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Man Is Here For The Sake of Other Men 人是为了别人而活着
Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.
From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know that man is here for the sake of other men --- above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received. My peace of mind is often troubled by the depressing sense that I have borrowed too heavily from the work of other men.
To ponder interminably over the reason for one’s own existence or the meaning of life in general seems to me, from an objective point of view, to be sheer folly. And yet everyone holds certain ideals by which he guides his aspiration and his judgment. The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort and happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.
把握自己 谦虚与自信都要适度
"These aren't even that good. I think I could do better." That's one of the reasons I started writing.Because I was reading other articles and that thought came to mind. I've even thought that about books. Famous books. Brilliant books.
“这些都不够好，我觉着自己能做得更好。”这就是我开始写作的原因之一，因为我读别人的文章时就有了那样的想法。我甚至对书也有过那样的想法，包括名著和经典著作。
Who the fuck am I to think that?
我是谁呀？怎么有资格那么想？
That's my ego.
这就是我的自我价值感。
And I'm grateful for it.
而且我很感激这种自我价值感。
Because I never would've started writing without it. I never would've found something I love to do without it. I never would've been able to quit my 9-5 without it.
因为要不是自我价值感，我绝不会开始写作，绝不会发现自己喜爱的事，绝不会放弃朝九晚五的生活。
But.。.
但是……
Sometimes I get too caught up in it. I'll let other people's accomplishments get inside me and make me feel bad. I become jealous. I become resentful.
有时我太过于深陷其中，心里会一直想着别人的成就从而产生对自己的不满，我开始嫉妒、开始愤恨。
I let myself be tricked into think I'm not good enough, or doing enough, or being enough. That's when my ego becomes unhelpful.
我开始这样想：我不够好，或做得不够，或有很多不足。就在那时我的自我价值感开始变得全无益处。
I don't think having an ego is good or bad.
我觉着自我价值感既不是好事也不是坏事。
I think it's good and bad.
我认为它其实好坏兼备。
具有哲理的英语文章
“Joe, did you book your ticket yet?” I asked.
我问：“乔，你订票了吗？”
“No. I changed my mind. I’m not going to go.”
“没有，我改主意了，我不打算去了。”
“What? You aren’t going to Australia? We’ve been planning this vacation for months!”
“什么？你决定不去澳大利亚了吗？我们已经为这个度假准备了几个月啊。”
“Yeah, I don’t feel like it. We’ll go some other time.”
“是的，我不想去了。我们以后再去吧。”
Over the coming weeks, I attempted to get my friend to reconsider, but to no avail. When Joe changed his mind, he changed his mind. Our trip to Australia – our big post-college adventure – was off. And none of my friends wanted to replace him. If I wanted to travel, it would have to be on my own.
接下来的几个星期里，我试着让朋友再重新考虑一下，但没有奏效。乔改变了想法和决定。我们去澳大利亚的旅程，也是我们的毕业旅行，泡汤了。其他朋友里面也没有想替代乔的人。如果我想去旅行，我一定要自己一个人去。
It’s a pattern that has repeated itself over the years. While a few people have joined me along the way. But when it comes down to the wire, something always comes up, they’re suddenly too busy, or they get cold feet and change their mind.
这种模式已经持续了好多年。有人想和我一起旅行，但到了准备出发的那一刻，总有些麻烦出现，他们太忙了或者临阵退缩再就是改变主意了。
It’s taught me that if I wait for others, I’ll never go anywhere.
这教会了我，如果再继续等别人，那我哪里都去不了了。
But there are places I want to go, people to see, experiences to have, and food to try — and only so much time to accomplish it all.
但是有些地方我想去，有些人我想见，有些经历我想体验，有些美食我想去品尝……只有这么点时间来完成这一切。
So I refuse to wait – I won’t let others keep me from realizing my dreams.
因此我拒绝等待——我不想别人陪我实现梦想。
It can bescary traveling alone – especially when you’ve never done it before. But, to me, growing old without experiencing everything you want from life is scarier.
一个人独自旅行会很害怕，特别是如果你之前没有这样做过。但是，对我来说，随着年龄的增长，人生中想体验的却没有去经历会更可怕。
If you’ve been putting off a trip because you’re waiting for someone to go with – stop. Just go. Don’t let others hold you back from your dreams. Trust me, along the way you’ll make plenty of friends – from other solo travelers who thought “Screw it, if I don’t go, I’ll never go” to locals interested in meeting new people. You’re never alone when you travel.
如果你已经因为等待某人而推迟了旅行，那么拒绝等他吧。出发去旅行，不要让任何人阻碍你追寻梦想的脚步。相信我，一路上你会遇到很多朋友——从其他觉得“算了，如果我不去就再也不会去了”的独自旅行的人，到对新面孔充满好奇的当地人。独自旅行一路上并不孤单。
More than that, solo travel gives you ultimate freedom. You wake up and it’s just you – what you want, where you want, when you want. In that freedom and infinite space of possibility, you meet yourself. You hit the limits of what you like and don’t like. There’s no one to pull you in any one direction or override your reasons. Want sushi? Get sushi. Want to leave? Leave. Want to try bungee jumping? Go for it.
不止那些，独自旅行会给你无尽的自由。起床，全部由你来做决定——想要什么、想去哪里、什么时候做什么，都听自己的。自由世界，无穷尽的自由，你遇见的是你自己。喜欢什么、不喜欢什么自己来决定。没有人会把你朝某个方向推或是否决你。想吃寿司？那就去吃吧。想走了？那就走吧。想去玩蹦极？那就去吧。
It’s sink or swim and you have to learn how to survive – who to trust, how to make friends, how to find your way around alone. That’s the greatest reward of solo travel – the personal growth. Each time you go away, you learn to become a little more independent, confident, and in tune with your emotions and desires.
潜水或游泳，你要学会如何生存——该相信谁、怎样交朋友、一个人如何找路。独自旅行最大的奖励的就是个人的成长。每出行一次，你都会变得更独立、自信、遵从内心和欲望。
Solo travel is not for everyone. Some people return home soon after departing, others cry for weeks before embracing it, and some just embrace it right away. But you’ll never learn that if you don’t travel once by yourself. Whether a weekend away, a two-week vacation or trip around the world, try it at least once.
独自旅行不是针对每一个人。有些人出发没多久就立马回家，有些人在出发之前会哭很久，也有一些人会立刻接受独自旅行。但是如果你从未有过独自旅行的经历，你永远也学不会。不论是离开一、两周的假期或是一个短途的世界游，至少尝试一次。
Don’t wait for people or hold back from living your dreams. You could be waiting a long time until someone finally says “yes.” There’s only now and if you don’t go, you’ll regret it.
不要为了等他人或是停滞自己追寻梦想的脚步。你可能会等很久直到别人最后说：“好。”只有现在，如果你说不去，会后悔的。
Because if I hadn’t stopped waiting, I’d still be in my cubicle, trying to convince Joe to go to Australia, and wondering if I’d ever get to see the world.
因为如果我没有停止等待，我还会被困住，尝试去说服乔一起去澳大利亚，也不知道是否有机会去看世界。
月亮给我的人生启示
Lesson from the Moon 月亮的启示
By Vicki Baum
When the moon is fullest it begins to wane, When it is darkest it begins to grow.
月亮带给我的启示----「月盈则亏，晦则明」
-Chinese Proverb-中国谚语
THERE is a calm wisdom in this old saying that impressed me when I heard it first form a monk of a Buddhist monastery in China. It has often, helped me to retain a good measure of equanimity under stress and hardship as well as when some unexpected success or good luck might have made me to exuberant. There is hope and consolation in the sure knowledge that even the darkest hours of pains and troubles won’t last: but also a warning against overrating the passing glories of wealth, power and great fortune. A warning and a hope, not only for the individual, but for government, nations and their leaders, a brief summing up of all that history and human experience can tell us. And beyond all that we might hear in it an echo of the law and order that holds our universe in safe balance.
这句中国的古话，最初是由佛教寺院中的一位和尚告诉我的，当时给我的印象很深。这实在是一句至理名词，蕴含着冷静的慧智。从那时起，每当我遭逢坎坷困苦，或者遇到可能使我过于兴奋的成功或好运的时候，这句话都曾帮助我保持镇定，泰然处之。这句话提示我们，不论痛苦和忧患的时刻多么黑暗，也不会长久持续下去，因而使我们感到希望和安慰；同时也警告我们，财富、权力、和鸿运当头的荣耀，都只是过眼烟云，不可过于重视。个人如此，国家和政府领袖亦然，这句话箴言所提供的希望和警告，实在是整个历史和人类经验的结晶。除此之外，我们还可以从这句话里面，聆听到使宇宙保持平衡状态的法律与秩序的回声。
There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.
Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, “Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I’ll be alone. How lonely I’ll be!”
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I loved you most, and owed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant’s heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, “I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No!” replied the 3rd wife. “Life is so good over here! I’m going to remarry when you die!” The merchant’s heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, “I always turned to you for help and you’ve always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” replied the 2nd wife. “At the very most, I can only send you to your grave.” The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
Two years ago, the drama about going back to the dynasty was very popular, people liked to see such TV series so much, they thought went to the past made them a hero and they could become the shining star. It seems that back to the past is everyone’s dream, while for me, I’d rather stay in this moment, I don’t want to go back. Comparing with the younger me, I like who I am now, though I am not young anymore, I have wisdom and experience at this moment. Time endows me with matureness, I witness so many things, I am not innocent any more, I am a better person. I am so satisfied with myself now, I cherish what I have and am so thankful to life. Looking forward to the future and opening the new chapter of my life are the main things for me to do.
两年以前，关于回到朝代的戏剧很受欢迎，人们很喜欢看到此类的电视剧，他们觉得回到过去能让他们变成英雄，成为亮眼的明星。似乎回到过去是每个人的梦想，然而对于我来说，我更情愿停留在此刻，我不想要回去。和更加年轻的我相比，我喜欢现在的自己，虽然我不再那么年轻，但是我此刻拥有智慧和阅历。时间赋予了我成熟，我目睹了很多事情，不再那么的天真，我变得更好。我很满意目前的自己，珍惜我所拥有的，对生活也感恩。展望未来，打开生活新篇章是我主要要去做的事情。
Are you ready to unlock your productivity potential？ As we enter the final quarter of ， it’s time to look back on the year。 Have you accomplished at least 75% of the resolutions you made at the beginning of the year？ If you haven’t， don’t worry； here are some tips on how to make your day the most productive。
1。You are in control
The first thing you need to keep in mind is that you are in control of your life。
“The bad news is time flies。 The good news is you’re the pilot。” – Michael Altshuler。
Mr。 Altshuler was right。 Time flies， and sometimes it flies so fast without you realizing it。 What you need to remember is that everything in your life is dictated by the choices you make。 So， begin each day by reminding yourself that you are in control and you decide what happens today。
Only you can decide whether or not it is going to be a productive day。
2。 Optimism is the key
Start your day with a positive mind。 Not all tasks that you have listed are easy。 This may include talking to your boss about a raise， tackling a complicated project — or even just going to the gym。 You may start thinking that your boss will say ‘No’ or about all the obstacles you are going to face on the project。 You might think going to the gym is too tiring and better not do it。
Abraham Lincoln said， “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns， or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses。”
We just have to look at things differently。 Perhaps your boss will consider that you have made valuable contributions to the team and agree that your request for a raise is justified。 Look at a complicated project as a challenge that will help you learn something。 Think of the benefits going to gym will give you。 （If nothing else， think of a special treat you can indulge in once you have done your gym session。） Learn to be optimistic and good things will follow。 On the other hand， if things didn’t go as expected， then always remember： When one door closes， another will open。 The lost opportunity may not be for you but you are up for something much better。
It is all about having the proper mindset。 Be positive。
3。 Procrastinate no more
As human beings， we think that we have all the time in the world to do the things we want and need to do。 This is the reason we love procrastinating。 We are always thinking that we have tomorrow to spare and we can just push to do things to another day。 But what if you don’t have tomorrow？
Remember this Bill Keane quote， masterfully used by Master Oogway （the wise tortoise in Kung Fu Panda）： “Yesterday is history， tomorrow is a mystery， but today is a gift。 That’s why they call it the present。”
Today is something to be thankful for， so better spend it wisely。 You’ll never know what is going to happen tomorrow。 Do the things that you have set today right at this moment。
Say “No” to procrastination and always say “Yes” to today。
4。 Ignore the perfectionist in you
“Prolific beats Perfect。” – Daniel Priestley
I know that we tend to be our harshest critics and often times will keep fiddling with a project even when it’s good enough。 While I am not advocating pushing out halfhearted work， I believe sometimes you have to accept good enough and move on。 Spending too much time obsessing over tiny details means that you are putting in an additional amount of time to tweak something only 1% of people will notice。 It also means you will get bogged down in the minute details and before you know it， the day is over。
Stop obsessing and start completing。 Don’t let the inner perfectionist monster get the better of you。 Work that is completed and pushed out on time is better than work that is perfect， but late。
If you bear these 4 things in mind every single day， you will find yourself able to look forward to each day with a better attitude to getting things done。 This will， in turn， lead you to getting closer and closer to your goals。
Say goodbye to the slums of yesterday…and hello to the most productive days of your life。
Larry Walters’ boyhood dream was not an unusual one: He wanted to fly. What was unusual, though, was the way he fulfilled it. After finishing school, Larry joined the U.S. Air Force, but was rejected from pilot-training school because of poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.
Larry, aged 33, was not a pilot, but a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside in his lawn chair, Larry had his eureka moment. As he watched jets fly overhead, an idea came to him to use weather balloons to fly.
A few weeks later, Larry bought 42 one-meter diameter weather balloons. He tied them to a lawn chair and filled them with helium. Then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches, and a BB gun. Larry’s plan was to float about 10 meters above his backyard, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then pop some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go according to Larry’s plan.
When his friends cut the anchor lines, Larry, lifted by the 42 balloons, shot skyward at an astonishing speed. He finally settled at an altitude of 4,000 meters. Afraid to pop any of the balloons, in case he should upset the balance of his “craft,” Larry sat, cold and frightened, in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours.
Airline pilots heading toward Los Angeles’busy international airport radioed in reports of the strange sight. Larry’s presence in the skies caused numerous planes to be rerouted. Eventually, Larry worked up the nerve to shoot a few balloons and slowly descended, landing in power lines. Uninjured, he climbed down to safety and was arrested by waiting police.
When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Larry responded, "a man just cant sit around." Larry fulfilled his dream, and set a record for a gas-filled balloon flight. But it cost him US$1,500.