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人生给我上的 33 節课. The 33 Lessons Life Taught Me.
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人生给我上的 33節课 The 33 Lessons Life Taught Me 本文作者Regina Brett,是美國俄亥俄州克里夫蘭報紙 THE PLAIN DEALER 的專欄作家。她說:「為了慶祝自己漸漸老去,我曾寫了『人生给我上的45節課』。這是我平生最受歡迎的一篇專欄。這個星期我的里程表將翻轉至50,故在此更新。」She said,“ To celebrate growing older,I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.It is the most-requested column I‘ve ever written.My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here’s an update”。按: VCW將原文50節課裁為33節。
01。人生不是公平的,但還算是好的。- Life isn't fair,but it's still good.
02。如果所懷疑?你只管邁出一小步。 - When in doubt,just take the next small step.
03。人生苦短,短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何人。 - Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
04。你没必要每次吵架都要贏!不妨同意你們之間存有不同的意見。- You don't have to win every argument.Agree to disagree.
05。和你的過去和解,它就不會搗亂你的現在了。05。和你的過去和解,它就不會搗亂你的現在了。 - Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
06。不要拿自己的人生和別人比較, 你根本不知道別人的生活是怎樣過 。 - Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
07。一眨眼的功夫什麼都會變化, 不過別擔心,上帝從來不眨眼。 - Everything can change in the blink of an eye.But don't worry; God never blinks.
08。深吸一口氣,會平靜你的心。 - Take a deep breath.It calms the mind.
09。把無用的、醜陋的、令人不高興的東西通通扔掉 。 - Get rid of anything that isn't useful,beautiful or joyful.
10。凡殺不了你的肯定,會使你變得更堅強 。 - Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
11。再次得到童年的快樂永遠不嫌晚, 但是第二次得到只能靠自己,不能靠別人。 - It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
12。 點上蠟燭,用最好的被單,穿上最好的睡衣, 不要等到特殊的場合才用,今天就是好日子。 - Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
13。 做好充分的準備,然後就順其自然 。 - Overprepare, then go with the flow.
14。現在就擺脫傳统,不要等到老了才穿紫色的衣服。14。現在就擺脫傳统,不要等到老了才穿紫色的衣服。 - Be eccentric now.Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
15。遇到倒霉的事可以問自己這樣一句話: 「五年以後,這還重要嗎?」 Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
16。原諒每一個人每一件事。 - Forgive everyone everything.
熱、/ 無\ 17。別人怎麼想,與你無關。 - What other people think of you is none of your business.
18。時間能癒合幾乎任何傷口,但要給時間以時間。18。時間能癒合幾乎任何傷口,但要給時間以時間。 - Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
19。相信奇跡會出現。 - Believe in miracles
20。上帝愛你因為他是上帝,不是因為你做了什麼,或者沒做什麼。20。上帝愛你因為他是上帝,不是因為你做了什麼,或者沒做什麼。 - God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
21。不要總是回顧人生。現在就去表現,並盡量發揮。21。不要總是回顧人生。現在就去表現,並盡量發揮。 - Don't audit life.Show up and make the most of it now.
22。老朽不堪總比英年早逝好。 - Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
23。每一天都出門,奇跡在四處等著呢 。 - Get outside every day.Miracles are waiting everywhere.
24。如果我們把問題都堆在一起, 看完了別人的,我們必會把自己的撿回來。 - If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
25。忌妒是浪費時間。你已經擁有你所需要的一切 。 - Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
26。最好的尚在後頭。 - The best is yet to come.
27。不管你感覺如何,起床、盛裝、好好表現 。 - No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
28。學會讓步 。 - Yield.
29。閱讀詩篇。它涵蓋了每種情感。 - Read the Psalms.They cover every human emotion.
30。人生苦短,又何必長期悲憫。 要不過着充實的生活,要不奄奄一息。 - Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
31。當涉及到追求你所熱愛的人生, • 不要接受否定的答覆 • When it comes to going after what you love in life, • don't take no for an answer.
32。如果你不要求,你就得不着。 - If you don't ask,you don't get.
33。人生並沒有被繫上蝴蝶結,但它仍然是一份禮物。33。人生並沒有被繫上蝴蝶結,但它仍然是一份禮物。 - Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.