我的世界我做主：英文

9You Will Be Master Of Yourself做自己想做的人

1What I'd Tell Myself I f I Were18 Again

Again……如果我回到18岁我会对自己说

1.I like to joke that I am who I am today because I did

everything wrong in my20's.I've always been fearless,and

it often got me in trouble.I wasn't afraid to start a business,

borrow a bunch of money,or quit a well-paying job to

travel the world.

2.At the same time,the fact that I took chances(and often

failed)gave me the wisdom that I have today.Lessons

learned through failure tend to be much more meaningful

than lessons learned otherwise.

3.Now that I'm in my30's,life is pretty good.While I haven't

learned it all,I feel my head is screwed on straight enough

that life is much less stressful.I've come into my own and

built the foundation for a secure and prosperous future.

4.Even though things are going well,I often imagine what it

would be like to go back into the past and teach myself

what I know now.I know enough to be certain that I lost

most of my twenties to a struggle with debt and poor

decisions.If I had done things differently,maybe I could

have been where I am now at age22.

5.Could you imagine?Self employed and almost financially

independent at age22?No…not almost.My expenses

were much less back then…I would have been financially

free!

6.I know it doesn't do any good to ask what if.If I had known

it all at age22,I probably would have been a little cocky.

Doing things the hard way seasoned my character.I like who I am and I wouldn't change a thing.

7.But what if…

8.What I'd Tell Myself at18？

9.Sometimes I imagine that I'm in a fishing boat,thousands

of miles away from the life I know,slowly drifting across a lake.As I recline at an uncomfortable angle created by the wood bench and aluminum hull,I glance over at the18 year-old version of myself and upload my wisdom to him.

10.Here's what I say:

11.Don't be so Serious

12.Relax…You've got your whole life ahead of you.I know it

can seem like the most important thing in the world is fighting the good fight,but don't let your life pass you by in the process.There'll be plenty of time for starting businesses,writing books,creating art,and solving the world's problems in your head.

13.It's impressive that you do those things at such a young age,

but life is really about experiences.Above all,it's about sharing experiences with other people.Sometimes when you're all wrapped up in your own head,doing the things that you are determined to do,you miss a chance to connect with other people.

14.So take it easy.Have some fun.Do something crazy.Let

loose.Call up some friends and share some great moments together.

15.Don't Be in Such a Hurry to Grow Up

16.A funny thing happens as you age:The older you get,the

less of a hurry you're in.You'd think it would be the other way around:the less time you have,the more of a hurry

you're in;but it's actually quite the opposite.

17.At18,it seems like you have to rush everything before you

get too old.You think you have to graduate college,get a good job,and get married before you turn22,because(for some reason)you think22is old.

18.Don't take being young for granted!Being a kid without

responsibility is a thing of beauty.I know you don't appreciate it now,but you will when you're my age.

19.22is just getting started!In fact,life gets more enjoyable as

you age.As you learn more about yourself and the world,it gets easier to enjoy what the world has to offer.

20.Your20's are the perfect time to explore the world and

experience new things.If you grow up before you turn22, you'll have missed a perfect opportunity.Experiences at18 are just not the same as when you're25.

21.Travel,art,culture,sport,and adventure take on a whole

new meaning when you have had some experience to build on.As you add layer upon layer,each experience is more rich than the last.

22.Choose Experience over Material Possessions

23.If you're ever faced with the choice of upgrading your

lifestyle(an apartment by yourself,a new car,new clothes, etc.)or working less so you can experience more;chose the latter.

24.When I was your age,I thought I needed to have nice stuff

so girls would like me.I ended up working so hard to pay for the stuff that I didn't have time to meet girls.

25.Working hard is for grown-ups.Be a kid for as long as you

can,even if it means living with a roommate in a crappy apartment and riding your bike around town.

26.Besides,girls aren't going to like you for awhile anyway.

What they really want is a man with a little confidence and life experience under his belt.Working too hard will just

delay that process.

27.Be Confident

28.Oh yeah,you might as well get a head start on your

confidence.Believe in yourself no matter what.Don't let self-doubt ruin your chance to meet a new girl or to try something new.

29.I know I just said that girls aren't going to like you anyway,

but that's not entirely true.While you are accumulating the wisdom that comes with life experiences,your best shot is to project confidence.

30.Always act like you know what you're doing,even if you

don't.The biggest turn-off for a girl is self-doubt.If she still doesn't like you,take it with grace and move on quickly. 31.Don't start doubting yourself if you get turned down.You're

going to get turned down A LOT before you finally get the girl.

32.Don't Get Attached

33.When you finally do get a girlfriend,take it easy.Along the

same line as not trying to grow up too quickly,don't fall into the trap of thinking that this is the best girl you'll ever get.The second biggest turnoff for a girl is an18year old guy who's already thinking about marriage.

34.Relax a little and enjoy the moment.Besides,you're going

to have several girlfriends before you find“the one.”How are you going to be able to know what you want if you don't have anything to compare it to?

35.As you get older,you'll naturally become more attractive to

women.I had no idea this was true when I was your age.I thought that I was as attractive as I'd ever be.Not true.

36.It gets easier,I promise.

37.Don't Get a Credit Card

38.If I didn't get a credit card when I was your age,I would

have saved myself10years of financial struggle.

39.I know it seems like you have to be a grown up and have

nice things,but you've got to think long-term.If you can just have the patience to hold off a few years on the nice stuff,you'll be able to afford more of it than you can imagine.

40.Buying something today on credit because you can't wait

will impact your financial situation for years to come.

41.Simply have the mind to save up for what you want to buy.

If you buy with cash,you'll always own what you have,and be free to do what you want.

42.When people build up debt and monthly payments,they

become slaves to their job.They have to work to pay for all the junk that they put on their credit cards.

43.Put Money Away Every Month

44.Take this advice and you'll never regret it.Open a savings

account and set up an automatic withdrawal from your checking account each month.Don't touch the money,NO MATTER WHAT!

45.Even if you can only afford$10a month,you must stick to

this plan because it's your ticket to freedom.In five or ten years(whenever you decide to grow up),you'll use this money to invest in something that makes passive income, like real estate.

46.Travel and Learn a Language

47.Don't just take language classes and backpack around

Europe at a furious pace;immerse yourself in a culture.

Pick a place and stay there for several months.

48.The best time to do this is the year after you graduate from

college.You'll be old enough to appreciate the experience, but young enough that you won't have any responsibility. 49.If you took my advice about taking your time to grow up,

you won't yet be attached to a mortgage payment,a job,or

a girl.Move all your stuff into a corner of your parent's

basement and live abroad.

50.It's actually a lot more affordable that you might think

especially if you don't have any expenses at home.Get a job in your chosen country if you need to.

51.Don't allow yourself to hang out with other

English-speaking people.That's too easy.Force yourself to learn the language.It will be frustrating at first,but the life-long benefit will be greater than you can imagine.

52.Keep a Journal

53.Get a Moleskin Notebook and carry it in your back pocket

wherever you go.Don't be a perfectionist with it;just jot whatever comes to your mind in it.

54.Having a journal will help to solidify your thoughts.The

act of writing helps to close the circle of ideas from your head to your hand and back to your head.

55.Plus,you'll have a record of your thoughts for generations

to come.

56.Get to Know People

57.As you travel and try new things,make it a point to meet

people.As I said before,the most valuable things in life are shared experiences with other people.

58.There is so much you can learn from people.Open your

mind and take in different perspectives.Put yourself in their shoes and try to understand why they think the way they do.

59.Your success in life will depend on your network of people.

It's impossible to achieve success in a vacuum.You never know what opportunities will present them when you meet new people.

60.There's No Rush to Have it All Figured Out

61.When I was your age,I felt pressure to have my life's

purpose figured out.I think a lot of young people think there's something wrong with them if they haven't“found

themselves”by age22.

62.Most people don't figure things out until much later in life

(if at all).That's what your twenties are for:exploring different paths,making mistakes,falling on your face,and building your character.

63.Take your time figuring it all out.You don't want to rush

such a grand decision as your life's purpose.

64.Savor the Moment

65.Experience the textures,sights,sounds,and feelings of each

moment.Time moves faster than you think.Your youth is special and you'll want to remember it for the rest of your life.

66.Start Businesses without Borrowing Money

67.When you decide to start a business,don't go into debt over

it.Most businesses fail,and it's better to be left with nothing than to not have anything and still owe someone else money.

68.Pick a business that doesn't cost much to start and grow

slowly,reinvesting your earnings.

69.Choose a business that's as passive as possible.Bulk

vending is a good one to start with while you're young. 70.Stay away from services.I made the mistake when I was

your age of starting a T-shirt design service.The problem with services is that you have to re-create your work if you want to get paid again.Find something that pays you over and over for work done once.

71.Pick Something and Stick With It

72.Once you've had your fun traveling the world and being

young,find a line of work that you are passionate about.

Don't worry about the money that will come with time.As long as you are out of debt and putting money into savings each month,you're going to be just fine.

73.Don't get into the habit of changing your mind all the time.

Each time you change course,you lose all your start-up energy.Learn how exponential growth can affect your level of success in your chosen field.

74.If you are passionate about what you do,and stick with it,

you can't help but be successful.

Reality......

75.Back to Reality

76.It's fun to think about what might have been,but in reality,

we can't change the past.Ten years from now,I'll have a whole new list of things I wish I knew in my30's.I would do well to take my own advice,and enjoy each moment. 1.我常开玩笑说，我之所以是现在的我，完全是因为我二十

几岁时把一切事情都做错了。那个时候，我什么都不怕，所以经常惹麻烦。我不怕为了创业而借一屁股的债，又或者是辞去高薪的工作只是为了周游世界。

2.也正因为那时候的我抓住了很多机会（虽然经常以失败告

终），才让今天的我学到了许多智慧。相较之下，从失败中吸取的教训比从其他地方学到的东西更加深刻。

3.现在，我过着幸福的三十岁生活。尽管我还没有掌握到生

活的全部，但是我觉得已经足够让自己的生活不太有压力。我有着自己的生活方式，并且给未来打下了安全、繁荣的基础。

4.尽管一切都在顺利地进行，我还是经常想象，如果我回到

过去并且把我现在学到的东西教给那个时候的我，事情会变成什么样子。我非常清楚，二十几岁的我大部分时间都在和债务以及自己的糟糕决定纠缠。如果我能用另外一种方式去做事，也许在我22岁的时候就能有今天的成就。

5.你能够想象在22岁的时候就自己当老板并且财政独立

么？不，不可想象啊。我那时的花费非常的低，说不定那时我就可以财政自由了！

6.我也知道说“如果……”是没有什么意义的。如果我在

22岁的时候就能知道这些了，我可能会变得有些骄傲自大。困难让我成长。我喜欢现在的我，我不打算去改变什么。

7.但是如果……

8.如果我回到18岁我会告诉我自己什么呢？

9.有时候我会想象我在一艘渔船上，离真实的生活千里之

遥，慢慢的在湖中漂荡。我不太舒服的躺在木凳上，瞥一眼18岁的自己，然后把自己现在的智慧传给他。

10.我会告诉他：

11.不要太认真

12.放松点……人生还长着呢。我也知道，似乎世界上最最要

紧的事情就是打一个漂亮仗，但是请不要与你的生活擦肩而过。对于你而言，还有大把的时间去创业、写书、创作，去解决那些你考虑的世界问题。

13.能够在年轻的时候就做出那些成就的确让人印象深刻，可

生活的真谛在于经历。最首要的，就是和他人分享那些经历。有时候，当你自己规划好一切，做那些你决心要做的事情，却错失了和他人交流的机会。

14.所以，要放松点。去享受乐趣，去作一些疯狂的事情，不

要把自己绷得太紧。和朋友们一起分享一些美好时光。

15.不要急着长大

16.你那个年龄是很奇妙的：你年岁越大，你越少着急。但你

也许却有另外一种思路：你有的时间越少，你越着急。可是事实其实是完全相反的。

17.18岁的时候，看上去你必须要在自己变得太老之前急冲

冲地做完一些事情。你认为自己必须要从大学毕业，找个好工作然后在22岁之前结婚，因为（不知道什么原因）你认为22岁已经老了。

18.不要把年轻看的那么理所当然！做一个不需要负太多责任

的小孩是一件很美妙的事情。也许现在的你不太赞同，可当你到了我这个年纪的时候就会明白了。

19.22岁只是生命的开始。事实上，生活随着时间的流逝变

得更有趣。当你对自己和世界了解的越多，就更容易去享受世界所提供的东西。

20.二十几岁是探索世界、体验新东西的最佳时段。如果你在

22岁之前就长大了，你会失去这个最佳机会。18岁的感

受绝对不会和25岁的感受一样。

21.当你有所积累之后，旅行、艺术、文化、运动和冒险都会

有一种不同的新面貌。你一层层地叠加起来，每种经验都会比上一次来的更加丰富。

22.比物质享受更重要的是经验

23.如果你面临这样的选择：改善你的生活（自己的公寓、一

部新车、一套新衣服等等），或者是减少工作时间去经历更多的事情，那么我建议你选择后者。

24.当我在你那个年龄的时候，我曾认为只有拥有许多物质才

能让女孩子喜欢我。于是我努力的为拥有物质去工作，结果却是因为我太忙而没有了时间去结识女孩子。

25.埋头工作是成年人的事情。尽可能延长和享受你的青春

吧，即使这意味着你要和室友共享一个公寓，并且在镇上骑着自行车乱逛。

26.另外，女孩子们在那时候总归不会喜欢你的。她们真正想

要的是一个有自信、有生活经验的男人。而埋头工作只会推迟这一天的来临。

27.要自信

28.是的，你要建立自信。不管是什么一定要相信自己。不要

让自我怀疑毁了你去结识女孩子或者尝试新东西的机会。

29.我知道我刚刚说了女孩子们不会喜欢你的，但是也不尽

然。当你从生活经验中积累了智慧之后，你的杀手锏就是展现你的自信。

30.一定要表现的知道自己在干什么，就算你其实不知道。对

女孩子而言，最扫兴的就是自我怀疑。如果她仍然不喜欢你的话，要从容的接受现实然后向下一个目标出发。31.不要在被拒绝的时候开始怀疑自己。追求成功之前你总是

会遭遇无数次的拒绝的。

32.不要被束缚

33.当你有了女朋友，不要太紧张。和不要急着长大的道理一

样，不要过早的认定这就是你一生的最爱。对女孩子而言，第二扫兴的事情就是一个18岁却已经考虑结婚的人。34.轻松的享受当下。另外，在找到真命天女之前你可能会有

好几个女朋友。如果没有可以比较的参照物，你如何得知你究竟想要什么呢？

35.当你日渐长大，你会很自然的对女性越来越有吸引力。我

在你那个年龄的时候完全不知道这事情。我认为那个时候的我是最有吸引力的。这是不对的。

36.我保证，这会随着时间而变得越来越容易。

37.不要申请信用卡

38.假如在我年轻时没有申请信用卡的话，我能够减少10年

的财政困难。

39.我知道你感觉作为一个成人应该物质生活丰富，但是你要

从长远来看这件事情。如果你能够有耐心为更优渥的物质生活多等几年，你会诧异的发现你能够过上更好的生活。

40.如果只是因为你等不及了就刷信用卡购物的话，这将会对

你接下来许多年的财政状况产生影响。

41.只需要为你想买的东西存钱。如果用现金付账的话，你会

一直拥有你拥有的，并且能够自由地去做你想做的。42.当人们有了债务开始分期付款的时候，他们就成为了工作

的奴隶。他们不得不为那些用信用卡刷出来的垃圾而工作。

43.每月定期储蓄

44.你接受这个建议就绝对不会后悔的。给自己开一个零存整

取账户，然后每个月存入一定的数额。不论发生什么事情，都不要去碰这一笔钱。

45.就算每个月只能存入10美元，你也一定要坚持，因为这

是自由的门票钱。五年或者十年内（当你决定成人的时候），你能用这笔钱去投资一些能带来收入的东西，比如房地产。

46.旅行，并且学习一门外语

47.不要只是参加语言学习班，并且背包游玩欧洲各地。你应

该使自己沉浸在一种文化里。选择一个地方，并在那里呆上几个月。

48.这件事最好在你刚刚毕业那一年的时候做。那个时候的你

成熟的足以体验，又年轻的没有任何责任要去负担。

49.如果你接受了我的建议打算慢慢长大，你就不应该被按揭

付款、工作或者一个女孩所牵绊。把你所有的东西打包放在父母家的地下室里，然后去国外生活吧。

50.其实这个比你想象的更容易实现，尤其是你在国内还没有

什么花费的情况下。如果需要的话，还可以在你选择的国家找一份工作。

51.不要总是和说你母语的人呆在一起，那太没有挑战性了。

强迫自己去学习当地的语言，也许一开始会很痛苦，但是它会带来终身享用的好处。

52.写日记

53.买个日记本，无论去哪里都带上它。不需要文辞华丽，只

要记下你心中的点点滴滴。

54.写日记可以让你理清思路。写作这一过程能够让想法从脑

袋里的碎片变成文字上的完整，然后再度回到你的思考里面去。

55.另外，时间的流逝中，你还能让自己的想法留下印记。

56.与人交际

57.在旅途中、在新的尝试中，一定要记得与不同的人的交往。

正如我前面所提到的，生命中最有价值的就是与他人分享经历。

58.你可以从别人那里学到许多的东西。要宽容的去接受各种

角度的看法。设身处地的去理解别人的苦衷和做法。59.你的成功会取决于你的交际网络。在真空中的人是无法成

功的。你永远无法预测当你认识新的朋友的时候会出现什么样的机会。

60.不要急着给自己的人生定义

61.我在你那个年龄的时候，我总是有一种要把人生全部规划

好的压力。我想许多年轻人也都如此，如果他们没有在22岁之前“找到人生的架构”的话会觉得不正常。62.大多数的人都是很多年之后才真正找到了人生的方向。而

你的二十几岁应该去探索不同的路、犯错误、丢脸以及塑造自己的个性。

63.慢慢的来规划自己的人生吧。这样的人生大事，你可不能

急匆匆的下决定啊。

64.咀嚼时光

65.去体验触觉、视觉、听觉，去感受每一刻。时间消逝的速

度超乎你的想象。每一个青春都是特别的，而你会希望它值得在余生中被铭记。

66.创业，但不要借债

67.当你决定创业的时候，不要借贷。大多数创业会失败，这

时，一无所有总比什么都没有还一屁股债有利吧。

68.选择一个入门成本不太大的事业来做，并且一步一步成

长，把收益再度投资。

69.选择的业务越稳定越好。在你年轻的时候，散装销售会是

一个好的开始。

70.不要涉入服务行业。当我年轻的时候，我做了个错误的决

定——提供T恤设计的服务。服务行业的问题在于如果你想再次获利就必须再度劳动。去找一些做一次工作却能不断收钱的事情吧。

71.选择并坚持一件事情

72.当你周游列国之后，趁年轻你应该选择一份你对它很有热

情的工作。不要为钱财担忧，时间到了面包总是会有的。

只要你没有债务而且定期储蓄的话，你就不会有问题的。

73.不要养成经常改变主意的习惯。每一次你改变方向，那些

前期工作都白费了。要知道，不懈的努力和持续的发展可以在你选择的领域里影响你成功的程度。

74.如果你热衷你所做的事情并且能够持之以恒，那么你一定

能够成功。

75.回到现实……

76.想象“如果”是个很有趣的事情，但事实上，谁都不能改

变历史。十年后，我会有一个新的单子，写满那些“我三十岁时应该知道的事情”。我会认真地作每一个决定，享受每一分钟。

2If I W ere A Boy Again假如我又回到了童年

1.If I were a boy again,I would practice perseverance more

often,and never give up a thing because it was or

inconvenient.If we want light,we must conquer darkness.

2.Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.

“There are only two creatures,”says a proverb,“who can

surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail.”

3.If I were a boy again,I would school myself into a habit of

attention;I would let nothing come between me and the

subject in hand.I would remember that a good skater never

tries to skate in two directions at once.

4.The habit of attention becomes part of our life,if we begin

early enough.I often hear grown up people say“I could

not fix my attention on the sermon or book,although I

wished to do so”,and the reason is,the habit was not formed

in youth.

5.If I were to live my life over again,I would pay more

attention to the cultivation of the memory.I would strengthen

that faculty by every possible means,and on every possible

occasion.It takes a little hard work at first to remember

things accurately;but memory soon helps itself,and gives

very little trouble.It only needs early cultivation to become a

power.

1.假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，决不因为事情

艰难或者麻烦而撒手不干，我们要光明，就得征服黑暗。

2.毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比。俗话说：“能登上金字

塔的生物，只有两种——鹰和蜗牛。”

3.假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成专心致志的习惯；有事

在手，就决不让任何东西让我分心。我要牢记：优秀的滑

冰手从不试图同时滑向两个不同的方向。

4.如果及早养成这种专心致志的习惯，它将成为我们生命的

一部分。我常听成年人说：“虽然我希望能集中注意听牧师讲道或读书，但往往做不到。”而原因就是年轻时没有养成这种习惯。

5.假如我现在能重新开始我的生命，我就要更注意记忆力的

培养。我要采取一切可能的办法，并且在一切可能的场合，增强记忆力。要正确无误地记住一些东西，在开始阶段的确要做出一番小小的努力；但要不了多久，记忆力本身就会起作用，使记忆成为轻而易举的事，只需及早培养，记忆自会成为一种才能。

3Following Youth青春的飞逝

1.There are gains for all our losses.

2.There are balms for all our pain;

3.But when youth,the dream,departs

4.It takes something from our hearts,

5.And it never comes again.

6.We are stronger,and are better,

7.Under manhood's sterner reign;

8.Still we feel that something sweet

9.Following youth,with flying feet,

10.And will never come again.

11.Something beautiful is vanished,

12.And we sigh for it in vain;

13.We behold it everywhere,

14.On the earth,and in the air,

15.But it never comes again!

1.我们失去的一切都能得到补偿，

2.我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰；

3.可是梦境似的青春一旦消逝，

4.它带走了我们心中的某种美好，

5.从此一去不复返。

6.我们变得日益刚强、更臻完美，

7.在严峻的成年生活驱使下；

8.可是依然感到甜美的情感，

9.已随着青春飞逝，

10.不再返回。

11.美好已经消逝，

12.我们枉自为此叹息；

13.尽管在天地之间，

14.我们处处能见青春的魅力，

15.可是它不再返回！

4Feeling Of Youth青春常在

1.No young man believes he shall ever die.It was a saying of

my brother’s,and a fine one.There is a feeling of Eternity in youth,which makes us amend for everything.To be young is to be as one of the Immortal Gods.One half of time indeed is flown-the other half remains in store for us with all its countless treasures;for there is no line drawn,and we see no limit to our hopes and wishes.We make the coming age our own—

2.The vast,the unbounded prospect lies before us.

3.Deaths,old age,are words without a meaning.That passes

by us like the idea air which we regard not.Others may have undergone,or may still be liable to them-we"bear a charmed life”,which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies.As in setting out on delightful journey,we strain our eager gaze forward—

4.Bidding the lovely scenes at distance hail!

5.And see no end to the landscape,new objects presenting

themselves as we advance;so,in the commencement of life, we set no bounds to our inclinations.Nor to the unrestricted opportunities of gratifying them.We have as yet found no obstacle,no disposition to flag;and it seems that we can go on so forever.We look round in a new world,full of life,and motion,and ceaseless progress;and feel in ourselves all the vigor and spirit to keep pace with it,and do not foresee from any present symptoms how we shall be left behind in the natural course of things,decline into old age,and drop into the grave.It is the simplicity,and as it were abstractedness of our feelings in youth that(so to speak)identifies us with nature and(our experience being slight and our passions strong)deludes us into a belief of being immortal like it.Our short-lives connection with existence we fondly flatter ourselves is an indissoluble and lasting union-a honeymoon that knows neither coldness,jar,nor separation.As infants smile and sleep,we are rocked in the cradle of our wayward fancies,and lulled into security by the roar of the universe around us0we quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it,instead of which it only overflows the more-objects press around us,filling the mind with their magnitude and with the strong of desires that wait upon them, so that we have no room for the thoughts of death.

1.年轻人不相信自己会死。这是我哥哥的话，可算得一句妙

语。青春有一种永生之感——它能弥补一切。人在青年时代好像一尊永生的神明。诚然，生命的一半已消逝，但蕴藏着不尽财富的另一半还有所保留，我们对它也抱着无穷的希望和幻想。未来的时代完全属于我们——

2.无限辽阔的远景在我们面前展现。

3.死亡，老年，不过是空话，毫无意义；我们听了，只耳边

风，全不放在心上。这些事，别人也许经历过，或者可能

要承受，但是我们自己，“在灵符护佑下度日”，对于诸如

此类脆弱的念头，统统付之轻蔑的一笑。像是刚刚走上愉

快的旅程，极目远眺——

4.向远方的美景欢呼！

5.此时，但觉好风光应接不暇，而且，前程更有美不胜收的

新鲜景致。在这生活的开端，我们听任自己的志趣驰骋，

放手给它们一切满足的机会。到此为止，我们还没有碰上

过什么障碍，也没有感觉到什么疲惫，因此觉得还可以一

直这样向前走去，直到永远。我们看到四周一派新天地—

—生机盎然，变动不居，日新月异；我们觉得自己活力充

盈，精神饱满，可与宇宙并驾齐驱。而且，眼前也无任何

迹象可以证明，在大自然的发展过程中，我们自己也会落

伍，衰老，进入坟墓。由于年轻人天真单纯，可以说是茫

然无知，因而将自己跟大自然划上等号；并且，由于经验

少而感情盛，误以为自己也能和大自然一样永世长存。我

们一厢情愿，痴心妄想，竟把自己在世上的暂时栖身，当

作千古不变、万事长存的结合，好像没有冷淡、争执、离

别的蜜月。像婴儿带着微笑入睡，我们躺在用自己编织成

的摇篮里，让大千世界的万籁之声催哄我们安然入梦；我

们急切切，兴冲冲地畅饮生命之杯，怎么也不会饮干，反

而好像永远是满满欲溢；森罗万象纷至沓来，各种欲望随

之而生，使我们腾不出工夫想死亡。

5Letting Go Of Yesterday让昨日随风

1.On Saturday,February12two thousand,two things

happened that changed everything in my life.The first was

that on this day my baby sister was married.She was

twenty-six this day,and yet to me she was still my baby

sister.I suppose that I pictured her as a little girl,and treated her like one in order to hold onto and preserve my own youth.

Until I saw her in her wedding dress I still had a vision of her with chubby little cheeks and long,dark-brown pigtails blowing in the wind,perhaps even a permanent smudge of chocolate around her pink lips.I guess it's true that you see only what you want to see.Where did this beautiful woman with the glowing complexion and gentle curves come from?

2.I was happy that day,and also sad.Gone were the days of me

bossing her around and telling her what she should do with her life.My bossy behavior had earned me the nickname Lucy.If you are a Peanuts fan then you can clearly imagine my behavior as an older sister.To me it wasn't an insult;I rather like the nickname Lucy.I happen to think that Lucy is strong and has incredible self-confidence,although she is a little overbearing at times.I did my best to live up to the standards set forth by this dynamic cartoon character.

3.I left the reception to get some air because suddenly I was

overcome with grief at the realization that I was no longer a child.I went outside and walked to a nearby playground where there were children playing on the slide,the swings and digging in the dirt.There was a little girl twirling around on a bar,one knee wrapped tightly around the bar and fashioned behind her knee.It was all I could do to sit there and just watch,for I too wanted to get on that bar with her and see if I could still hold the all-time twirling record (ninety-nine times in fifth grade).Somewhere inside I knew that I would break my neck,and I was wearing a bridesmaid dress.Not exactly play ground material.And so I sat watching the children play.I'm not sure how long I sat there before my sister came and joined me.We talked about how we are grown up now and shed a few tears for our childhood days gone by.As she wiped a tear from my eye she lovingly

said,"You’ll always be Lucy to me."We hugged.

4.My cousin Mike walked over and told my sister that it was

time to cut the cake.And then he dropped bomb number two on me."Hey,did you guys hear that Charles Schultz died today?"He said it like it was no big deal.He took my sister's arm and turned to head back for the reception hall.

"Coming?"They asked."In a minute."I replied,and sat back down on the bench,dizzy from what he had just told me.

5.Dead?How could Charles Schultz be dead?He was my

creator!And though I have never met the man personally,he has always been like an invisible father to me.He did,after all,fashion a famous character after me.I lost so many things on this day.Innocence slipped away from me like a thief in the night:come and gone before I could do anything about it,taking with it all the treasures that I held most valuable in my heart.I felt myself grow up,all in one moment.Reality rushed in around me like a hurricane tide.

There was nowhere to run to.All I could do was sit there and watch it destroy and reshape what had existed only a moment before.I was no longer a child.I was no longer Lucy who knew what was best for everyone else.I saw,for the first time,what I really was—a thirty-year old woman with a husband of my own,and soon,a child of my own.

6.I allowed the tide to carry my sadness out with it.Take it out

to sea,for it serves no purpose in my life.I stood up from the bench;a little taller than I was when I sat down.I turned and headed back to the hall,hoping I didn't miss the cutting of the cake.It was the day my sister grew wings of her own and left the nest.It was the day that Lucy died,and I was born. 1.2000年2月12日，星期六，那天发生的两件事改变了我

此后的生活。第一件是小妹妹那天结婚了。当时她已经26岁了，但对我来说，她还是我的小妹妹。我总是把她看作小女孩，也把她当一个小女孩来对待。我想这是因为