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My mother, who was filled with pride the day I was admitted here, never stopped pressing me to do more for others. A few days before I was married, she hosted a bridal event, at which she read aloud a letter about marriage that she had written to Melinda. My mother was very ill with cancer at the time, but she saw one more opportunity to deliver her message, and at the close...
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land-a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. 这些是危机的迹象，这一点统计数据将予以证明。不易于衡量但同样严重的是全国各地动摇的信心——一种挥之不去的恐惧感，认为美国将...
When the great director Billy Wilder was asked what makes a movie unforgettable, his answer was simple, "A little bit of magic!" We're all here tonight or sitting at home watching because something came off a movie screen: a little bit of magic touched our lives. And you always remember where you were: the theater, the popcorn, the people you were with when it ...
As a student of adversity, 我从逆境中学习： I've been struck over the years 这些年来，我一次又一次 by how some people 被人们如何 with major challenges 从极大的挑战中 seem to draw strength from them, 得到力量而震撼， and I've heard the popular wisdom 人们说， that that has to do with finding meaning. 这和找寻生命的意义有关。 And for a long time, 很长一段时间， I thoug...
编者按： 那些你所想到的人，不管他们在你的家里或是其他什么地方，都是这条在几代人间延续的爱的链条上的一环。你对他们生命的影响，不管你是否看到结果，都是无法估量的。你所奉献的爱心与关怀将会在未来的岁月中转变那些处于迷失和绝望之中的生命。 Chain of Love “How do you account for your remarkable accomplishment in life?” Queen Victoria of England asked Helen Keller. “...
编者按: 人的生命存在就在于死亡来袭之前,珍惜那些使他短暂的生命变得高贵的思想,鄙弃对命运的恐惧,对自建的圣坛顶礼膜拜,不受机缘的摆布,摆脱主宰他外部生活的粗暴统治而取得心灵的自由,敢于骄傲地向那些不可抗拒的压力挑战 A Freeman’s Worship The life of Man, viewed outwardly, is but a small thing in comparison with the forces of Nature. The slave is doomed to worship Time and Fate ...
编者按： 你注意到了吗？那些野花只生长在你这一侧的路上，而不是另一侧。那是由于我早就了解你的瑕疵，并充分利用了它。我在你这一边的路上种上花籽，每天当我从小溪旁运水而归时，你就给它们浇了水。两年过去了，我现在可以摘下这些美丽的花儿来装饰主人家的桌子了。倘若不是因为你的特别之处，我们就不会有那些美丽的花来美化主人的屋子了。 The highest grace A water bearer in India had two large p...
编者按: 不要浪费任何一个实践某个充满潜力的非凡念头的机会。你不必为了实践那个小念头而等待大主意、总体规划的出现，或是等待同伴的赞同。 如果你下定决心坚持到底，那个小小的想法或念头就会是你成就伟大事业的开始。 Are You Ignoring That Little Thought What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you ignore it because you thought that it was just a little thought ? Have...
编者按: 美德好比宝石，它在朴素背景的衬托下反而更华丽；同样，一个打扮并不华贵却端庄严肃而有美德者是令人肃然起敬的。 Of beauty Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set; and surely virtue is best, in a body that is comely, though not of delicate features; and that hath rather dignity of presence, than beauty of aspect. Neither is it almost seen, that very beautiful persons a...
编者按： 有时我们真像这风筝啊！上苍赋予我们困境和约束，赋予我们成长和增强实力所要遵从的规则。约束是逆风的必要匹配物。我们中有些人是如此强硬地抵制规则，以至我们从来无法飞到本来能够达到的高度。我们只遵从部分戒律，因此永远不会飞得足够高，使尾巴远离地面。 Life, free to soar by Wayne B.Lynn One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites...
编者按： 人需要有一种宗教信仰使他的生活有意义。我希望我也能有这样的信仰，但我的任何信念总会充满困惑和保留看法。然而，我写诗就是努力发掘生活的意义。偶尔，我用诗歌表现自己的经历和感受，从中也明白了我不曾意识到自己已经懂得的道理。因此，对我来说，诗歌创作的冲动表现出来的，不是因为不系统而不太真实的东西……而是一种信仰，那就是，人必须享受生活，探索生活的真谛，提高生活的品质。人可各...
编者按： 现在我终于明白，我生活着的这个世界不是等待我去打开的一扇牡蛎，而是需要我去抓住的一个机会。每一天我都视若珍宝，每一轮太阳带给我的崭新的二十四小时都鲜活而精彩，我绝不可将其虚度。从前，我终日忙碌，无暇顾及生活中某些重要的细节，诸如水波上的光影，松林间的风吟——现在，我终于学会去欣赏它们的美好。 A New Look from Borrowed Time By Ralph Richmond Just ten years ago, I sat a...
Death 死亡 Death is a door opening to a new life. 死亡开启了新生的门。 I live and die everyday. 每天都是方生方死，方死方生。 We all come in the middle of the movie and we all leave in the middle of the movie. 每个人都在电影演到中途的时候出场，也在电影演到中途的时候退场. There is no right time or wrong time, just our time. 时间本身并无对错之分。 ...
Barriers 障碍 I go beyond barriers into possibilities. 我能够超越各种障碍，探索各种可能。 There are no barriers to my life. 我的生活中没有障碍。 The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I am choosing to walk through them. 通过智慧和学习之路始终开放，我也越来越频繁地穿梭其中。 Barriers , blocks , obstacles and problems ar...
Children 育儿 You can teach, but you can’t force. 你可以教育，但不能强迫。 I love children and they love me. 我爱孩子们，孩子们也爱我。 Open, loving communication with children is one of my greatest joys. 和孩子之间无拘无束又亲切温馨的交流是我最大的快乐。 I listen to what they say, and they listen to what I say. 我们相互倾听。 Children al...
Body 身体 My body is a good friend that I take loving care of. 身体是我的好朋友，需要我细心呵护。 I love my body. 我爱惜自己的身体。 My body is perfect for me at this time. 此时此刻，对我而言，我的身体堪称完美。 My body weight is also perfect. 我的体重也堪称完美。 I am exactly where I choose to be. 我完全是我希望的样子。 I am beautiful, a...
Car 开车 I am a competent driver and a friendly passenger. 我是一个称职的驾驶员和一个友善的乘客。 I love my car. 我爱我的汽车。 Driving is a safe and pleasant experience for me. 开车对于我是一种安全且愉悦的经历。 I take good care of my car, and my car takes good care of me. 我精心呵护我的汽车，我的汽车也对我呵护有加。 It is ready to go whenever...
Home 家 My inner home and my outer home are places of beauty and peace. 我内在的家和外在的家都是美丽、安宁的地方。 My heart is my home. 我的心就是我的家。 I am at home in my own heart. 回归心灵让我感觉回家。 I take my heart with me to wherever I live. 无论我住在哪里，心随我动。 As we begin to love ourselves, we find ourselves providing a safe and comfortable home for ourselv...
Dreams 梦 My dreams are a joyful loving experience. 我的梦是充满爱的快乐经历。 My bed is a safe place. 我的床是安全的避风港。 Please do not listen to the news or watch it on TV the last thing at night. 请不要在晚上睡觉前听新闻或看电视。 The news is often a list of disasters, and you don’t want to take that into your dream state. 新闻里到处充...
OLD AGE 衰老 I choose the thoughts that make me feel comfortable with growing older. 我选择能让自己坦然面对衰老的想法。 I am the perfect age. 我正值最佳年龄。 Each year is special and precious and filled with wonders all its own. 人生当中的每一年都是特别而珍贵的，且充满新奇。 Being elderly is as special as being a child. 成为老人和成为孩子一样都是...