◎ Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is success?
什么是成功?
To laugh often and love much,
笑口常開(kāi),愛(ài)心長(zhǎng)存,
To win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children;
贏得智者的尊重和孩子們的愛(ài)戴;
To earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends,
贏得真誠(chéng)的認(rèn)可,容忍損友的背叛;
To appreciate beauty;
欣賞一切美好,
To find the best in others,
發(fā)現(xiàn)別人的可愛(ài),
To give oneself;
無(wú)私地奉獻(xiàn);
To leave the world a little better,
給世界增添光彩。
Whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
要么培育出健康的孩子,要么留下花園一塊,或是改善社會(huì)條件;
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation,
盡情娛樂(lè)、笑得暢快,把歡樂(lè)的歌唱起來(lái);
To know even one life has breathed easier;
甚至知道一個(gè)生命活得自在,
Because you have lived—
因?yàn)槟愕囊宦纷邅?lái)——
This is to have succeeded.
這就是成功的內(nèi)涵。