本文作者Regina Brett，是美國俄亥俄州克里夫蘭報紙THE PLAIN DEALER的專欄作家。 她說：「為了慶祝自己漸漸老去，我曾寫了“人生給我上的45節課”。這是我平生最受歡 迎的一篇專欄。這個星期我的里程表將翻轉至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將原文50節課裁為33節。 01。人生不是公平的，但還算是好的。 - Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 02。如果所懷疑，你只管邁出了一小步。 - When in doubt, just take the next small step. 03。人生苦短，短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何人。 - Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 04。你没必要每次吵架都要贏。不妨同意你們之間存有不同的意見。 - You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 05。和你的過去和解，它就不會搗亂你的現在了。 - Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. 06。不要拿自己的人生和別人比較。你根本不知道別人的生活是怎樣過。 - Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 07。一眨眼的功夫什麼都會變化，不過別擔心，上帝從來不眨眼。 - Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks. 08。深吸一口氣，會平靜你的心。 - Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. 09。把無用的、醜陋的、令人不高興的東西通通扔掉。 - Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. 10。凡殺不了你的肯定會使你變得更堅強。 - Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger. 11。再次得到童年的快樂永遠不嫌晚，但是第二次得到只能靠自己，不能靠別人。 - It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. 12。點上蠟燭，用最好的被單，穿上最好的睡衣，不要等到特殊的場合才用。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。做好充分的准備，然後就順其自然。 - Overprepare, then go with the flow. 14。現在就擺脫傳統，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。遇到倒霉的事可以問自己這樣一句話：「五年以後，這還重要嗎？」 - Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?" 16。原諒每一個人每一件事。 - Forgive everyone everything. 17。別人怎麼想，與你無關。 - What other people think of you is none of your business. 18。時間能癒合幾乎任何傷口，但要給時間以時間。 - Time heals almost everything. Give time time. 19。相信奇跡會出現。 - Believe in miracles. 20。上帝愛你因為他是上帝，不是因為你做了什麼，或者沒做什麼。 - God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. 21。不要總是回顧人生。現在就去表現，並盡量發揮。 - Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. 22。老朽不堪總比英年早逝好。 - Growing old beats the alternative - dying young. 23。每一天都出門，奇跡在四處等著呢。 - Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. 24。如果我們把問題都堆在一起，看完了別人的，我們必會把自己的撿回來。 - If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back. 25。忌妒是浪費時間。你已經擁有你所需要的一切。 - Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. 26。最好的尚在後頭。 - The best is yet to come. 27。不管你感覺如何，起床、盛裝、好好表現。 - No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 28。學會讓步。 - Yield. 29。閱讀詩篇。它涵蓋了每種情感。 - Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion. 30。人生苦短，又何必長期悲憫。要不過著充實的生活，要不奄奄一息。 - Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying. 31。當涉及到追求你所熱愛的人生，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，你就得不著。 - If you don't ask, you don't get. 33。人生並沒有被繫上蝴蝶結，但它仍然是一份禮物。 - Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. -- --

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