Being wise, you could argue, is all about uncovering the multiple layers of illusion that this onion called ‘Life' has to offer to get to the core full of Truth. Or, to put it in less oniony terms, if we accept what the world's really like (not what we personally believe it to be like), we can focus on what's really important without stumbling about in the dark.
你可能会说,做一个有智慧的人,就是要揭开 "生活 "这个洋葱上的多层幻象,找到充满真理的核心。或者,用洋葱头的术语来说,如果我们接受这个世界的真实面目(而不是我们个人认为的样子),我们就能专注于真正重要的事情,而不至于在黑暗中跌跌撞撞。
However, that means swallowing a looooot of inconvenient truths that prickle and pinch our egos and make us want to curl up like hedgehogs. Twitter user Colevsthewrld created a viral thread where people shared the hardest truths to swallow that they know of.
然而,这意味着要接受大量令人不快的事实,这些事实会刺痛我们的自尊,让我们像刺猬一样蜷缩起来。推特用户colevstheworld创建了一个很火的帖子,人们在这里分享了他们所知道的最难以接受的事实。
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你可能永远不会得到你一直在等待的道歉
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