Bertrand Russell (1872- 1970) is a famous and influential British philosopher, mathematician, logician and essayist. He was born in Roehrecke and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge University. In his long life, he has completed more than 40 works, covering many fields such as philosophy, mathematics, ethics, society, education, history, religion and politics. His early achievements were mainly in mathematics and logic, while his middle age focused on ethics, education and politics, inspiring and inspiring enterprising people. 192 1 Come to China and give a lecture at Peking University. 1950 get Nobel Prize in Literature. Politically opposed the war of aggression, advocated peace, and participated in the threat of anti-war in his later years. His main works are Principles of Mathematics, Outline of Philosophy, Education and a Better Life, and Autobiography of Russell.
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have dominated my life: the longing for love, the pursuit of knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like strong winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the verge of despair.
I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed everything else in my life for a few hours of this joy. I have sought love, next, because it relieves loneliness-that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world into the cold unfathomable lifeless abyss. Finally, I have sought love, because in the union of love I have seen the mystic miniature of the heaven imagined by saints and poets. This is what I sought, and although it seems too good for life, this is what I finally found.
I seek knowledge with the same enthusiasm. I hope to understand the human mind. I tried to understand the power of Pythagoras, which made numbers above the flu. I have done this, but not much.
Love and knowledge, whenever possible, will lead us to heaven. But pity always brings me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain echoed in my heart. Hungry children, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people regarded by their sons as annoying burdens, and the loneliness, poverty and pain of the whole world make a mockery of the ideal of human life. I long to alleviate evil, but I can't, and I am suffering.
This is my life. I found it worth living, and I would like to live it again if I were given another chance.
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the pursuit of knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like unpredictable winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the verge of despair.
I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy. This ecstasy is so wonderful that I would often sacrifice everything in my life for a few hours of happiness. I have sought love, next, because it relieves loneliness-that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world into the cold lifeless abyss. I have sought love, because in the union of love, I can see in some mysterious image the future of heaven imagined by saints and poets. This is what I'm looking for. Although it seems too perfect for human life, this is what I finally found. I have been searching for knowledge with the same passion. I have always been eager to know people's hearts. I've been dying to know why the stars shine. I have also tried to understand Pythagoras' so-called power to control change with numbers, but I only know a little.
The power of love and knowledge brings me close to heaven, but sympathy often pulls me back to earth. Tears of pain reverberated and trembled in my heart. Hungry children, oppressed and tortured people, helpless old people who become the burden of their children and grandchildren are full of loneliness, poverty and suffering in the whole world, all of which satirize the true face of human life. I am eager to eliminate all evils, but I can't, because I am also suffering. This is my life, and I think it is worth living. Besides, if I have a second chance, I will be happy to do it again.