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弗朗西斯·培根《随笔》· Essays · 领导 · 行动 · 健康 · 认知
THE joys of parents are secret; and so are their griefs and fears. They cannot utter the one; nor they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labors; but they make misfortunes more bitter. They increase the cares of life; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men. And surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men; which have sought to express the images of their minds, where those of their bodies have failed. So the care of posterity is most in them, that have no posterity. They that are the first raisers of their houses, are most indulgent towards their children; beholding them as the continuance, not only of their kind, but of their work; and so both children and creatures.
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定位:Excerpt 5 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
培根说,父母的快乐是隐秘的,他们的悲伤和恐惧也一样。快乐他们说不出口,悲伤他们又不愿说。孩子能让辛苦变得甜蜜,却也让不幸更加苦涩;他们增加了生活的操劳,却也减轻了对死亡的恐惧。通过生育延续后代,野兽也能做到;但留下记忆、功绩和高尚的事业,才是人独有的。你会发现,最高尚的作品和基业往往来自没有子女的人,他们用精神上的创造弥补了身体上的缺憾。所以最操心后代的人,恰恰是没有后代的人。那些白手起家、开创家业的人,对孩子格外纵容,因为他们把孩子看作自己生命和事业的延续。
上下文
培根《随笔》中《论父母与子女》的一段,讨论亲子之情与事业传承的关系。
今日一问
如果我将来没有子女,我希望留下什么样的作品或事业来延续自己?
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