書籍《everything is fucked》
想要教會一個(gè)青少年學(xué)會無條件的愛就必須以身作則氢拥，示范給他們看，想要無條件的愛嫩海，就要無條件的愛他，無條件的相信他审葬，而不是用暴力去讓他屈服奕谭。
The best way to do this is by example, of course, by showing unconditionality by being unconditional yourself. The best way to teach an adolescent to trust is to trust him. The best way to teach an adolescent respect is to respect him. The best way to teach someone to love is by loving him. And you don’t force the love or trust or respect on him—after all, that would make those things conditional—you simply give them, understanding that at some point, the adolescent’s bargaining will fail and he’ll understand the value of unconditionality when he’s ready.
人類的強(qiáng)大之處和與眾不同之處在于對于意義的構(gòu)建，因?yàn)槿藗兛梢岳碇堑乃伎嘉磥砼c當(dāng)下的結(jié)果和情況血柳，那么他們就可以根據(jù)這樣的思考結(jié)果做出符合實(shí)際情況的改變和行動(dòng)來更正自己的現(xiàn)狀，達(dá)到自己的想要的結(jié)果膝宁。
And this ability to choose meaning, to imagine importance, to invent purpose, is the only force in the known universe that can propagate itself, that can spread its intelligence and generate greater and greater levels of organization throughout the cosmos. Kant believed that without rationality, the universe would be a waste, in vain, and without purpose. Without intelligence, and the freedom to exercise that intelligence, we might as well all be a bunch of rocks. Rocks don’t change. They don’t conceive of values, systems, or organizations. They don’t alter, improve, or create. They’re just there.
只有通過提升自己才能達(dá)到提升世界的目的栖榨，才能間接改變世界。通過讓自己變得更加善良婴栽，就能達(dá)到讓世界變得更加善良的目的。對待自己就像對待一種終極的目的映皆，這樣才不會過分關(guān)注手段轰枝，不過分關(guān)注手段就不會產(chǎn)生因?yàn)槭侄蔚亩鄻踊约捌渲械睦﹃P(guān)系從而猶豫，并作出錯(cuò)誤的選擇鞍陨。
Instead, he decided that the only logical way to improve the world is through improving ourselves—by growing up and becoming more virtuous—by making the simple decision, in each moment, to treat ourselves and others as ends, and never merely as means.
