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Chapter 47 Literature and Art (12)
reverberate [ri"v?: b? reit] vt. to reverberate and reflect;
vi. reverberate, reverberate, reverberate
Practice
What do you think the author have lived for?

Translation
My life has been governed by three passions, simple yet overwhelmingly strong: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and irrepressible compassion for human suffering.These passions, like a mighty wind, blow me wildly in all directions, across a sea of ​​pain, and drive me to the verge of despair.

i have sought love, first, because it fascinates my heart, ecstasy so great that i would have sacrificed all the rest of life for even a few hours of this happiness.i have sought love, also, because it relieves my loneliness.i felt one shivering in my soul, as if I stood on the rim of the world into the cold unfathomable lifeless abyss.i have sought it, because in the union i have seen, i have seen, as if, the vision of the heaven that sages and poets have dreamed of.This is what I am looking for, although it seems a bit out of reach in a person's life, but at least it is what I have realized in my whole life.

I seek knowledge with the same passion.I wish I could understand the human heart, I wish I could know why the stars twinkle.I tried to grasp the idea of ​​"number is everything" that Pythagoras admired.I've figured out a little of it, though not a lot.

Love and knowledge, by their power lead man to heaven.But sympathy always drags people back into the world.Cries of pain echoed in my heart.Hungry children, oppressed refugees, a world of poverty and misery, all make a merciless mockery of the good life that humanity aspires to.I long to reduce the evil, but I can't do anything, and I cannot escape its torment.

This is my life.I've found its worth.And if given the chance, I would love to live it again.

Exercise
What do you think the author was born for?
The longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable
pity for the suffering of humanity.

20 Mirror, Mirror, What do I See?mirror mirror tell me

A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.
Mirrors have a very particular function. They reflect the image in front of them. Just as a physical mirror serves as the vehicle to reflection, so do all of the people in our lives.
When we see something beautiful such as a flower garden, that garden serves as a reflection. In order to see the beauty in front of us, we must be able to see the beauty inside of ourselves. When we love someone, it's a reflection of loving ourselves. We have often heard things like “I love how I am when I'm with that person.” That simply translates into “I'm able to love me when I love that other person.” Oftentimes, when we meet someone new, we feel as though we “click”. Sometimes it's as if we've known each other for a long time. That feeling can come from sharing similarities.
Just as the “mirror” or other person can be a positive reflection, it is more likely that we'll notice it when it has a negative connotation. For example, it's easy to remember times when we have met someone we're not particularly crazy about. We may have some criticism in our mind about the person. This is especially true when we get to know someone with whom we would rather spend less time.
Frequently, when we dislike qualities in other people, ironically, it's usually the mirror that's speaking to us.
I began questioning myself further each time I encountered someone that I didn't particularly like. Each time, I asked myself: "What is it about that person that I don't like?" and then "Is there something similar in me?" ” in every instance, I could see a piece of that quality in me, and sometimes I had to really get very introspective. So what did that mean?

It means that just as I can get annoying or disturbed when I notice that aspect in someone else, I better reexamine my qualities and consider making some changes. Even if I'm not willing to make a drastic change, at least I consider how I might modify some of the things that I'm doing.
At times we meet someone new and feel distant, disconnected, or disgusted. Although we don't want to believe it, and it's not easy or desirable to look further, it can be a great learning lesson to figure out what part of the person is being reflected in you. It's simply just another way to create more self-awareness.
Vocabulary
hostile["h? stail;"h? stil] adj. Hostile, hostile

Vehicle ["vi:ikl] n. vehicle, means of transportation, vehicle, medium, medium

connotation ["k?n?u"tei? ? n] n. connotation, connotation, implication, implied meaning

Criticism ["kriti, siz? m] n. criticism, demanding, textual research
Ironically [ai"r? nikli] adv. Ironically, ironically
Introspective ["intr? u"spektiv] adj. Introspective, reflective

aspect ["? spekt] n. aspect, appearance, situation, direction

drastic ["dr? stik] adj. intense, violent
Desirable [di"zai? r? bl] adj. Worthy, satisfactory;

n. desirable person or thing

Practice
1. Everyone you meet is your ．

2. When we love someone, it's a of loving ourselves.

3. That kind feeling between us and strangers come from sharing ．

4. We should ourselves when we encountered someone that we didn't particularly like.

5. Figure out what part of the person is being reflected in you is a way to create more ．

Translation
Loving people live in a loving world, and hostile people live in a hostile world.Everyone you meet is your mirror.

The mirror has a very unique function, which is to reflect the image in front of it.Just as a real mirror reflects, all of us in our lives reflect the shadow of others.

When we see something beautiful, like a garden, the garden acts as a reflection.In order to discover the beauty in front of us, we must be able to discover the beauty within ourselves.When we love someone, we love ourselves.We often hear the phrase: "I love myself when I'm with that person." It can also be simply said: "When I love that person, I can also love myself. Myself." Sometimes, when we meet a stranger, it feels as if we hit it off right away, as if we've known each other for a long time.This sense of familiarity may come from having something in common with each other.

Just like "mirrors" or others that reflect our positive sides, we are more likely to notice "mirrors" that reflect our negative sides.For example, it's easy to remember a time when we bumped into someone we didn't quite like.We may have some resentment toward that person in our hearts.This is even more evident when we know people we don't like being around.

The irony is that often when we dislike certain qualities in others, it means that you actually dislike similar qualities in yourself.

Every time, when I meet someone I don't quite like, I start to question myself further.I would ask myself, "What do I dislike about that person?" Then I would ask, "Am I similar to him?" Every time, I could see something in myself that I disliked.I sometimes have to deeply reflect on myself.So what does this mean?

This means that, just as I can be annoyed or disturbed by traits in other people that I dislike, I should do a better job of re-examining my own traits and considering making some changes.Even if I don't want to make big changes, at least I think about how to fix some of the things I'm doing.

From time to time we meet strangers and feel alienated or disgusted.As much as we don’t want to believe it, it’s not easy and we don’t want to delve into it, figuring out what qualities in other people reflect in us can be a very rewarding lesson, and it’s another way to increase self-awareness.

Exercise
1.Everyone you meet is yours.

2.We love someone as we love ourselves.

3.The sense of familiarity between us and strangers may come from each other.

4.When we meet someone we don't quite like, we should be ourselves.

5.Figuring out which qualities in others mirror your own is one path to empowerment.

1. mirror 2． reflection 3． similarities
4. question 5． self-awareness
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