These are questions that we all eventually ask ourselves.

我還剩多少時間？我有好好利用時間嗎？

To think about time is, in many ways, to think about mortality,

這些都是我們會問自己的問題。

and there's nothing more difficult to face than our own destruction.

這些都是我們會問自己的問題。

But, the most difficult problems to face are often the ones most worth solving.

當想到時間，很多方面也會思考關於死亡率，

If we can learn to face time courageously, what can't we face?

當想到時間，很多方面也會思考關於死亡率，

If we can overcome the fear of all fears, what can't we overcome?

而沒有比面對我們自己的毀滅還要難的事。

In this video, I want to share with you three ways of seeing time—

而沒有比面對我們自己的毀滅還要難的事。

from the Stoic philosopher Seneca's point of view—that I found useful.

但最難面對的問題，通常也是最值得去解決的事。

Seneca starts by viewing time as money.

但最難面對的問題，通常也是最值得去解決的事。

Let me ask you a question: how much money is a lot?

如果我們能勇敢地面對時間，還有什麼是不能面對的？

Is it $100 000, $1 000 000, or maybe $1000000000?

如果我們能勇敢地面對時間，還有什麼是不能面對的？

Seneca would say that the answer actually lies within the person who carries it and

如果我們可以勝過所有害怕的恐懼，還有什麼勝不過？

not within the money itself.

如果我們可以勝過所有害怕的恐懼，還有什麼勝不過？

When we have a certain amount of money, we have to choose where to invest it.

在這個影片裡，我想和你們分享三個看待時間的方法，

For example, we can put it into a bank, a stock, a business, a good, or a service,

在這個影片裡，我想和你們分享三個看待時間的方法，

and some investments are better than others.

是來自於斯多亞哲學家－塞內卡的觀點，我覺得很有益處。

We can invest money in ways that brings us more wealth or joy.

是來自於斯多亞哲學家－塞內卡的觀點，我覺得很有益處。

On the flip side, we can invest money in ways that bring us less wealth or joy.

塞內卡把時間看做如同金錢。

Because of this, it's hard to say how much money is a lot.

塞內卡把時間看做如同金錢。

For a person who doesn't know how to invest wisely, no amount of money will be enough.

讓我問你們一個問題：多少錢才算多？

They'll never accumulate wealth or find joy because they spend it poorly.

讓我問你們一個問題：多少錢才算多？

But, give money to a wise person, and they can always make the most of it.

是十萬、一百萬，還是一億？

Seneca says that time is the same way.

是十萬、一百萬，還是十億？

A good investor can always make the most out of any amount of time.

塞內卡認為這答案在於擁有者本身，

In this view, life isn't short in any absolute sense.

塞內卡認為這答案在於擁有者本身，

Instead, its length is really a function of how we choose to spend it.

而並非在金錢本身。

One might ask, “what's the right way to invest our time?”

而並非在金錢本身。

Before we get to that, let me present you with the second image.

當我們有某一筆金錢時，我們需要選擇投資於哪裡。

Imagine time as a river.

當我們有某一筆金錢時，我們需要選擇投資於哪裡。

We're carried along by its current, and eventually, it'll come to an end.

例如，我們可以把它存進銀行、買股票、做生意、購買東西或服務，

We have no idea how long we'll be carried for

例如，我們可以把它存進銀行、買股票、做生意、購買東西或服務，

because we have no idea where the river ends.

而某些投資會比其他來的好。

Whether you like it or not, the river will continue to carry you.

而某些投資會比其他來的好。

It continues to flow regardless of how you feel about it.

我們可以投資在那些會使我們獲得快樂和財富的事情上，

Seneca reminds us not to sacrifice every present moment worrying about the future.

我們可以投資在那些會使我們獲得快樂和財富的事情上，

We can't be certain when we'll meet our end, so it would be a real shame to sacrifice

相反地，我們也可投資在那些給予較少財富或快樂的事上。

every present moment for a future one that never comes.

相反地，我們也可投資在那些給予較少財富或快樂的事上。

The future is uncertain, but the present is guaranteed.

因此，很難說有多少的錢才算多。

Let each moment be complete in itself and enjoy the flow.

因此，很難說有多少的錢才算多。

So, now we have two images: money and a river.

對一個不知道如何正確使用金錢的人，給他多少都覺得不夠。

Time is flowing, and it must be spent, but where should we spend it?

對一個不知道如何正確使用金錢的人，給他多少都覺得不夠。

Imagine that you are given a bucket of water and a set of cups.

他們無法累積財富或得到快樂，因為他們錯誤地使用金錢。

You must choose which cups to pour the water into.

他們無法累積財富或得到快樂，因為他們錯誤地使用金錢。

The bucket of water represents the time that you are given in life.

但是，把錢給一個明智的人，他們可以使它發揮最大效益。

Each cup represents an event: a thing you could do in the present moment.

但是，把錢給一個明智的人，他們可以使它發揮最大效益。

When you pour the water into a cup, you create a memory.

塞內卡說，時間同樣也是如此。

How good we perceive our lives to be often depends on our memories.

塞內卡說，時間同樣也是如此。

Good memories, good life.

一個好的投資者永遠可以善用每一個時間。

Bad memories, bad life.

一個好的投資者永遠可以善用每一個時間。

Which cups should we pour our water into?

在這樣的觀點裡，生命決不是短暫的。

Where should we spend our time?

在這樣的觀點裡，生命決不是短暫的。

What memories should we create?

相反地，它的長度取決於我們如何使用它。

Seneca argues that most cups are a waste of time.

相反地，它的長度取決於我們如何使用它。

They're bad investments because they'll decay over time: the glass will crack,

有人會問：「如何正確地使用我們的時間？」

the water will leak out, and we'll look back and realize that we've spent our time poorly.

有人會問：「如何正確地使用我們的時間？」

In other words, we've created bad memories.

在我們知道前，我先讓你們看第二個影像，

No amount of water is enough for the person who pours it into glasses that will crack

在我們知道前，我先讓你們看第二個影像，

because, whenever they go to drink it, they find that nothing is left.

想像時間是條河流，

The only cup that will not decay, for Seneca, is philosophy:

想像時間是條河流，

the study of virtue, Truth, life, and death.

我們被水流載著走，而最終它會到達盡頭。

Everything in the world decays, except for maybe Truth.

我們被水流載著走，而最終它會到達盡頭。

The Philosopher seeks truth about the way the world is and how we ought to act.

我們不清楚自己會被載著多久，

Seneca argues that following the path of the Philosopher is the best way to spend our time

我們不清楚自己會被載著多久，

because it's the best chance we have at pouring our water into cups that won't decay.

因為我們也不知道河流的終點在哪裡。

For Seneca, life is not short in itself but in how we choose to spend it, and the best

因為我們也不知道河流的終點在哪裡。

way to spend our time, in each present moment, is in the pursuit of truth and virtue.

不管你喜歡不喜歡，河流都會一直帶著你往前。

In other words, the best way to spend our time is in becoming timeless.

不管你喜歡不喜歡，河流都會一直帶著你往前。