•第九篇:OnMeetingtheCelebrated論見名人
OnMeetingtheCelebrated
Ihavealwayswonderedatthepassionmanypeoplehavetomeetthecelebrated、Theprestigeyouacquirebybeingabletotellyourfriendsthatyouknowfamousmenprovesonlythatyouareyourselfofsmallaccount、Thecelebrateddevelopatechniquetodealwiththepersonstheycomeacross、Theyshowtheworldamask,oftenanimpressiveon,buttakecaretoconcealtheirrealselves、Theyplaythepartthatisexpectedfromthem,andwithpracticelearntoplayitverywell,butyouarestupidifyouthinkthatthispublicperformanceoftheirscorrespondswiththemanwithin、
Ihavebeenattached,deeplyattached,toafewpeople;butIhavebeeninterestedinmeningeneralnotfortheirownsakes,butforthesakeofmywork、Ihavenot,asKantenjoined,regardedeachmanasanendinhimself,butasmaterialthatmightbeusefultomeasawriter、Ihavebeenmoreconcernedwiththeobscurethanwiththefamous、Theyaremoreoftenthemselves、Theyhavehadnoneedtocreateafiguretoprotectthemselvesfromtheworldortoimpressit、Theiridiosyncrasieshavehadmorechancetodevelopinthelimitedcircleoftheiractivity,andsincetheyhaveneverbeeninthepubliceyeithasneveroccurredtothemthattheyhaveanythingtoconceal、Theydisplaytheirodditiesbecauseithasneverstruckthemthattheyareodd、Andafterallitiswiththecommonrunofmenthatwewritershavetodeal;kings,dictators,commercialmagnatesarefromourpointofviewveryunsatisfactory、Towriteaboutthemisaventurethathasoftentemptedwriters,butthefailurethathasattendedtheireffortsshowsthatsuchbeingsaretooexceptionaltoformapropergroundforaworkofart、Theycannotbemadereal、Theordinaryisthewriter’sricherfield、Itsunexpectedness,itssingularity,itsinfinitevarietyaffordunendingmaterial、Thegreatmanistoooftenallofapiece;itisthelittlemanthatisabundleofcontradictoryelements、Heisinexhaustible、Younevercometotheendofthesurpriseshehasinstoreforyou、FormypartIwouldmuchsoonerspendamonthonadesertislandwithaveterinarysurgeonthanwithaprimeminister、
譯文:
論見名人
許多人熱衷于見名人,我始終不得其解。在朋友面前吹噓自己認(rèn)識(shí)某某名人,同此而來(lái)的聲望只能證明自己的微不足道。名人個(gè)個(gè)練就了一套處世高招,無(wú)論遇上誰(shuí),都能應(yīng)付自如。他們給世人展現(xiàn)的是一副面具,常常是美好難忘的面具,但他們會(huì)小心翼翼地掩蓋自己的真相。他們扮演的是大家期待的角色,演得多了,最后都能演得惟妙惟肖。如果你還以為他們?cè)诠娒媲暗谋硌菥褪撬麄兊恼鎸?shí)自我,那就你傻了。
我自己就喜歡一些人,非常喜歡他們。但我對(duì)人感興趣一般不是因?yàn)樗麄冏陨淼木壒,而是出于我工作需求。正如康德勸告的那樣,我從?lái)沒(méi)有把認(rèn)識(shí)某人作為目的,而是將其當(dāng)作對(duì)一個(gè)作家有用的創(chuàng)作素材。比之名流顯士,我更加關(guān)注無(wú)名小卒。他們常常顯得較為自然真實(shí),他們無(wú)須再創(chuàng)造另一個(gè)人物形象,用他來(lái)保護(hù)自己不受世人干擾,或者用他來(lái)感動(dòng)世人。他們的社交圈子有限,自己的種種癖性也就越有可能得到滋長(zhǎng)。因?yàn)樗麄儚膩?lái)沒(méi)有引起公眾的關(guān)注,也就從來(lái)沒(méi)有想到過(guò)要隱瞞什么。他們會(huì)表露他們古怪的一面,因?yàn)樗麄儚膩?lái)就沒(méi)有覺(jué)得有何古怪?傊骷乙獙懙氖瞧胀ㄈ。在我們看來(lái),國(guó)王,獨(dú)裁者和商界大亨等都是不符合條件的。去撰寫這些人物經(jīng)常是作家們難以抗拒的冒險(xiǎn)之舉,可為此付出的努力不免以失敗告終,這說(shuō)明這些人物都過(guò)于特殊,無(wú)法成為一件藝術(shù)作品的創(chuàng)作根基,作家也不可能把他們寫得真真切切。老百姓才是作家的創(chuàng)作沃土,他們或變幻無(wú)常,或難覓其二,各式人物應(yīng)有盡有,這些都給作家提供了無(wú)限的創(chuàng)作素材。大人物經(jīng)常是千人一面,小人物身上才有一組組矛盾元素,是取之不盡的創(chuàng)作源泉,讓你驚喜不斷。就我而言,如果在孤島上度過(guò)一個(gè)月,我寧愿和一名獸醫(yī)相守,也不愿同一位首相做伴。
•第十篇:The50-PercentTheoryofLife生活理論半對(duì)半
The50-PercentTheoryofLife
Ibelieveinthe50-percenttheory、Halfthetimethingsarebetterthannormal;theotherhalf,theyreworse、Ibelievelifeisapendulumswing、Ittakestimeandexperiencetounderstandwhatnormalis,andthatgivesmetheperspectivetodealwiththesurprisesofthefuture、
Let’sbenchmarktheparameters:yes,Iwilldie、I’vedealtwiththedeathsofbothparents,abestfriend,abelovedbossandcherishedpets、Someofthesedeathshavebeenviolent,beforemyeyes,orslowandagonizing、Badstuff,anditbelongsatthebottomofthescale、
Thentherearethosehighpoints:romanceandmarriagetotherightperson;havingachildanddoingthoseDadthingslikecoachingmyson’sbaseballteam,paddlingaroundthecreekintheboatwhilehe’sswimmingwiththedogs,discoveringhiscompassionsodeepitmanifestseveninhiskindnesstosnails,hisimaginationsovividhebuildsaspaceshipfromascatteredpileofLegos、
Butthereisavastmeadowoflifeinthemiddle,wherethebadandthegoodflip-flopacrobatically、Thisiswhatconvincesmetobelieveinthe50-percenttheory、
OnespringIplantedcorntooearlyinabottomlandsoflood-pronethatneighborslaughed、Ifeltchagrinedatthewastedeffort、Summerturnedbrutal---theworstheatwaveanddroughtinmylifetime、Theair-conditioneddied;thewellwentdry;themarriageended;thejoblost;themoneygone、Iwaslivinglyricsfromacountrytune---musicIloathed、OnlyasurgingKansasCityRoyalsteambuoyedmyspirits、
Lookingbackonthathorriblesummer,Isoonunderstoodthatallsucceedinggoodthingsmerelyoffsetthebad、Worsethannormalwouldn’tlastlong、Iamowedandsavorthehalcyontimes、Thereinvigoratemeforthenextnastysurpriseandofferassurancethatcanthrive、The50-percenttheoryevenhelpsmeseehopebeyondmyRoyals’recentslump,afieldofstrugglingrookiessownsothatsomeyearsoonwecanreapanOctoberharvest、
Forthatonblisteringsummer,thegroundmoisturewasjustright,plantingearlyallowedpollinationbeforeheatwitheredthetops,andthelackofrainsparedthestandingcornfromfloods、Thatwintermycriboverflowedwithcorn---fat,healthythree-to-a-stalkearsfilledwithkernelsfromheeltotip---whilemyneighbors’fieldsyieldedonlybrown,emptyhusks、
Althoughplantingspastmayhavefallenbelowthe50-percentexpectation,andtheyprobablywillagaininthefuture,Iamstillsustainedbythecropthatflourishesduringthedrought、
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生活理論半對(duì)半
我信奉對(duì)半理論。生活時(shí)而無(wú)比順暢,時(shí)而倒霉透頂。我覺(jué)得生活就像來(lái)回?cái)[的鐘擺。讀懂生活的常態(tài)需要時(shí)間和閱歷,而讀懂它也練就了我面對(duì)未來(lái)的生活態(tài)度。
讓我們確定一下好壞的標(biāo)準(zhǔn):是的,我注定會(huì)死去。我已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了雙親,一位好友,一位敬愛(ài)的老板和心愛(ài)寵物的死亡。有些突如其來(lái),近在眼前,有些卻緩慢痛苦。這些都是糟糕的事情,它們屬于最壞的部分。
生活中也不乏高潮:墜入愛(ài)河締結(jié)良緣;身為人父養(yǎng)育幼子,諸如訓(xùn)練指導(dǎo)兒子的棒球隊(duì),當(dāng)他和狗在小河中嬉戲時(shí)搖槳?jiǎng)澊,感受他如此?qiáng)烈的同情心-即使對(duì)蝸牛也善待有加,發(fā)現(xiàn)他如此豐富的想象力-即使用零散的樂(lè)高玩具積木也能堆出太空飛船。
但在生活最好與最壞部分之間有一片巨大的中間地帶,其間各種好事壞事像耍雜技一樣上下翻滾,輪番出現(xiàn)。這就是讓我信服對(duì)半理論的原因。
有一年奏,我在一塊洼地上過(guò)早地種上了玉米。那塊地極易遭到水淹,所以鄰居們都嘲笑我。我為浪費(fèi)了精力而感到懊惱。沒(méi)想到夏天更為殘酷-我經(jīng)歷了最糟糕的熱浪和干旱?照{(diào)壞了,進(jìn)干了,婚姻破裂了,工作丟了,錢也沒(méi)有。我正經(jīng)歷著某首鄉(xiāng)村歌曲中描繪的情節(jié),我討厭這種音樂(lè),只有剛出道不久的堪薩斯皇家棒球隊(duì)能鼓舞我的精神。
回首那個(gè)糟糕的夏天,我很快就明白了,所有后來(lái)出現(xiàn)的好事只不過(guò)與壞事相互抵消。比一般情況糟糕的境遇不會(huì)延宕過(guò)久;而太平時(shí)光是我應(yīng)得的,我要盡情享受,它們?yōu)槲易⑷牖盍σ詰?yīng)對(duì)下一個(gè)險(xiǎn)情,并確保我可以興旺發(fā)達(dá)。對(duì)半理論甚至幫助我在堪薩斯皇家棒球隊(duì)最近的低潮中看到希望-這是一快艱難行進(jìn)的新手們耕耘的土地,只要播種了,假以時(shí)日我們就可以收獲十月的金秋。
那個(gè)夏天天氣酷熱,地而濕度適宜,提早播種就可以在熱浪打蔫植尖之前完成授粉,同于干旱更沒(méi)有爆發(fā)洪水,產(chǎn)在田里的玉米得以保存。因此那個(gè)冬天我的糧倉(cāng)堆滿了玉米-豐滿,健康,一顆三穗且從頭到腳都是飽滿的玉米粒的玉米穗-而我的鄰居們收獲的只是曬黑的空殼。
盡管過(guò)去的播種可能沒(méi)有達(dá)到50%的收獲期望,而且將來(lái)也可能是這樣,但我仍然能靠著在旱季繁茂生長(zhǎng)的莊稼而生存下去。
•第十一篇:WhatisYourRecoveryRate?你的恢復(fù)速率是多少?
WhatisYourRecoveryRate?
Whatisyourrecoveryrate?Howlongdoesittakeyoutorecoverfromactionsandbehaviorsthatupsetyou?Minutes?Hours?Days?Weeks?Thelongerittakesyoutorecover,themoreinfluencethatincidenthasonyouractions,andthelessableyouaretoperformtoyourpersonalbest、Inanutshell,thelongerittakesyoutorecover,theweakeryouareandthepooreryourperformance、
Youarewellawarethatyouneedtoexercisetokeepthebodyfitand,nodoubt,acceptthatareasonablemeasureofhealthisthespeedinwhichyourheartandrespiratorysystemrecoversafterexercise、Likewisethefasteryouletgoofanissuethatupsetsyou,thefasteryoureturntoanequilibrium,thehealthieryouwillbe、Thebestexampleofthisbehaviorisfoundwithprofessionalsportspeople、Theyknowthatthefastertheycanforgetanincidentormissdopportunityandgetonwiththegame,thebettertheirperformance、Infact,mostmeasurethetimeittakesthemtoovercomeandforgetanincidentinagameandmostreckonarecoveryrateof30secondsistoolong!
Imagineyourselftobeanactorinaplayonthestage、Youraimistoplayyourparttothebestofyourability、Youhavebeengivenascriptandattheendofeachsentenceisafulstop、Eachtimeyougettotheendofthesentenceyoustartanewoneandalthoughthenextsentenceisrelatedtothelastitisnotaffectedbyit、Yourjobistodelivereachsentencetothebestofyourability、
Don’tliveyourlifeinthepast!Learntoliveinthepresent,toovercomethepast、Stopthepastfrominfluencingyourdailylife、Don’tallowthoughtsofthepasttoreduceyourpersonalbest、Stopthepastfrominterferingwithyourlife、Learntorecoverquickly、
Remember:Romewasn’tbuiltinaday、Reflectonyourrecoveryrateeachday、Everydaybeforeyougotobed,lookatyourprogress、Don’tlieinbedsayingtoyou,“Ididthatwrong、”“Ishouldhavedonebetterthere、”No、lookatyourdayandnotewhenyoumadeanefforttoplaceafullstopafteranincident、Thisisasuccess、Youaretakingcontrolofyourlife、Rememberthisisastepbystepprocess、Thisisnotamake-over、Youareundertakingrealchangehere、Youraim:reducethetimespentinrecovery、
Thewayforward?
Liveinthepresent、Notintheprecedent、
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你的恢復(fù)速率是多少?
你的恢復(fù)速率是多少?你需要多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才能從讓你煩惱的行為中恢復(fù)?幾分鐘?幾小時(shí)?幾天?幾星期?你需要的恢復(fù)時(shí)間越長(zhǎng),那個(gè)事件對(duì)你的影響越大,你也就越不能做到最好。簡(jiǎn)言之,你的恢復(fù)時(shí)間越長(zhǎng),你就越軟弱,你的表現(xiàn)也就越差勁。
你充分意識(shí)到,要保持身體健康你需要鍛煉,并且你無(wú)疑會(huì)接受,你的心臟和呼吸系統(tǒng)在鍛煉后的恢復(fù)速度是衡量健康的一個(gè)合理尺度。同樣,你越快擺脫使你煩惱的問(wèn)題,越快恢復(fù)平靜,你就越健康。此類行為的最好典范是專業(yè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員。他們知道,越快忘記一件事或失去的機(jī)會(huì)而好好比賽,他們的發(fā)揮就越好。實(shí)際上,大多數(shù)運(yùn)動(dòng)員會(huì)佰自己克服并忘記比賽中一個(gè)事件所需的時(shí)間,而且大多數(shù)人都認(rèn)為30秒的恢復(fù)時(shí)間太長(zhǎng)了!
想象自己是一位站在舞臺(tái)上的戲劇賞。你的目標(biāo)是盡全力扮演好你的角色。你已經(jīng)拿到了劇本,而劇本中的每句話都以句號(hào)結(jié)尾。每次你念到一個(gè)句子的末尾,你就會(huì)開始一個(gè)新的句子。盡管下一句和上一句有關(guān)聯(lián),但并不受它的影響。你的工作是盡力說(shuō)好每句臺(tái)詞。
不要生活在過(guò)去!要學(xué)會(huì)生活在現(xiàn)在,學(xué)會(huì)克服過(guò)去;不要讓過(guò)去影響你的日常生活;不要讓過(guò)去的思想妨礙你做到最好;不要讓過(guò)去干擾你的生活;學(xué)會(huì)快速恢復(fù)。
記住,羅馬不是一日建成的。每天都反思自己的恢復(fù)速率;每天上床睡覺(jué)前,都看看自己的進(jìn)步;不要躺在床上對(duì)自己說(shuō):“我那個(gè)做錯(cuò)了。”“我應(yīng)該做到更好。”不要那樣做;回想自己的一天,并注意努力給某個(gè)事件畫上句號(hào)的時(shí)刻。這就是一個(gè)成功,你在控制自己的生活。記住這是一個(gè)循序漸進(jìn)的過(guò)程。這不是簡(jiǎn)單的修修補(bǔ)補(bǔ)。你正在進(jìn)行的是真正的改變,你的目標(biāo)是減少用在恢復(fù)上的時(shí)間。
將來(lái)該怎么做呢?
生活在現(xiàn)在,而不是從前。
•第十二篇:ClearYourMentalSpace清理心靈的空間
ClearYourMentalSpace
Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion---likestress,anger,orfrustration、Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyouweregoingthroughthatnegativity?Wasyourmindclutteredwiththoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unabletothink?
Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofaverystressfultime,oryoufeelangryorfrustrated,stop、Yes,that’sright,stop、Whateveryou’redoing,stopandsitforoneminute、Whileyou’resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthenegativeemotion、
Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou、Allowyourselfoneminutetotrulyfeelthatemotion、Don’tcheatyourselfhere、Taketheentireminute---butonlyoneminute---todonothingelsebutfeelthatemotion、
Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwilingtokeepholdingontothisnegativeemotionasIgothroughtherestoftheday?”
Onceyou’veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedintheemotionandreallyfellit,youwillbesurprisedtofindthattheemotionclearsratherquickly、
Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,thatisOK、Allowyourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion、
Whenyoufeelyou’vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfifyou’rewillingtocarrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestoftheday、Ifnot,takeadeepbreath、Asyouexhale,releaseallthatnegativitywithyourbreath、
Thisexerciseseemssimple---almosttoosimple、But,itisveryeffective、Byallowingthatnegativeemotionthespacetobetrulyfelt,youaredealingwiththeemotionratherthanstuffingitdownandtryingnottofeelit、Youareactuallytakingawaythepoweroftheemotionbygivingitthespaceandattentionitneeds、Whenyouimmerseyourselfintheemotion,andrealizethatitisonlyemotion,itlosesitscontrol、Youcanclearyourheadandproceedwithyourtask、
Tryit、Nexttimeyou’reinthemiddleofanegativeemotion,giveyourselfthespacetofeeltheemotionandseewhathappens、Keepapieceofpaperwithyouthatsaysthefollowing:
Stop、Immerseforoneminute、DoIwanttokeepthisnegativity?Breathdeep,exhale,release、Moveon!
Thiswillremindyouofthestepstotheprocess、Remember;takethetimeyouneedtoreallyimmerseyourselfintheemotion、Then,whenyoufeelyou’vefeltitenough,releaseit---reallyletgoofit、Youwillbesurprisedathowquicklyyoucanmoveonfromanegativesituationandgettowhatyoureallywanttodo!
譯文:
清理心靈的空間
想下你最近一次感受到的消極情緒,例如壓力,憤怒或挫折。當(dāng)你處于那種消極情緒時(shí)你在想些什么?是充滿了混亂的思緒?還是陷于麻木,無(wú)法思考?
下次當(dāng)你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于非常緊張的狀態(tài)時(shí),或是你感到氣憤或受挫時(shí),停下來(lái)。是的,對(duì),停下來(lái)。不管你在做什么,停下來(lái)坐上一分鐘。坐著的時(shí)候,讓自己完全沉浸在那種消極情緒之中。
讓那種消極情緒吞噬你,給自己一分鐘的時(shí)間去真切地體會(huì)那種情緒,不要欺騙自己;ㄕ环昼姷臅r(shí)間–但只有一分鐘–去體會(huì)那種情緒,別的什么也不要做。
當(dāng)一分鐘結(jié)束時(shí),問(wèn)自己:“我是否想在今天余下的時(shí)間里繼續(xù)保持這種消極情緒?”
一旦你允許自己完全沉浸在那種情緒當(dāng)中并真切體會(huì)到它,你就會(huì)驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)那種情緒很快就消失了。
如果你覺(jué)得還需要點(diǎn)時(shí)間來(lái)保持那種情緒,沒(méi)關(guān)系,再給自己一分鐘的時(shí)間去體會(huì)它。
如果你覺(jué)得自己已經(jīng)充分體會(huì)了那種情緒,那就問(wèn)自己是否愿意在今天余下的時(shí)間里繼續(xù)保持這種消極情緒。如果不愿意,那就深呼吸。呼氣的時(shí)候,把所有的消極情緒都釋放出去。
這個(gè)方法似乎很簡(jiǎn)單–幾乎是太過(guò)簡(jiǎn)單了,但卻非常有效。通過(guò)給自己空間真正體會(huì)消極情緒,你是在處理這種情緒,而不是將其壓制下去然后盡量不加理會(huì)。通過(guò)給予消極情緒所需的空間和關(guān)注,你實(shí)際上是在消解其力量。當(dāng)你沉浸在那種情緒之中,并且明白它只是一種情緒時(shí),你就擺脫了它的控制。你可以清理頭腦并繼續(xù)做事。
你下次籠罩消極情緒時(shí),試一下這種做法,給自己一點(diǎn)空間來(lái)體會(huì)那種情緒并看看會(huì)發(fā)生什么。隨身帶一張寫著如下字句的紙條:
停下來(lái)。沉浸一分鐘。我想保持這種消極情緒嗎?深吸氣,呼氣,放松。繼續(xù)做事!
這會(huì)提醒你該怎樣去做。記住,要花你所需要的時(shí)間去真正沉浸于那種情緒之中。然后,當(dāng)你感到自己已經(jīng)充分體會(huì)到了它。你會(huì)驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn),你很快就能擺脫消極情緒,并開始做你真正想做的事情!
•第十三篇:BeHappy快樂(lè)
BeHappy!
“Thedaysthatmakeushappymakeuswise、”----JohnMasefield
whenIfirstreadthislinebyEngland’sPoetLaureate,itstartledme、WhatdidMasefieldmean?Withoutthinkingaboutitmuch,Ihadalwaysassumedthattheoppositewastrue、Buthissoberassurancewasarresting、Icouldnotforgetit、
Finally,Iseemedtograsphismeaningandrealizedthatherewasaprofoundobservation、Thewisdomthathappinessmakespossibleliesinclearperception,notfoggedbyanxietynordimmedbydespairandboredom,andwithouttheblindspotscausedbyfear、
Activehappiness---notmeresatisfactionorcontentment---oftencomessuddenly,likeanAprilshowerortheunfoldingofabud、Thenyoudiscoverwhatkindofwisdomhasaccompaniedit、Thegrassisgreener;birdsongsaresweeter;theshortcomingsofyourfriendsaremoreunderstandableandmoreforgivable、Happinessislikeapairofeyeglassescorrectingyourspiritualvision、
Noraretheinsightsofhappinesslimitedtowhatisneararoundyou、Unhappy,withyourthoughtsturnedinuponyouremotionalwoes,yourvisioniscutshortasthoughbyawall、Happy,thewallcrumbles、
Thelongvistaistherefortheseeing、Thegroundatyourfeet,theworldaboutyou----people,thoughts,emotions,pressures---arenowfittedintothelargerscene、Everythingassumesafairerproportion、Andhereisthebeginningofwisdom、
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快樂(lè)
“快樂(lè)的日子使人睿智!
---約翰•梅斯菲爾德
第一次讀到英國(guó)桂冠詩(shī)人梅斯菲爾德的這行詩(shī)時(shí),我感到十分震驚。他想表達(dá)什么意思?我以前從未對(duì)此仔細(xì)考慮,總是認(rèn)定這行詩(shī)反過(guò)來(lái)才正確。但他冷靜而又胸有成竹的表達(dá)引起了我的注意,令我無(wú)法忘懷。
終于,我似乎領(lǐng)會(huì)了他的意思,并意識(shí)到這行詩(shī)意義深遠(yuǎn)?鞓(lè)帶來(lái)的睿智存在于敏銳的洞察力之間,不會(huì)因憂慮而含混迷惑,也不會(huì)因絕望和厭倦而黯然模糊,更不會(huì)因恐懼而造成盲點(diǎn)。
積極的快樂(lè)–并非單純的滿意或知足–通常不期而至,就像四月里突然下起的春雨,或是花蕾的突然綻放。然后,你就會(huì)發(fā)覺(jué)與快樂(lè)結(jié)伴而來(lái)的究竟是何種智慧。草地更為青翠,鳥吟更為甜美,朋友的缺點(diǎn)也變得更能讓人理解,寬容?鞓(lè)就像是一副眼鏡,可以矯正你的精神視力。
快樂(lè)的視野并不僅限于你周圍的事物。當(dāng)你不快樂(lè)時(shí),你的思維陷入情感上的悲哀,你的眼界就像是被一道墻給阻隔了,而當(dāng)你快樂(lè)時(shí),這道墻就會(huì)砰然倒塌。
你的眼界變得更為寬廣。你腳下的大地,你身邊的世界,包括人,思想,情感和壓力,現(xiàn)在都融入了更為廣闊的景象之中,其間每件事物的比例都更加合理。而這就是睿智的起始。
•第十四篇:TheGoodnessoflife生命的美好
TheGoodnessofLife
Thoughthereismuchtobeconcernedabout,thereisfar,farmoreforwhichtobethankful、Thoughlife’sgoodnesscanattimesbeovershadowed,itisneveroutweighed、
Foreverysingleactthatissenselesslydestructive,therearethousandsmoresmall,quietactsoflove,kindnessandcompassion、Foreverypersonwhoseekstohurt,therearemany,manymorewhodevotetheirlivestohelpingandtohealing、
Thereisgoodnesstolifethatcannotbedenied、
Inthemostmagnificentvistasandinthesmallestdetails,lookclosely,forthatgoodnessalwayscomesshiningthrough、
Theresinolimittothegoodnessoflife、Itgrowsmoreabundantwitheachnewencounter、Themoreyouexperienceandappreciatethegoodnessoflife,themorethereistobelived、
Evenwhenthecoldwindsblowandtheworldseemstobecoveredinfoggyshadows,thegoodnessoflifeliveson、Openyoureyes,openyourheart,andyouwillseethatgoodnessiseverywhere、
Thoughthegoodnessoflifeseemsattimestosuffersetbacks,italwaysendures、Forinthedarkestmomentitbecomesvividlyclearthatlifeisapricelesstreasure、Andsothegoodnessoflifeismadeevenstrongerbytheverythingsthatwouldopposeit、
Timeandtimeagainwhenyoufeareditwasgoneforeveryoufoundthatthegoodnessoflifewasreallyonlyamomentaway、Aroundthenextcorner,insideeverymoment,thegoodnessoflifeistheretosurpriseanddelightyou、
Takeamomenttoletthegoodnessoflifetouchyourspiritandcalmyourthoughts、Then,shareyourgoodfortunewithanother、Forthegoodnessoflifegrowsmoreandmoremagnificenteachtimeitisgivenaway、
Thoughtheproblemsconstantlyscreamforattentionandtheconflictsappeartorageeverstronger,thegoodnessoflifegrowsstrongerstill,quietly,peacefully,withmorepurposeandmeaningthaneverbefore、
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生命的美好
盡管有很多事讓人憂慮,但相比而言,值得感激的事要多得多。盡管生命的美好有時(shí)被蒙上陰影,但它卻永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被埋沒(méi)。
相對(duì)于每一個(gè)無(wú)謂的破壞行為而言,都有更多數(shù)以千計(jì)更為微小的,包含著愛(ài),友善和同情的舉動(dòng)靜靜地上演著。相對(duì)于每一個(gè)試圖傷害他人的人而言,都有更多的人致力于幫助他人,治愈他人的創(chuàng)傷。
生命的美好不能否認(rèn)。
在最為壯觀的前景和最為瑣碎的細(xì)節(jié)中,請(qǐng)仔細(xì)觀察,因?yàn)槊篮玫氖挛锟偸巧l(fā)著耀眼的光芒閃亮登場(chǎng)。
生命的美好沒(méi)有界限。每一次相遇都會(huì)使這美好變得越發(fā)豐富。你經(jīng)歷得越多,越能欣賞生命的美好,生命中的美好就會(huì)變得越多。
即使當(dāng)寒風(fēng)襲來(lái),整個(gè)世界似乎被霧氣掩蓋之時(shí),生命的美好仍會(huì)存在。睜開雙眼,打開心扉,你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這美好無(wú)處不在。
盡管生命的美好有時(shí)似乎遭受挫折,但它總會(huì)挺過(guò)來(lái)。因?yàn),在最黑暗的時(shí)刻,有一點(diǎn)變得格外清楚,那就是,生命是無(wú)價(jià)的財(cái)富。因此,下正是與生命的美好相對(duì)立的事物使其越發(fā)強(qiáng)大。
無(wú)數(shù)次地,當(dāng)你擔(dān)心這美好已經(jīng)遠(yuǎn)離之時(shí),你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)生命的美好其實(shí)只與你相隔須臾。它就在下一角落,存在于每個(gè)時(shí)刻之間,等著給你驚喜。
花些時(shí)間讓生命的美好感動(dòng)自己的靈魂,放松自己的思緒。然后,把你的幸運(yùn)與他人分享。因?yàn)樯拿篮脮?huì)在每次給予之間變得越來(lái)越壯觀。
盡管總是有問(wèn)題讓你去關(guān)注,沖突也似乎愈演愈烈,但生命的美好卻總是靜靜地,平和地,帶著比以往更強(qiáng)的意志和更多的價(jià)值變得更加強(qiáng)大。
•第十五篇:FacingtheEnemiesWithin直面內(nèi)在的敵人
FacingtheEnemiesWithin
Wearenotbornwithcourage,butneitherarewebornwithfear、Maybesomeofourfearsarebroughtonbyyourownexperiences,bywhatsomeonehastoldyou,bywhatyou’vereadinthepapers、Somefearsarevalid,likewalkingaloneinabadpartoftownattwoo’clockinthemorning、Butonceyoulearntoavoidthatsituation,youwon’tneedtoliveinfearofit、
Fears,eventhemostbasicones,cantotallydestroyourambitions、Fearcandestroyfortunes、Fearcandestroyrelationships、Fear,ifleftunchecked,candestroyourlives、Fearisoneofthemanyenemieslurkinginsideus、
Letmetellyouaboutfiveoftheotherenemieswefacefromwithin、Thefirstenemythatyou’vegottodestroybeforeitdestroysyouisindifference、Whatatragicdiseasethisis!“Ho-hum,letitslide、I’lljustdriftalong、”Here’soneproblemwithdrifting:youcan’tdriftyourwaytothetoofthemountain、
Thesecondenemywefaceisindecision、Indecisionisthethiefofopportunityandenterprise、Itwillstealyourchancesforabetterfuture、Takeaswordtothisenemy、
Thethirdenemyinsideisdoubt、Sure,there’sroomforhealthyskepticism、Youcan’tbelieveeverything、Butyoualsocan’tletdoubttakeover、Manypeopledoubtthepast,doubtthefuture,doubteachother,doubtthegovernment,doubtthepossibilitiesnaddoubttheopportunities、Worseofall,theydoubtthemselves、I’mtellingyou,doubtwilldestroyyourlifeandyourchancesofsuccess、Itwillemptybothyourbankaccountandyourheart、Doubtisanenemy、Goafterit、Getridofit、
Thefourthenemywithinisworry、We’veallgottoworrysome、Justdon’tletconqueryou、Instead,letitalarmyou、Worrycanbeuseful、IfyoustepoffthecurbinNewYorkCityandataxiiscoming,you’vegottoworry、Butyoucan’tletworrylooselikeamaddogthatdrivesyouintoasmallcorner、Here’swhatyou’vegottodowithyourworries:drivethemintoasmallcorner、Whateverisouttogetyou,you’vegottogetit、Whateverispushingonyou,you’vegottopushback、
Thefifthinteriorenemyisovercaution、Itisthetimidapproachtolife、Timidityisnotavirtue;it’sanillness、Ifyouletitgo,it’llconqueryou、Timidpeopledon’tgetpromoted、Theydon’tadvanceandgrowandbecomepowerfulinthemarketplace、You’vegottoavoidovercaution、
Dobattlewiththeenemy、Dobattlewithyourfears、Buildyourcouragetofightwhat’sholdingouback,what’skeepingyoufromyourgoalsanddreams、Becourageousinyourlifeandinyourpursuitofthethingsyouwantandthepersonyouwanttobecome、
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直面內(nèi)在的敵人
我們的勇氣并不是與生俱來(lái)的,我們的恐懼也不是。也許有些恐懼來(lái)自你的親身經(jīng)歷,別人告訴你的故事,或你在報(bào)紙上讀到的東西。有些恐懼可以理解,例如在凌晨?jī)牲c(diǎn)獨(dú)自走在城里不安全的地段。但是一旦你學(xué)會(huì)避免那種情況,你就不必生活在恐懼之中。
恐懼,哪怕是最基本的恐懼,也可能徹底粉碎我們的抱負(fù)?謶挚赡艽輾ж(cái)富,也可能摧毀一段感情。如果不加以控制,恐懼還可能摧毀我們的生活?謶质菨摲谖覀儍(nèi)心的眾多敵人之一。
讓我來(lái)告訴你我們面臨的其他五個(gè)內(nèi)在敵人。第一個(gè)你要在它襲擊你之前將其擊敗的敵人是冷漠。打著哈欠說(shuō):“隨它去吧,我就隨波逐流吧!边@是多么可悲的疾病!隨波逐流的問(wèn)題是:你不可能漂流到山頂去。
我們面臨的第二個(gè)敵人是優(yōu)柔寡斷。它是竊取機(jī)會(huì)和事業(yè)的賊,它還會(huì)偷去你實(shí)現(xiàn)更美好未來(lái)的機(jī)會(huì)。向這個(gè)敵人出劍吧!
第三個(gè)內(nèi)在的敵人是懷疑。當(dāng)然,正常的懷疑還是有一席之地的,你不能相信一切。但是你也不能讓懷疑掌管一切。許多人懷疑過(guò)去,懷疑未來(lái),懷疑彼此,懷疑政府,懷疑可能性,并懷疑機(jī)會(huì)。最糟糕的是,他們懷疑自己。我告訴你,懷疑會(huì)毀掉你的生活和你成功的機(jī)會(huì),它會(huì)耗盡你的存款,留給你干涸的心靈。懷疑是敵人,追趕它,消滅它。
第四個(gè)內(nèi)在的敵人是擔(dān)憂。我們都會(huì)有些擔(dān)憂,不過(guò)千萬(wàn)不要讓擔(dān)憂征服你。相反,讓它來(lái)警醒你。擔(dān)憂也許能派上用場(chǎng)。當(dāng)你在紐約走上人行道時(shí)有一輛出租車向你駛來(lái),你就得擔(dān)憂。但你不能讓擔(dān)憂像瘋狗一樣失控,將你逼至死角。你應(yīng)該這樣對(duì)付自己的擔(dān)憂:把擔(dān)憂驅(qū)至死角。不管是什么來(lái)打擊你,你都要打擊它。不管什么攻擊你,你都要反擊。
第五個(gè)內(nèi)在的敵人是過(guò)分謹(jǐn)慎。那是膽小的生活方式。膽怯不是美德,而是一種疾病。如果你不理會(huì)它,它就會(huì)將你征服。膽怯的人不會(huì)得到提拔,他們?cè)谑袌?chǎng)中不會(huì)前進(jìn),不會(huì)成長(zhǎng),不會(huì)變得強(qiáng)大。你要避免過(guò)分謹(jǐn)慎。
一定要向這引起敵人開戰(zhàn)。一定要向恐懼開戰(zhàn)。鼓起勇氣抗擊阻擋你的事物,與阻止你實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)和夢(mèng)想的事物作斗爭(zhēng)。要勇敢地生活,勇敢地追求你想要的事物并勇敢地成為你想成為的人。
•第十六篇:AbundanceisaLifeStyle富足的生活方式
AbundanceisaLifeStyle
Abundanceisalifestyle,awayoflivingyourlife、Itisn’tsomethingyoubuynowandthenorpulldownfromthecupboard,dustoffanduseonceortwice,andthenreturntothecupboard、
Abundanceisaphilosophy;itappearsinyourphysiology,yourvaluesystem,andcarriesitsownsetofbeliefs、Youwalkwithit,sleepwithit,bathwithit,feelwithit,andneedtomaintainandtakecareofitaswell、
Abundancedoesn’talwaysrequiremoney、Manypeoplelivewithallthatmoneycanbuyyetliveemptyinside、Abundancebeginsinsidewithsomemainself-ingredients,likelove,care,kindnessandgentleness,thoughtfulnessandcompassion、Abundanceisastateofbeing、Itradiatesoutward、Itshineslikethesunamongthemanymoonsintheworld、
Beingfromthebrightnessofabundancedoesn’tallowthedarknesstoappearorbeinthepathunlessachoicetoallowitto、Thetruestateofabundancedoesn’thaveroomforliesorgamesnormallyplayed、Thespaceistoofullofabundance、Thismaybeachallengebecausewestillneedtoshineforothertosee、
Abundanceisseeingpeoplefortheirgiftsandnotwhattheylackorcouldbe、Seeingallthingsfortheirgiftsandnotwhattheylack、
Startbyknowingwhatyourabundancesare,fillthatspacewithyou,andbefullypresentfromthatstateofbeing、Yourprofessionofchoiceistellingyouofknowingandpossibilities、Thatistheirgift、Consultantsandcustomerserviceprofessionalshavetheministrativeassistantsandvirtualassistantshaveanabundanceofcoordinationandtimemanagement、Abundanceisallaroundyou,andallwithin、Seewhatitis;loveyourselfforwhatitis,notwhatyou’remissing,orwhatthatcanbebetter,butforwhatitisatthispresentmoment、
Beinastateofabundanceofwhatyoualreadyhave、Iguaranteetheyarethere;italwaysisburiedbutthere、Breathetheminasiftheyaretheairyoubreathebecausetheyareyours、Letgoofanythingthatisn’tabundantforthetimebeing、Nametheshoeboxesinyourclosetwithyourgiftsofabundance;pullfromthemeverymorningifneeded、Knowtheyarethere、
Learningtotrustinyourownabundanceisrequired、Whenyoubegintobewithinyourownspaceofabundance,whateveryouneedwillappearwheneveryouneedit、That’sjustthewaythehigherpowerssetthisuniverseuptowork、Trusttheuniversalenergy、Theknowingofitallwillhumbleyoutoitspoweryetletthebrightnessofyoushineeverywhereitneedsto、Justbybeingfromastateofabundance,itisbeingyou、