A Father’s Twenty Beliefs 一位父親的20個(gè)人生信條
◎ Anonymous
1. Never waste water.
2. Listen to good music, especially jazz.
3. Admire people who are not only good at what they do, but who love doing it.
4. Respect your roots.
5. Never waste food.
6. Your body is a beautiful machine. Eat right and exercise.
7. Never waste money.
8. Be kind to children and animals.
9. Be a good friend.
10. Never waste anything.
11. When you’re watching a nature show on television, don’t feel too bad when the lion kills the gazelle because the lion has to eat, too.
12. There’s always something.
13. Don’t scuff your shoes.
14. Anticipate what could go wrong—something always goes wrong — and try to prevent it from happening. If it happens anyway, learn from it.
15. Act a little cocky.
16. There’s only one way to do things: the right way.
17. When you’re screwing something in, make sure it’s on good and tight, but don’t overdo it, or you’ll strip the screw.
18. Don’t take the little sticker off the peach until you’re ready to eat it because the sticker will rip the skin and make it go bad faster.
19. Listen to people. Listen to their stories. Listen deeply. That’s how you learn things.
20. Love your family. They’re for always.
(1) 決不浪費(fèi)水。
(2) 聽好的音樂(lè),尤其是爵士樂(lè)。
(3) 懂得欣賞那些不僅擅長(zhǎng),而且熱愛(ài)他們所從事的工作的人。
(4) 尊敬你的長(zhǎng)輩和祖先。
(5) 決不浪費(fèi)食物。
(6) 你的身體是一臺(tái)出色的機(jī)器。保持正確的飲食和鍛煉。
(7) 決不浪費(fèi)金錢。
(8) 善待兒童和動(dòng)物。
(9) 當(dāng)一個(gè)有益的朋友。
(10) 不浪費(fèi)任何東西。
(11) 當(dāng)你在電視上觀看大自然的節(jié)目時(shí),不要覺(jué)得獅子吃掉長(zhǎng)頸鹿是件壞事,因?yàn)楠{子沒(méi)的選擇。
(12) 總是懷有期盼。
(13) 不要拖拉著鞋子走路。
(14) 嘗試從一開始就阻止錯(cuò)誤發(fā)生——因?yàn)榭倳?huì)有問(wèn)題發(fā)生——并預(yù)計(jì)哪個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)會(huì)出錯(cuò)。如果實(shí)在阻止不了,從中吸取教訓(xùn)。
(15) 要有適當(dāng)?shù)淖孕拧?br />
(16) 做事只有一個(gè)保證途徑,那就是正確的方法。
(17) 擰螺絲時(shí),要保證位置正確并且緊實(shí),但千萬(wàn)不要擰過(guò)了,這樣只會(huì)過(guò)猶不及。
(18) 直到真要吃桃子時(shí)再撕下標(biāo)簽,因?yàn)闃?biāo)簽會(huì)損壞桃子的表皮,加快變質(zhì)的速度。
(19) 學(xué)會(huì)傾聽,聽別人的故事,仔細(xì)地聆聽。你也可以從中學(xué)到東西。
(20) 愛(ài)你的家庭。家人永遠(yuǎn)為你守候。