A Human Being is a part of a whole, called by us—universe -- , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest… a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Albert Einstein



一个人是一个整体的一部分，----即我们所称的宇宙----受到时间、空间限制的一部分。他亲身体验到了，感受到自己的思想感情是与其他事物割裂开来的某种东西……这是一种意识的错觉。这种错觉有如一种牢笼，使我们局限于个人的欲望，只对和我们最亲近的人才怀有温情。我们的任务应是扩大同情心，去拥抱所有的生命和自然界中美好的一切，把自己从这个牢笼中解放出来。

艾伯特•爱因斯坦