Love Your Life(热爱生活)

LoveYourLife(热爱生活)LoveYourLifeHowevermeanyourlifeis,meetitandliveit,donotavoiditandcallithardnames.Itisnotsobadasyouare.Itlookspoorestwhenyouarerichest.Thefaultfinderwillfindfaultsinparadise.Loveyourlife,poorasitis.Youmayperhapshavesomepleasant,thrilling,glorioushours,eveninapoorhouse.Thesettingsunisreflectedfromthewindowsofthepoorhouseasbrightlyasfromtherichman`shouse;thesnowmeltsbeforeitsdoorasearlyinthespring.Idonotseebutaquietmindmayliveascontentedlythere,andhaveascheeringthoughts,asinapalace.Thetown`spoorseemtomeoftentolivethemostindependentlivesofany.Maybetheyaresimplygreatenoughtoreceivewithoutmisgiving.Cultivatepovertylikeagardenherb,likesage.Donottroubleyourselfmuchtogetnewthings,whetherclothesorfriends.Turntotheold,returntothem.Thingsdonotchange;wechange.Sellyourclothesandkeepyourthoughts.热爱生活不论你的生活如何卑贱，你都要面对它并经历它，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，它倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至在一个救济院里，你也可能有一些愉快、兴奋、光荣的时候。反射在救济院窗上的夕阳，跟富人家窗上的一样光亮；在各自门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的心灵，在那里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有让人振奋的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧!不要麻烦自己过多地去找新的花样，无论是新的衣服或新的朋友。怀旧点吧，回到过去吧。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。