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找出失去的一天
*乔治·埃略特*
如果你在日落时分坐下来
回想一天的所作所为，
琢磨，寻找
一个忘我的行为，一句话
让听到的人心头一宽，
一个慈爱的目光
让所到之处像阳光普照一般
你就能确定这是有价值的一天。
但如果在整整一天
你犹豫不决，没有给一颗心带来欢乐——
如果整整一天
你没有做什么事值得回想
没有给任何一张脸带来阳光——
没有一点付出，没有一个小小的行为
给别人一点帮助——
你就能确定这一天比失去还糟。
The Joy of Living
Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside as a mask. People who have this joy don not need to talk about it; they radiate it. They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight and glow into other lives as naturally as a bird sings.
We can never get it by working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher. It is a byproduct of great, simple living. The joy of living comes from what we put into living, not from what we seek to get from it. |
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