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青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志、恢宏的想象、炽烈的恋情，青春是生命的深泉在流。

青春气冠长虹，勇锐盖过怯懦，进取压倒苟安，如此锐气，二十岁后生有之，七旬男子则更多见，年岁有加，并非垂老，理想丢弃，方坠暮年。

岁月侵蚀肌肤，暮气却能侵蚀灵魂，烦恼、恐惧、乃至自疑，均可摧跨精神，伤害元气。

人人心中皆有一台天线，只要你从天上人间吸收美好、希望、欢乐、勇敢和力量的信号，你就可以青春永驻、芳华长存。

而或一旦天线落下，精神便会遭到愤世和悲观的冰霜镇压，此时即使20岁的人，也会觉得老了，然而，只要竖起天线，不断接受乐观向上的信号，那么，即使你年过80时，仍觉得年轻。

----希望大家都说说你想用你的青春做些什么。..........

【原文】

SamuelUllman's"Youth"

Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.

Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity，oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanofsixtymorethanaboyoftwenty.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.

Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.

Whethersixtyorsixteen,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonder,theunfailingchild-likeappetiteofwhat'snext,andthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheInfinite,solongareyouyoung.

Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenattwenty,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchthewavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungateighty.

Source:MargaretEnglandArmbrester.SamuelUllmanand"Youth":TheLife,TheLegacy.Tuscaloosa:UniversityofAlabamaPress,1993.