To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything.
为了纠正天生的冷漠，我被置于痛苦和阳光之间。痛苦使我不相信太阳底下一切都好，太阳告诉我历史不是一切。