真正的文学不害怕面对现实，无论现实多么残酷。

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

释义：在人的一生中，应当做到无愧于古人。即要努力做到像古代的贤人一样，有高尚的品德和行为，不因个人的私欲而做出违背道德和原则的事情。