狄更斯的名著《双城记》中，有这样一段名言：

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way。

    这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代；这是智慧的年代，也是愚蠢的年代；这是信仰的时期，也是怀疑的时期；这是光明的季节，也是黑暗的季节；这是希望的春天，也是失望的冬天；我们面前应有尽有，我们面前一无所有；我们正在直登天堂，我们正在直落地狱。

《双城记》（A Tale of Two Cities）是英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯所著的描述法国大革命一部大时代长篇历史小说，“双城”分别指的是巴黎与伦敦，故事发生在18世纪后期。

在21世纪的今天，这段名言是否有更为深刻的含义呢？