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第4章 让心灵充满阳光

The Gold Watch in the Barn

A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm,where he searched for everywhere but in vain.

So he put a notice on the gate of the farm:whoever fnds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.

Facing the temptation of the handsome reward,people tried their best to look for everywhere. However,the grain was piled like a hill along with bales of straw,so if they wanted to fnd the gold watch,it would be like fshing for a needle in the ocean.

When the sun set,the gold watch was not found yet. They took pains but found nothing.So they began complaining the watch was too small,the barn was too large and the straw was too thick.It was getting dark that they were still unable to fnd it.So they gave up the temptation of 100 dollars one by one.

But only a small boy in shabby clothes was still not discouraged but kept looking for it in the grain. He had nothing to eat throughout the day.In order to solve the family problem,he was eager to fnd the gold watch and let his parents,brothers and sisters have a full meal.

The night was already getting late;the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange“tick-tock”.

He immediately held his breath and listen attentively.

It was quieter in the barn while“tick-tock”sounded clearly. The boy followed the sound,found the gold watch buried in the depths of the grain and fnally got the 100 dollars.

Like the gold watch in the barn,success has existed around us and spread in every corner of life. Only we are calm and frmly look for it can we fnd it.

谷仓里的金表

一个农场主不慎将一只名贵的金表丢失在了农场的谷仓里。他到处搜寻,结果毫无踪迹。

于是,他在农场门口贴上了一条告示:凡是找到金表的,奖赏100美元。

面对重赏的诱惑,人们竭尽全力四处寻找,无奈谷仓内谷粒成山,还有成捆成捆的稻草,想在其中找回金表如同大海捞针。

太阳落山了,金表还是杳无踪迹。大家费尽心机,一无所获,开始抱怨金表太小了,谷仓太大,稻草太厚。天渐渐暗了下来,更是无法寻找。于是,一个个放弃了100美元的诱惑。

但是,只有一个衣衫褴褛的小男孩依然毫不气馁,继续在谷堆里寻找。他已经整整一天没有吃饭了。为了解决家庭的困难,他渴望能找到金表,能让父母和兄弟姐妹吃上一顿饱饭。

夜已深了,男孩也累了。他躺在稻草堆里想歇一会儿,突然他听见了一个奇特的“嘀嗒嘀嗒”声。

他顿时屏住了呼吸,认真倾听。

谷仓更加安静了,“嘀嗒”声更加清晰了。男孩循着声音找到了埋藏在谷堆深处的金表,最终得到了100美元。

成功如同谷仓内的金表,早已存在我们周围,散布在人生的每个角落,只有我们静下心来,执着地去寻找,才能发现。

A Defnite Goal

A father went to hunt for hares with his three sons to the grassland. Upon arrival at the destination,all well prepared,before they took action,their father asked three sons a question,“What do you see?”

The eldest son replied,“I saw the shotguns in our hands,the hares running on the prairie and the endless stretch of grassland.”His father shook his head and said,“You're wrong.”

The second son answered,“I saw our father,eldest brother,younger brother,shotguns,hares and the boundless grassland.”The father again shook his head and said,“You're wrong.”

The youngest only answered,“I can only see hares.”Then their father said,“You're right.”

Only can a defnite goal point out the right direction of action and less detour on the road to achieving the objective. In fact,the indiscriminate or excessive goals will impede our progress,so in order to achieve what we have in our mind,if unrealistic,we may ultimately accomplish nothing.

明确的目标

父亲带着三个儿子到草原上猎杀野兔。在到达目的地、一切准备得当、开始行动之前,父亲向三个儿子提出了一个问题:“你看到了什么?”

老大回答道:“我看到了我们手里的猎枪、在草原上奔跑的野兔还有一望无际的草原。”父亲摇摇头说:“不对。”

老二回答:“我看到了爸爸、大哥、弟弟、猎枪、野兔,还有茫茫无际的草原。”父亲又摇摇头说:“不对。”

而老三的回答只有一句话:“我只看到了野兔。”这时,父亲才说:“你答对了。”

只有有了明确的目标,才会为行动指出正确的方向,才会在实现目标的道路上少走弯路。事实上,漫无目标或目标过多都会阻碍我们前进,要实现自己的心中所想,如果不切实际,最终可能一事无成。

Do One Thing Every Day

There was a painter,who held over a dozen of painting shows. Regardless of the number of visitors,he always smiled.

I once asked him,“Why are you have so happy every day?”

He told me one thing,as a boy,I had a lot of interests and was very eager to excel. Painting,playing the accordion,swimming or playing basketball,I must be the first.This,of course,was impossible.So I felt so depressed that my learning plummeted.

When my father learned about it,he took a funnel and a handful of corn seeds,let me put my hands under the funnel to take,picked up one seed and threw it into the funnel,when the seed slipped down the funnel and dropped on my hands. My father threw more than 10 times,so my hands had more than 10 seeds.Then,my father grasped a full handful of corn seeds and put them into the funnel.The seeds jostled each other and no one dropped.

My father said to me,“This funnel represents you;if you can fnish one thing every day,you will harvest a seed and happiness. But when you want to hold everything together to do,you won't harvest one seed.”

每天做好一件事

有一位画家,举办过十几次个人画展。开始无论参观者多少,他脸上总是挂着微笑。有一次,我问他:“你为什么每天都这么开心呢?”

他给我讲了一件事:“小时候,我兴趣非常广泛,也很要强。画画,拉手风琴,游泳,打篮球,必须都得第一才行。这当然是不可能的。于是,我心灰意冷,学习成绩一落千丈。父亲知道后,找来一个漏斗和一捧玉米种子,让我双手放在漏斗下面接着,然后捡起一粒种子投到漏斗里面,种子便顺着漏斗滑到了我的手里。父亲投了十几次,我的手中也就有了十几粒种子。然后,父亲一次抓起满满的一把玉米粒放在漏斗里面,玉米粒相互挤着,竟然一粒也没有掉下来。

“父亲对我说:‘这个漏斗代表你,假如你每天都能做好一件事,你就会有一粒种子的收获和快乐。可是,当你想把所有的事情都挤到一起来做时,反而连一粒种子也收获不到了。’”

Another Secret to Success

A sculptor got a marble with very fine texture. He felt the marble was so suitable for carving a portrait.So he picked up the chisel.Not knowing the tension or excessive force,only a chisel,he knocked off a large chunk of debris.The sculptor stopped immediately.After three days'thought,he decided to abandon the sculpture he had designed because he realized he was hard to manage this valuable material.Later,this marble was presented to the sculptor Michelangelo,who used this marble to carve the unparalleled masterpiece—David Statue.

The careful viewers pointed to an obvious streak of scar on David's back,slightly regretted for its not 100%perfection and sighed for the former previous sculptor's temerity in a sort of way.

Michelangelo corrected,“The gentleman has been very careful. If he's temerarious and hasty,this special material has been long gone,and my David Statue will never come into being.”

“So,would you also like to thank the sculptor?”some people were puzzled.

“Yes,I would like to thank him for his rare seriousness,because his sculpture and abandon are extremely serious. Furthermore,I would like to thank him for the scar he left.It always reminds me that I must be extremely careful of each of my carving and chiseling,without any slightest carelessness.”

Michelangelo told another secret to highlight his success with respect—learn from the lessons of others and accomplish everything at hand with the greatest seriousness.

成功的另一个秘诀

一位雕塑家得到一块质地非常精美的大理石。他觉得大理石非常适合雕刻一个人像。于是,他拿起了凿子。不知是因为紧张还是用力过重,只那么一凿,他就敲掉了一大块碎屑。雕塑家立刻停下来,经过3天思索,他决定放弃构思好的雕塑,因为他意识到自己难以驾驭这块宝贵的材料。后来,这块大理石被赠送给雕塑家米开朗琪罗。米开朗琪罗用这块大理石雕刻出了旷世杰作——《大卫像》。

细心的观赏者指着大卫背上的一道明显的伤痕,为其不能百分之百的完美而略感惋惜,并慨叹先前的那位雕塑家有些冒失。

米开朗琪罗纠正道:“那位先生已经相当慎重了,如果他冒失草率的话,这块特别材料早就不复存在了,我的大卫像也就无从产生了。”

“这么说,你还要感谢那位雕塑家?”有人困惑不解了。

“是的,我要感谢他难得的认真,他的雕刻和放弃都是极其认真的。另外,我还要感谢他留下的那块伤痕,它总是在提醒着我,让我的每一刀、每一凿都千百倍细心,不能有丝毫疏忽大意。”

米开朗琪罗充满敬意地道出了他获得成功的另一个秘诀:汲取别人的教训,以最大的认真去做好手头的每一件事。

I Can Make It Happen

History abounds with tales of experts who were convinced that the ideas,plans and projects of others could never be achieved. However,success favored those who believed,“I can make it happen.”

The Italian sculptor Agostino D'Antonio worked diligently on a large piece of marble. Unable to produce his desired masterpiece,he lamented,“I can do nothing with it.”

Other sculptors also worked on this piece of marble,but to no avail.

Michelangelo discovered the stone and visualized the possibilities in it. His“I-can-make-it-happen”attitude resulted in one of the world's masterpiece—David.

Even the great Thomas Edison discouraged his friend,Henry Ford,from pursuing his rudimental idea of a motorcar. Convinced of the worthlessness of the idea,Edison invited Ford to come and work for him.

However,Ford tirelessly pursued his dream. Although his frst attempt resulted in a vehicle without reverse gear,Henry Ford knew he could make it happen.And,of course,he did.

Let's not forget our friends Orville and Wilbur Wright. Journalists,friends,armed forces specialists,and even their father laughed at the idea of an airplane.

“What a silly and insane way to spend money. Let the birds fy in the sky,”they jeered.

“Sorry,”the Wright brothers responded.“We have a dream,and we can make it happen.”

You can also make it happen.

我能做到

历史上有很多深信别人的想法、计划和方案根本无法实现的专家的故事。然而,成功青睐那些相信“我能做到”的人。

意大利雕刻家阿高斯提诺·丹东尼奥对一块巨大的大理石上勤奋雕刻。当他无法雕刻出理想的作品时,悲叹道:“我对它无能为力。”

另一些雕刻家也在这块大理石上费了一番工夫,但无济于事。

米开朗琪罗发现了这块巨石,并使其中的所有可能性都显现了出来。他的“我能做到”的态度最终成就了世界名作——《大卫像》。

就连伟大的托马斯·爱迪生也劝阻他的朋友亨利·福特放弃制造汽车的初步想法。爱迪生深信这个想法没有任何价值,邀请福特过来为他工作。

然而,福特不屈不挠地追求自己的梦想。尽管初次尝试的结果是一辆没有倒车挡的汽车,但亨利·福特知道他能做到。而且,他的确取得了成功。

我们不要忘记我们的朋友奥维尔·怀特和威尔伯·怀特。新闻记者、朋友们、军事专家,甚至他们的父亲都嘲笑他们对飞机的构想。

“这样花钱真是愚蠢疯狂!让小鸟在天空飞吧。”他们嘲笑说。

“对不起,”怀特兄弟回答说,“我们有一个梦想,而且我们能让它实现。”

你也能把梦想变成现实。

The Danger of Success

A young novice climber prepared to climb the Alps in the border of Swiss. This was the frst time he would climb the mountains in the true sense,so he invited the two experienced guides to keep company.

That was a very dangerous steep mountain road,but protected by the two excellent guides around him,he did not feel any danger.

They climbed a long road,and when they were out of breath exhausted,the summit was close at hand. The guide walking ahead was willing to let the novice first stand on the peak and enjoy the feeling of“seeing the mountains around and below are wee,”so he moved aside and let the young climber walk ahead.

At this moment,charmed by the honor,the young climber who had climbed up the peak forgot the strong gust that would blow on the peak at any time and excitedly jumped up cheering his victory.

Just at this moment,the guide caught up with him and pulled him down to the ground.

“Kneel on the ground quickly!”he snapped,“For the position you are now on,no gesture is safe,unless kneeling on the ground!”

There are too many times we want to stand up tall and enjoy the success and glory that belong to us. But it is in these moments that we most easily disappear in the gale.

成功的危险

有一位年轻的登山新手,准备去攀登瑞士境内的阿尔卑斯山。这是他第一次攀登真正意义上的高山,所以他邀请了两名经验丰富的向导陪同。

那真是一段危险陡峭的山路,但有一前一后两名优秀向导的保护,他并没有觉得自己有什么危险。

他们攀登了很长的山路,就在他们筋疲力尽气喘吁吁之时,顶峰到了眼前。走在前面的向导愿意让新手第一个站到山巅,享受“一览众山小”的感觉,于是挪向一边,让年轻的登山者走在了前面。

这时,在荣誉的魔力下,爬到峰顶的年轻登山者,竟然忘记了山峰上随时可能刮起猛烈的阵风,他兴奋地跳起来,欢呼自己的胜利。

就在这时,向导赶上前来,一把将他拉倒在地。

“跪到地上,快!”他厉声说道,“你现在所处的这个位置上,没有什么姿势是安全的,除非跪在地上!”

我们有太多的时刻,想要高高站起,享受属于我们的成功与荣耀。可就是在这些时刻,我们最容易消失在狂风之中。

Will Inspired Life

The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned pot-bellied coal stove. A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fre and warm the room before his teacher and classmates arrived.

One morning they arrived to find the schoolhouse engulfed in flames. They dragged the unconscious little boy out of the faming building more dead than alive.He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital.From his bed the semi-conscious little boy faintly heard the doctor talking to his mother.The doctor told his mother that her son would surely be dead,for the terrible fre had devastated the lower half of his body.

But the brave boy didn't want to die. He made up his mind that he would survive.Somehow,to the amazement of the physician,he did survive.When the mortal danger was past,he again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly.The mother was told that since the fre had destroyed so much fesh in the lower part of his body that he was doomed to be a lifetime cripple.

Once more the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a cripple.He would walk.But unluckily from the waist down,he had no motor ability.His thinlegs just dangled there,all but lifeless.Ultimately,he was released from the hospital.

Every day his mother would massage his little legs,but there was no effect. He was either in bed or confned to a wheelchair.Yet his determination that he would walk was as strong as ever.

One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day,instead of sitting there,he threw himself from the chair.He pulled himself across the grass,dragging his legs behind him.He worked his way to the white picket fence bordering their lot.With great effort,he raised himself up on the fence.Then,stake by stake,he began dragging himself along the fence,resolved that he would walk.

He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence.

Ultimately,through his daily massages,his persistence and his resolute determination,he did develop the ability to stand up,frst to walk haltingly,then to walk by himself—and then—to run.

He began to walk to school,then to run to school,to run for the sheer joy of running. Later in college he made the track team.Still later in Madison Square Garden this young man who was not expected to survive,who would surely never walk,who could never hope to run—Dr.Glenn Cunningham,ran the world's fastest mile!

意志激励人生

小乡村校舍靠一个老式大肚煤炉取暖。小男孩负责每天一早在师生到校前赶来生起炉火、温暖教室。

一天早晨,师生们发现校舍被大火吞没了。他们把昏迷的小男孩从燃烧的房子里拽出来时,他已经九死一生,下半身严重烧伤,被送到了附近的一家县医院。半昏迷的小男孩在病床上模糊听到了医生对他妈妈的谈话。医生对小男孩的母亲说,她的儿子肯定会死,因为可怕的大火已经烧坏了他的下半身。

但勇敢的小男孩不想死。他下定决心要活下来。不知何故,让医生惊愕的是,他真的活了下来。致命的危险过后,他又听到医生在低声对母亲说话。医生告诉男孩的母亲说,大火已经烧坏了他下半身的大部分肌肉,所以他注定要终生残疾。

勇敢的小男孩又一次下定了决心,他不会残疾,他要走路。但不幸的是,他腰部以下根本没有了运动神经能力,细腿只是在那里摇晃,几乎毫无知觉。最后,他终于出院了。

每天,妈妈都会按摩他的双腿,但毫不见效。他每天不是待在床上,就是坐在轮椅上。然而,他想行走的决心仍是那样坚强。

一个阳光灿烂的日子,妈妈把他推进院子里呼吸新鲜空气。这天,他没有坐在那里,而是从轮椅上扑下来,拖着双腿爬过草地,努力爬到那个地方边界的白色尖桩篱栅边,用了很大劲儿扶着篱笆站了起来。随后,他开始顺着篱笆的一个个木桩向前拖行,下定决心一定要行走。

渐渐地,他每天都这样做,直至把院子里沿着篱笆的部分磨出了一条平滑的小路。终于,通过每天按摩、坚持不懈和坚定决心,他确实养成了站起来的能力,起初步履蹒跚,后来独立行走,最后竟跑了起来。

他开始步行上学,然后跑步上学,跑步成了他的一大乐趣。后来上大学时,他参加了田径队。再后来,这个曾被认为不能活下来、再也不会行走、更没有希望跑步的年轻人格伦·坎宁汉博士,在麦迪逊广场花园跑出了世界上最快的速度!

A Creed to Live by

Don't determine your worth by comparing yourself with others because each of us is special.

Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life,for without them life is meaningful.

Don't let your life slip through your fngers by living in the past or the future. Treasure each day in your life and you will have all the days of your life.

Don't give up before you try your best. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to fnd. The quickest way to receive love is to give love;the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't abandon your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope;to be without hope is to be without purpose.

Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been,but also where you're going. Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

人生的信条

不要通过和他人比较来确定自己的价值,因为我们每个人都与众不同。

不要以别人认为重要的来确立自己的目标。只有你知道什么对你最好。

不要想当然地对待最贴近你心灵的东西。要像对自己的生命一样紧紧地抓住它们,因为没有它们,生命就毫无意义。

不要生活在过去或未来而让生命从指尖溜走。珍视生活中的每一天,你就会拥有生命的全部日子。

不要在竭尽全力之前就放弃。直到你停止努力,一切才会真正结束。

不要害怕承认自己还不完美。维系我们之间关系的正是这根脆弱的细线。

不要害怕遭遇风险。只有抓住这种机会,我们才能学会如何勇敢。

不要说找不到爱而把生命中的爱拒之门外。得到爱的最快方式就是付出爱;失去爱的最快方式就是把爱抓得太紧;保持爱的最佳方式就是给爱一双翅膀。

不要放弃自己的梦想。生活没有梦想,就没有希望;没有希望,就没有意义。

不要让生命的脚步跑得太快,这样你不仅会忘记自己曾到过什么地方,而且会忘记自己要去什么地方。人生不是一次赛跑,而是一段旅程,途中的每一步都要细细品味。

The Secret of Becoming Rich

Ayer lived a rich life,so his friends wanted to know the secret of his wealth. One day,Ayer would go to the market to handle affairs,when one of his friends happened to go the same way.So they went along.

It was terribly sultry. When they went halfway,they were so tired and thirsty that they stopped and sat down under a big tree by the roadside.

Ayer took out two bowls from his backpack,placed before them,then untied the water bag and flled the bowls with water.

They carried the bowls and were about to drink off when a gust of wind suddenly blew,making them not open their eyes.

After the wind stopped,his friend found a lot of sand dropped in his bowl,even with some leaves on it. The friend frowned,poured away the water in the bowl without hesitation,picked up Ayer's water bag conveniently,poured himself another bowl and drank off without a break.

When he put down his bowl,he found Ayer's bowl was also muddy,but Ayer only carefully picked up the fallen leaves,threw them off and put the bowl on theAfter a while,the water was gradually clean and clear,when Ayer carried the bowl and drank slowly.

His friend laughed at his misery,for he even regarded a bowl of water as a treasure.

After hearing that,Ayer said with a smile,“Each bowl of water is drawn by me from the well,which I took pains to dig. How can't I regard it as a treasure?”

When sand and leaves dropped into a bowl,what Ayer's saw was still the water,but what his friend was nothing but the sand and leaves. Maybe it was the secret of Ayer's wealth.

致富的秘诀

阿伊尔生活富裕,朋友们很想知道他致富的奥秘。有一天,阿伊尔要到集市上办事,他的一位朋友正好同路。于是,两人结伴而行。

天气十分闷热。走到半路,两人又累又渴,就停下脚步,在路边的一棵大树下坐了下来。

阿伊尔从随身携带的背囊里取出两只碗,摆放在两人面前,然后解下水囊,向碗里倒满了水。

他们端起碗,刚要一饮而尽,突然刮来了一阵风,吹得人睁不开眼。

风停后,朋友发现碗里落了不少沙子,水面上还多了几片树叶。朋友皱了皱眉,没多想,就把碗里的水倒了,顺手拿起阿伊尔的水囊,给自己重新倒了一碗,一口气就喝干了。

等他放下手中的碗时,发现阿伊尔的碗里也是一片浑浊,但阿伊尔只是小心地拈起碗里的落叶扔掉,再把碗放到地上。

过了一会儿,水渐渐澄清了,阿伊尔这才端起碗,慢慢地喝了起来。

朋友笑阿伊尔吝啬,连一碗水都当成宝贝似的。

阿伊尔听完,微微一笑说:“每碗水都是我从井里打上来的,而井又是我辛辛苦苦亲手挖的。我怎么能不把它当成宝贝呢?”

一碗水落进了沙子和树叶,在阿伊尔的眼中,看到的还是水,而在朋友的眼里,看到的只是沙子和树叶,这或许就是阿伊尔致富的奥秘。

Life Lies in Believing in Yourself

There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren't the wayyou had hoped they would be.

That's when you have to tell yourself that things will get better. There are times when people let you down.

But those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgments and opinions,to keep your life focused on believing in yourself.

There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life,and it is up to you to accept them.

Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you. It may not be easy at times,but in those times of struggle you will fnd a stronger sense of who you are.

So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities,remember to believe in yourself and all you want your life to be.

Because the challenges and changes will only help you to fnd the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.

人生在于相信自己

你或许会有这样的日子:早晨起来,却发现事情并不像自己原来希望的那样。

这个时候,你必须告诉自己:情况一定会好起来。总会有人们让你失望和沮丧的时候。

但这个时候,你必须提醒自己,要相信自己的判断和看法,提醒自己一生都要始终相信自己。

生活中总会要面对挑战,总会要发生改变。你要接受挑战和改变。

始终让自己朝适合自己的正确方向前进。也许时有不易,但一次次奋斗,你都会更强烈地意识到自己是谁。

因此,当充满沮丧和意外责任的日子来临时,要记住相信自己,要记住你想要的人生是什么样。

因为,挑战和改变只能帮你找到对你来说一定会实现的目标。

Life Lies in Choosing

When he was still young,everything was possible,for the world was just before him.

One morning,God came to him,“What wish do you have?Tell me and I can make it come true for you,for you're my pet. But remember,you can only tell one.”

“However,”he said unwillingly.“I have a lot of wishes.”

God slowly shook his head,“There're too many beautiful things in the world,but life is limited,so no one can possess all. Once you make a choice,you will give up others.Come on,choose carefully,with no regrets.”

Surprised,he asked,“Will I regret?”

God said,“Who knows. Choose love and you will have to put up with the emotional torment;to choose wisdom means pains and loneliness;choose money and you will have the trouble it brings along.There're too many people who regret that they should virtually take another way after they've gone one way.Think about it carefully,what do you really want in your lifetime?”

He thought and thought,all desires pouring in and futtering around him. Which one was the one he couldn't give up?Finally,he said to God,“Let me think,let me think.”

God said,“But you should be quick,my son.”

Since then,his life was flled with the constant comparisons and balances. He used half the time of his life to make lists and the other half to tear them up because he always found himself to leave out something.

Day after day,year after year,he was no longer young. God came to him again.“My child,haven't you decided your wish yet?But you only have fve minutes left.”

“What?”he exclaimed.“Over the years,I haven't enjoyed the joy of love,I haven't accumulated wealth and haven't received wisdom;I haven't gotten all I want. My God,how can you take away my life at this time?”

Five minutes later,no matter how painfully he pleaded,God couldn't help but take him away.

Life is like this:everywhere is alive with choices. Since it is impossible to have everything,you should learn to make a choice;if you're greedy for everything,perhaps you can only achieve nothing in the end.

人生在于选择

那时,他还年轻,凡事都有可能,世界就在他面前。

一个清晨,上帝来到他的身边。“你有什么心愿吗?说出来,我都可以为你实现,你是我的宠儿。但你记住,你只能说一个。”

“可是,”他不甘心地说。“我有许多的心愿啊。”

上帝缓缓地摇了摇头。“这世间的美好实在太多,但生命有限,没有人可以拥有全部,有选择就有放弃。来吧,慎重选择,永不后悔。”

他惊讶地问:“我会后悔吗?”

上帝说:“谁知道呢。选择爱情就要忍受情感的煎熬;选择智慧就意味着痛苦和寂寞;选择钱财就有钱财带来的麻烦。这世上有太多的人走了一条路后,懊悔自己其实该走另一条路。仔细想一想,你这一生真正要什么?”

他想了又想,所有的渴望都纷至沓来,在他周围飞舞。哪一件是他不能舍弃的呢?最后,他对上帝说:“让我想想,让我再想想。”

上帝说:“但要快一点啊,我的孩子。”

从此,他的生活就是不断比较和权衡。他用生命中一半的时间来列表,用另一半的时间来撕毁这张表,因为他总发现自己有所遗漏。

一天又一天,一年又一年,他不再年轻了。上帝又来到他的面前。“我的孩子,你还没有决定自己的心愿吗?可你的生命只剩下5分钟了。”

“什么?”他惊叫道。“这么多年来,我没有享受过爱情的快乐,没有积累过财富,没有得到过智慧,我想要的一切都没有得到。上帝啊,你怎能在这个时候带走我的生命呢?”

5分钟后,无论他怎么痛苦求情,上帝还是无奈地带走了他。

人生就是这样,无处不是在选择。既然无法拥有一切,那就学会有所取舍;如要贪全,恐怕最后只能是一无所得。