2017-05-15 【Aiden in English】 There are many ways people view time in the universe. Some think the future lies undecided. Others believe in fate and destiny, where a person’s eventual destination has already been determined. More recent views, such as the movie Arrival, it depicts time as a timeline, already set. This theory proposes how everything has happened; time is just how we perceive it, moment by moment. Even if the debate remains unsettled whether each of these theories is true or another convincing fictional novel, some people don’t enjoy the idea of how their future has been pre-written for them.
So why am I bringing this up? Well, today my family visited a 94-year-old lady who has just been hospitalized. Living to that age duly signifies one’s great experience through time. They have perceived so much in life.
People commonly say to respect your elders. I see how that is true, especially when involving a theory of time. Choices define a timeline of a person. Essentially, the position of a person reflects upon the choices and therefore the timeline. As people move further along their timeline, I think the choices they make in earlier years play a much larger role in shaping the course of life. At the end of the timeline, the result of the events becomes the legacy of a person.
In conclusion to this “timeline” situation, let’s propose a slight metaphor:
An artist is drawing a scene of a beach. He starts by sketching faint outlines of important objects like the sand and water line. This is the timeline’s first few years of childhood and adolescence. The artist then adds a color of broader objects, such as the yellow sand and blue gem water. This is the bulk and main focus of the artwork, symbolizing young adulthood through the physical peak of a person’s life. It also is the main setting for the final product. Finally, the artist adds the boardwalk, seagulls, and humans. He puts the finer specks among the looming giants, yellow and blue. These details are the later years; rest and retirement for some, adventures for others. However diaphanous, the specifics will give the picture life, attracting the attention of viewers. As an eventual result, the painting adds up to either a beautiful, glorious work of art or, on the contrary, a disaster of colors, washed with madness. Each phase of the artwork can stand for a distinct section within the story of a person. Furthermore, it also describes which part of life the ultimate form of the person will be affected by.
So where does the legacy come into play? Well, the artwork is, if exemplary, usually displayed for others to see. The art itself is the legacy. And similarly, a life’s timeline is, too.
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世间审视年华岁月的方式很多，有些人觉得未来无法预知，其他人则坚信生死有命富贵在天，人寿长短早有定数。像电影《降临》阐明的最新观点，若以时间为轴，那么时光之旅无异于早已规划的人生历程，其上标明所有发生的事情，人们根据先后顺序逐一把它们分门别类。
无论所述各种理论或者那部当红科幻小说讲得是否正确，宿命论一直颇受争议，有人压根就没幻想要把希望寄托在预言之上。
那么我干吗要扯出这个话题？今天我家老少前往医院看望一位九十四岁的老奶奶，进入鲐背之年的长辈简直就是睿哲玄览的象征，饱经人生世故。
总而言之，针对“人生历程”，让我们来打个比喻： 一位艺术家正着手描绘一幅海滨图画，先是轻笔勾勒像沙滩和海岸线关键物体的大致轮廓，意味着人生历程中最初几年的童年期和青春期。 接着艺术家给这些东西涂色，譬如黄灿灿的沙子和蓝宝石般的海水，以此为基调来表现作品的主题思想，象征着青壮年正值人生成长巅峰时期，也是成品生产的关键工序。 末了，艺术家再画上木板路、海鸥和人群，用黄蓝两色渲染宏大场面，这些具体细节代表晚年生活，适于那些闲下来退了休或者热衷冒险的人士。然而奇妙性这一特征将给画面带来生气，吸引观众注意力。
至于最终结果，这幅画要么是漂亮高雅的艺术作品；要么恰恰相反，是充满伤感悲情色彩的垃圾废物。创作过程中每个阶段不但反映出人生独特经历，而且还描述了究竟哪个环节至关重大。 传奇在哪里发挥作用呢？通常情况下，艺术品是供人观赏的，既然艺术本身带有传奇性，同样地，人生历程也该如此。 Today in History(历史上的今天): 2015: Sixth-Grade Social(初中一年级社交盛会) 2012: 学校午餐(School Lunch) 
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