We're told, from many sources, that any onecan achieve anything. We've done away with the caste system, we are now in a system where anyone can rise to any position they please. And it's a beautiful idea. Along with that is a kind of spirit of equality; we're all basically equal. There are no strictly defined hierarchies. There is one really big problem with this, and that problem is envy.
这个世界用许多方法告诉我们,我们无所不能,我们不再受限于阶级,而是只要靠着努力就能攀上我们想到的高度。这是个美丽的理想,出于一种生而平等的精神,我们基本上是平等的,没有任何明显的阶级存在。这造成了一个严重的问题,这个问题是嫉妒。
The more specific you are, the more universal you become.
【释义】:遵循礼的准则,不随意议论他人,不吝啬自己的付出。
创新并不是对每件事都说“是”,而是对除了最关键功能之外的一切说“不”。
树种多样性不仅仅是生态学,它是我们地球肺部的风险管理。