人生万事的关键，在于带着思考用心行事。不要任由命运的洪流裹挟随波逐流，而是静下心思索事态：发生了什么、为何发生、背后有何深意、对我意味着什么、我又该如何应对。这就是我理解的过一种觉醒的人生。一个人也正是通过这种方式，才有可能有意识地走向人生中更高的阶段。我脑海里反复出现的画面是：你是任由河流把你带走，还是试着看看清河流的方向，想清楚哪里才是更好的去处，并为之奋力奔赴。

The key to all of this to all of life is to behave thoughtfully with your mind engaged. Not just let the river take you, but give thought to what's going on, why is it going on, what does it mean, what does it imply for me ,what should I do about it. That is going through life with your eyes open. That's how you can intentionally get to a higher stage in life by doing that. And the image that comes back to me is the image of whether you let the river take you or whether you try to figure out a  better place to get to and then try to get there. 临沂·九九炒鸡(北园路店)