工作與時日
This is the race of iron. Neither day or nightwill give them rest as they waste away with toiland pain. Growing care will be given by the gods,and their lot will be a blend of good and bad.從前的我嚮往老莊恬靜無為、凡事順其自然的哲學。總是試著以自己認為的澄澈的眼光看待紛擾雜沓以及令人煩惱的事；然而，畢竟還是個凡人。做不到置身事外的時刻難免還是對自己失望，尤其在這個越來越難以理解的世界。讀了希臘的一些哲學之後卻有種解脫之感：其實一直以來都相信不論感動落淚或痛苦難耐的時刻都是命運冥冥之中的安排，而人們呀，日復一日的休息、工作、進食，如此不斷的循環著，均是要完成最平凡的年代被賦予的使命。-一直以來都有點害怕自己上了大學之後的改變卻也認為過去不顧一切的樂觀相當危險-其實一直都知道自己並不害怕老去，只是過程中不斷不斷地失去 截至目前為止還是讓我畏縮。即使如此，還是抱持著只要心思夠細膩就不會被任何東西所迷惑的大膽假設闖蕩著。-文筆和思緒一樣、不經琢磨與訓練無法準確地描述出經過大腦的每一寸感受；有點笨拙地想記得現在自己辭不達意的模樣，並以此為戒。-褪去所有外在條件之後、好好地認清自己平凡的生命吧。For now truly is a race of iron, and men never rest from labour and sorrow by day, and from perishing by night; and the gods shall lay sore trouble upon them. But, notwithstanding, even these shall have some good mingled with their evils. And Zeus will destroy this race of mortal men also when they come to have grey hair on the temples at their birth. The father will not agree with his children, nor the children with their father, nor guest with his host, nor comrade with comrade; nor will brother be dear to brother as aforetime. Men will dishonour their parents as they grow quickly old, and will carp at them, chiding them with bitter words, hard-hearted they, not knowing the fear of the gods. They will not repay their aged parents the cost their nurture, for might shall be their right: and one man will sack another's city. There will be no favour for the man who keeps his oath or for the just or for the good; but rather men will praise the evil-doer and his violent dealing. Strength will be right and reverence will cease to be; and the wicked will hurt the worthy man, speaking false words against him, and will swear an oath upon them. Envy, foul-mouthed, delighting in evil, with scowling face, will go along with wretched men one and all. And then Aidos and Nemesis (7), with their sweet forms wrapped in white robes, will go from the wide-pathed earth and forsake mankind to join the company of the deathless gods: and bitter sorrows will be left for mortal men, and there will be no help against evil.
