In man transitory life attains its peak of animation, of soul power, so to speak. This does not mean alone would have a soul. Soul quality pervades all beings. But man's soul is most awake in his knowledge of the interchangeability of the term "existence" and "transitoriness".

可以這么說，在人身上，短暫的生命達到了其活力與精神力量的巔峰。這并不是說只有人擁有靈魂。萬物皆有靈性。但是對于“存在”與“短暫”的可互換性，只有人的大腦才能最清楚地意識到。
　　
To man time is given like a piece of land, as it were, entrusted to him for faithful tilling; a space in which to strive incessantly, achieve self-realization, more onward and upward. Yes, with the aid of time, man becomes capable of wresting the immortal from the mortal.
　
對于人類來說，時間就如賜予的一片土地，等待他去辛勤耕種；是一個讓他不斷奮斗進取，實現自我價值，不斷前進向上的空間。是的，在時間的幫助下，人可以從有限的生命中獲得永恒。
　
Deep down, I believe - and deem such belief natural to every human soul - that in the university prime significance must be attributed to this earth of ours. Deep down I believe that creation of the universe out of nothingness and of life out of inorganic state ultimately aimed at the creation of man. I believe that man is meant as a great experiment whose possible failure of man's own guilt would be paramount to the failure of creation itself.

在內心深處，我相信宇宙中最為重要的當屬我們的地球，并認為這樣的信念存在于每一個人的心中。從內心深處，我相信混沌中宇宙的創造，無機中生命的萌芽，最終都是為了創造人類。我相信人類本身便是一項偉大的實驗，它可能會因人類自身的罪惡而失敗，但這也成為創造本身最主要的失敗。

Whether this belief be true or not, man would be well advised if he behaved as though it were.

無論這個信仰是否真實，人類如果能依此行事，將會獲得更為有益的忠告。