当春天到来时阳光和暖，就连花草树木也争奇斗艳，在大地铺上一层美景，甚至连飞鸟也懂得在这春光明媚的大自然里宛转动听地鸣叫。士君子假 如能侥幸出人头地列入杰出人物行列，同时每天又能酒足饭饱过上好生活， 却不想为后世写下几部有益的书，做一些有益于世人的事，那他即使活到一 百岁的高寿也如同一天都没活过。

《菜根谭·花铺好色 人行好事》 洪应明

春至时和，花尚铺一段发色，鸟且啭几句好音。士君子幸列头角，复遇温饱，不思立好言，行好事，虽是在世百年，恰似未生一日。

When spring arrives the weather turns mild. Flowers blossom, carpeting the earth. The birds sing beautiful canticles of praise. Scholars rejoice to find their names on the lists of successful examination candidates. They are finely clad and eat their fill. At such a time, if they do not turn their attention to worthy words and deeds, even if they were to live one hundred years, it would be of no more significance than living for only one day.

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