Life and the Universe

Do you ever look up at the sky and think about life in the universe?

I did when I was a kid.

But I don’t do that very much anymore.

Why do you ask?

Sometimes I feel like I’m lost in day-to-day details.

有时候我觉得自己迷失在日常的细节中。

Then when I look up at the sky I see the big picture.

I appreciate things more， even the little things.

You sound like a philosopher or a poet.

你听起来像个哲学家或诗人。

I felt like that too when I was a kid.

Don’t you feel like that anymore?

No, I don’t.

In fact, I try not to.

When I think about thing too deeply, I get depressed（沮丧）.

It’s even a bit frightening.（甚至有点吓人）

Really, for me it’s just the opposite.

Everything seems like a wonderful miracle.

一切似乎都是绝妙的奇迹。

Doesn’t that frighten you a bit?

The universe is so large and we are so small.

What I realize is how little we understand.

We just need to appreciate our lives and not get lost.

Sometimes being lost isn’t so bad.

Do you know the expression, ignorance is bliss.

你知道吗，无知是福。

Sure, I’ve heard it many times.

To be ignorant is to be happy.

Maybe it’s true.

Maybe it’s best not to think or know too much.

No, that’s not for me.

I want to understand as much as possible.

That’s why I became a scientist.

Well, I respect your choice but it’s not for me.

If understanding is painful, I’d rather not understand.

如果理解是痛苦的，我宁愿不理解。