2021年1月23日发(作者：英勇无畏)

·第一篇：
Youth
青春



Youth


Youth
is
not
a
time
of
life;
it's
a
state
of
mind;
it's
not
a
matter
of
rosy
cheeks,
red
lips
and
supple
knees;
it's
a
matter
of
the
will,
a
quality
of
the
imagination,
a vigor of the emotions; it's the freshness of the deep springs of life.


Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, of the
appetite for the adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60
more than of grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our
ideals.


Years may wrinkle
the skin, but to
give
up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry,
fear ,self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to dust.


Whether 60 or 16 ,there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the
unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In
the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station: so long as it
receives message of beauty ,hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the
infinite, so long are you young.


When
the
aerials
are
down,
and
your
spirit
is
covered
with
snows
of
cyniciam
and
the
ice
of
pessimism,
then
you
are
grown
old,
even
at
20,but
as
long
as
your
aerials
are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.

·第二篇：
Three Days to See(Excerpts)
假如给我三天光明（节选）



Three days to see


All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and
specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as
twenty-four
hours,
but
always
we
were
interested
in
discovering
just
how
the
doomed
man chose to
spend his last days
or his last
hours. I speak,
of course,
of free men
who have a choice, not condemned criminals whose sphere of activities is strictly
delimited.


Such
stories
set
up
thinking,
wondering
what
we
should
do
under
similar
circumstances. What associations should we crowd into those last hours as mortal
beings? What happiness should we find in reviewing the past, what regrets?


Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we
should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values of life.
We should live each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation
which
are
often
lost
when
time
stretches
before
us
in
the
constant
panorama
of
more
days and months and years to come. There are those, of course, who would adopt the
epicurean motto of
the certainty of impending death.


Most of us take life for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually
we picture that day as far in the future, when we are in buoyant health, death is
all
but
unimaginable.
We
seldom
think
of
it.
The
days
stretch
out
in
an
endless
vista.
So we go about our petty task, hardly aware of our listless attitude towards life.


The
same
lethargy,
I
am
afraid,
characterizes
the
use
of
our
faculties
and
senses.
Only
the
deaf
appreciate
hearing,
only
the
blind
realize
the
manifold
blessings
that
lie
in
sight.
Particularly
does
this
observation
apply
to
those
who
have
lost
sight
and hearing in adult life. But those who have never suffered impairment of sight
or hearing seldom make the fullest use of these blessed faculties. Their eyes and
ears take in all sights and sound hazily, without concentration, and with little
appreciation. It is the same old story of not being grateful for what we conscious
of health until we are ill.


I
have
often
thought
it
would
be
a
blessing
if
each
human
being
were
stricken
blind
and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would
make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.


Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see. Recently
I was visited by a very good friend who had just returned from a long walk in the
woods,
and
I
asked
her
what
she
had
observed.

in
particular,
she
replied.
I
might
have
been
incredulous
had
I
not
been
accustomed
to
such
responses,
for
long
ago I became convinced that the seeing see little.


How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and
see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest
me
through
mere
touch.
I
feel
the
delicate
symmetry
of
a
leaf.
I
pass
my
hands
lovingly
about
the
smooth
skin
of
a
silver
birch,
or
the
rough
shaggy
bark
of
a
pine.
In
spring
I
touch
the
branches
of
trees
hopefully
in
search
of
a
bud,
the
first
sign
of
awakening
Nature
after
her
winter's
sleep
I
feel
the
delightful,
velvety
texture
of
a
flower,
and discover its remarkable convolutions; and something of the miracle of Nature
is revealed to me. Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently in
a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song. I am delighted to
have cool waters of a brook rush through my open fingers. To me a lush carpet of
pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
To
me
the
pageant
of
seasons
is
a
thrilling
and
unending
drama,
the
action
of
which
streams
through
my
finger
tips.
At
times
my
heart
cries
out
with
longing
to
see
all
these things. If I can get so much pleasure from mere touch, how much more beauty
must be revealed by sight. Yet, those who have eyes apparently see little. The
panorama
of
color
and
action
fill
the
world
is
taken
for
granted.
It
is
human,
perhaps,
to
appreciate
little
that
which
we
have
and
to
long
for
that
which
we
have
not,
but
it is a great pity that in the world of light and the gift of sight is used only
as mere convenience rather that as a means of adding fullness to life.


Oh, the things that I should see if I had the power of sight for three days!

·第三篇：
Companionship of Books
以书为伴（接选）


companionship of books
与书为伴


a
man
may
usually
be
known
by
the
books
he
reads
as
well
as
by
the
company
he
keeps;
for
there
is
a
companionship
of
books
as
well
as
of
men;
and
one
should
always
live
in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.


a good
book may be
among the best of friends.
it is the same today
that it
always
was, and it will never change. it is the most patient and cheerful of companions.
it
does
not
turn
its
back
upon
us
in
times
of
adversity
or
distress.
it
always
receives
us with
the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in
youth, and comforting
and
consoling us in age.


men often discover their affinity to each other by the love they have each for
a book. the book is a truer and higher bond of union. men can think, feel, and
sympathize
with
each
other
through
their
favorite
author.
they
live
in
him
together
and he, in them.


a good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could
think out; for the world of a man's life is, for the most part, but the world of
his
thoughts.
thus
the
best
books
are
treasuries
of
good
words,
the
golden
thoughts,
which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.


books
possess
an
essence
of
immortality.
they
are
by
far
the
most
lasting
products
of
human
effort.
temples
and
statues
decay,
but
books
survive.
time
is
of
no
account
with
great
thoughts,
which
are
as
fresh
today
as
when
they
first
passed
through
their
author's
minds,
ages
ago.
what
was
then
said
and
thought
still
speaks
to
us
as
vividly
as ever from
the
printed page. the only effect of time has been to sift
out the bad
products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.


books introduce us into the best society, they bring us into the presence of the
greatest minds that have ever lived. we hear what they said and did; we see them
as
if
they
were
really
alive;
we
sympathize
with
them,
enjoy
with
them,
grieve
with
them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors
with them in the scenes which they describe.

·第四篇：
If I Rest,I Rust
如果我休息，我就会生锈


If I rest, I rust


The
significant
inscription(
题字，碑铭
)
found
on
an
old
key
-

I
rest,
I
rust
- would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest taint
of
idleness.
Even
the
industrious(
勤奋的人
)
might
adopt
it
with
advantage
to
serve
as
a
reminder
that,
if
one
allows
his
faculties
to
rest,
like
the
iron
in
the
unused
key,
they
will
soon
show
signs
of
rust,
and
ultimately,
cannot
do
the
work
required
of them.


Those
who
would
attain
the
heights
reached
and
kept
by
great
men
must
keep
their
faculties
polished
by
constant
use,
so
that
they
may
unlock
the
doors
of
knowledge,
the
gates
that
guard
the
entrances
to
the
professions,
to
science,
art,
literature,
agriculture, -every department of human endeavor.


Industry
keeps
bright
the
key
that
opens
the
treasure
of
achievemenet.
If Hugh
Miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, had devoted his evening s to rest and
recreation,
he
would
never
have
become
a
famous
geologist.
The
celebrated
mathematician,
Edmund
Stone,
would
never
have
published
a
mathematical
dictionary,
never
have
found
the
key
to
science
of
mathematics,
if
he
had
given
his
spare
moments
to idleness. Had the little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allowed the busy brain to go to
sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside, instead of calculating the position
of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer.


Labor vanquished all, - not inconstant, spasmodic, or ill-directed labor; but
faithful, unremitting, daily effort toward a well-directed purpose. Just as truly
as eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, so is eternal industry the price of
noble and enduring success.

·第五篇：
Ambition
抱负


Ambition


It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be
a
kinder
world:
without
demands,
without
abrasions,
without
disappointments.
People
would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves
but for the collectivity. Competition would never enter in. Conflict would be
eliminated, tension become a thing of the past. The stress of creation would be at
an end.
Art would
no longer be troubling, but
purely celebratory in its
functions.
Longevity would
be increased, for fewer people would die of heart
attack or stroke
caused
by
tumultuous
endeavor.
Anxiety
would
be
extinct.
Time
would
stretch
on
and
on, with ambition long departed from the human heart.


Ah, how unrelievedly boring life would be!


There is a strong view that holds that success is a myth, and ambition therefore
a sham. Does this mean that success does not really exist? That achievement is at
bottom empty? That the efforts of men and women are of no significance alongside
the
force
of
movements
and
events?
Now
not
all
success,
obviously,
is
worth
esteeming,
nor all ambition worth cultivating. Which are and which are not is something one
soon enough learns on one’s own. But even the most cynical secretly admit that
success exists; that achievement counts for a great deal; and that the true myth
is that the actions of men and women are useless. To believe otherwise is to taken
on a point of view that is likely to be deranging. It is, in its implications, to
remove
all
motives
for
competence,
interest
in
attainment,
and
regard
for
posterity.



We don’t choose to be born. We don’t choose our parents. We don’t choose our
historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our
upbringing. We don’t, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time or
conditions
of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose
how we shall live: courageously or in cowardice, honorably or dishonorably, with
purpose of in drift. We decide what is important and what is trivial in life. We
decide
that
what
makes
us
significant
is
either
what
we
do
or
what
we
refuse
to
do.
But
no
matter
how
indifferent
the
universe
may
be
to
our
choices
and
decisions,
these
choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and
choose,
so
are
our
lives
formed.
In
the
end,
forming
our
own
destiny
is
what
ambition
is about.



[annotation]:


Abrasion
磨损；
collectivity
集体；
tumultuous
喧嚣的，纷乱的；
Unrelievedly
持续
不变地，未缓和地；
sham
骗局；
at bottom
实际上；
cynical
愤世嫉俗的；
derange
打
乱；

posterity
子孙，后裔；
epoch
时代，时期；
cowardice
胆怯；怯懦；

·第六篇：
What I have Lived for
我为何而生


What I have Lived For


Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the
longing
for
love,
the
search
for
knowledge,
and
the
unbearable
pity
for
the
suffering
of mankind.
These passions, like great winds,
have blown me hither and
thither, in
a
wayward
course,
over
a
deep
ocean
of
anguish,
reaching
to
the
very
verge
of
despair.


I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy -- ecstasy so great that I
would
often
have
sacrificed
all
the
rest
of
life
for
a
few
hours
of
this
joy.
I
have
sought
it,
next,
because
it
relieves
loneliness
--
that
terrible
loneliness
in
which
one
shivering
consciousness
looks
over
the
rim
of
the
world
into
the
cold
unfathomable
lifeless
abyss.
I
have
sought
it,
finally,
because
in
the
union
of
love
I
have
seen,
in
a
mystic
miniature,
the
prefiguring
vision
of
the
heaven
that
saints
and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good
for human life, this is what -- at least -- I have found.


With
equal
passion
I
have
sought
knowledge.
I
have
wished
to
understand
the
hearts
of men. I have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend
the Pythagorean power by which number holds sway above the flux. A little of this,
but not much, I have achieved.


Love
and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led
upward toward
the heavens.
But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in
my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people
a hated burden to their sons, and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain
make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but I
can't, and I too suffer.

This
has
been
my
life.
I
have
found
it
worth
living,
and
would
gladly
live
it
again
if the chance were offered me.

·第七篇：
When Love Beckons You
爱的召唤


When love beckons you


When
love
beckons
to
you,
follow
him,
though
his
ways
are
hard
and
steep.
And
when
his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may
wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter
your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.


For
even
as
love
crowns
you
so
shall
he
crucify
you.
Even
as
he
is
for
your
growth
so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your
tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to your roots and
shake them in their clinging to the earth .



But
if,
in
your
fear,
you
would
seek
only
love’s
peace
and
love’s
threshing
-floor,
into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and
weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but
from itself. Love possesses not, nor
would it be possessed,
for love is
sufficient
unto love.


Love
has
no
other
desire
but
to
fulfill
itself.
But
if
you
love
and
must
have
desires,
let these be your desires:


To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.


To know the pain of too much tenderness.


To
be wounded
by your
own
understanding
of
love;And
to
bleed willingly and
joyfully.


To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;



To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy.


To
return
home
at
eventide
with
gratitude;And
then
to
sleep
with
a
prayer
for
the
beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.


[annotation]


Beckon
召唤；
pinion
羽翼；
crucify
折磨；
pruning
修剪；
Caress
抚爱；

quiver
震动，颤抖；
threshing-floor
打谷场；
naught
零；
eventide
黄昏；

·第八篇：
The Road to Success
成功之道


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It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most
subordinate
positions.
Many
of
the
leading
businessmen
of
Pittsburgh
had
a
serious
responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were
introduced
to
the
broom,
and
spent
the
first
hours
of
their
business
lives
sweeping
out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our
young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of a business education. But if
by
chance
the
professional
sweeper
is
absent
any
morning,
the
boy
who
has
the
genius
of
the
future
partner
in
him
will
not
hesitate
to
try
his
hand
at
the
broom.
It
does
not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those
sweepers myself.


Assuming
that
you
have
all
obtained
employment
and
are
fairly
started,
my
advice
to you is
see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for
a
moment
in
your
thoughts
as
head
clerk,
or
foreman,
or
general
manager
in
any
concern,
no
matter
how
extensive.
Say
to
yourself,

place
is
at
the
top.
Be
king
in
your
dreams.


And
here
is
the
prime
condition
of
success,
the
great
secret:
concentrate
your
energy,
thought,
and
capital
exclusively
upon
the
business
in
which
you
are
engaged.
The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means
that
they
have
scattered
their
brains
also.
They
have
investments
in
this,
or
that,
or the other, here, there, and everywhere.
is
all
wrong.
I
tell
you

all
your
eggs
in
one
basket,
and
then
watch
that
basket.
It
is
easy
to
watch
and
carry
the
one
basket.
He
who
carries
three
baskets
must
put
one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up.

·第九篇：
On Meeting the Celebrated
论见名人


On Meeting the Celebrated


I have always wondered at the passion many people have to meet the celebrated.
The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous
men proves only that you are yourself of small account. The celebrated develop a
technique to deal with the persons they come across. They show the world a mask,
often an impressive on, but take care to conceal their real selves. They play the
part that is expected from them, and with practice learn to play it very well, but
you
are
stupid
if
you
think
that
this
public
performance
of
theirs
corresponds
with
the man within.


I
have
been
attached,
deeply
attached,
to
a
few
people;
but
I
have
been
interested
in men in general not for their own sakes, but for the sake of my work. I have not,
as
Kant
enjoined,
regarded
each
man
as
an
end
in
himself,
but
as
material
that
might
be useful to me as a writer. I have been more concerned with the obscure than with
the
famous.
They
are
more
often
themselves.
They
have
had
no
need
to
create
a
figure
to protect themselves from the world or to impress it. Their idiosyncrasies have
had more chance to develop in the limited circle of their activity, and since they
have
never
been
in
the
public
eye
it
has
never
occurred
to
them
that
they
have
anything
to conceal.
They
display their oddities because
it has never
struck them that they
are
odd.
And
after
all
it
is
with
the
common
run
of
men
that
we
writers
have
to
deal;
kings,
dictators,
commercial
magnates
are
from
our
point
of
view
very
unsatisfactory.
To write about them is a venture that has often tempted writers, but the failure
that has attended their
efforts shows that such
beings
are too exceptional to form
a proper ground for a work of art. They cannot be made real. The ordinary is the
writer’s richer field. Its unexpectedness, its singularity, its infinite variety
afford
unending
material.
The
great
man
is
too
often
all
of
a
piece;
it
is
the
little
man
that
is
a
bundle
of
contradictory
elements.
He
is
inexhaustible.
You
never
come
to
the
end
of
the
surprises
he
has
in
store
for
you.
For
my
part
I
would
much
sooner
spend
a
month
on
a
desert
island
with
a
veterinary
surgeon
than
with
a
prime
minister.

·第十篇：
The 50-Percent Theory of Life
生活理论半对半


The 50-Percent Theory of Life

生活半对半








I believe in the 50-percent theory. Half the time things are better than normal;
the other half, they are worse. I believe life is a pendulum swing. It takes time
and experience to understand what normal is, and that gives me the perspective to
deal with the surprises of the future.

我信奉对半理论。生活时而无比顺畅 ，时而倒霉透顶，好坏参半。
我觉得生活就像来回晃动
的钟摆。
读懂生活的常态需要时 间和阅历，
也正是这样才练就了我面对未来荣辱不惊的生活
态度。








Let's
benchmark
the
parameters:
Yes,
I
will
die.
I've
dealt
with
the
deaths
of
both
parents,
a
best
friend,
a
beloved
boss
and
cherished
pets.
Some
of
these
deaths
have
been violent, before my eyes, or slow and agonizing. Bad stuff, and it belongs at
the bottom of the scale.

让我们掂量这些点点滴滴： 是的，我注定会死去。我已经经历了双亲的仙逝，
一位友人的亡
故，一位敬爱的老板的离逝，还 有心爱宠物的死亡。当中一些变故突如其来，直击眼前；有
些却长期折磨，痛苦不堪。糟糕的事儿，它们 驻留谷底。








Then there are those high points: romance and
marriage
to the right person; having
a child and doing those Dad things like coaching my son's baseball team, paddling
around the creek in the boat while he's swimming with the dogs, discovering his
compassion
so deep it
manifests even in his kindness to
snails, his imagination so
vivid he builds a spaceship from a scattered pile of Legos.

当然生活也不乏熠 熠光彩：坠入爱河缔结良缘；养育幼子身为人父，训练儿子的棒球队，当
他和狗在水中嬉戏时，
摇桨划船前瞻后顾，
感受他如此强烈的同情心——即使对蜗牛也善待
有加，发现他如此活跃的想 像力——即使零散的积木也能堆出太空飞船。








But
there
is
a
vast
meadow
of
life
in
the
middle,
where
the
bad
and
the
good
flip-flop
acrobatically. This is what convinces me to believe in the 50-percent theory.

但在它们发生期间有一片宽广的草坪，
在那儿上演的各种好事坏事像耍杂技一样地翻新。
这
就是让我信服对半理论的原因。








One spring I planted corn too early in a bottomland so flood- prone that neighbors
laughed. I felt chagrined at the wasted effort. Summer turned brutal -- the worst
heat wave and drought
in my lifetime. The
air-conditioner died,
the well went dry,
the
marriage
ended,
the
job
lost,
the
money
gone.
I
was
living
lyrics
from
a
country
tune -- music I loathed. Only a surging Kansas City Royals team, bound for their
first World Series, buoyed my spirits.

有一年春天，
我在一片容易被淹的低洼地过早地种下了玉米，< br>邻居们都为此嘲笑我。
一番心
血付之东流让我懊恼不已。
接着我生命中最难熬的 酷暑来临了——热浪袭人，
酿至旱灾。
空
调失灵，水井枯竭，婚姻破裂，惨遭失业，积 蓄挥空。我正经历某个乡村调频描绘的情节，
我讨厌这种音乐。
只有一支人气攀升的堪萨斯皇家 棒球队的小组因他们的第一次出征世界大
赛团结起来使我精神振奋。








Looking back on that horrible summer, I soon understood that all succeeding good
things merely offset the bad. Worse than normal wouldn't last long. I am owed and
savor
the
halcyon
times.
They
reinvigorate
me
for
the
next
nasty
surprise
and
offer
assurance that I can thrive. The 50 percent theory even helps me see hope beyond
my Royals' recent slump, a field of struggling rookies sown so that some year soon
we can reap an October harvest.

回想那个可怕的夏天，
我不 久就明白了所有的好事坏事不过是正负抵消。
不顺心的境遇不会
延宕过久。
太平时光是 我应得的，
我要尽情享受。
它们给我新的活力以应对突如其来的险境，
并确保我再度辉 煌。
对半理论甚至帮我在我喜爱的皇家棒球队最近的低潮中看到希望——这
是一块艰难行进的新 手们耕耘的土地，播种了，假以时日我们就可以收获十月的金秋。








Oh, yeah, the corn crop? For that one blistering summer, the ground moisture was
just right, planting early allowed pollination before heat withered the tops, and
the
lack
of
rain
spared
the
standing
corn
from
floods.
That
winter
my
crib
overflowed
with corn -- fat, healthy three-to-a-stalk ears filled with kernels from heel to
tip -- while my neighbors' fields yielded only brown, empty husks.

哦，对了，
玉米收成？就那年炎热的夏天，庄稼地的 湿度恰到好处，过早的种植使授粉避开
酷热在顶梢干枯前完成，
雨水稀少使地里长着的玉米免遭 水灾。
那年冬天，
我的粮仓里堆满
了玉米——饱满结实的玉米每株秆上结三个，
每个玉米从底到顶端长满了玉米粒——而我的
邻居们地里长出来的只是暗沉干瘪的壳。








Although
plantings
past
may
have
fallen
below
the
50-percent
expectation,
and
they
probably
will
again
in
the
future,
I
am
still
sustained
by
the
crop
that
flourishes
during the drought.

尽管 过去播种的收获没有达到
50
％的期望，而且将来也可能是这样，我仍然要为经历旱季
依然丰收的玉米而坚守阵地。

·第十一篇：
What is Your Recovery Rate?
你的恢复速率是多少？


What is your Recovery Rate?

by Graham and Julie Harris


What is your recovery rate? How long does it take you to recover from actions and
behaviours
that
upset
you?
Minutes?
Hours?
Days?
Weeks?
How
long?
The
longer
it
takes
you to recover the more influence that incident has on your actions, the less able
you are to perform to your personal best. In a nutshell the longer it takes you to
recover the weaker you are and the poorer your performance.


Just ask yourself:


How
many
times
have
I
got
upset
with
my
spouse
or
partner
for
something
the
children
did hours ago?


How
many
times
have
I
missed
an
opportunity
because
I
was
still
focused
on
an
upset
and all I could say was ‘NO’ to everything?


How many times have I driven my car erratically because I was still thinking of an
incident that made me angry?


The
point
is:
a
poor
recovery
rate
affects
your
health.
A
poor
recovery
rate
affects
your well being. A poor recovery rate stops you from living to your potential.


You are well aware that you need to exercise to keep the body fit and, no doubt,
accept that a reasonable measure of health is the speed in which your heart and
respiratory system recovers after exercise. Likewise the faster you let go of an
issue that upsets you, the faster you return to an equilibrium the healthier you
will
be.
The
best
example
of
this
behaviour
is
found
with
professional
sportspeople.
They
know
that
the
faster
they
can
forget
an
incident
or
missed
opportunity
and
get
on with the game the better their performance. In fact, most measure the time it
takes them to overcome and forget an incident in a game and most reckon a recovery
rate of 30 seconds is too long!


How long does it take you to recover and overcome and forget an incident at work
or at home?


A
method
that
I
and
many
others
use
to
help
us
reduce
the
recovery
time
is
the
method
of the FULL STOP.


Imagine yourself to be an actor in a play on the stage. Your aim is to play your
part to the best of your ability. You have been given a script and at the end of
each
sentence
is
a
full
stop.
Each
time
you
get
to
the
end
of
the
sentence
you
start
a new one and although the next sentence is related to the last it is not affected
by it. Your job is to deliver each sentence to the best of your ability.


Now think about your
life. Imagine life is no more than a play, a drama
and we each
have
a
role
to
play
in
that
drama.
Your
job
is
to
play
your
part
to
the
best
of
your
ability
and
the
better
you
play
your
part
the
more
chance
that
you
will
inspire
others
around
you to improve
their performance. Each incident
you face is a new sentence.
Just
put
a
full
stop
behind
it
and
start
again.
Accept
that
every
time
you
meet
someone
or have a conversation with a person on the telephone or even send an email it is
a new incident. You have both moved on since you last met, so remembering the last
occasion
only
keeps
you
in
the
past
and
stops
you
moving
forward
and
stops
you
seeing
new opportunities. The next time you see the person that upset you, or you upset,
is a new occasion. There is nothing to be gained by continuing from where you left
off. The incident has finished. You are both in a different place now. It is a new
sentence so start again.


My grandmother used to call it destiny. “Accept what has happened as part of your
destiny and live with it”, was a favourite phrase of hers. You cannot change what
has happened. Sulking or brooding will not help. Analysing will only give you a
headache and keep it fresh in your mind. In the same way that you cannot enter the
same river twice, you will never face the exact same incident again so why analyse
that one? You can however notice whether you have a habit or thought pattern that
clicks in in certain circumstances and stops you performing to your best. You can
then look at the habit and decide how you can change it.


The secret to a better life is be like the sportsperson, ask yourself:


Did I recover quicker today than I did yesterday?


Did I recover quicker this time than the last occasion I faced a similar incident?


Did I allow myself to be average today?


Did I equal or improve on my personal best today?


Don’t live your life in the pas
t! Learn to live in the present, to overcome the
past. Stop the past from influencing your daily
life. Don’t allow thoughts of the
past to reduce your personal best. Stop the past from interfering with your life.
Learn to recover quickly.


What we are suggesting is not an easy path. To work on your recovery rate and make
changes
in
your
thoughts,
behaviour
and
attitudes
requires
a
great
deal
of
effort.
However,
the
rewards
are
also
great.
It
is
important
that
you
don’t
force
yourself
to
work
on
your
recovery
rate
because
you
think
you
ought
to
or
must
or
because
you
feel it will ‘make you a better person’. There's no benefit in that because you
will not stick to the task. You will make a great deal of effort at the beginning
but
when
you
are
not
achieving
the
results
you
want
you
will
stop
or
look
for
another
technique. Only when you really feel you want to change; when you realise life is
not working for you at the moment using the methods you are using, will you put in
the effort to change your behaviour to improve your recovery rate. You can only
improve
your
recovery
rate
when
you
can
see
that
there
is
great
benefit
for
the
self.


Once
you
decide
you
wish
to
improve
your
recovery
rate,
you
will
start
to
check
and
change your thoughts and behaviours and make efforts to perform to your personal
best. You can check your progress by measuring the speed in which you are able to
apply a full stop; the time it takes you to let go. The time it takes before you
are functioning at or near your personal best again.


Check yourself:


What was my recovery rate after the argument with my partner?


What was my recovery rate after I lost a sale?


What was my recovery rate after I received a ticket for speeding?


What was my recovery rate after I heard a friend was ill?


What was my recovery rate after I got frustrated with myself over………?


But remember; Rome wasn’t built in a day. Reflect on your recovery rate each day.
Every day before you go to bed, look at your progress. Don’t lie in bed saying to
yourself, ‘I did

that wrong’, ‘I should have done better there’. No. Look at
your day and note when you made an effort to place a full stop after an incident.
This is a success. You are taking control of your life. Remember this is a step by
step process. This is not a make-over. You are undertaking real change here.


Your aim: reduce the time spent in recovery.


The way forward? Live in the present. Not in the precedent.

·第十二篇：
Clear Your Mental Space
清理心灵的空间


Clear Your Mental Space


Jennifer Givler



Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion
–
like stress, anger, or
frustration.


What
was
going
through
your
mind
as
you
were
going
through
that
negativity?
Was
your
mind cluttered with thoughts? Or was it paralyzed, unable to think?


The
next
time
you
find
yourself
in
the
middle
of
a
very
stressful
time,
or
you
feel
angry or frustrated, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop. Whatever you’re doing, stop
and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely immerse yourself
in the negative emotion.


Allow that emotion to consume you. Allow yourself one minute to truly feel that
emotion. Don’t
cheat yourself
here. Take the
entire minute
–
but only
one minute
–
to do nothing else but feel that emotion.


When the minute is over, ask yourself “am I willing to
keep holding on to this
negative emotion as I go through the rest of the day?”


Once
you’ve
allowed
yourself
to
be
totally
immersed
in
the
emotion
and
really
feel
it, you will be surprised to find that the emotion clears rather quickly.


If
you
feel
you
need
to
hold
on
to
the
emotion
for
a
little
longer,
that
is
ok.
Allow
yourself another minute to feel the emotion.


When you feel you’ve had enough of the emotion, ask yourself if you’re willing
to
carry
that
negativity
with
you
for
the
rest
of
the
day.
If
not,
take
a
deep
breath,
as you exhale, release all that negativity with your breath.


This exercise seems simple
–
almost too simple. But, it is very effective. By
allowing
that
negative
emotion
the
space
to
be
truly
felt,
you
are
dealing
with
the
emotion rather than stuffing it down and trying not to feel it. You are actually
taking
away
the
power
of
the
emotion
by
giving
it
the
space
and
attention
it
needs.
When you immerse yourself in the emotion, and realize that it is only emotion, it
loses its control. You can clear your head and proceed with your task.


Try it. Next time you’re in the middle of a negative emotion, give yourself the
space
to
feel
the
emotion
and
see
what
happens.
Keep
a
piece
of
paper
with
you
that
says the following:


Stop Immerse for 1 Minute Do I want to keep this negativity? Breath deep, exhale,
release. Move on!


This will remind you of the steps to the process. Remember, take the time you need
to
really
immerse
yourself
in
the
emotion.
Then,
when
you
feel
you’ve
felt
it
eno
ugh,
release
it
–

really
let
go
of
it.
You
will
be
surprised
at
how
quickly
you
can
move
on from a negative situation and get to what you really .


·第十三篇：
Be Happy
快乐


Be Happy


“The days that make us happy make us wise.”
----John Masefield


when I first re
ad this line by England’s Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did
Masefield mean? Without thinking about it much, I had always assumed that the
opposite was true. But his sober assurance was arresting. I could not forget it.


Finally, I seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound
observation.
The
wisdom
that
happiness
makes
possible
lies
in
clear
perception,
not
fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom, and without the blind spots
caused by fear.


Active happiness---not mere satisfaction or contentment ---often comes suddenly,
like
an
April
shower
or
the
unfolding
of
a
bud.
Then
you
discover
what
kind
of
wisdom
has
accompanied
it.
The
grass
is
greener;
bird
songs
are
sweeter;
the
shortcomings
of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable. Happiness is like a
pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision.


Nor
are
the
insights
of
happiness
limited
to
what
is
near
around
you.
Unhappy,
with
your
thoughts
turned
in
upon
your
emotional
woes,
your
vision
is
cut
short
as
though
by a wall. Happy, the wall crumbles.


The long vista is there for the seeing. The ground at your feet, the world about
you----people,
thoughts,
emotions,
pressures---are
now
fitted
into
the
larger
scene.
Everything assumes a fairer proportion. And here is the beginning of wisdom.

·第十四篇：
The Goodness of life
生命的美好


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
single
act
that
is
senselessly
destructive,
there
are
thousands
more
small, quiet acts of love, kindness and compassion. For every person who seeks to
hurt, there are many, many more who devote their lives to helping and to healing.


There
is
a
goodness
to
life
that
cannot
be
denied.
In
the
most
magnificent
vistas
and in the smallest details, look closely, for that goodness always comes shining
through.


There
is
no
limit
to
the
goodness
of
life.
It
grows
more
abundant
with
each
new
encounter. The more you experience and appreciate the goodness of life, the more
there is to be lived.


Even
when
the
cold
winds
blow
and
the
world
seems
to
be
covered
in
foggy
shadows,
the goodness of life lives on. Open your eyes, open your heart, and you will see
that goodness is everywhere.


Though
the
goodness
of
life
seems
at
times
to
suffer
setbacks,
it
always
endures.
For
in
the
darkest
moment
it
becomes
vividly
clear
that
life
is
a
priceless
treasure.


And
so
the
goodness
of
life
is
made
even
stronger
by
the
very
things
that
would
oppose it.


Time and time again when you feared it was gone forever you found that the
goodness
of
life
was
really
only
a
moment
away.
Around
the
next
corner,
inside
every
moment, the goodness of life is there to surprise and delight you.


Take
a
moment
to
let
the
goodness
of
life
touch
your
spirit
and
calm
your
thoughts.
Then,
share
your
good
fortune
with
another.
For
the
goodness
of
life
grows
more
and
more magnificent each time it is given away.


Though the problems constantly scream for attention and the conflicts appear
to
rage
ever
stronger,
the
goodness
of
life
grows
stronger
still,
quietly,
peacefully,
with more purpose and meaning than ever before.

·第十五篇：
Facing the Enemies Within
直面内在的敌人


Facing the Enemies within
直面内在的敌人

We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Maybe some of our
fears
are
brought
on
by
your
own
experiences,
by
what
someone
has
told
you,
by
what
you've read in the papers. Some fears are valid, like walking alone in a bad part
of town at two o'clock in the morning. But once you learn to avoid that situation,
you won't need to live in fear of it.


Fears,
even
the
most
basic
ones,
can
totally
destroy
our
ambitions.
Fear
can
destroy
fortunes.
Fear
can
destroy
relationships.
Fear,
if
left
unchecked,
can
destroy
our
lives. Fear is one of the many enemies lurking inside us.


Let
me
tell
you
about
five
of
the
other
enemies
we
face
from
within.
The
first
enemy
that you've got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference. What a tragic
disease this is.

slide. I'll just drift
along.
with drifting: you can't drift your way to the top of the mountain.


The second enemy
we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of
opportunity
and
enterprise. It will steal your chances for a better future. Take a sword to this
enemy.


The
third
enemy
inside
is
doubt.
Sure,
there's
room
for
healthy
skepticism.
You
can't
believe everything. But you also can't let doubt take over. Many people doubt the
past,
doubt
the
future,
doubt
each
other,
doubt
the
government,
doubt
the
possibilities
and
doubt
the
opportunities.
Worse
of
all,
they
doubt
themselves.
I'm
telling
you,
doubt
will
destroy
your
life
and
your
chances
of
success.
It
will
empty
both your bank account and your heart. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of
it.


The fourth enemy within is worry. We've all got to worry some. Just don't let it
conquer you. Instead, let it alarm you. Worry can be useful. If you step off the
curb in New York City and a taxi is coming, you've got to worry. But you can't let
worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a small corner. Here's what you've
got
to
do
with
your
worries:
drive
them
into
a
small
corner.
Whatever
is
out
to
get
you, you've got to get it. Whatever is pushing on you, you've got to push back.


The
fifth
interior
enemy
is
over-caution.
It
is
the
timid
approach
to
life.
Timidity
is
not
a
virtue
(unlike
humility
–

they
are
different);
in
fact,
it
can
be
an
illness.
If you let it go, it'll conquer you. Timid people don't get promoted. They don't
advance
and grow
and
become
powerful
in
the marketplace.
You've got
to
avoid
over-caution.


Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build your courage to fight
what's
holding
you
back,
what's
keeping
you
from
your
goals
and
dreams.
Be
courageous
in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to
become.

·第十六篇：
Abundance is a Life Style
富足的生活方式


Abundance Is A Life Style



Abundance is a life style, a way of living your life. It isn't something you buy
now and then or pull down from the cupboard, dust off and use once or twice, and
then return to the cupboard.


Abundance is a philosophy, it appears in your physiology, your value system, and
carries its own set of beliefs. You walk with, sleep with it, bath with it, feel
with it, and need to maintain and take care of it as well.


Its not walk existent with
either. It’s a knowing
that you're perfect in your present moment, that what you have right now was most
likely based on choices you made yesterday and what you needed to learn in order
to
be
in
the
prefect
moment
now. Yet
not
seen
as
right
or
wrong
but
let
go
of
those
judgments and embrace with a splendidness that you can symbol with just a single
choice right now.


Abundance doesn't inflexibly require money. Many people live with all that money
can buy yet live empty begins inside with some main self-ingredients, like love,
care, kindness, and gentleness, thoughtfulness and compassion. repleteness is a
state
of
being. It
radiates
outward. It
shines
like
the
sun
midst
the
many
moons
I the
world. It’s subsistent the sun with discernment and love for the
gift of
this being.


Being from the auspiciousness of dump doesn't assent the darkness to spring or be
in
the
path
unless
a
peerless
to
allow
it
to. The
true
state
of
tirade
doesn't
have
room
for
lies
or
games
normally
played. The
space
is
too
full
of
abundance. This
may be a thwart in that we still need to shine for others to see.


Progressing into abundance, a transition, requires courage. It is driven by the
feeling of knowing of
its possibility and seeing the little spots
and lenient them
to
grow
bigger. Making
them
consistent
choices
and
removing
all
else,
that
doesn't
fuel that being.


Abundance
is
seeing
people
for
their
gifts
and
not
what
they
lack
or
could
be.
Seeing
all things for their gifts and not what they lack.


Start by knowing what your abundances are, fill that space with you, and be fully
present
from
that
state
of
being.
Your
profession
of
voice
is
telling
you
this
already.
Examples: Coaches
have
an
superfluity
of
knowing
and
possibilities. That
is
their
gift. Consultants and customer service professionals have the flood of success,