六字名言(Six Famous Words)

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"obeornottobe".outsidethebible,thesesixwordsarethemostfamousinalltheliteratureoftheworld.theywerespokenbyhamletwhenhewasthinkingaloud,'andtheyarethemostfamouswordsinshakespearebecausehamletwasspeakingnotonlyforhimselfbutforeverythinkingmanz3b

andwoman.tobeornottobetoliveornottolive,toliverichlyandabundantlyandeagerly,ortolivedullyandmeanlyandscarcely.aphilosopheroncewantedtoknowwhetherhewasaliveornot,whichisagoodquestionforeveryooputtohimselfoasionally.heanswereditbysaying:"lthink,thereforeiam."z3b

butthebestdefinitionofexistenceieversawwasonewrittenbyanotherphilosopherwhosaid:"tobeistobeinrelations."ifthisistrue,thenthemorerelationsalivingthinghas,themoreitisalive.toliveabundantlymeanssimplytoincreasetherangeandintensityofourrelations.unfortunatelywearesoconstitutedthatwegettoloveourroutine.butapartfromourregularoupationhowmucharewealive?ifyouareinterestedonlyinyourregularoupation,youarealiveonlytothatextent.sofarasotherthingsareconcerned--poetryandprose,music,pictures,sports,unselfishfriendships,politics,internationalaffairsyouaredead.z3b

contrariwise,itistruethateverytimeyouacquireanewinterest--evenmore,anewaomplishmentyouincreaseyourpoweroflife.noonewhoisdeeplyinterestedinalargevarietyofsubjectscanremainunhappy,therealpessimististhepersonwhohaslostinterest.z3b

baconsaidthatamandiesasoftenashelosesafriend.butwegainnewlifebycontacts,newfriends.whatissupremelytrueoflivingobjectsisonlylesstrueofideas,whichare'alsoalive.whereyourthoughtsare,therewillyourlifebealso.z3b

tobeornottobe--toliveintenselyandrichly,ormerelytoexist,thatdependsonourselves.letuswidenandintensifyourrelations.whilewelive,letuslive!