天下知之,则欲与天下同苦乐之;天下不知之,则巍然独立天地之间而不畏,是上勇也。
天下人了解自己,那么就与天下人同甘苦共患难;天下人不了解自己,就巍然在天地之间而无所畏惧这是上等的勇敢。与孟子的“达则兼济天下,穷则独善其身”有异曲同工之妙,只要自己行得正,心中有善,或者要做的是超前的大事业,而别人不理解自己,有“燕雀安知鸿鹄之志”的无奈,也无需畏惧别人的眼光,坚守自我。
The role of literature is to confront the darkness within us and to find a way to overcome it.
The character of a building is determined by the way it is used, not by its appearance.