编者按: 青春不是年华,而是心境;青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝,而是深沉的意志,恢宏的想象,炙热的恋情;青春是生命的深泉在涌流。 Youth Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips andsuppleknees; it is a matter of t
引言: 回首那个糟糕的夏天,我很快就明白了,所有后来出现的好事只不过与坏事相互抵消。比一般情况糟糕的境遇不会延宕过久;而太平时光是我应得的,我要尽情享受,它们为我注入活力以应对下一个险情,并确保我可以兴旺发达。 The 50-Percent Theory of Life I believe in the 50-percent theory. Half the time things are bet
编者引言:生命,应如烟花般绚烂夺目,如怒放的鲜花般芬芳... Giving Life Meaning Have you thought about what you want people to say about you after you’re gone? Can you hear the voice saying, “He was a great man.” Or “She really w
编者按: 你认识你的脸孔,因为你经常从镜子里看到它。现在有一面镜子,在其中你可以看到完整的自己,看到自己心里所有的事情,所有的感觉、动机、嗜好、冲动及恐惧。这面镜子就是关系的镜子:你与父母之间的镜子,你与老师之间的镜子,你与河流、树木、地球之间的镜子,你与自己思想之间的镜子。 ------克里希那穆提(印度哲学家) Mirror, Mirror---What do I See? A loving
Work and Pleasure To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say: “I will take an interest in
The Goodness of Life Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though life’s goodness can at times be overshadowed, it is never outweighed. For every
An October Sunrise I was up the next morning before the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. The rising of the sun was noble in the cold and warmth of it peeping down the sprea
生命如诗,需要我们用心去感受那或豪迈洒脱、或婉约清丽的诗行... Human Life a Poem I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and de
编者按: 大师们的作品在我们心灵扎根,诗人们的佳句在我们血管中运行。我们年轻时读了书,年老了又把它们记起。 ----赫兹利特 Companionship of Books A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship
Do you fear the force of the wind? ——Hamilton Garland Do you fear the force of the wind? Do you fear theslashof the rain? Go face them and fight them. Be savage again. Go hungry and cold like the wolf
The Happy door Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty. There is no exact definition of the wor
编者按: 沉湎过去,就无法与今天同行,明天因而也成了一个遥遥的无期。 沉湎过去,就无法让我们的每天过得精彩,痛苦因而成了一个咒语无法摆脱。 What is Your Recovery Rate? What is your recovery rate? How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviors that upset
Bed in Summer ——Robert Louis Stevenson In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and see The birds st
编者按: 一个懂得生活的人,必然是一个内心世界丰富充实的人。一个内心世界丰富的人才能在黑暗中看到光明,才能欣赏生长在荆棘丛中艳丽的花朵,才能在纷繁的外部表象中寻到事物的本质。构建强大的内心世界是一生的事业。 Abundance is a Life Style Abundanceis a life style, a way of living your life. It isn’t somethin
Be Happy! “The days that make us happy make us wise.”----John Masefield when I first read this line by England’s Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean? Without thinking about it much,
编者按: 有时我想,把每天都当作生命中的最后一天来边,也不失为一个极好的生活法则。这种态度会使人格外重视生命的价值。我们每天都应该以优雅的姿态,充沛的精力,抱着感恩之心来生活。 ----海伦.凯勒 Three Days to See(Excerpts)假如给我三天光明(节选) All of us have readthrillingstories in which the hero had onl
引言: 禀赋迥异,万物各就其位; 倘若我不能将森林背负,你也无法将坚果打破。 The mountain and thesquirrel ——Ralph Waldo Emerson The Mountain and the Squirrel Had a quarrel; And the Mountain called the Squirrel 'LittlePrig.' Bunrep
引言: 傅雷先生在《约翰·克里斯朵夫》的译者献辞中说过:“真正的光明决不是永远没有黑暗的时候,只是永不被黑暗掩蔽罢了。真正的英雄决不是永远没有卑下的情操,只是永不被卑下的情操屈服罢了。……所以在你要战胜外来的敌人之前,先得战胜你内在的敌人;你不必害怕沉沦堕落,只要你能不断地自拔与更新。” Facing the Enemies Within We are not born with courage,
编者按: 《圣经》中说,“今日乃主所创”,人生中,真正令人不安静的其实是对昨天的悔恨和明天的恐惧。那么,不如静下心来好好的品味现在。 Relish the Moment Tucked awayin our subconsciousness is anidyllicvision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the moment. We ar