在时代的夹缝里独行How to stride in the crevice?

How to Stride in the Crevice? It was 2 am; my dad's phone started screaming and vibrating all of a sudden, almost jumping around like a startled rabbit. It wasn't an alien attack that flashed through his mind first. It was the seismic alarm, indicating that there was an earthquake breaking out 200 km from our home. I felt lucky that we didn't live in that stricken area—one of my friend's dads who was living there said that the building was trembling violently, almost on the verge of collapsing. Just several days ago, a typhoon and an extremely heavy rainstorm overtook many provinces and ruthlessly claimed the lives of numerous people. Looking back at the past years, it's as if 'Earth Online' suddenly switched to the 'hard mode' at some point. The COVID-19 pandemic, floods, heatwave blasts around the world, and frequent extreme weather events have become commonplace. Now, even the official alien theory has popped up in the US Congress. It seems that living a smooth and tranquil life has already become a luxury for many people. Something has bothered me for months and kept me worried. I somehow lost connection with my net friend from Brazil. We used to be in touch with each other for about two and a half years. We talked about everything on WeChat, including hobbies, lifestyles, cultures, and much more. But in April of this year, I suddenly found that she seemed to have stopped using WeChat—my initial thought. However, later I found it might be more complicated—I couldn't contact her through any means, be it WeChat, Hellotalk, or email. I even used two different email addresses to send her emails, but I received no reply. I shouldn't have thought the worst, but the truth was that she was dealing with severe depression. I was quite shocked when I first heard this news because she seemed to be really extroverted and harmonious with her family and friends—she used to share fragments of her life, such as family photos and views of her city. Among them, what I remember most clearly was her last Christmas trip to a beach. She shared photos of the sky and the sapphire sea intermingling on her WeChat Moments. She even told me she wished to visit China this year, and I promised to create a detailed plan for her. But why did she suddenly disappear? She had shared her Gmail account and password with me, so I thought about logging into her account to check if she was alright. However, when I tried to find our past chat history, I discovered that the history from several months ago had been deleted by the system. Unfortunately, I can't do anything to check if she's okay now. All I can do is wish her safety and well-being. I really appreciate this wise and thought-provoking paragraph below: "We always wander, struggle, hesitate, and walk alone in the crevice of time, as if we cannot find a foothold. However, no matter which era we live in, we should face the world and embrace our lives with a tolerant heart. Living in the present moment, being content, and treating life with kindness will eventually be reciprocated with kindness.” So serpentine and rocky as the road ahead may be, never immerse yourself in the endless sea of misery. Choose a positive mentality and live your life to the fullest—that is how to stride in the crevice. 注：最后一段开头的引用出自2021北京高考某优秀作文《论生逢其时》原文为：我们永远在时代的夹缝里徘徊，挣扎 ，踌躇，独行 ，仿佛找不到一个立足之地 。然而不论生活在哪个时代 ，我们都应怀着宽容之心 ，去面对这个世界 ，去活着 。生逢其时 ，知足常乐 ，我们一直以善意对待的生活 ，终将以善意回馈你我。 以下是ChatGPT生成的中文翻译： 凌晨2点钟，我父亲的手机突然开始尖叫和震动，几乎像一只受惊的兔子一样跳来跳去。不是他第一时间想到的外星人袭击，而是地震警报，说离我们家200公里处正在发生地震。我感到幸运，我们并不住在那个受灾地区，我一个朋友的父亲住在那里，他说楼房摇摇欲坠，几乎要倒塌了。 就在几天前，台风和极大的暴雨席卷了许多省份，无情地夺走了许多人的生命。回顾过去的几年，仿佛在某个时刻，“地球在线”突然切换到了“困难模式”。新冠疫情、洪水、世界各地的热浪爆发以及频繁发生的极端天气现象已经变得司空见惯。现在，甚至在美国国会中出现了官方的外星人理论。看起来，过上平稳宁静的生活已经对许多人来说变得奢侈 有一件事困扰了我数月，使我担忧不已。我不知何故与来自巴西的网友失去了联系。我们曾经保持联系达两年半之久。我们在微信上谈论各种各样的事情，包括爱好、生活方式、文化等等。但在今年4月，我突然发现她似乎不再使用微信——这是我最初的想法。然而，后来我发现情况可能更为复杂——无论是微信、Hellotalk还是电子邮件，我都无法与她联系。我甚至使用了两个不同的电子邮件地址给她发送电子邮件，但都没有收到回复。我不应该想到最坏的情况，但事实是她正面临严重的抑郁症。当我第一次听到这个消息时，我感到非常震惊，因为她似乎真的很外向，与家人和朋友和谐相处，曾经与家人一起分享生活片段，比如家庭照片和城市景观。其中我记得最清楚的是她去年圣诞节去海滩的旅行。她在微信朋友圈里分享了天空和蓝宝石般的海洋交织在一起的照片。她甚至告诉我，她希望今年来中国旅行，我答应为她制定详细的计划。但她为什么突然消失了呢？她把她的Gmail账号和密码告诉了我，所以我考虑登录她的账号，查看她是否安好。然而，当我试图找到我们过去的聊天记录时，我发现几个月前的记录已被系统删除。不幸的是，我无法查看她现在的情况。我所能做的只是祝愿她安全健康。 我真的很喜欢下面这段明智而发人深省的文字：“我们总是在时间的缝隙中徘徊、挣扎、犹豫并独自行走，仿佛找不到立足之地。然而，无论生活在哪个时代，我们都应该以宽容的心面对这个世界，拥抱我们的生活。活在当下，满足于现在，用善意对待生活，最终将会得到回报的善意。”无论前方的道路多么蜿蜒崎岖，永远不要陷入无尽的苦海。选择积极的心态，活出最充实的生活——这就是如何在时代的夹缝中独行。