本文作者Regina Brett，是美国俄亥俄州克里夫兰报纸THE PLAIN DEALER的专栏作家。 她说：「为了庆祝自己渐渐老去，我曾写了“人生给我上的45节课”。这是我平生最受欢 迎的一篇专栏。这个星期我的里程表将翻转至50，故在此更新」 She said, "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update." 按:VCW将原文50节课裁为33节。 01。人生不是公平的，但还算是好的。 - Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 02。如果所怀疑，你只管迈出了一小步。 - When in doubt, just take the next small step. 03。人生苦短，短到来不及浪费时间去恨任何人。 - Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 04。你没必要每次吵架都要赢。不妨同意你们之间存有不同的意见。 - You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 05。和你的过去和解，它就不会捣乱你的现在了。 - Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. 06。不要拿自己的人生和别人比较。你根本不知道别人的生活是怎样过。 - Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 07。一眨眼的功夫什麽都会变化，不过别担心，上帝从来不眨眼。 - Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks. 08。深吸一口气，会平静你的心。 - Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. 09。把无用的、丑陋的、令人不高兴的东西通通扔掉。 - Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. 10。凡杀不了你的肯定会使你变得更坚强。 - Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger. 11。再次得到童年的快乐永远不嫌晚，但是第二次得到只能靠自己，不能靠别人。 - It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. 12。点上蜡烛，用最好的被单，穿上最好的睡衣，不要等到特殊的场合才用。今天就是好 日子。 - Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special. 13。做好充分的准备，然後就顺其自然。 - Overprepare, then go with the flow. 14。现在就摆脱传统，不要等到老了才穿紫色的衣服。 - Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple. 15。遇到倒霉的事可以问自己这样一句话：「五年以後，这还重要吗？」 - Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?" 16。原谅每一个人每一件事。 - Forgive everyone everything. 17。别人怎麽想，与你无关。 - What other people think of you is none of your business. 18。时间能癒合几乎任何伤口，但要给时间以时间。 - Time heals almost everything. Give time time. 19。相信奇迹会出现。 - Believe in miracles. 20。上帝爱你因为他是上帝，不是因为你做了什麽，或者没做什麽。 - God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. 21。不要总是回顾人生。现在就去表现，并尽量发挥。 - Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. 22。老朽不堪总比英年早逝好。 - Growing old beats the alternative - dying young. 23。每一天都出门，奇迹在四处等着呢。 - Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. 24。如果我们把问题都堆在一起，看完了别人的，我们必会把自己的捡回来。 - If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back. 25。忌妒是浪费时间。你已经拥有你所需要的一切。 - Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. 26。最好的尚在後头。 - The best is yet to come. 27。不管你感觉如何，起床、盛装、好好表现。 - No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 28。学会让步。 - Yield. 29。阅读诗篇。它涵盖了每种情感。 - Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion. 30。人生苦短，又何必长期悲悯。要不过着充实的生活，要不奄奄一息。 - Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying. 31。当涉及到追求你所热爱的人生，不要接受否定的答覆。 - When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer. 32。如果你不要求，你就得不着。 - If you don't ask, you don't get. 33。人生并没有被系上蝴蝶结，但它仍然是一份礼物。 - Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. -- --

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