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217.The tactile and the spiritual
第217課 實際的和精神的
My temper is such that I am not easily tantalized.
我不易受到誘惑，我的性情就是這樣。
The tedium of everyday existence does not tarnish my view of life,
日常生存的單調乏味并沒有影響我的人生觀，
nor does it tamper with my ability to criticize it.
也沒有削弱我批判生活的能力。
In the final tally, life is teeming with both the interesting and the tedious.
總而言之，生活充滿著趣味和乏味。
We must tap into previously untapped talents within ourselves so that we can tame our love for one and our hatred for the other.
我們一定要挖掘我們內部未經利用的才智，以便抑制對一個人的愛以及對另一個人的恨。
Tangible benefits will soon be noticed if such an approach to life is taken.
如果對生活采取這樣的態度，很快就會看到實際的好處。
We are tactile animals. This much cannot be denied.
我們是實際的動物。這一點不能否認。
But we mustn't tag ourselves strictly with this moniker from the outset.
但是我們不能從一開始就嚴格給自己加上這個稱呼。
It would taint the view of our spiritual side.
這樣做會有損于我們精神層面的視野。
Our tactile side can enjoy a tasty meal or enjoy good beer at the tavern,
我們的物質層面可以讓我們在小酒店里享受可口的飯菜或爽口的啤酒，
but it is our spiritual side that enables us to enjoy a beautiful medieval tapestry
但是，是我們的精神層面讓我們能夠欣賞漂亮的中世紀掛毯，
or discover something as incredible as plate tectonics.
或者發現像板塊構造學一樣不可思議的東西。
Our base nature may allow us to tease or taunt someone, enjoy a tasteless joke,
我們卑劣的本質可以讓我們取笑或嘲笑別人，欣賞毫無品位的笑話，
or trick us into believing it is okay to be tardy toward our responsibilities.
或者哄騙自己認為敷衍塞責沒有什么大不了。
We must cultivate the correct temper, not allowing too much of this but not allowing too little, either.
我們一定要培養良好的脾性，不要過于放縱，也不要過于收斂。
If we focus, we can look upon the good and bad with equal disdain or pleasure. Our lives are diverse.
如果我們集中注意力，我們可以用同樣鄙視或者愉快的眼光看待善惡。我們的生活千差萬別。
Some of us are wealthy businessmen, others work in low-paying government jobs where they might do something mundane like set tariff levels.
有些是富有的商人，有些在政府部門做薪水微薄的工作，他們做的事情可能像固定不變的關稅等級一樣平凡。
If we can look at one like we look at the other,
如果我們用看待這種事物的眼光看待那種事物，
we can then say we have accomplished something. This should be our goal.
我們就可以說，做到一視同仁，我們已經有所成就。這應該就是我們的目標。
