青春永驻

YOUTH

Youth is not a time oflife,

it is a state ofmind;

it is not a matterof rosy cheeks,red lips and supple knees;

it is a mattr of thewill,

a quality of theimagination,

a vigor of themoions;

it is the freshnessof he dp springs of life.

Whether sixty orsixteen,

there is in everyhuman being’sheart the lure of wonders,

the unfailing child-like appetite of what’s next,

and the joy of the game of living.

In the center of your heart and my heart there is awireless station;

so long as it receivs messages of beauty,hope,cheer,courageand power from mn and from the infinite,

so long are you young.

--Samuel Ullman

青春不是年华，而是心境；

青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，

而是深沉的意志，

恢宏的想象，

炙热的感情；

青春是生命的深泉在涌流。

无论年届花甲，抑或二八芳龄，

心中皆有生命之欢乐，

奇迹之诱惑，

孩童般天真久盛不衰。

人人心中皆有一台天线，

只要你从天上人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号，

你就青春永驻，风华常存。

——王佐良(译)