英文爱藏：淡定的人生不寂寞

2021年9月19日 星期日 祝福早安 主日平安 天气多云 气温19℃ 《淡定的人生不寂寞》 今天终于可以出校门了 我要淡定 淡定 我要淡定 可这颗躁动的心不能淡定 今天早晨七点半刚刚走出校门 我要奔向爱我的上帝那里去了 希望我的中秋佳节注定不是寂寞 就像我刚刚在朋友圈分享的文字: 有什么能使我与神的爱隔绝 从八月底开学直到九月中旬 我们一直被封在了校园里面 周日只能选择网络形式聚会 终于今天可以申请出校门了 愿记录一下此刻的美好感动 疫情也好洪水也好饥荒也好 都不能使我与神的爱隔绝的 周日本应该是敬拜上帝之日 但因为各种原因不重视这日 生命中不以耶和华为乐的人 在末后的日子应该警醒度日 今天的天气并不是万里晴空 但只要心情是美好的就够了 祝福今天我可以遇见耶和华 在中秋佳节人渴望家的温暖 背井离乡的我依然找到了家 在上帝爱的家中与祝福相拥 2021年9月19日 主日平安 祝福早安 真心期待我们每个人的人生都不孤独 书本摘录 The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings， but shorter tempers； wider freeways， but narrower viewpoints； we spend more， but have less； we buy more but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families； more conveniences， but less time； we have more degrees， but less sense； more knowledge， but less judgment； more experts， but more problems； more medicine， but less wellness. We drink too much， spend too recklessly， laugh too little， drive too fast， get too angry too quickly， stay up too late， get up too tired， read too little， watch TV too much， and pray too seldom. We talk too much， love too seldom， and hate too often. We’ve learned how to make a living， but not a life； we’ve added years to life， not life to years. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back， but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We’ve conquered outer space， but not inner space； we’ve done larger things， but not better things. We’ve cleaned up the air， but polluted the soul； we’ve split the atom， but not our prejudice. We write more， but learn less； we plan more， but accomplish less. We’ve learned to rush， but not to wait； we have higher incomes， but， lower morals. We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever， but have less communication； we’ve become long on quantity， but short on quality. These are the days of two incomes， but more divorce； of fancier houses， but more broken homes. These are the days of quick trips， disposable diapers， throw away morality， one night stands， overweight bodies， and pills that do everything from cheer， to quiet， to kill. Where are we heading... If we die tomorrow， the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it， we pour ourselves more into work than to our family an unwise investment indeed. So what is the morale of the story？ Don’t work too hard... and you know what’s the full word of family？ FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER， (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU. 我们的时代就是这样矛盾。楼房高了，脾气却暴了；马路宽了，视野却窄了；付出的多了，拥有的却少了；买的多了，享受的却少了。 我们的房子大了，家却小了；生活便捷了，时间却少了；学历高了，见识却少了；知识多了，观点却少了；专家多了，问题也多了；药物多了，健康却少了。 我们喝得太多，花得太多，笑得太少，车开得太快，太易生气，熬夜太晚，赖床太久，书读得太少，电视看得太多，却很少向上帝祈祷。 我们说得太多，爱得太少，且常生怨恨。我们学会的是如何生存，而不是生活。我们延长了寿命，并没有延长生活的期限。 我们成功登月并返回，却不能拜访邻里。我们能够征服月球，却逾越不了自己的内心。我们办事能力大有提高，但是办事质量毫无进展。 我们清洁了空气，却污染了灵魂；我们分离了原子，却抛不掉偏见；我们写得更多，可学到更少；我们的计划更多，可是完成得更少。 我们学会了奔跑，却不懂得等待；收入水平高了，可道德水准低了。 我们制造了更多的计算机，存储了更多的信息，制造了最多的副本，但是沟通更少了；我们开始渴望数量，却忽视了质量。 这个时代就是这样：有了双收入，也有了更高的离婚率；有了更华丽的房屋，却有了更多破碎的家庭。 这个时代就是这样：有了快速旅游，免洗尿布，败坏的道德，一夜情，超重的身体，以及可以结束快乐走向静止、死亡的药物。我们将走向何方…… 如果我们明天就死去，我们所在的公司很容易在数日内找到人来替代我们的位置。但是，我们撒手留下的家人，会在余生里怀念你。 仔细想一下吧，我们将太多的精力放在了工作上，而不是我们的家人身上，这的确不是明确的投资。 那么，这则故事的含义何在呢？ 不要太拼命地工作，你知道“家”的全称吗？ 家＝爸爸+妈妈，我爱你们。 等待是幸福的反方向 Happiness 佚名 / Anonymous Many people think that when they become rich and successful， happiness will naturally follow. Let me tell you that nothing is further from the truth. The world is full of very rich people who are as miserable as if they were living in hell. We have read stories about movie stars who committed suicide or died from drugs. Quite clearly， money is not the only answer to all problems. Wealth obtained through dishonest means does not bring happiness. Lottery winnings do not bring happiness. Gamble winnings do not bring happiness. To my mind， the secret to happiness lies in your successful work， in your contribution towards others’happiness and in your wealth you have earned through your own honest effort. If you obtain wealth through luck or dishonest means， you will know that it is ill earned money. If you get your money by taking advantage of others or by hurting others， you will not be happy with it. You will think you are a base person. Long-term happiness is based on honesty， productive work， contribution， and self-esteem. Happiness is not an end； it is a process. It is a continuous process of honest， productive work which makes a real contribution to others and makes you feel you are a useful， worthy person. As Dr. Wayne wrote， “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” There is no use saying “Some day when I achieve these goals， when I get a car， build a house and own my own business， then I will be really happy”. Life just does not work that way. If you wait for certain things to happen and depend on external circumstances of life to make you happy， you will always feel unfulfilled. There will always be something missing. 很多人认为，拥有财富与声望之时，便是幸福到来之际。我得告诉你，事实并非如此。这个世界，富有却痛苦得如同生活在地狱的人比比皆是。关于电影明星自杀或吸毒致死的报道，我们不是没有见过。毫无疑问，金钱并非解决全部问题的唯一办法。 不义之财无法带来幸福。彩票中奖不能带来幸福。赌博所得不可能带来幸福。在我看来，幸福的秘诀在于工作卓有成效，在于对他人的幸福有所贡献，在于诚实致富。凭运气或靠欺骗得来的钱财是不义之财。利用他人或伤害他人得来的钱财，你不会乐于接受，你会觉得自己自私而卑鄙。 建立在诚实正直、卓有成效的工作、贡献和自尊的基础上的幸福才会长久。幸福不是终点，而是一个过程。这个过程需要连续不断的诚实正直和卓有成效的工作。它让你真正有益于他人，让你意识到自身的价值。正如韦恩博士所说：“没有通向幸福的路，幸福本身就是路。”“有朝一日，我实现了自己的目标，有车有房，拥有自己的事业，那么我就会幸福。”——这种说法毫无意义。生活不会是这样的。若是等到某些东西的出现，依赖外部环境的改变，你才感到幸福，那你永远若有所失，总会错过某些东西。 尽管每个人对幸福的理解不同，但是幸福的含义是从来不变的。幸福不是发生在我们周围的事——而是我们如何去看待周围发生的事。秘诀就在于，我们以积极的心态面对逆境，变压力为动力。幸福并不是祈求我们所没有的，而是享受我们所拥有的。 通往幸福的旅途 Our Pursuit of Happiness 佚名 / Anonymous We chase after it， when it is waiting all about us. “Are you happy？” I asked my brother， Ian， one day. “Yes. No. It depends on what you mean.” He said. “Then tell me，” I asked， “when was the last time you think you were happy？” “April 1967.” He said. It served me right for putting a serious question to someone who has joked his way through life. But Ian’s answer reminded me that when we think about happiness， we usually think of something extraordinary， a pinnacle of sheer delight—and those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get. For a child， happiness has a magical quality. I remember making hide-outs in newly cut hay， playing cops and robbers in the woods， getting a speaking part in the school play. Of course， kids also experience lows， but their delight at such peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved. In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement， love， popularity and whether that zit will clear up before a prom night. I can still feel the agony of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to. But I also recall the ecstasy of being plucked from obscurity at another event to dance with a John Travolta look-alike. In adulthood the things that bring profound joy—birth， love， marriage also—bring responsibility and the risk of loss. Love may not last， sex isn’t always good， loved ones die. For adults， happiness is complicated.

Here you are.Our Pursuit of Happiness.

才看了一会儿就被这本书深深吸引，虽说都是鸡汤，但是却甚合胃口，而且英文的表达句句都让人印象深刻，好书，值得看！As it says:  The joy of living comes from what we  put in life, not from what we seek to get from it.