we are always asked

我们总被要求

to understand the other person’s

理解其他人的

viewpoint

观点

no matter how

无论那多么

out-dated

过时

foolish or

愚蠢或

obnoxious.

讨厌。

one is asked

人被要求

to view

看待

their total error

他们彻底的错误

their life-waste

他们毕生的浪费

with

带着

kindliness,

友善，

especially if they are

特别是当他们

aged.

上了年纪。

but age is the total of

但年纪是我们

our doing.

所做的全部。

they have aged

他们变老得

badly

很糟

because they have

因为他们

lived

生活得

out of focus,

失焦，

they have refused to

他们拒绝了

see.

看到。

not their fault?

不是他们的错？

whose fault?

谁的错？

mine?

我的？

I am asked to hide

我被要求向他们

my viewpoint

隐藏

from them

我的观点

for fear of their

因为恐惧他们的

fear.

恐惧。

age is no crime

变老不是罪

but the shame

但故意

of a deliberately

浪费

wasted

人生的

life

羞耻

among so many

处于这么多

deliberately

故意

wasted

浪费的

lives

人生之间

is.

是。