How strange the fate of those of us who always die! Each of us has only a brief stay in the world; we do not know what the purpose is, although we sometimes think we feel something about it. However, there is no need to ponder, as long as we can understand from daily life: people live for others-first of all, for such people, their joy and health are related to all our own happiness; Then there are many people we do not know, whose fate is closely linked to us through compassionate ties. I remind myself hundreds of times a day that my spiritual and material life depends on the work of others (both the living and the dead), and that I must try to repay what I have received and what I still receive with the same weight. I strongly yearn for a simple life, and I think the distinction between classes is unreasonable, and it ends up on the basis of violence.
My World Outlook ——Einstein (original Translation)
I also believe that a simple and simple life, both physically and mentally, is good for everyone. I do not believe at all that human beings will have that kind of freedom in the philosophical sense. Everyone's behavior is not only forced by the outside world, but also to adapt to the inner necessity. "A man can do what he wants, but he can't want what he wants," Schopenhauer (Schopenhauer) said. This sentence has been a very real revelation to me since I was a young man; it has always comforted me in the face of difficulties in my own and others' lives, and has always been a source of tolerance. This experience can be lenient in reducing the easily discouraging sense of responsibility, but also can prevent us from taking ourselves and others too seriously; it also leads to a outlook on life that gives humor its rightful place.
My World Outlook ——Einstein (original Translation)
To investigate the meaning or purpose of a person's own or all living things, from an objective point of view, I always find it foolish and ridiculous. But everyone has a certain ideal, which determines the direction of his efforts and judgment. It is in this sense that I have never regarded comfort and happiness as an end in itself-an ethical basis that I call the ideal of a pigsty. Illuminating my path and constantly giving me new courage to happily face up to the ideals of life are goodness, beauty and truth. Life would have been empty to me had it not been for the cordial feelings of like-minded people, who had not been preoccupied with the objective world, an object that would never have been reached in the field of science and art. The vulgar goals that people strive to pursue-property, vanity, extravagant life-I always find despicable.
My World Outlook ——Einstein (original Translation)
My strong sense of social justice and social responsibility always contrasts oddly with my apparent apathy for direct contact with others and society. I am really a "lonely traveler", I have not wholeheartedly belonged to my country, my family, my friends, even my closest relatives; In front of all these relationships, I always feel a certain distance and need to stay lonely-and this feeling is increasing with the year. It is clear that there are limits to mutual understanding and coordination with others, but this is not enough to regret. There is no doubt that such a man has lost a little of his innocence and carefree state of mind; But on the other hand, he was able to be largely uninfluenced by the opinions, habits, and judgments of others, and was able to resist the temptation to base his inner balance on such unreliable foundations.
My World Outlook ——Einstein (original Translation)
My political ideal is democracy. Let everyone be respected as an individual, and no one be an idol. I have received excessive praise and respect for myself, not because of my own fault, nor because of my own service, but because of a mockery of fate. The reason may be that there is a desire to understand the few ideas that I have acquired through constant struggle with my meagre strength, and many of them have not been realized. I fully understand that in order for an organization to achieve its objectives, there must be one person to think, to direct, and to assume full responsibility. But the people who are led should not be coerced, they must be able to choose their own leaders. In my opinion, forced despotism will soon become corrupt and depraved. Because violence attracts people of low moral character, and I believe that it is not easy for a genius tyrant to be inherited by a scoundrel. It is for this reason that I have always been strongly opposed to the system we see today in Italy and Russia. As is the case in Europe today, the form of democracy has been called into question, not because of the democratic principles themselves, but because of the instability of governments and the non-personal characteristics of elections. I believe the United States has found the right path in this regard. They elected a president for a long enough term, and he had full power to truly carry out his duties. On the other hand, in the German political system, what I attach importance to is that it makes broader provisions for the relief of the sick or the poor. In the magnificent ranks of human life, I think the real value, not the political country, but creative, emotional individuals, is personality; Only the individual can create nobility and excellence, and the masses themselves are always dull in thought and dull in feeling.
My World Outlook ——Einstein (original Translation)
At this point, I think of the worst manifestation of mass life, which is the military system that disgusts me. The fact that a man can proudly follow a military band in four columns is enough to make me despise him. So he had a brain, just out of misunderstanding; a single spinal cord could meet all his needs. This source of evil in civilized countries should be eliminated as soon as possible. I abhor the bravery of orders, the senseless atrocities, and all the abominable nonsense in the name of patriotism! In my opinion, how despicable and obscene the war is! I would rather be shaved than take part in such abominable activities. Nevertheless, I have a very high opinion of mankind, and I believe that if the healthy feelings of the people are not systematically undermined by the commercial and political interests that work through schools and newspapers, Then the demon of war should have died out long ago.
My World Outlook ——Einstein (original Translation)
The best experience we can have is mysterious experience. It is a fundamental emotion that sticks to the birthplace of true art and true science. If anyone can't experience it, if he no longer has curiosity and no longer has a sense of surprise, he is like a walking corpse, and his eyes are blurred. It is this mysterious experience-albeit mixed with terror-that gives rise to religion. We realize that something we can't see through, To feel the deepest reason and the most brilliant beauty that can only be felt for us in its most primitive form-it is this understanding and this emotion that constitute the true religious feeling; In this sense, and only in this sense, I am a person with deep religious feelings. I cannot imagine a God who will reward and punish his creation, nor can I imagine that it will have the same will as we have experienced in ourselves. I cannot and do not want to imagine a man who will continue to live after the death of the body; Let those fragile souls, out of fear or ridiculous solipsism, be content to perceive the magical structure of the existing world and peep into its claws, And with sincere efforts to understand the part of reason shown in nature, even a very small part of it, I am satisfied.
My World Outlook ——Einstein (original Translation)
My World Outlook ——Einstein (original Translation)
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