The Little Prince(1) —— 无聊的大人

All grown-ups were once children -- although few of them remember it.

附在开篇，冠以“经典”之名在网上流传。有些东西，越是简单，越是深刻，越是充满力量，这段话便是如此。我们都曾是孩童，也时常忘记自己曾经是孩童。

这个世界总是越长大越复杂越浮躁，即便我们想小心守护自己可怜的童真，也常常会被 grown-ups 的嘲讽与敷衍击碎，那些偶然的天真模样皆是破碎的梦。

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

下意识地，我反复诵了很多遍，然后重重点头。长大意味着什么，意味着眼里的风景过多，以至于忽视近在眼前的景象，我们丢失的不仅仅是童真，还有与生俱来的创造、想象和热情，于是这缤纷的世界开始变得暗沉、单调且乏味。在 grown-ups 眼里，孩童们是幼稚的，可在 children 眼里，大人们也不过是 tiresome persons，他们什么都需要解释。

In the course of this life I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. ... ... And that hasn't much improved my opinion of them.

社会总试图将我们同化为功利者。大环境希望我们更重视事情的结果而非过程，所以每个人都挣扎在泥潭中，满眼皆是外面的世界，那些虚幻的名誉和利益那么惹人喜爱，为此，人们强迫自己焦虑，同时宣传焦虑。可事实是，我们只有关注泥潭本身，才能离开泥潭啊，这个过程那么缓慢，那么重要。

既然你看不到，那么我们“道不同，不相为谋”。

I would try to find out, so, if this was a person of true understanding. But, whoever it was, he, or she, would always say:
"That is a hat."
Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.

所以我们不得不伪装成 grown-ups 的样子，伪装成一个 sensible man，阿谀奉承，假意迎合。

"My Drawing Number One"

"My Drawing Number Two"

（以下来自牛津词典）

magnificent    壮丽的；极好的
boa constrictor    巨蚺      boa    蟒蛇；长围巾      constrictor    大蟒；括约肌
prey    被捕食的动物；受害者
digestion    消化；消化能力；领悟
jungle    热带丛林；杂乱的一堆；弱肉强食；混乱
masterpiece    杰作；典范；代表作
dishearten    使沮丧
tiresome    令人厌倦的
flown    fly 过去分词
necktie    领带

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