The past also must be reckoned with; it is seldom as far behind us as we could wish: it is more often in front, blocking the way, and the future trips over it just when we think that the road is clear and joy our own.

过去也必须正视；它很少像我们希望的那样远远落在身后，反倒更常横在前面，挡住去路。正当我们以为前路畅通、幸福在握时，未来却被它绊了一跤。