In this is perhaps the outstanding paradox: we ourselves are imbued with urgency, yet the message of our society is that there is no viable alternative to the present.

• 或许这又是件自相矛盾的咄咄怪事：我们自己感到形势逼人，时不我待，但我们的社会却发出这种信息，即没有什麽可行的方案能取代现状。