Look-up(抬起头).doc

Look up I have 422 friends, yet I am lonely. 我有422个朋友，但我还是孤伶伶的。I speak to all of them every day, yet none of them really know me.我每天跟他们所有人说话，但他们没有一人真正了解我。 The problem I have sits in the spaces between我所拥有的问题，存在于那之中的空间Looking into their eyes, or at a name on a screen.是要看着他们的双眼，或是看着荧幕上的名字 I took a step back and opened my eyes,我向后退了一步，并睁开我的双眼，I looked around and realized,我环顾四周，发现，This media we call social is anything but这个我们称作社交的媒体一点也不社交When we open our computers and its our doors we shut.当我们打开我们的电脑，我们就关上了那道门。 All this technology we have, its just an illusion,我们拥有的所有这些科技，只是个假象Community companionship, a sense of inclusion, yet社会的陪伴、一种包容感，然而When you step away from this device of delusion当你远离这个欺瞒的装置，You awaken to see a world of confusion,你会觉醒看见这个充满混淆的世界，A world where were slaves to the technology we mastered一个我们受到我们精通的科技所奴役的世界Where information gets sold by some rich greedy bastard,在那儿资讯被某些富有贪婪的混蛋出卖，A world of self interest, self image, self promotion一个充斥个人利益、个人影像、个人推广的世界Where we all share our best bits, but leave out the emotion.在那儿我们全都分享我们最好的一面，但将情绪抛诸脑后。 Were at our most happy with an experience we share,我们在分享经验时是最快乐的，But is it the same if no one is there?但如果没人同在，还会是一样的吗？ Be there for your friends and theyll be there too,对你的朋友伸出援手，他们也会同等付出But no one will be if a group message will do.但如果有个群组讯息可以做到的话，就没人会去做。 We edit and exaggerate, crave adulation.我们编辑、夸大、渴望得到奉承。We pretend not to notice the social isolation.我们假装没有注意到社交孤立。We put our words into order and tint our lives a glistening.我们将我们的文字依序编排，将我们的生活点缀得闪闪发光。We dont even know if anyone is listening.我们甚至不晓得是否有任何人在倾听。 Being alone isnt a problem,孤独并不是个问题，Let me just emphasize, if you read a book, paint a picture, or do some exercise.让我就再强调，如果你读本书、画幅画、或做些运动Youre being productive and present, not reserved and recluse.你是具有生产力且活在当下的，不是沉默且孤独的。Youre being awake and attentive and putting your time to good use.你正清醒且全心投入，并有效利用你的时间So when youre in public, and you start