Saturday, January 31, 2009

Recommended Readings (1) 推荐书籍(1)

Ok, I got to list up some of the books that have touched me deeply. This 1st post on recommendations will be dedicated to John Robbins. Below are images of 4 of his books: Diet for a New America, The Food Revolution, Healthy at 100 and Reclaiming Our Health.
不能不介绍一些让我感动至深的书,一些你不可不看的书。今天先介绍约翰罗宾斯。下面是他四本书的照片,分别是《新世纪饮食》(Diet for a New America)、《食物大革命》(The Food Revolution)、《健康一百岁》(Healthy at 100)和《还我健康》(Reclaiming Our Health)。

I've only read the 1st two, I hope to read the other two soon too.
我只看过前面两本,其他两本很希望近期内也能看。

If you are not yet acquainted with him, if you haven't read any of his books... ... no room for hesitation here, GO GRAB ONE. I guarantee it will be one of the best books you need to read in your whole life.
要是你还不认识约翰罗宾斯,要是你还不曾看过他的任何书,不要犹豫,马上去找来看。我保证你将感叹,还好没错过这么好的书。

In fact, we have extra copies of Diet For A New America and The Food Revolution to lend out, if anyone needs to borrow...
第一和第二本书,我们还多买了呢(中文的只有《新世纪饮食》),有意者欢迎询问!

These books are for anyone who is human, who wants to live happier, who wants to find meaning in life. I'm not exaggerating. Only when we see how intricately we are all inter-connected can we see how, through something as simple as eating, we can make a significant difference in our own lives and the lives of others, as well as to the future of the world we are passing on to our children and grandchildren. There's no room for denial, we are all a part of it, we are all leading actors, the difference is only whether you are aware of it or still UNblissfully ignorant. If you love your family, if you love the children of the future... read these books.
任何想活得更快乐充实,想为生命找到意义和方向的人,不可不看他的书。我不是夸张哦。只有当我们了解到我们每一个人跟宇宙万物是息息相关的时候,我们才能体会到为什么看似简单不过的一日三餐其实是那么真实地左右着我们自己以及其他生命的快乐,那么实实在在地影响着我们将遗留给我们子子孙孙的地球。已经容不得我们再自我欺骗下去,我们每一个生命都环环相扣,都交织在一起,都相互影响,区别只在于你对于这一点是否依然糊涂。如果你爱你的家庭,如果你关心你的后代子孙,就请看一看约翰罗宾斯的书。

I can't find the right words to describe him. He's one of the greatest men alive. His profound wisdom, great courage, and deep compassion for the earth, for the animals, for us humans, have led so many of us out of our ignorance and self deceit. It is because of people like him that there is hope for the future.
我无法为他找到恰当的形容词。他是这世纪最伟大的人物之一,他深邃的智慧,巨大的勇气,以及对地球、对动物、对人类深切的慈爱,把多少人从无知与自欺之中唤醒!这世界,要是没有像他这样的巨人,还有希望吗?

I've copied two links to an interview with him:
这里有两段他的访谈(附中文字幕):

Special Interview with Mr John Robbins Part 1

Special Interview with Mr John Robbins Part 2






2 comments:

moonpointer said...

He's a hero indeed... for the welfare of animals, humans and the planet. I remember first coming into contact with the vege ideal by reading excerpts of 'Diet for a New America' in a book. Just reading that book alone made me vege almost overnight.

Fangqi said...

Yeah, it's impossible not to be touched! It deepened my resolution to remain vege, many things began to make sense, life started to have a new meaning and new dimension.