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陈一帆 上海外国语大学
Liveeveryminutefully
Thelyricgoes: “Fivehundredtwenty-fivethousandsixhundredminutes, howdoyoumeasure-measureayear?” Fivehundredtwenty-fivethousandsixhundredisthenumberofminutesinayear, andmultiplylike20.8 ismylife.
IwaswritingmyCVrecently, alistofawards, achievementsandactivitiesthatIassumecouldmeasuremylifeandvalue. Nowweareallbusyfindingwaystogoon, lookingforjobs, goingformasters. Andourlifeishauntedbythequestions, whathaveyouachievedinthepastandwhatyouwanttodointhefuture? Buthereismyquerywhereistheword“now”?
Thereasonforustostudyistogetadegreeandthereasontogetajobistomakemoney. Ourlifeisoccupiedbytheexpectationofthefuturefruitsthatmaygrowonthetreeintheautumn. Butwhenthefruitsfailtocome, wefeelfrustrated; whenthefruitsdidcome, wefeelcheated, foritisnotassweetaswethought. Tooobsessedarewewiththefuturethatweneverhavetoday. Toogreedyareweonfruitsthatwemisstheflower, theleavesandalltheseasons. Wemissedlife.
Lifeisnotacheck-listofacquisitionorachievement. AndourCVsarenotourlife. Thepassionoflifeisnotinthewaitingofthefinalfruits, butineveryminuteofseedingandwateringthetree, smellingandappreciatingtheflower, andthenfinallywecantastethesweetnessofthefruit.
Andthetasteofjoyisapartoflifeandtoshedtearsisanotherpart. Livingfullythepresentcannotdenyanydifficultiesandcomplexityinourlife. Thereisthedarktunnelthatappearsinthelifejourney. Theremaybethetimethatwefearwecannevergothroughittoseethelight. Thenconfrontthefearinthemoment, andletitallin. IfIwanttocry, Icry, lettheemotionwashmeup, andthenwhenIdry, Icangoon. Beingfullypresentalsotothesorrows, frustrationsandhardtimesandwewillfindourselvesthetorchinthedark.
Onceaneducationalistsaid, athreeyearoldisnothalfasixyearold. Hislifeisnotapreparationforthesixyearoldhewillbecome. Andus, thetwenty-oldisnothalftheforty-yearold, thesociallygoodtimingofachievingourdreams. Andthefortyyearoldisnothalfwaytothefinaldestination. Thisminuteisourmoment, whysellittothefuture?
Seizetheday. Yesterdayishistory. Tomorrowismystery. Todayisagiftthat'swhywecallitpresent. Myfellowpeers, believeinourselvesthatwecanreallyliveeveryday, everyminutethroughthehappinessandsorrows, throughtheflowersandthefruitsandthroughthepeaksandtunnels. Andtoourformergenerations, believeinusasmuchaswebelieveinyouthatwecanliveuptothisdream.
Thoreauwrote: “IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwantedtolivedeliberately. Iwantedtolivedeepandsuckoutallthemarrowoflife. Toputtoroutallthatwasnotlife. Andnot, whenIcametodie, discoverthatIhadnotlived.”
Lifeisnottobemeasured, buttobelived. 525,600 dropsofdreamsformsthisstreamofourlife.
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