青春英语美文：人在旅途

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青春英语美文：人在旅途
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5 }0 G' S+ X0 W9 b4 _　　Wherever you are, and whoever you may be,
　　there is one thing in which you and I are
　　just alike,at this moment, and in all the moments
7 |. A' l2 L+ x5 |: b: i; N* Z　　of our existence.We are not at rest;
　　we are on a journey. Our life is not a mere fact;
3 S5 i7 x3 c0 |3 D- n& R9 A　　it is a movement, a tendency, a steady,
　　ceaseless progress towards an unseen goal.
: e+ A% L& T) F; a$ l" x' |　　We are gaining something, or losing something, every day.
6 |7 Q. v# R+ d# R　　Even when our position and our character seem to
　　remain precisely the same, they are changing.
, u( P: h' n& D8 b9 Y- c: G　　For the mere advance of time is a change.
　　It is not the same thing to have a bare field
　　in January and in July. The season makes the difference.
　　The limitations that are childlike in the child are childish
　　in the man.Everything that we do is a step
　　in one direction or another. Even the failure to do something
　　is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward.
　　The action of the negative pole of a magnetic needle is
2 r( j; F" G0 L  M& C- i　　just as real as the action of the positive pole.
　　To decline is to accept — the other alternative.
0 W0 d( |- z7 s5 T　　Are you nearer to your port today than you were yesterday?
6 z7 K  x' Q3 ], f* s　　Yes, — you must be a little nearer to some port or other;
8 v! S4 H' V/ H! n3 W8 |4 X　　for since your ship was first launched upon
　　the sea of life you have never been still
& b8 J% V8 V4 _* W8 l　　for a single moment; the sea is too deep,
　　you could not find an anchorage if you would;
, ~& n: L: j: `$ s" ^2 b　　there can be no pause until you come into port.
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