"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity—it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can."
A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.
人们在遇到别人蛮横无理的时候,往往怒火中烧,可是忽然转眼一想自己也有过错,不知不觉怒气就消失得干干净净。由此看来孟子所强调的自我反省,实在是息事宁人、涵养正气、受益获福、求得身心快乐的最好办法,千万不要当作一般道学家的套话来看待。