t we put our hand upon it； it melts away like smoke； is gone forever； and the snake is eating at our heart again； we see then what we are and what our lives must e to。
A young man is so strong； so mad； so certain； and so lost。 He has everything and he is able to use nothing。 He hurls the great shoulder of his strength forever against phantasmal4 barriers； he is a wave whose power explodes in lost mid…oceans under timeless skies； he reaches out to grip a fume of painted smoke； he wants all； feels the thirst and power for everything； and finally gets nothing。 In the end； he is destroyed by his own strength； devoured by his own hunger； improvised by his own wealth。 Thoughtless of money or the accumulation of material possessions； he is none the less defeated in the end by his own greed—a greed that makes the avarice5 of King Midas seem paltry by parison。
And that is the reason why； when youth is gone； every man will look back upon that period of his life with infinite sorrow and regret6。 It is the bitter sorrow and regret of a man who knows that once he had a great talent and wasted it； of a man who knows that once he had a great treasure and got nothing from it； of a man who knows that he had strength enough for everything and never used it。
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艰辛的人生
＇美国＇西奥多·罗斯福
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西奥多·罗斯福（1858—1919），美国第26任总统、作家、探险家和军事家，毕业于哈佛大学，曾发表《勤奋地生活》演说，旨在针对19世纪末美国骄奢淫逸、贪图享乐之风盛行，凭借此文遏制当时的腐败现象。本文《艰辛的人生》也反映了他这种反对怠惰安逸、崇尚奋斗人生的思想。
一种怠惰安逸的生活，一种仅仅是由于缺少追寻