为什么生活如此艰难（二）
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Why is life so hard?
为什么生活如此艰难?
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为什么生活如此艰难?
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Marcus Smith
Things are rarely actually hard in life. We just make everything out to be much worse than it is.
Are you starving to death? Is it a struggle every day to figure out where your next meal will come from?
Are you worried about where you will find a place to sleep next? Are you homeless?
Are you currently being tortured by a kidnapper or a military interrogation unit?
If none of those apply to you, then you're life is way better than some very real people who are really going through those things.
生活中很少有艰难的事情。我们只是把一切都搞得比实际情况更糟。
你快饿死了吗?你是不是每天都在纠结下一顿饭从哪里来?
你担心下一次在哪里睡觉吗？你无家可归吗？
你现在是被绑架者折磨还是被军事审讯单位折磨？
如果这些问题都没遇到，那么你的生活比那些真正经历过这些事情的人要好得多。
Things are rarely actually hard in life. We just make everything out to be much worse than it is.
Are you starving to death? Is it a struggle every day to figure out where your next meal will come from?
Are you worried about where you will find a place to sleep next? Are you homeless?
Are you currently being tortured by a kidnapper or a military interrogation unit?
If none of those apply to you, then you're life is way better than some very real people who are really going through those things.
生活中很少有艰难的事情。我们只是把一切都搞得比实际情况更糟。
你快饿死了吗?你是不是每天都在纠结下一顿饭从哪里来?
你担心下一次在哪里睡觉吗？你无家可归吗？
你现在是被绑架者折磨还是被军事审讯单位折磨？
如果这些问题都没遇到，那么你的生活比那些真正经历过这些事情的人要好得多。
People tend to stress and worry about things that are petty in the grand scheme of things.
One thing that really struck me during my travels is that at times I was in some extremely impoverished parts of the world, and I would watch these dirty children who had absolutely nothing and were living in squalor and you know what? They'd laugh. They'd giggle. They'd play. They were able to pass time away happily. Often more happy than kids of the same age in rich countries who are constantly being shepherded from one sport to another, from one class to another. They had something in abundance that the "rich" kids didn't have: lots of free time to play and pass the day away, and no pressure on them to "excel" at everything.
If you really look at your life you would probably realize that there's very little that's hard about it. You're easily well fed, you have a place to sleep, you are not in danger of dying from exposure to the elements. That's all you need to live. Beyond that, now you just need to fill your time with things you enjoy. And to do that depends far more on your own mind than on anything else;
人们倾向于对大计划中微不足道的事情感到压力和担忧。
在我的人生旅行中，有一件事真正让我印象深刻，有时我会去世界上一些极度贫困的地方，我会看着那些肮脏的孩子，他们一无所有，生活在肮脏的环境中，你知道吗？他们会笑、他们会傻笑、他们会玩、他们能够愉快地打发时间。他们往往比富裕国家同龄的孩子更快乐，因为他们经常被引导着从一项运动转向另一项运动，从一个班级转向另一个班级。他们有很多“富有”的孩子所没有的东西：有很多空闲时间玩耍和打发时间，没有让他们在任何事情上都“出类拔萃”压力。
如果你真的审视自己的生活，你可能会意识到生活中几乎没有什么困难。你很容易吃饱，有地方睡觉，你不会因为暴露在恶劣环境中而死亡。这就是你生活所需要的。除此之外，现在你只需要用你喜欢的事情来填满你的时间。要做到这一点，更多地取决于你自己的想法，而不是其他任何事情；
One thing that really struck me during my travels is that at times I was in some extremely impoverished parts of the world, and I would watch these dirty children who had absolutely nothing and were living in squalor and you know what? They'd laugh. They'd giggle. They'd play. They were able to pass time away happily. Often more happy than kids of the same age in rich countries who are constantly being shepherded from one sport to another, from one class to another. They had something in abundance that the "rich" kids didn't have: lots of free time to play and pass the day away, and no pressure on them to "excel" at everything.
If you really look at your life you would probably realize that there's very little that's hard about it. You're easily well fed, you have a place to sleep, you are not in danger of dying from exposure to the elements. That's all you need to live. Beyond that, now you just need to fill your time with things you enjoy. And to do that depends far more on your own mind than on anything else;
人们倾向于对大计划中微不足道的事情感到压力和担忧。
在我的人生旅行中，有一件事真正让我印象深刻，有时我会去世界上一些极度贫困的地方，我会看着那些肮脏的孩子，他们一无所有，生活在肮脏的环境中，你知道吗？他们会笑、他们会傻笑、他们会玩、他们能够愉快地打发时间。他们往往比富裕国家同龄的孩子更快乐，因为他们经常被引导着从一项运动转向另一项运动，从一个班级转向另一个班级。他们有很多“富有”的孩子所没有的东西：有很多空闲时间玩耍和打发时间，没有让他们在任何事情上都“出类拔萃”压力。
如果你真的审视自己的生活，你可能会意识到生活中几乎没有什么困难。你很容易吃饱，有地方睡觉，你不会因为暴露在恶劣环境中而死亡。这就是你生活所需要的。除此之外，现在你只需要用你喜欢的事情来填满你的时间。要做到这一点，更多地取决于你自己的想法，而不是其他任何事情；
Michael Daconta
Why is life hard?
The first of Buddhism's fourfold Noble truths is:
Life is Difficult.
Why? Because survival is not guaranteed and there is competition (and its ensuing greed) over limited resources. All other manners of sin (corruption, lying, hate, jealousy, sloth, murder, assault ...) flow from this. In the face of this, most people are weak and seek to get by in the easiest manner possible - often this involves laziness or even petty crime. Many people escape into drugs and alcohol.
I am with Dr. Scott Peck on his realization that once you accept that life is difficult, or life is hard, it is no longer difficult. Because you willingly accept the pain of life and work to solve problems as they arise. Discipline is the solution to life's difficulty and it is something you work on every day.
为什么生活很艰难？
佛教四圣谛的第一条是:
生活很艰难（苦圣谛）。
为什么？因为生存没有保障，而且存在着对有限资源的竞争（以及随之而来的贪婪）。所有其他形式的罪恶（腐败、撒谎、仇恨、嫉妒、懒惰、谋杀、攻击…）都源于此。面对这种情况，大多数人都很软弱，试图以最简单的方式度过难关——这往往涉及懒惰甚至轻微犯罪。许多人沉迷于毒品和酒精中。
斯科特·佩克博士意识到，一旦你接受生活是困难的，或者生活是艰难的，那就不再困难了。因为你愿意接受生活和工作的痛苦，在问题出现时解决问题。自律能力是解决生活困难的办法，你每天都要为之努力。
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Why is life hard?
The first of Buddhism's fourfold Noble truths is:
Life is Difficult.
Why? Because survival is not guaranteed and there is competition (and its ensuing greed) over limited resources. All other manners of sin (corruption, lying, hate, jealousy, sloth, murder, assault ...) flow from this. In the face of this, most people are weak and seek to get by in the easiest manner possible - often this involves laziness or even petty crime. Many people escape into drugs and alcohol.
I am with Dr. Scott Peck on his realization that once you accept that life is difficult, or life is hard, it is no longer difficult. Because you willingly accept the pain of life and work to solve problems as they arise. Discipline is the solution to life's difficulty and it is something you work on every day.
为什么生活很艰难？
佛教四圣谛的第一条是:
生活很艰难（苦圣谛）。
为什么？因为生存没有保障，而且存在着对有限资源的竞争（以及随之而来的贪婪）。所有其他形式的罪恶（腐败、撒谎、仇恨、嫉妒、懒惰、谋杀、攻击…）都源于此。面对这种情况，大多数人都很软弱，试图以最简单的方式度过难关——这往往涉及懒惰甚至轻微犯罪。许多人沉迷于毒品和酒精中。
斯科特·佩克博士意识到，一旦你接受生活是困难的，或者生活是艰难的，那就不再困难了。因为你愿意接受生活和工作的痛苦，在问题出现时解决问题。自律能力是解决生活困难的办法，你每天都要为之努力。
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Harshal Kolambe
Why is life so harsh at times?
Keep one thing in mind life is going to be harsh if not today then tomorrow and if not on tomorrow then day after tomorrow... Face it... Suck it up...
Here are your answers and how to get it over:
Life Will Never Be Perfect! — First you need to accept it.
If you are waiting for the “right” time to do something — pursue self-employment, begin a fitness plan, or move to a new town — you’re going to be waiting forever. There is no such thing as a “right” time to do anything. This reaction is based on your fear-of-change.
Accept that, "Life Will Never Be Perfect" — What this means you will never actually have to take action and confront your fear. Do the scary thing. You will be so glad you did.
— If you can't accept this fact it makes life hard.
Understand - No One Is Going to Fix You!
— If you are waiting for a godlike soul in shining aura to gallop into your life and heal your broken heart, you will be waiting forever. The only person who can help you is yourself.
Understand - "No One Is Going to Fix You!" Because no one is going to fix you, so it is in your best interest to take personal responsibility for your own life. When you do that, you’ll discover you are more powerful than you ever thought possible.
— If you can't Understand this fact it makes life hard.
为什么生活有时如此艰难？
记住一件事，如果不是今天，那么是明天，如果不是明天，那么是后天，生活会很艰难。面对它，别抱怨它。
以下是你要的答案以及如何去克服它：
生活永远不会完美！首先你需要接受它。
如果你正在等待“合适”的时机去做一些事情——从事自营职业、开始健身计划或搬到一个新城——你将永远等待。做任何事情都没有所谓的“正确”时机。这种反应是基于你对变化的恐惧。
接受这一点，“生活永远不会完美”——这意味着你永远不需要真正采取行动，直面你的恐惧。做一件可怕的事。你会很高兴你做到了。
如果你不能接受这个事实，生活就会变得艰难。
要明白——没有人会拯救你!
如果你在等待一个神圣的灵魂在闪耀的光环中驰骋到你的生活中，治愈你破碎的心，你将永远等待。唯一能帮助你的人就是你自己。
要明白——“没有人会拯救你！”因为没有人会拯救你，所以，对自己的生活负责才是你的最大利益所在。当你这样做的时候，你会发现你比你想象的更强大。
如果你不能理解这个事实，生活就会变得艰难。
Why is life so harsh at times?
Keep one thing in mind life is going to be harsh if not today then tomorrow and if not on tomorrow then day after tomorrow... Face it... Suck it up...
Here are your answers and how to get it over:
Life Will Never Be Perfect! — First you need to accept it.
If you are waiting for the “right” time to do something — pursue self-employment, begin a fitness plan, or move to a new town — you’re going to be waiting forever. There is no such thing as a “right” time to do anything. This reaction is based on your fear-of-change.
Accept that, "Life Will Never Be Perfect" — What this means you will never actually have to take action and confront your fear. Do the scary thing. You will be so glad you did.
— If you can't accept this fact it makes life hard.
Understand - No One Is Going to Fix You!
— If you are waiting for a godlike soul in shining aura to gallop into your life and heal your broken heart, you will be waiting forever. The only person who can help you is yourself.
Understand - "No One Is Going to Fix You!" Because no one is going to fix you, so it is in your best interest to take personal responsibility for your own life. When you do that, you’ll discover you are more powerful than you ever thought possible.
— If you can't Understand this fact it makes life hard.
为什么生活有时如此艰难？
记住一件事，如果不是今天，那么是明天，如果不是明天，那么是后天，生活会很艰难。面对它，别抱怨它。
以下是你要的答案以及如何去克服它：
生活永远不会完美！首先你需要接受它。
如果你正在等待“合适”的时机去做一些事情——从事自营职业、开始健身计划或搬到一个新城——你将永远等待。做任何事情都没有所谓的“正确”时机。这种反应是基于你对变化的恐惧。
接受这一点，“生活永远不会完美”——这意味着你永远不需要真正采取行动，直面你的恐惧。做一件可怕的事。你会很高兴你做到了。
如果你不能接受这个事实，生活就会变得艰难。
要明白——没有人会拯救你!
如果你在等待一个神圣的灵魂在闪耀的光环中驰骋到你的生活中，治愈你破碎的心，你将永远等待。唯一能帮助你的人就是你自己。
要明白——“没有人会拯救你！”因为没有人会拯救你，所以，对自己的生活负责才是你的最大利益所在。当你这样做的时候，你会发现你比你想象的更强大。
如果你不能理解这个事实，生活就会变得艰难。
Failure is not an end! — Be prepared to fail
— If you attempt to achieve an ambitious new goal, then it is possible that you will fall on your face while pursuing said goal. Welcome to reality. It’s time to change your thinking about failure. It is not a big, bad thing that you should be frightened of. Failure is a learning opportunity and nothing more.
Be prepared to fail because - "Failure is not an end!" Learn from it. This process very well could repeat itself several times. But never give up, try to continuously improve yourself, you will develop so much that the only option left is success. Consistent hustle always wins.
— And yes again if you are not prepared to fail this will also make life hard.
Know that - The Past Is Already Written!
— Have you ever made a mistake so monumental that you wish you could go back in time and do it all over again? I know you might feel immense regret, but beating yourself up over something that is already done serves no purpose.
Shift your attention to the present, where you can take control of your life and move forward into a better future.
— Yeah past is past its gone, you have to move on. If you can't, this is certainly gonna make your life hard.
失败不是终点！ 做好失败的准备
-如果你试图实现一个有抱负的新目标，那么在追求这个目标时，你可能会摔倒。乐于接受现实。是时候改变你对失败的看法了。这并不是一件你应该害怕的大事。失败是一个学习的机会，仅此而已。
做好失败的准备，因为——“失败不是目的！”从中吸取教训才是目的。这个过程很可能会重复几次。但永远不要放弃，努力不断提高自己，你会得到很大的发展，唯一的选择就是成功。坚持不懈的努力总是换来胜利的。
是的，如果你没做好失败的准备，这也会让生活变得艰难。
要知道——过去已成定局!
你是否曾经犯过一个严重的错误，以至于你希望时光倒流，重新来过?我知道你可能会感到非常后悔，但是为已经做过的事情而自责是毫无意义的。
把你的注意力转移到现在，在那里你可以掌控你的生活，迈向更美好的未来。
-是的，过去已经过去了，你必须继续前进。如果你不能，这肯定会让你的生活变得艰难。
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— If you attempt to achieve an ambitious new goal, then it is possible that you will fall on your face while pursuing said goal. Welcome to reality. It’s time to change your thinking about failure. It is not a big, bad thing that you should be frightened of. Failure is a learning opportunity and nothing more.
Be prepared to fail because - "Failure is not an end!" Learn from it. This process very well could repeat itself several times. But never give up, try to continuously improve yourself, you will develop so much that the only option left is success. Consistent hustle always wins.
— And yes again if you are not prepared to fail this will also make life hard.
Know that - The Past Is Already Written!
— Have you ever made a mistake so monumental that you wish you could go back in time and do it all over again? I know you might feel immense regret, but beating yourself up over something that is already done serves no purpose.
Shift your attention to the present, where you can take control of your life and move forward into a better future.
— Yeah past is past its gone, you have to move on. If you can't, this is certainly gonna make your life hard.
失败不是终点！ 做好失败的准备
-如果你试图实现一个有抱负的新目标，那么在追求这个目标时，你可能会摔倒。乐于接受现实。是时候改变你对失败的看法了。这并不是一件你应该害怕的大事。失败是一个学习的机会，仅此而已。
做好失败的准备，因为——“失败不是目的！”从中吸取教训才是目的。这个过程很可能会重复几次。但永远不要放弃，努力不断提高自己，你会得到很大的发展，唯一的选择就是成功。坚持不懈的努力总是换来胜利的。
是的，如果你没做好失败的准备，这也会让生活变得艰难。
要知道——过去已成定局!
你是否曾经犯过一个严重的错误，以至于你希望时光倒流，重新来过?我知道你可能会感到非常后悔，但是为已经做过的事情而自责是毫无意义的。
把你的注意力转移到现在，在那里你可以掌控你的生活，迈向更美好的未来。
-是的，过去已经过去了，你必须继续前进。如果你不能，这肯定会让你的生活变得艰难。
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5. Tomorrow Is Not Guaranteed — A simple fact that we all mostly ignore
— Steve Jobs said it best, so I’m going to defer to him for this harsh truth:
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”
Do whatever you want to do it on today only - Because "Tomorrow Is Not Guaranteed!"
The next time you catch yourself playing the “I will do it tomorrow” game, remember that tomorrow is not guaranteed. Traffic accidents, heart attacks, and acts of violence do happen. Live in the present and take action today, because that is where progress happens.
II don’t know about tomorrow, what I know dude, change your self from today, don’t push it on tomorrow, because if you push it on tomorrow, we know tomorrow never comes and well — this too makes life hard.
Wish you best... Stay strong, Face it, Suck it up... and move on...
Life is awesome and yes after a bad days there will be good days too. Remember, you are creator of your destiny and your tomorrow only if you take actions in present.
明天无法保证——这是一个我们几乎都会忽略的简单事实
史蒂夫·乔布斯说得最好，所以对于这个残酷的事实，我要听他的：
“记住我即将死去”是我一生中遇到的最重要的工具，它帮助我做出人生中重大的选择。因为几乎所有的事情——所有的外部期望、所有的骄傲、所有对尴尬或失败的恐惧——这些东西在死亡面前都会消失，留下的是真正重要的东西。”
只在今天做任何你想做的事——因为“明天是无法保证的！”
下次当你发现自己在玩“我明天就做”的游戏时，请记住，明天是不能保证的。交通事故、心脏病发作和暴力行为确实会发生。活在当下，今天就行动起来，因为这是进步发生的时刻。
我不知道明天会怎样，但我知道的是，从今天开始改变自己，不要把它推到明天，因为如果你把它推在明天，我们知道明天永远不会到来——这也会让生活变得艰难。
祝你一切顺利，保持坚强，面对它，振作起来，继续前进。
生活是美好的，是的，在经历了糟糕的日子之后，也会有美好的日子。记住，只有在当下采取行动，你才是自己命运和明天的创造者。
— Steve Jobs said it best, so I’m going to defer to him for this harsh truth:
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”
Do whatever you want to do it on today only - Because "Tomorrow Is Not Guaranteed!"
The next time you catch yourself playing the “I will do it tomorrow” game, remember that tomorrow is not guaranteed. Traffic accidents, heart attacks, and acts of violence do happen. Live in the present and take action today, because that is where progress happens.
II don’t know about tomorrow, what I know dude, change your self from today, don’t push it on tomorrow, because if you push it on tomorrow, we know tomorrow never comes and well — this too makes life hard.
Wish you best... Stay strong, Face it, Suck it up... and move on...
Life is awesome and yes after a bad days there will be good days too. Remember, you are creator of your destiny and your tomorrow only if you take actions in present.
明天无法保证——这是一个我们几乎都会忽略的简单事实
史蒂夫·乔布斯说得最好，所以对于这个残酷的事实，我要听他的：
“记住我即将死去”是我一生中遇到的最重要的工具，它帮助我做出人生中重大的选择。因为几乎所有的事情——所有的外部期望、所有的骄傲、所有对尴尬或失败的恐惧——这些东西在死亡面前都会消失，留下的是真正重要的东西。”
只在今天做任何你想做的事——因为“明天是无法保证的！”
下次当你发现自己在玩“我明天就做”的游戏时，请记住，明天是不能保证的。交通事故、心脏病发作和暴力行为确实会发生。活在当下，今天就行动起来，因为这是进步发生的时刻。
我不知道明天会怎样，但我知道的是，从今天开始改变自己，不要把它推到明天，因为如果你把它推在明天，我们知道明天永远不会到来——这也会让生活变得艰难。
祝你一切顺利，保持坚强，面对它，振作起来，继续前进。
生活是美好的，是的，在经历了糟糕的日子之后，也会有美好的日子。记住，只有在当下采取行动，你才是自己命运和明天的创造者。
Ray Comeau
How bad is living in China ?
It is really bad :
Because I have some grey hair I am treated in the same embarrassing way every time I get on a city bus or on the subway …… younger people get up and offer me a seat.
Recently I had problems with a tooth. One morning I went to one of the dental hospitals. They did xrays and preformed a root canal in a 2 hours. It cost me 1/6th of the price of a root canal I had done 30 years ago in North America. Just terrible prices.
I am invited out to eat or to go to some celebration a few times a month. I never have to pay for the meal, while I am offered beer and cigarettes. I do not smoke so I decline the cigarettes but accept free beer.
Oh how terrible to invited out by the locals constantly. I have been to at least 25 weddings, more then dozen birthdays and half a dozen 100-day celebrations for babies.
There are 100+ channels on the TV, with a few in English as some western movies. The nightly news reports on all the major news around the world. I have internet access 24/7 and spent way too much time browsing the internet from Europe to North America. It is a terrible way to waste time.
I often visit my daughter who works 300km away in another Province. Being so far away, I am forced to take the train which takes 1hr 30 minutes to make the trip with 2 or 3 stops along the route. I could drive my car but that would make for a much longer trip.
在中国生活有多糟糕？
这真的很糟糕：
因为我有一些白发，每次坐城市公交车或地铁时，我都会受到同样尴尬的待遇——年轻人会站起来给我让座。
最近我的一颗牙齿出了问题。一天早上，我去了一家牙科医院，做了X光检查，并在2小时内完成了根管治疗。它的价格是我30年前在北美做根管治疗的1/6，这价格“完全”挺糟糕的。
我每个月都会被邀请出去吃饭或参加几次庆祝活动。我从来不用付餐费，但有人给我啤酒和香烟。我不吸烟，所以我拒绝拿烟，但接受免费啤酒。
哦，经常被当地人邀请出去，真是太可怕了。我至少参加过25场婚礼，十几次生日聚会，六次为庆祝婴儿的百日宴。
电视上有100多个频道，其中一些是英语频道，就像一些西方电影一样。晚间新闻报道世界各地的所有重大新闻。我可以全天候上网看从欧洲到北美方面的信息，我花了许多时间去浏览互联网。这是浪费时间的可怕方式。
我经常去看望我的女儿，她在300公里外的另一个省工作。由于距离太远，我不得不乘坐火车，沿途需要2到3站，耗时1小时30分钟。我可以开车，但那会使我的行程更长。
How bad is living in China ?
It is really bad :
Because I have some grey hair I am treated in the same embarrassing way every time I get on a city bus or on the subway …… younger people get up and offer me a seat.
Recently I had problems with a tooth. One morning I went to one of the dental hospitals. They did xrays and preformed a root canal in a 2 hours. It cost me 1/6th of the price of a root canal I had done 30 years ago in North America. Just terrible prices.
I am invited out to eat or to go to some celebration a few times a month. I never have to pay for the meal, while I am offered beer and cigarettes. I do not smoke so I decline the cigarettes but accept free beer.
Oh how terrible to invited out by the locals constantly. I have been to at least 25 weddings, more then dozen birthdays and half a dozen 100-day celebrations for babies.
There are 100+ channels on the TV, with a few in English as some western movies. The nightly news reports on all the major news around the world. I have internet access 24/7 and spent way too much time browsing the internet from Europe to North America. It is a terrible way to waste time.
I often visit my daughter who works 300km away in another Province. Being so far away, I am forced to take the train which takes 1hr 30 minutes to make the trip with 2 or 3 stops along the route. I could drive my car but that would make for a much longer trip.
在中国生活有多糟糕？
这真的很糟糕：
因为我有一些白发，每次坐城市公交车或地铁时，我都会受到同样尴尬的待遇——年轻人会站起来给我让座。
最近我的一颗牙齿出了问题。一天早上，我去了一家牙科医院，做了X光检查，并在2小时内完成了根管治疗。它的价格是我30年前在北美做根管治疗的1/6，这价格“完全”挺糟糕的。
我每个月都会被邀请出去吃饭或参加几次庆祝活动。我从来不用付餐费，但有人给我啤酒和香烟。我不吸烟，所以我拒绝拿烟，但接受免费啤酒。
哦，经常被当地人邀请出去，真是太可怕了。我至少参加过25场婚礼，十几次生日聚会，六次为庆祝婴儿的百日宴。
电视上有100多个频道，其中一些是英语频道，就像一些西方电影一样。晚间新闻报道世界各地的所有重大新闻。我可以全天候上网看从欧洲到北美方面的信息，我花了许多时间去浏览互联网。这是浪费时间的可怕方式。
我经常去看望我的女儿，她在300公里外的另一个省工作。由于距离太远，我不得不乘坐火车，沿途需要2到3站，耗时1小时30分钟。我可以开车，但那会使我的行程更长。
The really bad thing in China is access to food.
We have 2 farmers markets within 2 blocks. These are markets where the farmers come into the city around 6-7 am every morning to sell that days fresh crop of fruit vegetables and meat.
This in addition to 2 grocery stores and a Walmart in the area.
Then on my small city block, we have 14 restaurants, open 7 days a week.
There are even the evil food chains - KFC, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Starbucks, plus all the Chinese ones etc
We have the French Carrefour and Auchan super stores and the Germany’s Metro cash & carry stores.
Worst of all, we have these applications on our smartphones (80% of folks own a smartphone). Where we can see menus of hundreds of restaurants in our area, order food and they deliver it to your door usually within 30 minutes.
If we need to go to the bank, we can not go 365 days of the year. There are about a dozen days a year when the banks are closed.
在中国，真正糟糕的事情是获得食物方面。
我们在两个街区内有两个农贸市场。这些市场是农民每天早上6-7点左右进城出售新鲜水果、蔬菜和肉类的市场。
除此之外，该地区还有两家杂货店和一家沃尔玛。
然后在我的小城市街区，我们有14家餐厅，每周营业7天。
甚至还有“邪恶”的食品连锁店——肯德基、麦当劳、必胜客、汉堡王、星巴克，再加上所有的中国连锁店等等
我们有法国的家乐福和欧尚超市，还有德国的麦德龙现购自运商店。
最糟糕的是，我们的智能手机上有这些应用程序（80%的人拥有智能手机）。在那上面，我们可以看到我们地区数百家餐厅的菜单，点餐后，他们通常会在30分钟内送到你家门口。
如果我们需要去银行，我们是不能一年365天都去。每年大约有十几天是银行休息的日子。
We have 2 farmers markets within 2 blocks. These are markets where the farmers come into the city around 6-7 am every morning to sell that days fresh crop of fruit vegetables and meat.
This in addition to 2 grocery stores and a Walmart in the area.
Then on my small city block, we have 14 restaurants, open 7 days a week.
There are even the evil food chains - KFC, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Starbucks, plus all the Chinese ones etc
We have the French Carrefour and Auchan super stores and the Germany’s Metro cash & carry stores.
Worst of all, we have these applications on our smartphones (80% of folks own a smartphone). Where we can see menus of hundreds of restaurants in our area, order food and they deliver it to your door usually within 30 minutes.
If we need to go to the bank, we can not go 365 days of the year. There are about a dozen days a year when the banks are closed.
在中国，真正糟糕的事情是获得食物方面。
我们在两个街区内有两个农贸市场。这些市场是农民每天早上6-7点左右进城出售新鲜水果、蔬菜和肉类的市场。
除此之外，该地区还有两家杂货店和一家沃尔玛。
然后在我的小城市街区，我们有14家餐厅，每周营业7天。
甚至还有“邪恶”的食品连锁店——肯德基、麦当劳、必胜客、汉堡王、星巴克，再加上所有的中国连锁店等等
我们有法国的家乐福和欧尚超市，还有德国的麦德龙现购自运商店。
最糟糕的是，我们的智能手机上有这些应用程序（80%的人拥有智能手机）。在那上面，我们可以看到我们地区数百家餐厅的菜单，点餐后，他们通常会在30分钟内送到你家门口。
如果我们需要去银行，我们是不能一年365天都去。每年大约有十几天是银行休息的日子。
Schools are much more demanding on students compared to North America, with homework every night.
However they do get a month off in summer.
My daughters students spend some of their summer travelling. The US and Europe for some, others within China or to nearby places like South Korea or Thailand.
So far no one has noticed any difference due to the Trump Tariffs, but according to western media China is under some sort tremendous pressure.
That is how bad it is living in China.
Please have pity on our oppression, as we say in my group of expats who live in China as well, some for over 20 years.
Of course we live a large city. The situation differs in rural areas as it does in most countries.
与北美相比，学校对学生的要求要高得多，每天晚上都有家庭作业。
然而，他们在夏天确实有一个月的假期。
我女儿的学生们在夏天的一些时间都在旅行。一些人去美国和欧洲，另一些人去中国境内或去韩国和泰国等附近的国家。
到目前为止，没有人注意到特朗普关税带来的任何差异，但据西方媒体报道，中国正面临着某种巨大的压力。
这就是生活在中国的糟糕程度。
请同情我们所受的压迫，就像我们在中国生活的外籍人士中所说的那样，有些人已经在中国生活了20多年。
当然，我们住在一个大城市，农村地区的情况也与大多数国家的情况不同。
However they do get a month off in summer.
My daughters students spend some of their summer travelling. The US and Europe for some, others within China or to nearby places like South Korea or Thailand.
So far no one has noticed any difference due to the Trump Tariffs, but according to western media China is under some sort tremendous pressure.
That is how bad it is living in China.
Please have pity on our oppression, as we say in my group of expats who live in China as well, some for over 20 years.
Of course we live a large city. The situation differs in rural areas as it does in most countries.
与北美相比，学校对学生的要求要高得多，每天晚上都有家庭作业。
然而，他们在夏天确实有一个月的假期。
我女儿的学生们在夏天的一些时间都在旅行。一些人去美国和欧洲，另一些人去中国境内或去韩国和泰国等附近的国家。
到目前为止，没有人注意到特朗普关税带来的任何差异，但据西方媒体报道，中国正面临着某种巨大的压力。
这就是生活在中国的糟糕程度。
请同情我们所受的压迫，就像我们在中国生活的外籍人士中所说的那样，有些人已经在中国生活了20多年。
当然，我们住在一个大城市，农村地区的情况也与大多数国家的情况不同。
Pratyush Singh
Why is life tough?
There are several bitter facts that one has to accept. Life being tough is one of them. As you age you observe an unbelievable degree of change in your perspective towards life. There are several bare faced truths about life that make is so tough.
What makes life tough? - Truth.
Your friends are always going to drift apart, you will not always succeed, you will see people who you considered unworthy run up the ladders of success, you won't have people to help you when your are low and dry, you will feel like you are stuck and deserve much more, you will feel you are good for nothing, you might have to live in a community you wouldn't love to, you will form an entirely different perception of family, you will understand how money works, you will be insecure and jealous, you will feel alienated and your life will almost never go the way you want.
All this is true and as hard as it may be you have to accept it. The reluctance to accept it is what makes life so tough. But once you have accepted life for what it is, you will realize it is the most amazing, nerve wrecking, adrenaline pumping and exhilarating ride that you will ever be a part of. So accept it "Welcome to real life, it sucks and you are gonna love it".
为什么生活很艰难？
有几个令人痛苦的事实是必须接受的。生活艰难就是其中之一。随着年龄的增长，你会发现自己的人生观发生了难以置信的变化。有几个赤裸裸的事实让生活变得如此艰难。
是什么让生活变得艰难?——真相。
你的朋友总是会渐行渐远，你不会总是成功，你会看到那些你认为不值得的人爬上成功的阶梯，当你情绪低落和失意时，不会有人帮助你，你会觉得自己被困住了，应该得到更多，你会感觉自己一无是处，你可能不得不生活在一个你不喜欢的社区，你会形成一个完全不同的家庭观念，你会明白金钱是如何运作的，你会没有安全感，会嫉妒，你会感到被疏远，你的生活几乎不会按照你想要的方式发展。
所有这些都是真实的，尽管这很难，但你必须接受。不愿接受这一点是生活如此艰难的原因。但是一旦你接受了生活本来的样子，你就会意识到这是你所经历过的最神奇、最紧张、最刺激、最令人兴奋的旅程。所以，接受它。欢迎来到现实生活，它很糟糕，但你会喜欢它的。
Why is life tough?
There are several bitter facts that one has to accept. Life being tough is one of them. As you age you observe an unbelievable degree of change in your perspective towards life. There are several bare faced truths about life that make is so tough.
What makes life tough? - Truth.
Your friends are always going to drift apart, you will not always succeed, you will see people who you considered unworthy run up the ladders of success, you won't have people to help you when your are low and dry, you will feel like you are stuck and deserve much more, you will feel you are good for nothing, you might have to live in a community you wouldn't love to, you will form an entirely different perception of family, you will understand how money works, you will be insecure and jealous, you will feel alienated and your life will almost never go the way you want.
All this is true and as hard as it may be you have to accept it. The reluctance to accept it is what makes life so tough. But once you have accepted life for what it is, you will realize it is the most amazing, nerve wrecking, adrenaline pumping and exhilarating ride that you will ever be a part of. So accept it "Welcome to real life, it sucks and you are gonna love it".
为什么生活很艰难？
有几个令人痛苦的事实是必须接受的。生活艰难就是其中之一。随着年龄的增长，你会发现自己的人生观发生了难以置信的变化。有几个赤裸裸的事实让生活变得如此艰难。
是什么让生活变得艰难?——真相。
你的朋友总是会渐行渐远，你不会总是成功，你会看到那些你认为不值得的人爬上成功的阶梯，当你情绪低落和失意时，不会有人帮助你，你会觉得自己被困住了，应该得到更多，你会感觉自己一无是处，你可能不得不生活在一个你不喜欢的社区，你会形成一个完全不同的家庭观念，你会明白金钱是如何运作的，你会没有安全感，会嫉妒，你会感到被疏远，你的生活几乎不会按照你想要的方式发展。
所有这些都是真实的，尽管这很难，但你必须接受。不愿接受这一点是生活如此艰难的原因。但是一旦你接受了生活本来的样子，你就会意识到这是你所经历过的最神奇、最紧张、最刺激、最令人兴奋的旅程。所以，接受它。欢迎来到现实生活，它很糟糕，但你会喜欢它的。
K Grace-deLily
It's hard for a lot of people, you aren't being singled out. Life isn't a fairy tale, it's hard work, challenges, ups and downs. You do the best you can and hope that things will work out for you. And if they don't, you try to find a new path.
It's all a matter of perspective really.
Pre-teens think that a boy doesn't like them and they're just going to die if they don't.
Teenagers think their parent forcing them to do anything is the worst thing that could happen in their lives.
High school seniors think that if they don't get into the college they wanted that they'll just die.
Young adults think that if they don't get the job they wanted after college that their life is over.
这对很多人来说都很难，你并没有被单独挑出来。生活不是童话故事，而是努力工作、挑战和起起落落。你尽你所能，希望一切都会好起来。如果不尽如人意，你就试着找到一条新的道路。
这真的是一个视角问题。
青春期前的孩子认为男孩不喜欢他们，如果他们不喜欢他们就会死。
青少年认为父母强迫他们做任何事情都是他们生活中可能发生的最糟糕的事情。
高中生认为，如果他们不进入他们想要的大学，他们就会死。
年轻人认为，如果他们在大学毕业后没有得到他们想要的工作，他们的生活就完蛋了。
It's hard for a lot of people, you aren't being singled out. Life isn't a fairy tale, it's hard work, challenges, ups and downs. You do the best you can and hope that things will work out for you. And if they don't, you try to find a new path.
It's all a matter of perspective really.
Pre-teens think that a boy doesn't like them and they're just going to die if they don't.
Teenagers think their parent forcing them to do anything is the worst thing that could happen in their lives.
High school seniors think that if they don't get into the college they wanted that they'll just die.
Young adults think that if they don't get the job they wanted after college that their life is over.
这对很多人来说都很难，你并没有被单独挑出来。生活不是童话故事，而是努力工作、挑战和起起落落。你尽你所能，希望一切都会好起来。如果不尽如人意，你就试着找到一条新的道路。
这真的是一个视角问题。
青春期前的孩子认为男孩不喜欢他们，如果他们不喜欢他们就会死。
青少年认为父母强迫他们做任何事情都是他们生活中可能发生的最糟糕的事情。
高中生认为，如果他们不进入他们想要的大学，他们就会死。
年轻人认为，如果他们在大学毕业后没有得到他们想要的工作，他们的生活就完蛋了。
Young professionals hate their jobs and don't know what to do with their lives because they got a degree in something they hate and now they have to pay off a loan for something they think they can't even use.
Middle-agers are getting married and trying to get pregnant only sometimes it isn't that easy, sometimes it takes years when they thought as soon as they decided that it would happen
Middle-agers are raising families and trying to see if they can survive on just one income and facing that their kids are getting out of control and don't understand why because they are trying hard to be their children's best friend.
Hundreds of thousands of people lost their jobs only to find minimum wage jobs won't cover their bills and they lose their homes.
Seniors are struggling with reduced retirement benefits and ever-rising costs for food and rent.
We all have issues of some kind and have to struggle through them. Some people may be fortunate in not having one now but that doesn't mean they haven't or won't.
年轻的专业人士讨厌自己的工作，不知道该怎么办，因为他们在自己讨厌的事情上获得了学位，现在他们不得不为一些他们认为根本用不上的东西偿还贷款。
中年人正在结婚并试图怀孕，只是有时这并不是那么容易，有时候，当他们决定要这样做的时候，他们会花好几年的时间来思考。
中年人正在养家糊口，试着看看他们是否可以仅靠一份收入生存，得面对他们的孩子正在失去控制的问题，他们不明白为什么，因为他们努力成为孩子最好的朋友。
数十万人失去了工作，却发现最低工资的工作无法支付他们的账单，他们失去了家园。
老年人正在为减少的退休福利和食品和房租成本的不断上涨而苦苦挣扎。
我们都有某种问题，必须努力解决。有些人可能很幸运现在没有遇到问题，但这并不意味着他们没有或不会有问题。
Middle-agers are getting married and trying to get pregnant only sometimes it isn't that easy, sometimes it takes years when they thought as soon as they decided that it would happen
Middle-agers are raising families and trying to see if they can survive on just one income and facing that their kids are getting out of control and don't understand why because they are trying hard to be their children's best friend.
Hundreds of thousands of people lost their jobs only to find minimum wage jobs won't cover their bills and they lose their homes.
Seniors are struggling with reduced retirement benefits and ever-rising costs for food and rent.
We all have issues of some kind and have to struggle through them. Some people may be fortunate in not having one now but that doesn't mean they haven't or won't.
年轻的专业人士讨厌自己的工作，不知道该怎么办，因为他们在自己讨厌的事情上获得了学位，现在他们不得不为一些他们认为根本用不上的东西偿还贷款。
中年人正在结婚并试图怀孕，只是有时这并不是那么容易，有时候，当他们决定要这样做的时候，他们会花好几年的时间来思考。
中年人正在养家糊口，试着看看他们是否可以仅靠一份收入生存，得面对他们的孩子正在失去控制的问题，他们不明白为什么，因为他们努力成为孩子最好的朋友。
数十万人失去了工作，却发现最低工资的工作无法支付他们的账单，他们失去了家园。
老年人正在为减少的退休福利和食品和房租成本的不断上涨而苦苦挣扎。
我们都有某种问题，必须努力解决。有些人可能很幸运现在没有遇到问题，但这并不意味着他们没有或不会有问题。
Eran Dror
Why is life so hard?
Life is hard because the universe was not designed to accommodate it. The universe is random, inanimate, and has a tendency towards the increase of entropy and disorder. The appearance of pockets of stability in the universe persistent enough for life to emerge, let alone intelligent life, is a marvel. The emergence of human intelligence and human language is a marvel. The emergence of human societies stable enough to preclude mass murder, slavery, and starvation as the default is a (recent) marvel. And that we now have billions of people educated enough, free enough, rich enough, and well-meaning enough to continuously invent new technologies that improve our lives is perhaps the greatest marvel of all.
So yes, there are many imperfections at all levels of our existence. Chaos and disorder are always just around the corner, and they often creep in and disrupt the delicate systems that we depend on. But put that against the backdrop of the utter randomness, meaninglessness, and disintegration that is the natural state of the universe, and you come to appreciate this imperfect, passing, marvelous life.
为什么生活如此艰难？
生命之所以艰难，是因为宇宙并不是为了容纳它而设计的。宇宙是随机的、无生命的，并且有熵和无序增加的趋势。宇宙中出现足够稳定的小块空间，足以让生命出现，更不用说智能生命了，这是一个奇迹。人类智慧和人类语言的出现是一个奇迹。人类社会的出现足够稳定，避免了大规模屠杀、奴役和饥饿，这是一个(最近的)奇迹。我们现在有数十亿人受过足够的教育，足够自由，足够富有，足够善意，能够不断发明新技术，改善我们的生活，这也许是最大的奇迹。
所以，是的，在我们存在的各个层面都有许多不完美之处。混乱和无序总是近在眼前，它们经常悄悄潜入并破坏我们赖以生存的微妙系统。但是，把这些放在宇宙自然状态的完全随机性、无意义和解体的背景下，你就会开始欣赏这个不完美的、转瞬即逝的、奇妙的生命。
Why is life so hard?
Life is hard because the universe was not designed to accommodate it. The universe is random, inanimate, and has a tendency towards the increase of entropy and disorder. The appearance of pockets of stability in the universe persistent enough for life to emerge, let alone intelligent life, is a marvel. The emergence of human intelligence and human language is a marvel. The emergence of human societies stable enough to preclude mass murder, slavery, and starvation as the default is a (recent) marvel. And that we now have billions of people educated enough, free enough, rich enough, and well-meaning enough to continuously invent new technologies that improve our lives is perhaps the greatest marvel of all.
So yes, there are many imperfections at all levels of our existence. Chaos and disorder are always just around the corner, and they often creep in and disrupt the delicate systems that we depend on. But put that against the backdrop of the utter randomness, meaninglessness, and disintegration that is the natural state of the universe, and you come to appreciate this imperfect, passing, marvelous life.
为什么生活如此艰难？
生命之所以艰难，是因为宇宙并不是为了容纳它而设计的。宇宙是随机的、无生命的，并且有熵和无序增加的趋势。宇宙中出现足够稳定的小块空间，足以让生命出现，更不用说智能生命了，这是一个奇迹。人类智慧和人类语言的出现是一个奇迹。人类社会的出现足够稳定，避免了大规模屠杀、奴役和饥饿，这是一个(最近的)奇迹。我们现在有数十亿人受过足够的教育，足够自由，足够富有，足够善意，能够不断发明新技术，改善我们的生活，这也许是最大的奇迹。
所以，是的，在我们存在的各个层面都有许多不完美之处。混乱和无序总是近在眼前，它们经常悄悄潜入并破坏我们赖以生存的微妙系统。但是，把这些放在宇宙自然状态的完全随机性、无意义和解体的背景下，你就会开始欣赏这个不完美的、转瞬即逝的、奇妙的生命。
Aurora Clawson
Because Earth is a school, not a vacation spot. The beauty and joy we experience here are gifts. Every sweet moment is a gift. Our experiences are our teachers. We each have a designer life.
We agree to our challenges before we are born. If its hard, you have the strength to deal with it, or you wouldn't have agreed, nor would you be offered the opportunity.
Some take the accelerated course in this school. Its harder. Some choose to deal with a lot of their past life karma in this incarnation. Their lives are very difficult. It also can be difficult when people do not learn by their past mistakes.
It is our personal responsibility to learn and to grow.
因为地球是一所学校，而不是度假胜地。我们在这里所体验到的美丽和欢乐都是礼物。每一个甜蜜的时刻都是一份礼物。我们的经验就是我们的老师。我们每个人都过着设计师的生活。
我们在出生之前就已经接受了挑战。如果这很难，你有力量应对，否则你不会同意出生，也不会给你机会出生的。
有些人在这所学校上速成班，这更难。一些人选择在这个化身中处理很多他们过去生活的业力。他们的生活非常艰难。当人们没有从过去的错误中吸取教训时，这也会让生活变得很艰难。
学习和成长是我们个人的责任。
Because Earth is a school, not a vacation spot. The beauty and joy we experience here are gifts. Every sweet moment is a gift. Our experiences are our teachers. We each have a designer life.
We agree to our challenges before we are born. If its hard, you have the strength to deal with it, or you wouldn't have agreed, nor would you be offered the opportunity.
Some take the accelerated course in this school. Its harder. Some choose to deal with a lot of their past life karma in this incarnation. Their lives are very difficult. It also can be difficult when people do not learn by their past mistakes.
It is our personal responsibility to learn and to grow.
因为地球是一所学校，而不是度假胜地。我们在这里所体验到的美丽和欢乐都是礼物。每一个甜蜜的时刻都是一份礼物。我们的经验就是我们的老师。我们每个人都过着设计师的生活。
我们在出生之前就已经接受了挑战。如果这很难，你有力量应对，否则你不会同意出生，也不会给你机会出生的。
有些人在这所学校上速成班，这更难。一些人选择在这个化身中处理很多他们过去生活的业力。他们的生活非常艰难。当人们没有从过去的错误中吸取教训时，这也会让生活变得很艰难。
学习和成长是我们个人的责任。
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