給愛子的信(1)
Life Can Be Cruel
生活會很殘酷
There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll tease you because you’re different, or for no good reason. They might try to bully you or hurt you.
你的生活中一定會有并不友好的人。他們恥笑你因為你的與眾不同,而且沒有更好的理由。他們可能會欺負你或者傷害你。
There’s not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who actually care about you, who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, hold on to them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them, love them.
對這種人你除了學會和其接觸外無計可施,同時你也要學會擇友,選擇那些對你友善的,那些真正關心你的,那些令你對自己感到很好的人做朋友。當你尋找到像這樣的朋友, 就一定要堅守這份友誼,珍惜他們,花些時間和他們在一起,友善地對待他們并愛他們。
There will be times when you are met with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always turn out the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on. Accept disappointment and learn to persevere, to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you’ll do much better in life.
有時候你會遭遇挫折而非成功。生活并不總會如你所愿。這是另一件你需要學會處理的事情。但你要挺住向前,而不是讓這些事使你陷入低谷。接受挫敗并學會堅持,不畏風險地追求你的夢想。學會把消極轉(zhuǎn)化為積極,之后你就能做得好得多。
But Be Open to life Anyway
但無論如何,都要張開雙臂擁抱生活
Yes, you’ll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life... but don’t let that close you to new things.Don’t retreat from life, don’t hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, new people.
是的,在你的生命歷程中你會遇到殘酷,煎熬……但不要讓這些讓你拒絕接受新鮮事物。不要逃避生活,不要躲藏,抑或封閉自己。擁抱新鮮事物,經(jīng)歷全新體驗,接觸新的人。
You might get your heart broken 10 times, but find the most wonderful woman the 11th time. If you shut yourself off from love, you’ll miss out on that woman, and the happiest times of your life.
你或許心碎了10次,但是在第11次找到至愛。如果你把自己關在愛的門外,你就會錯過這個女子,和你生命中最快樂的時光。
You will fail many times but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach new heights with your accomplishments Failure is a stepping stone to success.
你會失敗多次但是如果你讓失敗打倒了你,不再努力,你就會錯過那種當你達到成就新高度的難以言喻的成就感。失敗是成功之母。