To be useful was the best thing the old men ever hoped for themselves, and to be aimless was their worst fear.

To be useful was the best thing the old men ever hoped for themselves, and to be aimless was their worst fear.

做个有用的人是老人对自己最大的希望，而漫无目的是他们最大的恐惧。

-- Marilynne Robinson 玛丽莲·罗宾逊