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YOUTH
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Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind;
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' }# }% ^" g8 N9 Q! p7 G+ z" `it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees;
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; |5 G3 Q4 n8 v! yit is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, . L( v9 u4 {; i y" ~4 _2 k f
) i. n9 V1 @. ]) S" Wa vigor of the emotions; I6 |9 u5 l' ]- h- q/ _
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it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.& j) }1 v0 b" S6 V
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Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, # y8 o0 l2 o+ p, l7 c8 d1 s5 t
of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. 4 b6 e1 n: B/ C
This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20.
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Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. ) B" z1 m4 Q) j' h; H9 y
We grow old by deserting our ideals.
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+ R( R8 g' B+ H% _: v4 Y" {, EYears may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
6 v% W* Z% ?3 k' w, SWorry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to dust.
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Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonder, - e) @; A7 ?9 i
the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living.+ M- a: V, \5 D- w
: \' x4 }6 ~& `9 ?# g) _In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless
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" ~/ N: I' r! T Tcourage and power from men and from the Infinite, & s* F( b( f+ Z {+ g+ a
so long are you young. ; t( D2 E* O2 H
$ X1 I$ m3 }3 XWhen the aerials are down,
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then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, " r" f5 @/ } ~4 ~! r2 k
to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.
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青 春
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青春不是年华,而是心境;青春不是桃面、红唇、柔膝,而是坚强的意志、恢宏的想象、炽热的感情;青春是生命深泉的自在涌流。
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青春气贯长虹,勇锐盖过怯弱,进取压倒苟安。如此锐气,二十后生有之,六旬男子则更多见。年岁有加,并非垂老;理想丢弃,方堕暮年。
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& u4 f( ]( \. N岁月悠悠,衰微只及肌肤;热忱抛却,颓废必致灵魂。忧烦、惶恐、丧失自信,定使心灵扭曲,意气如灰。: ]7 }; D! t6 M5 a
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无论年届花甲,抑或二八芳龄,心中皆有生命之欢乐,好奇之冲动,孩童般天真久盛不衰。
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你我心中都有一台天线,只要你从天上、人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号,你就会青春永驻,风华常存。
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一旦天线坠下,锐气便被冰雪覆盖,玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生,即使年方二十,实则垂垂老矣;然而只要竖起天线,捕捉乐观信号,即使八十高龄,行将告别尘寰,你也会觉得年轻依旧,希望永存。
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% X: s9 \* n- o《青春》的作者塞缪尔·厄尔曼是位犹太人,1840年生于德国,儿时随家西渡,移居美国。他以教育家和社会活动家而闻名,在文学创作方面也很有才华。- F9 C# r+ H0 P; k5 v
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二战期间,太平洋战争打得正酣,麦克阿瑟将军常常从繁忙中抬起头,注视着挂在墙上的镜框,镜框里正是篇文章,塞缪尔·厄尔曼的《青春》。后来,日本人在东京的美军总部发现了它,《青春》便开始在日本流传。% ~8 Y# p2 z. i
+ k( B w0 y6 p' t3 `1988年,日本数百名流聚会东京,纪念厄尔曼的这篇文章。松下公司元老松下幸之助感慨地说:“20年来,《青春》与我朝夕相伴,它是我的座右铭。”& j4 F8 S9 S0 w4 ] {: _) I
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