Resist the easy comforts of complacency, the specious glitter of materialism, the narcotic paralysis of self-satisfaction.
* complacent: self-satisfied and unwilling to change
ex> We mustn’t become complacent about the habits that spread diseases.
* materialism: placing more importance on physical goods than on intellectual or spiritual pursuits
ex> Do you think that materialism has made people less sensitive to others?
Be worthy of your advantages. And read… read all the time… read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.
* staple: something that is widely used, provides sustenance, and is in steady demand
ex> Rice is a staple that provides half the world with 20% of its daily calories.
Dream big. Work hard. Think for yourself. Love everything you love, everyone you love, with all your might. And do so, please with a sense of urgency, for every tick of the clock subtracts from fewer and fewer; and as surely as there are commencements there are cessations, and you’ll be in no condition to enjoy the ceremony attendant to that eventuality no matter how delightful the afternoon.
* think for oneself: to be mentally independent; forego popular ideas in favor of one’s own
ex> I won’t tell you the answer because I want you to think for yourself.
ex> The program was hard, but it taught me to think for myself.
* with all one’s might: intensely; using all of one’s strength or ability
ex> We pushed against the old door with all our might, but it wouldn’t move.
* sense of urgency:nervous eagerness; a feeling that something must be done immediately
ex> There was a sense of urgency in his voice when he asked for you.
@ Resist the specious glitter of materialism. 그럴 듯한 물질주의의 반짝거림에 저항하세요.
* specious [|spi:ʃəs]: 허울만 그럴 듯한; pleasing to the eye but deceptive
hollow /deceptive /misleading
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