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Nonetheless,withtheconstaexpansionofagricultureandindustry,manhasrobbed

natureoftoomuchofitsirreplaceablresources,polutedhisownlivingenvironmentand

causedabout95%ofthespeciesthathaveexistedoverthepast600millionyearstobecome

extinctandstillmanyotherstobeendangered.thepreviousdynamicbalancebetweenman

andnatureisonthevergeofbreakingdown.manisnowfacedwiththeproblemofhow

tostop,oratleasttomoderatethedestructiveeffectoftechnologyonnature.

Thecrisisoftheecologicalsituationhasbecomeaglobalproblem.thesolutionto

theproblemdependsonrationalandwiseorganizationbothofproductionitselfandcare

formothernature.thiscanonlybedonebyallhumanity,ratherthanbyindividuals,

enterprisesorseparatecountries.

2Technologyisahotissuenowadays.thedefendersoftechnologystressitsadvantages

whiletheopponentsemphasizeitsdisadvantages.Neithersidehasevertakenthetimeto

lookattheoppositepointofview.

Thedefendersoftechnologyholdthatwithtechnologypeopleslivingconditionshave

beengreatlyimproved.Forexampletheboominproductivityhasmadegoodsbetterandcheaper.

Therefore，tingsthatwereonceluxuries，suchasjettravelandlong-distancephonecalls

havebecomenecessities.Medicaltechnologyinparticularhasbenefitedusalot，especially

inprolonginglifeexpectancy.

Ontheotherhand，theopponentsoftechnologyarguethattechnologymakeslifeobviously

worse.Telemarketingtrafficjamsandidentitytheftareallphenomenathatmakepeople

consciouslyunhappy.Inadditionmanypeoplebelievetechnologydisruptsrelationshipsand

fracturescommunity.

EversincetheIndustrialRevolutiontherelationshipbetweenhappinessandtechnology

hasbeenaneternalsubjectforsocialcriticsandphilosophers,thougheconomistsandsocial

scientistshaveseldomtouchedonthetopic.Howeverin1974theeconomistRichardEasterlin

didgroundbreakingworkontherelationshipbetweenprosperityandwell-being.Inhisfamous

paperentitledDoesEconomicGrowthImprovetheHumanLotEasterlinshowedthattherewas

norealcorrelationbetweenanationsincomelevelanditscitizenshappinessinthedeveloped

countries.

Infacttechnologyisneithergoodnorbad.Itdependsonwhatwewanttodowithit.

Thereforetheresponsibilitybelongsexclusivelytohumanswhohavetoacquireasocial

consciencetorespecthumanbeingsnatureanditsbalances.

for

questspersonalourineffortinitialanmakewewhen,Russellcraigto3According

knowledge,wemaynotevenknowthatacertainfildoflearningexists.but,afterwe

havedonesomereading,wewillgettoknowmoreaboutthetopic.atthesametime,we

mayfeelthatallthereadingcreatesmorequestionsratherthananswersthem.wethen

realizehowlittlewereallyknowandhowmuchmoreweneedtoreadandthinkandwrite.

Russellsuggeststhatwewriteafterreadingeachtime.hisexperiencetellshimthatit

ishiswritingthathasledhimtoacquireabettergraspofthetopichestudies.people

maythinkthatonlythosewhoknowandwhoare（sure）ofthemselveswrite.forRussell,

however,it'

sjusttheopposite,forwritingdoesn'

tclosethingsoff----itopensthings

up.

Tosaythatthemoreweknow,themoreweknowwedon'

tknowseems

contradictory.accordingtoRussell,modernphysicstellsusthatrealityitselfis

contradictory.themorecloselyscientistslookintoourphysicalreality,themoreit

slipsawayfrom.inaway,themoretheylearn,thelesstheyknow.

CraigRussellbelievesthataproperunderstandingwillinevitablyleadusawayfromthe

forceandrigidityofdogmatismandtowardtheflexibilityandfreedomoftheindividual.

Therefore,wemusttemperourprideinknowingwiththehumilityofnotknowing.thetruth

alwaysexiststhere,but,itisliketherainbowbecausewecanneverreallygraspit,

neverholditinourhandsandtrulyknowit.wecanonly,asWilliamjamessaid,“live

todaybywhattruthwecangettodayandbereadytocallitfalsehoodtomorrow.”

4Mostpeoplehaveworktodo.Withwork,theycanenjoytheirlives.Howeverpeoplewho

didphysicallaborwerelookeddownuponinthepast.Manypeoplewerecompelledtotake

manuallaborbecauseitwasanabsolutenecessityforthemtoearnalivingandtosupport

theirfamilies.Bycontrast,peoplewhodidmentalworkwerehighlyrespected.Underthe

influenceofthisidea,eventodaysomepeoplestillidealizetheirfuturewhenmakingchoices

fortheircareer.Whattheycaremostaboutiswhetherthejobcangivethemenoughsocial

statusratherthanwhethertheycanrealizetheirvaluesinit.Intheireyes,thosewho

domanuallaborshouldstillbeclassifiedasinferiorinsocialstatus.

Infact,thereisnoessentialdifferencebetweenthosewhoworkwiththeirhandsand

thosewhoworkwiththeirmind.Whetherajobislabororworkdoesnotdependonthejob

itselfbutonpeople‘sattitudetowardit.Aslongasyoulikeyourjob,youwillthink

youarefortunateenoughtotakeitandyouwilldoitenthusiastically.

5Whatdosesuccessmeantoyou?

doesitmeanwealth,fame,power,orsomethingelse?

differentpeoplehavedifferentinlifesotheyunderstandsuccessindifferentways.some

peoplechasemoneytheirwholelives.tothem,moremoneymeansmoresuccess.somepeople

runafterfame.Withfameandreputation,theycangaintheadmirationandloveofmany

others.However,somepeoplededicatethemselvestothewell-beingofsociety.

Doubtlessly,moneyissomethingthatcanbeusedasarewardtothosewhohavedonevaluable

work.Thosewhoperformtheirworkexcellentlyshouldbepaidsufficiently.Butsuccess

cannotbemeasuredinmonetaryterms,norintermsoftheamountofpoweronemayexercise

overothers.Afterall,moneyandpowercanassurepeopleneitherofhappinessnorofrespect

fromothers.

Fame,too,isaflawedmeasureofsuccess.Momentaryfamecanbringgreatjoytothose

whohaveitforatime.buttheyareverylikelytobecometheslavesoftheircelebrity

becauseofthepublic'

sdemands.inaddition,theywilleasilybecomethetargetofeveryone

ifoneisunabletofully

frankwhodisagreeswiththemandofthemediaaswell.tobe

enjoylifeandliberty,theshort-livedsuccessisnothingbutillusory

Therefore,toachievetherightkindofsuccessisvitallyimportant.aslongasonecan

combineshisownmaterialneedsandspiritualsatisfactionwiththoseofthewell-beings

ofsociety,heshouldbeheldinhighregard.

6.Truthisafactacceptastrue,forwhichproofexists.Truthisagreat

principle,withoutwhichbeautymayfadeandlovemaywither.Thosewhouphold

truthhaveastrongsenseofresponsibility.Thosewhoholdfirmlytotruth

arefaithfultotheirdutyandthepeopletheyserve.theycommitthemselves

tothewell-beingofothers.Withaspirationstomakeacontributiontosociety,

theyarereadytocorrecttheirownmistakes,Ifany.itcanbesaidthat

theyaremenofmoralintegritywhoneveraskforgratitudeinreturn.

Truthdawnsuponusslowlybutsurely.inthelongquestfortruth,people

have（accumulated）preciousknowledgeandexperience.However,truthalsoneeds

nourishmentjustasplantsneedwater,becausemanypeoplearetoopreoccupied

withpettyandsometimesevenmeanconcernstorespondtothegreatbeautyof

truthwhenitflowersortheyfrequentlyfailtoappreciatetruthwhenitis

tendered.

Inshort,truthisaninvaluableassettothewholeofhumanity.Stickto

thetruthandwewillweaveatimelesspattern,andearntherespectandesteem

ofothers,elevatetheworldtodayaboveitspresentimperfectionsandplace

ourselvesintheproudpositionofpromotingthegoodofthehumanity.

7.weoftenhearpeoplesay，timeismoney.ButtodaymanyAmericanshavecome

torealizethatthecrazypursuitofmoneyisleavingsthemtoolittletime

oflifeand

luxuriestoenjoylife.theyaretiredofworkingjustforthe

beginningtochangetheirfast-pacedlifestylesforasimpleandfrugal

one,hopingtokeepfamily,friends,workandplayallofapiece.

Forsomepeople,creatingamorebalancedlifeinvolveschangingjobso

locations.Forothers,itmeanstradingtwoincomesforone,inwhichcasethey

mustcurtailexpenses.Sosomehavesoldouttheirsplendidhomesickandmoved

intosmallerhouses.Theyhavegivenuptheextracars,unnecessarymodern

conveniences,andexpensivehobbies.Theynowdothingsbythemselvestoavoid

payingfortheservicesofothers.Theyresistthetemptation