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[美文欣赏]Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite...Idonotknowwhowrotethosewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justasasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone.Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon’twantitcontaminatedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendtheremainderofourlives.Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowillaffectit.Eachdaybringswithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusiness,ifweonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.[参考译文]“我们正在读一本书的第一章第一行，这本书的页数是无限的……”我不知道是谁写的，可我很喜欢这句话，它提醒我们未来是由自己创造的。我们可以把神秘、不可知的未来塑造成我们想象中的任何模样，犹如雕刻家将未成形的石头刻成雕像。我们每个人都像是农夫。洒下良种将有丰收，播下劣种或生满野草便将毁去收成。没有耕耘则会一无所获。我希望未来比过去更加美好，希望未来不会沾染历史的错误与过失。我们都应举目向前，因我们的余生要用未来书写。往昔已逝，静如止水；我们无法再作改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃；我们所做的每一件事都将会影响着它。只要我们认识到这些，无论是在家中还是在工作上，每天我们的面前都会展现出新的天地。在人类致力开拓的每一片领域上，我们正站在进步的起跑点。[美文欣赏]Toalargedegree,themeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareabletoliveonthepresentmoment.Irrespectiveofwhathappenedyesterdayorlastyear,andwhatmayormaynothappentomorrow,thepresentmomentiswhereyouare--always!Withoutquestion,manyofushavemasteredtheneuroticartofspendingmuchofourlivesworryingaboutvarietyofthings--allatonce.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernstodominateyourpresentmoments,somuchsothatweendupanxious,frustrated,depressed,andhopeless.Ontheflipside,wealsopostponeourgratification,ourstatedpriorities,andourhappiness,oftenconvincingourselvesthatsomedaywillbemuchbetterthantoday.Unfortunately,thesamementaldynamicsthattellustolooktowardthefuturewillonlyrepeatthemselvessothat'someday'neveractuallyarrives.JohnLennoneoncesaid,Lifeiswhatishappeningwhilewearebusymakingotherplans.Whenwearebusymaking'otherplans',ourchildrenarebusygrowingup,thepeoplewelovearemovingawayanddying,ourbodiesaregettingoutofshape,andourdreamsareslippingaway.Inshort,wemissoutonlife.Manypeoplelivesasiflifeisadressrehearsalforsomelaterdate.Itisn't.Infact,noonehasaguaranteethatheorshewillbeheretomorrow.Nowistheonlytimewehave,andtheonlytimethatwehaveanycontrolover.Whenourattentionisinthepresentmoment,wepushfearfromourminds.Fearistheconcernovereventsthatmighthappeninthefuture--wewon'thaveenoughhmoney,ourchildrenwillgetintotrouble,wewillgetoldanddie,whatever.Tocombatfear,thebeststradegyistolearntobringyourattentionbacktothepresent.MarkTwainsaid,Ihavebeenthroughsometerriblethingsinlife,someofwhichactuallyhappened.Idon'tthinkIcansayitanybetter.Practicekeepingyourattentiononthehereandnow.Youreffortwillpaygreatdividends.[参考译文]我们内心是否平和在很大程度上是由我们是否能生活在现实之中所决定的．不管昨天或去年发生了什么，不管明天可能发生或不发生什么，现实才是你时时刻刻所在之处。毫无疑问，我们很多人掌握了一种神经兮兮的艺术，即把生活中的大部分时间花在为种种事情担心忧虑上－－而且常常是同时忧虑许多事情．我们听凭过去的麻烦和未来的担心控制我们此时此刻的生活，以至我们整日焦虑不安，委靡不振，甚至沮丧绝望．而另一方面我们又推迟我们的满足感，推迟我们应优先考虑的事情，推迟我们的幸福感，常常说服自己“有朝一日”会比今天更好．不幸的是，如此告戒我们朝前看的大脑动力只能重复来重复去，以至“有朝一日”不会真的来临．约翰．列侬曾经说过：“生活就是当我们忙于制定别的计划时发生的事．”当我们忙于指定种种＂别的计划＂时，我们的孩子在忙于长大，我们挚爱的人离去了甚至快去世了，我们的体型变样了，而我们的梦想也在消然溜走了．一句话，我们错过了生活。许多人的生活好象是某个未来日子的彩排，并非如此。事实上，没人能保证他或她肯定还活着。现在是我们所拥有的唯一时间，现在也是我们能控制的唯一的时间。当我们将注意力放在此时此刻时，我们就将恐惧置于脑后。恐惧就是我们担忧某些事情会在未来发生－－我们不讳有足够的钱，我们的孩子会惹上麻烦，我们会变老，会死去，诸如此类。若要克服恐惧心理，最佳策略是学会将你的注意力拉回此时此刻。马克．吐温说过：“我经历过生活中一些可怕的事情，有些的确发生过。”我想我说不出比这更具内涵的话。经常将注意力集中于此情此景，此时此刻，你的努力终会有丰厚的报偿。[美文欣赏]Everybodyhasbluedays.Thesearemiserabledayswhenyoufeellousy,grumpy,lonely,andutterlyexhausted.Dayswhenyoufeelsmallandinsignificant,wheneverythingseemsjustoutofreach.Youcan’trisetotheoccasion.Justgettingstartedseemsimpossible.Onbluedaysyoucanbecomeparanoidthateveryoneisouttogetyou.Thisisnotalwayssuchabadthing.Youfeelfrustratedandanxious,whichcaninduceanail-bitingfrenzythatcanescalateintoatriple-chocolate-mud-cake-eatingfrenzyinablinkofaneye!Onbluedaysyoufeellikeyou’refloatinginanoceanofsadness.You’reabouttoburstintotearsatanymomentandyoudon’tevenknowwhy.Ultimately,youfeellikeyou’rewanderingthroughlifewithoutpurpose.You’renotsurehowmuchlongeryoucanhangon,andyoufeellikeshouting,“Willsomeonepleaseshootme!”Itdoesn’ttakemuchtobringonablueday.Youmightjustwakeupnotfeelingorlookingyourbest,findsomenewwrinkles,putonalittleweight,orgetahugepimpleonyournose.Youcouldforgetyourdate’snameorhaveanembarrassingphotographpublished.Youmightgetdumped,divorced,orfired,makeafoolofyourselfinpublic,beafflictedwithademeaningnickname,orjusthaveaplainoldbad-hairday.Maybeworkisapaininthebutt.You’reundermajorpressuretofillsomeoneelse’sshoes,yourbossispickingonyou,andeveryoneintheofficeisdrivingyoucrazy.Youmighthaveasplittingheadache,oraslippeddish,badbreath,atoothache,chronicgas,drylips,oranastyingrowntoenail.Whateverthereason,you’reconvincedthatsomeoneuptheredoesn’tlikeyou.Ohwhattodo,whattodo?[参考译文]每个人都有忧郁的时候。那些日子真是惨透了，你觉得心里乱糟糟的、怨气丛生、寂寞、整个人彻底的精疲力竭。那些日子总会让你感到自己的渺小和微不足道，每