心灵鸡汤五十篇.--english-doc

1心灵鸡汤五十篇———年轻人要读的50篇文章1.LifeStruggle----生命的拼搏对强者而言，磨难犹如刀剑，使他愈见锋芒，诚如孟子所言：“天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨……”不经过磨难的生活，日子未免过得乏味；不经过磨难的命运，人生便显得苍白。就生命而言，总是从平坦中获得的效益少，从磨难中获得的教益深。Onceuponatimeinalandfarfaraway,therewasawonderfuloldmanwholovedeverything.Animals,spiders,insects...Onedaywhilewalkingthroughthewoodstheniceoldmanfoundacocoonofabutterfly.Hetookithome.Afewdayslater,asmallopeningappeared;hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhoursasitstruggledtoforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgonofarther.Thenthemandecidedtohelpthebutterfly,sohetookapairofscissorsandsnippedofftheremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythenemergedeasily.Butithadaswollenbodyandsmall,shriveledwings.Themancontinuedtowatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthat,atanymoment,thewingswouldenlargeandexpandtobeabletosupportthebody,whichwouldcontractintime.Neitherhappened!Infact,thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawlingaroundwithaswollenbodyandshriveledwings.Itneverwasabletofly.WhatthemaninhiskindnessandhastedidnotunderstandwasthattherestrictingcocoonandthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflytogetthroughthetinyopeningwereNature'swayofforcingfluidfromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbereadyforflightonceitachieveditsfreedomfromthecocoon.Sometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlife.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutanyobstacles,itwouldcrippleus.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.2．坚持你的梦想IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranchinSanSedro.Hehasletmeusehishousetoputonfund-raisingeventstoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmebysaying,IwanttotellyouwhyIletJackusemyhouse.Itallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofanitineranthorsetrainerwhowouldgofromfarmandranch-to-ranch,traininghorses.Asaresult,theboy's2highschoolcareerwasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Thenhedrewadetailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitonthe200-acredreamranch.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,'Seemeafterclass.'Theboywiththedreamwenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,'WhydidIreceiveanF?'Theteachersaid,'thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youcomefromanitinerantfamily.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.Youhavetopayfortheoriginalbreedingstockandlateryou'llhavetopaylargestudfees.There'snowayyoucouldeverdoit.'Thentheteacheradded,'Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.'Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,'Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthisHowever,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.'Finally,aftersittingwithitforaweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,'YoucankeeptheFandI'llkeepmydream.'Montythenturnedtotheassembledgroupandsaid,Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace.Headded,Thebestpartofthestoryisthattwosummersagothatsameschool-teacherbrought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,'Look,Monty,Icantellyouthisnow.WhenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofkids'dreams.Fortunatelyyouhadenoughgumptionnottogiveuponyours.'Don'tletanyonestealyourdreams.Followyourheart,nomatterwhat.Questions:1.WhotoldMontytokeephisdream?2.What'sMonty'sdream?Doesitcometrue?33．人生絮语：爱在心里成长MaybeGodwantsustomeetafewwrongpeoplebeforemeetingtherightonesothatwhenwefinallymeettherightperson,wewillknowhowtobegratefulforthatgift.Whenthedoorofhappinesscloses,anotheropens,butoftentimeswelooksolongatthecloseddoorthatwedon'tseetheonewhichhasbeenopenedforus.Thebestkindoffriendisthekindyoucansitonaporchandswingwith,neversayaword,andthenwalkawayfeelinglikeitwasthebestconversationyou'veeverhad.It'struethatwedon'tknowwhatwe'vegotuntilweloseit,butit'salsotruethatwedon'tknowwhatwe'vebeenmissinguntilitarrives.Givingsomeoneallyourloveisneveranassurancethatthey'llloveyouback!Don'texpectloveinreturn;justwaitforittogrowintheirheartbutifitdoesn't,becontentitgrewinyours.Ittakesonlyaminutetogetacrushonsomeone,anhourtolikesomeone,andadaytolovesomeone,butittakesalifetimetoforgetsomeone.Don'tgoforlooks;theycandeceive.Don'tgoforwealth;eventhatfadesaway.Goforsomeonewhomakesyousmilebecauseittakesonlyasmiletomakeadarkdayseembright.Findtheonethatmakesyourheartsmile.4．生活中的“砖头”Ayoungandsuccessfulexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet,goingabittoofastinhisnewJaguar.Hewaswatchingforkidsdartingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpas