2022TheArtofLiving大学英语作文TheArtofLiving高校英语作文theartoflivingistoknowwhentoholdfastandwhentoletgo.forlifeisaparado:itenjoinsustoclingtoitsmanygiftsevenwhileitordainstheireventualrelinquishment.therabbisofoldputitthisway:amancomestothisworldwithhisfistclenched,butwhenhedies,hishandisopen.第1页共7页surelyweoughttoholdfasttolife,foritiswondrous,andfullofabeautythatbreaksthrougheveryporeofgodsownearth.weknowthatthisisso,butalltoooftenwerecognizethistruthonlyinourbackwardglancewhenwerememberwhatwasandthensuddenlyrealizethatitisnomore.werememberabeautythatfaded,alovethatwaned.butwerememberwithfargreaterpainthatwedidnotseethat第2页共7页beautywhenitflowered,thatwefailedtorespondwithlovewhenitwastendered.arecenteperiencere-taughtmethistruth.iwashospitalizedfollowingasevereheartattackandhadbeeninintensivecareforseveraldays.itwasnotapleasantplace.onemorning,ihadtohavesomeadditionaltests.therequiredmachineswerelocatedinabuildingattheoppositeendofthehospital,soihadtobewheeledacrossthe第3页共7页courtyardonagurney.asweemergedfromourunit,thesunlighthitme.thatsalltherewastomyeperience.justthelightofthesun.andyethowbeautifulitwas--howwarming,howsparking,howbrilliant!ilookedtoseewhetheranyoneelserelishedthesunsgoldenglow,buteveryonewashurryingtoandfro,mostwitheyesfiedontheground.thenirememberedhowofteni,too,hadbeenindifferenttothegrandeurofeachday,toopreoccupiedwithpettyandsometimesevenmean第4页共7页concernstorespondfromthateperienceisreallyascommonplaceaswastheeperienceitself:lifesgiftsareprecious--butwearetooheedlessofthem.herethenisthefirstpoleoflifesparadoicaldemandsonus:nevertoobusyforthewonderandtheaweoflife.bereverentbeforeeachdawningday.embraceeachhour.seizeeachgoldenminute.holdfasttolife...butnotsofastthatyoucannotletgo.thisisthesecondsideoflifescoin,theopposite第5页共7页poleofitsparado:wemustacceptourlosses,thisisnotaneasylessontolearn,especiallywhenweareyoungandthinkthattheworldisourstocommand,thatwhateverwedesirewiththefullforceofourpassionatebeingcan,nay,will,beours.butthenlifemovesalongtoconfrontuswithrealities,andslowlybutsurelythistruthdawnsuponus.ateverystageoflifewesustainlosses--andgrowintheprocess.webeginourindependentlivesonlywhenweemergefromthewombandloseitsprotectiveshelter.we第6页共7页enteraprogressionofschools,thenweleaveourmothersandfathersandourchildhoodhomes.wegetmarriedandhavechildrenandthenhavetoletthemgo.weconfrontthedeathofourparentsandourspouses.wefacethegradualornotsogradualwaningofourstrength.andultimately,astheparableoftheopenandclosedhandsuggests,wemustconfronttheinevitabilityofourowndemise,losingourselvesasitwere,allthatwewereordreamedtobe.本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第7页共7页
