英文演讲：Choose To Be Grateful

You’ve been blessed. Even if you rarely realize it. All of us here have. 

上帝赐福于你，即便你对此一无所知，但我们的确是被祝福的。

And you’ll keep forgetting this unless you remind yourself. Remind yourself regularly. Choose to be grateful. Remember how it could be worse, it could always be worse. 

除非你提醒自己，否则它就会被你遗忘在脑海的一角。经常提醒自己，让自己做一个感恩的人。记住，如果事情可能变得更糟，那么不管你怎么想，它总是可能变得更糟。

The human mind naturally overemphasizes the negative. Psychologists have found that the loss of something is two to four times more painful than the joy of gaining the same thing. It’s an unfortunate mechanism that has kept our species alive and thriving, but also keeps many of us in a constant state of irritation and stress. 

人类的心智总是更注重负面的信息。心理学家失去一件东西的痛苦程度比获得它的愉悦程度重2-4倍。这一不幸机制在维持我们生存繁衍的同时，也让我们活在持续的恼怒和压力之中。 

It’s why negative news gets reported and spread so much more readily. It’s why we can’t turn away from a car accident or two people fighting. It’s why it’s so much more tempting to relate to others through complaining and gossip rather than through gratitude. It’s easier. 

这就是负面新闻能够更快传播的原因，这就是我们会不自觉地关注交通事故或者人们打架的原因。这也是我们为什么相对于感恩，更加热衷于抱怨和传播谣言的原因。做这些事情更容易。 

This isn’t to say one must ignore what’s wrong or broken with the world. I’m the last one to pretend everything is unicorns and rainbows. It’s just to say that when things seem shitty, don’t forget what’s good, true and beautiful. Remember to shut up and be grateful. 

这并不是要让大家刻意忽略错误或者与世界决裂。哪怕只剩下我自己，我依然心存美好。我这样说的意思仅仅是事情看上去很糟糕，但不要忘记那些真善美的方面。记住，停止抱怨，学会感恩。