山城筆記(四)：Da* Lai* La* Ma 語錄

The True Meaning of life

We are visitors on this planet,

we are here for ninety or one hundred years

at the very most.

During that period, we must try to do something good,

something useful with our lives.

If you contribute to other people's happieness,

you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life.



The Paradox of our Age

We have bigger houses, but smaller families;

more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees, but less sense;

more knowledge, but less judgements;

more experts, but more problems;

more medicines, but less healthiness.

We've been all the way to the Moon and back,

but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour.

We build more computers to hold more information,

to produce more copies than ever,

but have less communication.

We have become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are times of fast foods, but slow digestion;

tall man, but short character;

steep profits, but shallow relationships.

It is a time when there is much in the window,

but nothing in the room.