social identities of wife and husband.
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