在勇敢面对孤独与死亡，无畏平平静静之终的岁月长河中，我踏上了寻找生命意义的旅程。

In the vast river of time, facing loneliness and death bravely, and fearless of the peaceful end, I embarked on a journey to seek the meaning of life.

1. 菩提本无树，明镜亦非台。本来无一物，何处惹尘埃。

1. The Bodhi tree originally has no tree, the bright mirror is not a stand. Originally there is nothing, where can dust stir up trouble?

2. 活到了一定的年纪，变得越来越沉默，越来越喜欢独处，不是丧失了与人打交道的能力，而是没有了逢场作戏的兴趣。不想在虚情假意的人情世故之中浮沉，不想在麻烦的人际关系之中消耗自己。把所有的能量都聚焦在自己身上，过好自己的小日子，孤独终老又何妨！

2. As one grows older, they become increasingly silent and prefer solitude, not because they have lost the ability to interact with others, but because they have lost the interest in playing roles. They do not want to navigate the superficial social interactions filled with insincerity, nor do they want to exhaust themselves in the complexities of interpersonal relationships. They focus all their energy on themselves, living their own little life well, and it doesn't matter if they end up alone in their old age!

3. 我们都畏惧死亡，更畏惧死亡之前那种千刀万剐一样的惨痛，当时我们在大病死亡面前，根本就没有任何决策权。除了听天由命，真的无能为力。我们唯一做的就是修炼自己的心态，如果不幸或者灾难发生在自己的身上，不要战战兢兢，忧忧戚戚，而是能够以强大的内心世界去化解命运的苦难。

3. We all fear death, and even more so the excruciating pain like being sliced a thousand times before death. When faced with serious illness and death, we had no say in making decisions. We were truly at the mercy of fate and had no power to act. The only thing we could do was to cultivate our own mindset. If misfortune or disaster befell us, we should not tremble with fear or be overwhelmed with sorrow, but instead, we should be able to dissolve the hardships of fate with a strong inner world.

4. 我们不知道明天和意外哪一个先来，甚至不知道下一刻是否还可以活着。

4. We do not know whether tomorrow or the unexpected will come first, nor do we know if we will still be alive in the next moment.

5. 人生只是一场体验而已，吃喝玩乐不等于蹉跎岁月，吃苦耐劳不等于出类拔萃。平庸不是什么罪过，也不是什么错误，当命运不给你青云直上的机会，你就心安理得地做一个平凡之人，不要为难自己，不要苛责命运。

5. Life is just an experience. Eating, drinking, and enjoying oneself does not equal wasting time, nor does enduring hardships equal being outstanding. Mediocrity is not a sin, nor is it a mistake. When fate does not grant you the opportunity to rise to the top, you should calmly and reasonably be content with being an ordinary person. Do not put unnecessary strain on yourself, and do not harshly blame fate.

6. 不怕大病死亡，坦然面对一切！

6. Fear not death from serious illness, face everything calmly!

7. 曾经，我们多么希望有一些朋友，一起面对人世间的风霜雨雪，互相取暖和帮衬，肝胆相照，荣辱与共，两肋插刀，舍生忘死！后来才发现，人与人之间的关系，归根到底都是利益关系，所有的感情都是假象，没有需求的时候就不可能有关系。

7. Once upon a time, how much we wished for some friends to face the hardships of life together, to warm each other and support each other, to be as loyal as a liver and a gallbladder, to share honors and disasters, to stab ourselves in both sides for the cause, and to sacrifice our lives and forget about death! Later on, we realized that the relationships between people are, in the end, all about self-interest; all feelings are just illusions, and without a need, there can be no relationship.

8. 不管你多牛多厉害，多了不起，最后都会变成尘土。不管你多卑微，多无奈，多平庸，最后也是变为尘土。所得所不得，不如心安理得，所愿所不愿，不如心甘情愿。

8. No matter how great or formidable you are, or how remarkable you may seem, in the end, you will all turn to dust. No matter how humble, helpless, or ordinary you may be, in the end, you will also turn to dust. It is better to be at peace with what you have and do not have, rather than being troubled by it. It is better to be willing and happy with what you wish and do not wish for, than to be coerced or resistant.

9. 生又何欢，死又何苦？如果上天让你承受死亡之前的煎熬，如果命运给你一场无法忍受的大病，那可能是为了提升你的灵魂层次，让你死后进入一个非常美好的世界吧！

9. What joy in living, what sorrow in dying? If heaven allows you to endure the suffering before death, if fate gives you a severe illness that is unbearable, it may be to elevate your soul to a higher level, allowing you to enter a very beautiful world after death!

10. 不必抱怨自己一事无成，世界上绝大多数人都是一事无成。

10. Don't complain about being unsuccessful, as the vast majority of people in the world have achieved nothing.

11. 我们追求的一切荣华富贵，都会成火葬场里的滚滚浓烟，我们在乎的一切恩怨情仇，最后都会随着我们的死去而一笔勾销。

11. All the wealth and status we strive for will turn into the thick smoke at a crematorium, and all the grievances and emotional entanglements we care about will eventually be erased with our death.

12. 当命运无法掌控的时候，那就随遇而安吧！孤独终老又何妨！大病死亡又何怕！平庸到死又何忧！

12. When fate is beyond control, just go with the flow! What's the harm in growing old alone? What's there to fear from serious illness or death? What to worry about in leading a life of mediocrity?

13. 身边的癌症患者越来越多，一些人在病痛的折磨之下苟延残喘，一些人在癌症全身转移的时候痛苦嚎叫。他们不仅被死亡的阴霾笼罩，还要让残破的身体被病魔啃噬得百孔千疮，犹如千刀万剐，生无可恋。

13. There are an increasing number of cancer patients around us. Some are barely holding on, suffering from the tortures of illness, while others cry out in pain as the cancer spreads throughout their bodies. They are not only shrouded by the shadow of death but also have to endure their broken bodies being devoured by the disease, leaving them riddled with holes as if being cut to pieces, feeling lifeless and without any hope.

14. 余华说:“不和任何人走近，孤独终老又何妨！我现在看到熟人亲戚都不想理，懒得来往演戏！这个社会就算你的朋友千千万万，一场大病瞬间就能让你体会到心寒，什么是无人问津的日子，来到这个世界就是一个人，难道走了能有人陪伴吗？所以还是要学会自己一个人！”

14. Yu Hua said: "Why not grow old alone if I don't want to get close to anyone? Now, I don't even want to interact with acquaintances or relatives, I'm tired of putting on a show! In this society, even if you have a thousand friends, a serious illness can instantly make you feel heartbroken. What it's like to have no one to ask about your well-being, coming into this world is already alone, can someone accompany you when you leave? So, one still needs to learn to be on one's own!"

15. 人生一辈子，就像一次旅行，我们是来感受这个世界的，不是为了拥有什么，或者完成某一种使命的。顺其自然的活着，在能力范围之内，多给自己一些精彩和生动的经历，就是最值得的活法。

15. Life is like a journey, and in this lifetime, we come to experience the world, not to possess anything or to fulfill a certain mission. To live in harmony with nature, to give oneself more exciting and vivid experiences within one's abilities, is the most worthwhile way to live.