牛羊不生崽，‍着急的却是豺狼 ‍——原作: 茗品天下 ‍英文翻译: 躍龍

躍龍

　　牛羊不生崽，着急的却是豺狼。

The cattle and sheep aren't having calves, but it's the jackals who are getting anxious.

　　所谓人性之恶，只是人性的真相

The so-called evil in human nature is simply the truth about human nature.

　　世人最大的自欺，就是发明了一套“道德标准”，用来美化人性、绑架人性、审判人性。

The greatest self-deception humanity has ever committed is inventing a set of "moral standards" to beautify, manipulate, and judge human nature.

他们把利他、专一、深情、牺牲，捧为人性高尚；把趋利避害、自私、薄情、善变，统统扣上恶的帽子。

They elevate altruism, devotion, deep affection, and sacrifice to the highest levels of human virtue; while labeling self-interest, selfishness, callousness, and fickleness as evil.

一辈子活在虚假期待里，以为人心本该温热恒定。

To live a lifetime in false expectations, believing that the human heart should be warm and constant.

　　撕开这层伪善的遮羞布，真相残酷且直白：

Tearing away this veil of hypocrisy, the truth is cruel and stark:

趋利避害、自私薄情、反复善变，不是恶，而是刻进基因的生存本能，是万物运转的底层逻辑。

Seeking advantage and avoiding harm, selfishness and callousness, fickleness and inconsistency are not evil, but rather survival instincts etched into our genes, the underlying logic of all things.

所谓善恶，不过是强者欺骗、绑架弱者的道德筹码，俗人自我感动的精神幻象。

So-called good and evil are nothing more than moral bargaining chips used by the strong to deceive and manipulate the weak, and a self-indulgent spiritual illusion of the common man.

　　根本不存在什么天生良善。

There is no such thing as innate goodness.

万物生灵，第一本能永远是生存。

For all living things, the first instinct is always survival.

活下去，才是硬道理。

To live is the only hard truth.

草木向阳，是为存活；野兽避险，是为存续；人生于世，第一逻辑必然是趋利避害，寻求生存，根本谈不上所谓的善与恶。

Plants turn towards the sun to survive; wild animals avoid danger to ensure their survival; the first logic of human beings is inevitably to seek advantage and avoid harm, to seek survival. There is no question of good or evil in this.

　　能获利就靠近，有损耗就远离，有风险就退缩，有好处就争抢。

Approaching opportunities for profit, avoiding losses, retreating from risks, and scrambling for advantages.

这不是人品败坏，这是刻在基因里的生存代码，与生俱来，亘古不变。

This isn't moral depravity; it's survival code etched into our genes, innate and unchanging.

　　世人歌颂的无私奉献、舍己为人，从来不是人性，而是反人性。

The selfless dedication and sacrifice praised by the world are not human nature, but rather contrary to it.

是后天教化出来的枷锁，是社会规训出来的体面，是需要极强克制才能演出来的稀缺假象。

They are shackles imposed by upbringing, a facade of respectability dictated by society, a rare illusion that requires extreme self-control to convincingly portray.

　　可笑的是，世人把少数人嘴上的虚伪高尚，当成所有人的本分；

Ironically, people take the hypocritical nobility of a few as the duty of everyone;

把所有人与生俱来的本能，当成不可饶恕的恶。

and regard the instincts inherent in everyone as unforgivable evil.

　　再说说自私。人世间，人人皆自私，没有例外。

Let's talk about selfishness. Everyone in this world is selfish; there are no exceptions.

区别只在于：有的人伪装，有的人直白；有的人能力不足只能小私，有的人资源充足可以大方。

The difference lies only in this: some people pretend, some are straightforward; some lack the ability to be selfish in small ways, while others have abundant resources and can be generous.

　　所谓大方，不过是损失不足以触动利益底线。

So-called generosity is merely a matter of losses not enough to jeopardize one's bottom line.

所谓善良，不过是代价尚且可以承受。

So-called kindness is simply a matter of being able to bear the consequences.

一旦触及核心利益、身家前程、生死安危，所有的体面、善良、慷慨，瞬间荡然无存。

Once core interests, one's livelihood, future, or even life and death are involved, all dignity, kindness, and generosity vanish instantly.

　　人不为己，天诛地灭，从来不是狠话，是赤裸裸的真话。

"If a person doesn't look out for themselves, heaven and earth will punish them"—this isn't just a harsh saying, but a stark truth.

人优先保全自己，优先顾及得失，优先权衡利弊，这是生存本分。

Prioritizing self-preservation, considering gains and losses, and weighing pros and cons is the fundamental principle of survival.

不害人，就是最大的善良。

Not harming others is the greatest kindness.

自保利己，从来不是恶。

Self-preservation and self-interest are never evil.

　　最让人幻灭的，是薄情与善变。

What's most disillusioning is fickleness and indifference.

世人执念长久、执念专一、执念旧情，却不知变化才是唯一的常态。

People cling to longevity, to fidelity, to past affections, unaware that change is the only constant.

于是痛恨人情冷暖，痛斥人心反复。

Thus, they resent the coldness of human relationships and condemn the fickleness of the human heart.

可从头到尾，人心本就是流动的，关系本就是置换的。

But from beginning to end, the human heart is inherently fluid, and relationships are inherently interchangeable.

　　人与人维系的从来不是感情，是价值。

What binds people together is never emotion, but value.

有用，就有关系；无用，就没关系；利益相合，就亲密无间；利益相悖，就陌路相逢。

If someone is useful, there's a relationship; if they're useless, there's no relationship; if interests align, they're inseparable; if interests clash, they become strangers.

　　昨日推心置腹，今日行同陌路，不是人品崩塌，是价值归零。

Yesterday's heartfelt confidants, today's complete strangers—it's not a collapse of character, it's a loss of all worth.

曾经不离不弃，后来不闻不问，不是薄情寡义，是毫无可图。

Once inseparable, now utterly indifferent—it's not heartlessness, it's simply that there's nothing to gain from it.

　　善变不是错，是现实最诚实的反馈。

Changeability isn't a mistake; it's the most honest reflection of reality.

环境在变、境遇在变、筹码在变，人心凭什么不变？

Environments change, circumstances change, bargaining chips change, but why should people's hearts remain unchanged?

强行要求别人一成不变、终身热忱，不是追求纯粹，是极度自私的道德勒索。

Forcing others to remain unchanged and maintain lifelong enthusiasm is not a pursuit of purity; it's an extremely selfish form of moral blackmail.

　　说到底，人类所有的痛苦，都源于认知颠倒。

Ultimately, all human suffering stems from a distorted perception.

把本能当邪恶，把伪装当高尚；把常态当背叛，把稀缺当理所当然。

We mistake instinct for evil, pretense for nobility; the norm for betrayal, scarcity for entitlement.

真正的恶，是主动损人、刻意害人、蓄意作恶、践踏底线。

True evil is actively harming others, deliberately causing harm, intentionally committing evil, and trampling on moral boundaries.

而趋利、自保、利己、疏离、善变，无一作恶，全是人性本色。

While self-interest, self-preservation, selfishness, alienation, and fickleness are not evil in themselves, but are simply inherent human traits.

　　这个世界从不恶，只是世人活在鸡汤幻境里太久，不敢接受真相。

The world is not inherently evil; it's just that people have lived in a self-deceptive, inspirational world for too long, afraid to accept the truth.

不愿意承认：人性本凉，人本利己，人情本浅，人心本变。

They are unwilling to admit: human nature is inherently cold, people are inherently selfish, human relationships are inherently shallow, and the human heart is inherently fickle.

所有的失望，所有的内耗，所有的怨怼，都不是人心变坏了。

All the disappointment, all the internal strife, all the resentment, are not because people's hearts have turned bad.

而是用虚假的道德标准，去丈量真实的人性。

But rather, it's because false moral standards are being used to measure true human nature.