1、Were Just Beginning“We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite”I do not know who wrote these words, but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it. We can take the mysterious, hazy future and carve out of it a

2、nything that we can imagine, just as a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed, we reap a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds, we reap a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.I wan

3、t the future to be better than the past. I dont want it contaminated by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled. We should all be concerned about the future because that is where we will spend the remainder of our lives.The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The

4、future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will affect it. Each day brings with it new frontier, in our homes and in our businesses, if we will only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor.Life Is Too Short to Be Little We men are imperfec

5、t beings, so conflicts among us are unavoidable. Inevitably, we sometimes feel injured, insulted, or slighted. Perhaps we put our faith in another, and were disappointed; perhaps we felt we deserved ones gratitude, and were denied; perhaps we wished to join our efforts to those of a group, and were

6、rejected. Such experiences are painful indeed, but is it not foolish to let them occupy our thoughts and precious time? For what does it profit us to dwell on trivial matters? The priceless days must be spent meaningfully, joyfully. How thoughtless to waste the irreplaceable hours reviewing insignif

7、icant incidents, bearing a grudge or pitying oneself! Far better to embrace with gratitude the gift of each day to make the most of every moment by filling it with purpose or appreciation. Consider this thought when next you feel tempted to nurse a grievance: that life is too short to be little! 人生苦

8、短休計較人生苦短休計較我們人類皆是不完美的造物，所以彼此之間必然會起爭執。無可避免我們人類皆是不完美的造物，所以彼此之間必然會起爭執。無可避免地，我們有時會覺得受到傷害侮辱或輕視。也許我們曾信任某人卻地，我們有時會覺得受到傷害侮辱或輕視。也許我們曾信任某人卻失望了，也許我們曾覺得應該被某人感激卻遭拒絕，也許我們曾希望失望了，也許我們曾覺得應該被某人感激卻遭拒絕，也許我們曾希望共為某團體打拼，卻被屏除在外。共為某團體打拼，卻被屏除在外。這樣的經歷的確很痛苦，但任由它們占據我們的思想和寶貴的時間豈這樣的經歷的確很痛苦，但任由它們占據我們的思想和寶貴的時間豈不太愚蠢了嗎？因為瑣碎小事而心煩于我們有何

9、益處呢？寶貴的時光不太愚蠢了嗎？因為瑣碎小事而心煩于我們有何益處呢？寶貴的時光必須過得有意義和快樂。把一去不復回的時間浪費在回顧微不足道的必須過得有意義和快樂。把一去不復回的時間浪費在回顧微不足道的事，懷恨或自憐之上，這樣的做法是多么欠思慮啊！帶著感恩的心去事，懷恨或自憐之上，這樣的做法是多么欠思慮啊！帶著感恩的心去擁抱上帝所賜的每一天擁抱上帝所賜的每一天也就是要有目的或心存感激地充分利用每一也就是要有目的或心存感激地充分利用每一分每一秒分每一秒這樣的做法才更好。這樣的做法才更好。下次你心生怨言時，想想這一點：下次你心生怨言時，想想這一點：“人生苦短休計較！人生苦短休計較！”快樂的鑰匙快樂的鑰

10、匙 你若想助人，并不一定要在助人的藝術方面猛下功夫，重要的是你若想助人，并不一定要在助人的藝術方面猛下功夫，重要的是你有沒有一顆助人的心。你或許粗里粗氣，笨手笨腳，徒勞又無成效，你有沒有一顆助人的心。你或許粗里粗氣，笨手笨腳，徒勞又無成效，但若你真心想幫忙，你的努力只會帶來善果。你想要幫助的人得知你但若你真心想幫忙，你的努力只會帶來善果。你想要幫助的人得知你有心相助時，會因為你共擔苦難的魔力而變得堅強而振作起來。你單有心相助時，會因為你共擔苦難的魔力而變得堅強而振作起來。你單純的助人之心每次付諸行動時，幾乎都會產生預期的善果。但或許最純的助人之心每次付諸行動時，幾乎都會產生預期的善果。但或許最

11、大的善果卻是你從自己努力助人的企圖中所得到的善果。服務人群所大的善果卻是你從自己努力助人的企圖中所得到的善果。服務人群所帶給你的快樂要多過你帶給人群的快樂。行善時，你便擺脫了以自我帶給你的快樂要多過你帶給人群的快樂。行善時，你便擺脫了以自我為本位的可怕重擔，而進入一個充滿喜悅及光明的清新世界。你一心為本位的可怕重擔，而進入一個充滿喜悅及光明的清新世界。你一心想行的善，不論結果如何，在你心中始終就是一種成功。想行的善，不論結果如何，在你心中始終就是一種成功。 無私的施舍是獲得快樂最有效的法則，因為你擁抱的是無私的施舍是獲得快樂最有效的法則，因為你擁抱的是“永恒永恒”而非而非“自我自我”；你感受到

12、；你感受到“生命生命”的存在，而你現在的世界也比你開的存在，而你現在的世界也比你開始行善前還要開闊。始行善前還要開闊。Friendship No young man starting life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They will strengthen his credit, support him in every great effort, and make him what, unaided, he could never be. Friends of the right sort will help hi

13、m moreto be happy and successfulthan much money or great learning. Friendship is no one-sided affair. There can be no friendship without reciprocity. One cannot receive all and give nothing, or give all and receive nothing, and expect to experience the joy and fullness of true companionship. Those w

14、ho would make friends must cultivate the qualities which are admired and which attract. If you are mean, stingy and selfish, nobody will admire you. You must cultivate generosity and large-heartedness; you must be magnanimous and tolerant; you must have positive qualities, for a negative, shrinking,

15、 apologizing, roundabout man is despised. You must believe in yourself. If you do not, others will not believe in you. You must look upward and be helpful, cheery, and optimistic. No one will be attracted to a gloomy pessimist.友誼友誼年輕人人生起步最好的資本莫過于擁有眾多的朋友。朋友可以增加他年輕人人生起步最好的資本莫過于擁有眾多的朋友。朋友可以增加他的聲望，盡最大的努

16、力支持他，并使他達到無朋友幫助時決不可能達的聲望，盡最大的努力支持他，并使他達到無朋友幫助時決不可能達到的成就。交對朋友將會比大筆的金錢或高深的學問更能讓他快樂和到的成就。交對朋友將會比大筆的金錢或高深的學問更能讓他快樂和成功。成功。友誼不是單方面的事。沒有互惠就不能算是友誼。一個人不可能只是友誼不是單方面的事。沒有互惠就不能算是友誼。一個人不可能只是接受而不付出，或是只是付出而不回收，卻期望能夠享有真摯友誼的接受而不付出，或是只是付出而不回收，卻期望能夠享有真摯友誼的歡欣和滿足。歡欣和滿足。想交朋友必須培養受人贊賞和吸引人的特質。如果你小氣想交朋友必須培養受人贊賞和吸引人的特質。如果你小氣、

17、吝嗇又自吝嗇又自私，沒有人會欣賞你。你必須培養慷慨和寬宏大量的氣度；你必須有私，沒有人會欣賞你。你必須培養慷慨和寬宏大量的氣度；你必須有雅量并對人容忍；你必須要有積極的特質，因為消極雅量并對人容忍；你必須要有積極的特質，因為消極、畏縮畏縮、愛賠不愛賠不是和迂回不前的人總是讓人瞧不起。你必須信任你自己，否則就不會是和迂回不前的人總是讓人瞧不起。你必須信任你自己，否則就不會獲得別人的信任。你必須要向前看，充滿希望，愉快且樂觀。沒有人獲得別人的信任。你必須要向前看，充滿希望，愉快且樂觀。沒有人會理會一個抑郁的悲觀者。會理會一個抑郁的悲觀者。What is friendship Friendship

18、is an in-depth, relaxed relationship! Friends relate. It is an in-depth relationship combining trust, support, communication, loyalty, understanding, empathy, and intimacy. There are certainly aspects of life that all of us crave. Being able to trust and relax with your friend is a big part of frien

19、dship. Remember when you were young and went with a friend to her grandmas for the weekend. It was fun but when you got home, home was wonderful. Your feeling was “Im home. I can relax now.” That is what a friendship should be. You go out into the world and do your best. You have your ups and downs,

20、 your problems and triumphs, your fun and tribulations. You charm and you perform.Then you come “home” to a friend. You can relax, ane put up your feet; you are relieved. If you still have to be charming and performing, its not a relief. Friendship is a comfortable situation like home. You get home,

21、 kick off your shoes, relax and sigh, Ahh, home.“But no one can form a friendship until he/she realizes that the basis of being friends is meeting the needs of the other person. One must be a friend to have one.Never forget that friends relate. Relating is the basis of friendship.友誼是什么友誼是什么? 友誼是人心靈深

22、處的輕松的關系友誼是人心靈深處的輕松的關系 朋友之間是相互關聯的朋友之間是相互關聯的 它是人類心靈深處的輕松的一種關系它是人類心靈深處的輕松的一種關系,總是和總是和 信任信任,支持支持, 溝通溝通,忠誠忠誠, 理理解解,設身處地的為對方著想設身處地的為對方著想,親密無間聯系在一起親密無間聯系在一起.是我們所有人所渴求是我們所有人所渴求的生命的方方面面的生命的方方面面. 友誼的最大的作用是能夠信任你的朋友而且在一起友誼的最大的作用是能夠信任你的朋友而且在一起能真正的放松能真正的放松. 還記的當你年輕時和朋友一起去她外婆家度周末的快樂還記的當你年輕時和朋友一起去她外婆家度周末的快樂時光嗎時光嗎?

23、那是多么的有趣但是當你回到家后那是多么的有趣但是當你回到家后,家又是多么的美妙家又是多么的美妙. 你的你的感覺就是感覺就是:我現在到家了我現在到家了,我可以放松了我可以放松了. 這就是友誼應該給你的感覺這就是友誼應該給你的感覺. 你踏入社會而且盡自己最大努力來拼搏你踏入社會而且盡自己最大努力來拼搏.事業有沉有浮事業有沉有浮,有困境也有凱旋有困境也有凱旋,有樂趣也有變遷有樂趣也有變遷.你有偽伺也有表演你有偽伺也有表演. 但是和朋友在一起就如到了家但是和朋友在一起就如到了家.你你可以放松可以放松,你可以把自己的雙腳翹起來你可以把自己的雙腳翹起來.你可以很寬心的你可以很寬心的.但如果你仍然但如果你仍

24、然要偽飾或者表演要偽飾或者表演,這就不是放松了這就不是放松了. 友誼是一種舒心的狀態友誼是一種舒心的狀態,猶如在家里猶如在家里. 你到了家你到了家,把鞋子一脫把鞋子一脫,就會如俟重負的感嘆一聲就會如俟重負的感嘆一聲: 總于到家了總于到家了. 但沒人但沒人可能形成友誼直到他或她意識到友誼的基礎是適應另一人的需要可能形成友誼直到他或她意識到友誼的基礎是適應另一人的需要.你必你必須是別人需要的朋友須是別人需要的朋友. 永遠不要忘記朋友是相互聯系的永遠不要忘記朋友是相互聯系的. 聯絡是友誼的聯絡是友誼的根本根本. The Joy of Labor Wise men of ancient times a

25、nd successful men of today have told us that labor is sweet. Its reward is not material gain but what one becomes by it. Work does much more for us than just giving us a living; it gives us our life and the reason for living. The real joys of life come from doing something and doing it well. All of

26、us hope for success, but it is illusive and hard to keep. It nearly always slips away from one like sand through the fingers, like water through a leaky pail, unless it is held tight by hard work, day by day, night by night, year in year out. Everyone who fears failure should work harder and harder

27、with a faithful heart as long as he lasts.勞動之樂勞動之樂 古時的智者和今天的成功者都告訴我們勞動是甜美的。古時的智者和今天的成功者都告訴我們勞動是甜美的。勞動的報酬不是物資上的獲得而是我們通過勞動所達到的勞動的報酬不是物資上的獲得而是我們通過勞動所達到的成就。工作所給予我們的不止是混口飯吃；它賦予我們生成就。工作所給予我們的不止是混口飯吃；它賦予我們生命以及活下去的理由。人生真正的樂趣就在于能把所做的命以及活下去的理由。人生真正的樂趣就在于能把所做的事做好。事做好。 我們都希望成功，但成功卻是虛幻且難以維持的。除非我們都希望成功，但成功卻是虛幻且難以

28、維持的。除非你能日日夜夜，年復一年地努力堅守，否則它幾乎總會從你能日日夜夜，年復一年地努力堅守，否則它幾乎總會從你身邊溜走，就如沙粒從指間滑落，或象水從漏桶流失一你身邊溜走，就如沙粒從指間滑落，或象水從漏桶流失一樣。凡是害怕失敗的人應該在有生之年，一心一意地努力，樣。凡是害怕失敗的人應該在有生之年，一心一意地努力，再努力。再努力。A Great Friend As I am now a senior high school student, I have a great many friends, but there is one whom I prize over all the rest.

29、 I first made his acquaintance when I began to go to school. He has been my constant companion ever since. Though he is serious in appearance, he never fails to be interesting. Often he is clever, sometimes even merry and gay. He is the most knowledgeable friend a person could have. He knows virtual

30、ly every language of the world, all the events of history, and the words of all the great poets and philosophers. A kindly benefactor, he is admired and enjoyed by everyone who makes his acquaintance. To me, he has been a great teacher as well as a friend. He first taught me the secrets of my own la

31、nguage and then those of others. With these keys he showed us how to unlock all the arts and sciences of man. My friend is endlessly patient. Dull though I may be, I can return to him again and again, and he is always ready to teach me. when I am bored, he entertains me. When I am dispirited, he lif

32、ts me up. When I am lonely, he keeps me company. He is a friend not only to me but to millions around the world. Shall I tell you his name? His name is “Reading”.一位偉大的朋友一位偉大的朋友 由于我現在是高中生，因此有許多朋友，但我最看中其中一位。我一開始求學就認識他了。從此以后他就是我永遠不變的朋友。 雖然他外表嚴肅，但他總是令人感興趣。他經常挺聰明的，有時甚至是一付歡喜愉悅的模樣。他是我們最有學問的朋友。世界各國的語言，歷史上所有

33、的大事，以及所有偉大的詩人與哲學家的話語，他幾乎無所不知。他是個樂善好施的大好人，認識他的每個人都贊賞和喜愛他。 對我而言，他一直是位偉大的老師也是朋友。他先教會我母語的奧秘，而后是其他語言。借著這些秘訣，他教我們如何開啟人類所有的藝術和科學之門。 我的朋友有無限的耐心。雖然我可能很遲鈍，但我可以一再的求助于他，而他也隨時準備著教導我。當我感到厭煩時，他會逗我開心。當我氣餒時，他會使我 振作起來。當我孤獨時，他會陪伴我。他不只是我的朋友，同時也是世界各地成千上萬人的朋友。要我告訴你他的名字嗎？他的名字叫“閱讀”。Advice to a Young Man Remember, my son, y

34、ou have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, you must work. If you look around, you will see the men who are the most able to live the rest of their days without work are the men who work the hardest. Dont be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is b

35、eyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit work at six in the evening, and do not go home until two in the morning. It is the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumbers; it gives you a perfect and grateful