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How Can We Make Life More Meaningful?
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hěnduōrénhuìwènshēng huó生活deyì yì意义shìshén me什么

Many people ask: What is the meaning of life?

zhǐ shì只是mǎigèngduōdōng xī东西zhuàngèngduōqián

It is not just about buying more things or earning more money.

wǒ men我们cháng cháng常常hěnlǐ xìng理性jué de觉得yǒu xiē有些shìnéngzuòyǒu xiē有些shìkě néng可能

We often think very 'rationally' and believe some things can be done, while others are impossible.

bǐ rú比如hěnduōrénxī wàng希望zhōng dōng中东yǒuhé píng和平dànwènzhēn de真的nénghé píng和平mabù shǎo不少rényòushuōkě néng可能

For example, many people hope for peace in the Middle East, but when asked 'Can there really be peace?', many say it's impossible.

zhè yàng yī lái这样一来wǒ men我们xīn lǐ心里jiùhuìyǒumáo dùn矛盾xiǎng yào想要gènghǎodeshì jiè世界quèxiāng xìn相信zì jǐ自己zuòdé dào得到

This creates a conflict in our hearts: we want a better world but don't believe we can achieve it.

màn màn慢慢wǒ men我们huìbào lì暴力dàng chéng当成zhèng cháng正常gōng píng公平dàng chéng当成méi bàn fǎ没办法hùn luàn混乱dàng chéng当成yí dìng一定huìfā shēng发生háishuōzhèjiàoxiàn shí现实

Gradually, we start to see violence as normal, injustice as unavoidable, and chaos as inevitable, calling this 'reality'.

yǒu rén有人shuōpín qióng贫穷hěnzì rán自然zhàn zhēng战争duǒkāibù gōng不公tàifù zá复杂suǒ yǐ所以gǎile

Some say poverty is natural, war is unavoidable, and injustice is too complex to change.

dànpín qióng贫穷bú shì不是qióng rén穷人zào chéng造成dezhǐkàogè rén个人biànjiě jué解决lewèn tí问题

But poverty is not caused by poor people, and relying on individuals to get rich won't solve the problem.

rén lèi人类dejìn bù进步cháng cháng常常cóngkàn qǐ lái看起来kě néng可能demèng xiǎng梦想kāi shǐ开始

Human progress often begins with dreams that seem 'impossible'.

yí gè一个réndeshēng huó生活yì yì意义duìwèi lái未来deyuàn wàng愿望hěnyǒu guān有关kuài lè快乐yuàn wàng愿望shí xiàn实现leduō shǎo多少yǒu guān有关

The meaning of a person's life is closely related to their hopes for the future; happiness is also related to how many wishes come true.

jīn tiān今天dewēi jī危机zhǐ yǒu只有qì hòu气候zhàn zhēng战争pín qióng贫穷hái yǒu还有wǒ men我们yuè lái yuè越来越gǎnxiāng xìn相信zì jǐ自己nénggǎi biàn改变

Today's crises are not only climate, war, and poverty, but also our growing disbelief in our ability to change.

zuòyí gè一个rénjiù shì就是yàoxīn lǐ心里deyuàn wàng愿望zhīhuǒyì zhí一直liúzhe

To be human is to keep the fire of desire in our hearts alive.

By David Andersson / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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