Some people believe that there is one single 'meaning of life'. They think that the universe was created for a purpose and that human beings are part of some larger cosmic plan. They think our meaning comes from being part of this plan and is written into the universe waiting to be discovered.
有人認(rèn)為“生命的意義”只有一種。他們認(rèn)為宇宙是為了一個(gè)目的而被創(chuàng)造出來(lái)的，而人類(lèi)只是更大的宇宙計(jì)劃的一部分。他們認(rèn)為人類(lèi)的意義來(lái)自成為這一計(jì)劃的一部分，并被寫(xiě)入宇宙等待被發(fā)現(xiàn)。
A humanist view of meaning in life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there waiting to be discovered, but something that we create in our own lives.
人文主義對(duì)生命的意義看法則不同。人文主義者并不認(rèn)為宇宙有任何明顯的目的，只是一個(gè)自然現(xiàn)象，不存在幕后設(shè)計(jì)。意義不是等待被發(fā)現(xiàn)的東西，而是我們自己在生活中創(chuàng)造出來(lái)的東西。
And although this vast and incredibly old universe was not created for us, all of us are connected to something bigger than ourselves, whether it is family and community, a tradition stretching into the past, an idea or cause looking forward to the future, or the beautiful wider natural world on which we were born and our species evolved.
盡管這個(gè)巨大而令人難以置信的古老宇宙不是為我們創(chuàng)造的，無(wú)論是家庭和社區(qū)，一個(gè)延續(xù)到過(guò)去的傳統(tǒng)，還是一個(gè)展望未來(lái)的想法或目標(biāo)，亦或是我們出生和進(jìn)化的美麗而廣闊的自然世界，我們所有人都與比我們更大的東西聯(lián)系在一起。
This way of thinking means that there is not just one big 'meaning of life', but that every person will have many different meanings in their life. Each one of us is unique and our different personalities depend on a complex mixture of influences from our parents, our environment and our connections. They change with experience and changing circumstances.
這種思維方式意味著不僅僅有一個(gè)大的“生活意義”，而是每個(gè)人在他們的生活會(huì)有許多不同的意義。我們每個(gè)人都是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的，我們的個(gè)性取決于我們的父母，環(huán)境，人際關(guān)系等復(fù)雜的影響。它們隨經(jīng)驗(yàn)和環(huán)境的變化而變化。
There are no simple recipes for living that are applicable to all people. We have different tastes and preferences, different priorities and goals. One person may like drawing, walking in the woods and caring for their grandchildren, another may like cooking, watching soap operas, savouring a favourite wine or a new food.
沒(méi)有適用于所有人的簡(jiǎn)單食譜。我們有不同的品味和偏好，不同的優(yōu)先次序和目標(biāo)。一個(gè)人可能喜歡畫(huà)畫(huà)，在樹(shù)林里散步，照顧他的孫兒們，另一個(gè)人可能喜歡做飯，看肥皂劇，品嘗喜歡的酒或新食物。
We may find meaning through our family, our career, making a commitment to an artistic project or a political reform. In simple pleasures, such as gardening, in hobbies, or in a thousand other ways, giving rein to our creativity or our curiosity, our intellectual capacities or our emotional life.
我們可能會(huì)在我們的家庭，事業(yè)，對(duì)藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目或者政治改革的獻(xiàn)身尋找意義。也可以在簡(jiǎn)單的樂(lè)趣，如園藝，業(yè)余愛(ài)好，或者其他千百種方式中讓我們的創(chuàng)造力和好奇心自由馳騁；亦可以在我們的智力及情感生活中尋找到意義。
The time to be happy is now and the way to find meaning in life is to get on and live it -- as fully and as well as we can.
現(xiàn)在就是快樂(lè)的時(shí)候了，找到生活意義的方法就是繼續(xù)生活——盡可能努力的生活。
