常春藤名家散文精選 第15期:人生苦短休斤斤
第十五課 人生苦短休斤斤
We men are imperfect beings, so conflicts among usare unavoidable.
我們?nèi)祟惤允遣煌昝赖脑煳?，所以彼此之間必然會(huì)起爭(zhēng)執(zhí)。
Inevitably, we sometimes feel injured, insulted, orslighted.
無(wú)可避免地，我們有時(shí)會(huì)覺(jué)得受到傷害、侮辱或輕視。
Perhaps we put our faith in another, and weredisappointed; perhaps we felt we deserved one'sgratitude, and were denied;
也許我們?cè)湃文橙藚s失望了，也許我們?cè)X(jué)得應(yīng)該被某人感激卻遭拒絕，
perhaps we wished to join ourefforts to those of a group, and were rejected.
也許我們?cè)Ｍ餐瑸槟硤F(tuán)體打拼，卻被摒除于外。
Such experiences are painful indeed，but is it not foolish to let them occupy our thoughts andprecious time?
這樣的經(jīng)驗(yàn)的確很痛苦，但任由它們占據(jù)我們的思想與寶貴的時(shí)間豈不太愚蠢了嗎?
For what does it profit us to dwell on trivial matters?
因?yàn)樾臒┈嵥樾∈掠谖覀冇泻我嫣幠?
The priceless days must be spent meaningfully, joyfully.
寶貴的時(shí)光必須過(guò)得有意義且快樂(lè)。
How thoughtless to waste the irreplaceable hours reviewing insignificant incidents, bearing agrudge or pitying oneself!
把一去不回的時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在回顧微不足道的事，懷恨或自憐之上，這樣的做法是多么欠思慮啊!
Far better to embrace with gratitude the gift of each day to make the most of every momentby filling it with purpose or appreciation.
帶著感恩的心去擁抱上帝所賜的每一天—也就是要有目的或心存感激地充分利用每一分每一秒—這樣的做法才一更好。
Consider this thought when next you feel tempted to nurse a grievance: that life is too shortto be little!
下次你心生怨言時(shí)，想想這一點(diǎn):“人生苦短休斤斤!”
