The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.
【原文】曾子有疾,召门弟子曰:“启予足!启予手!《诗》曰:‘战战兢兢,如临深渊,如履薄冰。’而今而后,吾知免夫!小子。”【译文】曾子得了重病,召集他的弟子们说:“(掀开被子)看看我的脚!看看我的手(有没有毁伤之处)!《诗经》中说:‘小心翼翼,就像站在深渊之旁,就像踩在薄冰之上。’从今以后,我知道(我的身体)再也不会受伤了。弟子们!”
I don't want to be a martyr, I want to be a survivor.
I don’t paint to decorate. I paint to communicate.
后见之明对历史学家乃至回忆录作者非常有用,但遗憾的是,实践中的政治家却无法拥有。
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.