What are you waiting for
发布时间：2023-09-23 06:45:18 来源：文档文库
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Almosteveryoneiswaitingforsomething.Therefore,wearelookingforwardtotime’sflyingquicklysothatthedaywearelongingforcancomesoon.Timefliesawaywithoutanythingleftinthisway.几乎每个人都有正在等待的东西,因此我们常常期盼时间过得快一点,让我们指望的那一天到来。时间就这样不明不白地流走了。Ifyouarerequiredtothrowaway100yuaneveryday,youwillnotdoit.Butyouareoftenthrowingawayamorepreciousthing,time.如果让你每天扔掉100元,你肯定不干。但是你常常轻易扔掉更加宝贵的时间。Supposeyouare35yearsoldnow.ifyoucanliveupto80yearsold,youstillhave45yearstolive,atotalof16425days.Ifyouthrowaway100yuanperday,youwillthrowawayover1.6millionfinally,whichcanonlyaffordahouseinBeijing.Butyouwillfeelreluctanttodoit.假定你现在35岁,按照平均寿命80岁计算的话,还有45年的时间,一共是16425天,每天扔掉100元,你这一生也就扔掉160多万,这个数字不过是北京一套房子的钱,但是你会心疼得不得了,绝对不会干这样的蠢事。Butnowyourlifeonlykeeps16,000days,andyouoftenwastethembytensatime,onlytowaitforsomedaytocome.Youlivethrougheverydayinconfusion,thinkingwhatyoushoulddointhefuture.Notonlydoyoumeettheendofyourlifewillyoucometorealizethatyouhavewastedyourwholelife.Similarly,whatbotheredyouyesterdayisnotonlyallowedbyyoutoenteryourdream,butalsobecomesthefirstthingyouconsiderthenextdayonceyouopenyoureyes.但是你的生命才剩一万六千多天,你却常常一扔就是十几天、几十天,仅仅为了等待某个日子。每一天,你都在迷茫中让时间匆匆过去,头脑里想的都是将来要如何如何,等到将来生命快结束的时候,你发现一生都扔掉了。同样地,昨天发生的一些烦恼事,你不仅让它进入梦里,还让它成为第二天一睁眼就考虑的事。Whenyourheartisfullycoveredbydust,worldwilldimawayaccordingly.当心灵蒙上了太多的灰尘,世界因此就暗淡下来。Wewilloftenthinkofourhappychildhoodandblameoursocietyandfamilyforourtediouslife.Actuallyitisnottrue.Nomatterwhaterahumanbeingslivein,theytendtobehappierwhentheyareyoung,forthereasonthathumanslikecarryingeverythingofthepastwiththemalltheway,whichbarsthemfromfocusingthepresentauthenticworld.我们常常回想童年的欢乐时光,并认为现在的苦闷是社会、家庭的改变导致的。其实不是,不管什么时代,人们都是在越小的时候越容易欢乐。原因就在于人习惯
于背上过去的包袱,它使我们没法把注意力集中到当下真实的世界。Forachild,itisexcitingtoseeamonkeyinthepark,seepedestriansinthestreet,eatanddrink,gotoschoolandgobackhome.Everylittlesceneryisfreshtohim,forhedoesnotputsomeobstaclesofthepastbetweenhisheartandtheoutsideworld.对于一个儿童来说,去动物园看猴子、在大街上看行人、吃饭喝水、上学回家,都是会让他兴奋的事。每一处景色都是新鲜的,他没有过去的包袱隔在心灵和世界之间。Assumethatyoucanstilllivelikeachildwithoutanything.Thenyourchoicemaybedifferenteveryday.Assumesthatyouhavenoidentity,statusandproperty,theneveryonearoundyoumeansalottoyouandeverymealisdelicatelydelicioustoyouasifyouhavenevertoucheditbefore.Youwillvieweverythingwithanappreciativesenseandfeelamazedathuman’sintelligenceforcreatingsomanybeautifulthings.假使你能设想自己仍然是一个儿童,一无所有,那么你每天的选择也许会全然不同。假使你没有身份,没有地位,也没有财产,那么每一个人对你而言都是珍贵的(想象一下在一个孤岛上常年见不到人的情形;每一餐饭也都是可口的,好像你从来没吃过它;每一件东西都只得用欣赏艺术的眼光去审视,因为你对人类智慧能变出这么美的东西感到惊奇。Puttingdowntheburdenofthepastandcleaningyourhearttotally,youwillfeeladifferentnewworld.Maybeitiseasiersaidthandone.But
