林语堂给人生列出了几个公式:
1)Reality — Dreams =Animal Being
2)Reality + Dreams =A heartache (usually called Idealism)
3)Reality + Humor = Realism(also called Conservatism
4)Dreams - Humor = Fanaticism
5)Dreams + Humor = Fantasy
6)Reality + Dreams + Humor = Wisdom
他把他心目中理想的人生设想成R3D2H3S2的人:
就是有三分现实主义,两份理想主义,三分幽默(自嘲),两分多愁善感的人。