编者按:我终于意识到真正的幸福来自人的精神世界，来自人的心智与灵魂。诚然，在这个纷扰喧嚣的时世，想拥有宁静祥和的内心世界并非易事，这需要我们时常反省、冥思，还要自律。坦然直面自己实属不易。（你得有耐心，能体谅，只要可能，寻求上帝的帮助。）而一旦你的精神世界能真正远离暴风骤雨和阴风邪气的侵犯，你必将获得无比丰厚的回报。AReporterQuotesHisSources我的人生信仰It’sratherdifficultinthesenoisy,confusing,nerve-rackingdaystoachievethepeaceofmindinwhichtopauseforamomenttoreflectonwhatyoubelievein.There’ssolittletimeandopportunitytogiveitmuchthought—thoughitisthethingweliveby;andwithoutit,withoutbeliefs,humanexistencetodaywouldhardlybebearable.Myownviewoflife,likeeveryoneelse’s,isconditionedbypersonalexperience.Inmyowncase,thereweretwoexperiences,inparticular,whichhelpedtoshapemybeliefs:yearsoflifeandworkunderatotalitarianregime,andaglimpseofwar.Livinginatotalitarianlandtaughtmetovaluehighly—andfiercely—theverythingsthedictatorsdenied:tolerance,respectforothersand,aboveall,thefreedomofthehumanspirit.Aglimpseofwarfilledmewithwondernotonlyatman’scourageandcapacityforself-sacrifice,butathisstubborn,marvelouswilltopreserve,toendure,toprevail—amidstthemostincrediblesavageryandsuffering.Whenyousawpeople—civilians—whowherebombedout,orwho,worse,hadbeenhoundedintheconcentrationcampsorworkedtoafrazzleintheslave-laborgangs—whenyousawthemcomeoutoftheseordealsofhorrorandtorture,stillintactashumanbeings,withawilltogoon,withafaithstillinthemselves,intheirfellowman,andinGod,yourealizedthatmanwasindestructible.Youappreciated,too,thatdespitethecorruptionandcrueltyoflife,mansomehowmanagedtoretaingreatvirtues:love,honor,courage,self-sacrifice,compassion.Itfilledyouwithacertainpridejusttobeamemberofthehumanrace.Itrenewedyourbeliefinyourfellowmen.Ofcourse,therearemanydays(inthisAgeofAnxiety)whenahumanbeingfeelsawfullylowanddiscouraged.Imyselffindconsolationatsuchmomentsbytwomeans:tryingtodevelopasenseofhistory,andrenewingthequestforinnerlife.Igoback,forexample,toreadingPlutarch.HeremindsyouthateveninthegoldendaysofGreeceandRome,fromwhichsomuchthatissplendidinourowncivilizationderives,therewasagreatdealofwhatwefindsoloathsomeinlifetoday:war,strife,corruption,treason,double-crossing,intolerance,tyranny,rabble-rousing.Readinghistorythusgivesyouperspective.Itenablesyoutoseeyourtroublesrelatively.Youdon’ttakethemsoseriouslythen.Finally,Ifindthatmosttruehappinesscomesfromone’sinnerlife;fromthedispositionofthemindandsoul.Admittedly,agoodinnerlifeisdifficulttoachieve,especiallyinthesetryingtimes.Ittakesreflectionandcontemplation.Andself-discipline.Onemustbehonestwithoneself,andthat’snoteasy.(Youhavetohavepatienceandunderstanding.And,whenyoucan,seekGod.)Buttherewardofhavinganinnerlife,whichnooutsidestormorevilturnoffortunecantouch,is,itseemstome,averygreatone.我的人生信仰威廉.L.夏伊勒在这个喧哗纷乱、人的精神处于极度紧张的年代，能够静下心来，休息片刻，思考一下自己的人生信仰是极不容易的。因为人们既没有时间也没有机会好好考虑这个问题——尽管信仰乃是生活之基准，没有它，没有信仰，人类社会将让人不堪忍受。人的人生观取决于个人经历，我的也是如此。就我而言，有两种经历对我信仰的形成极为关键：一是多年在极权统治下生活和工作，一是有战争的短暂经历。生活在极权统治的国家，得不到宽容，受不到尊重，尤其是人的精神自由都被独裁者剥夺，这使我倍觉它们的可贵。战争的短暂经历让我对纷飞战火中人民奋起抗争、勇于牺牲的精神惊叹不已；...