关于生活，我要告诉你的7件事 7 things I need to tell you about life

Life is to be lived… lived before you die. Don’t waste a second of this precious gift You’re here for a reason, never stop asking WHY

人生就是在你死之前好好地生活。不要浪费宝贵的一分一秒，你在这里是有原因的，永远不要停止问为什么

Here are 7 things I need to tell you about life.

以下是我要告诉你的生活中的7件事。

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Hellen Keller

“世界上最美好最漂亮的东西是看不见的，也摸不着的。它们必须用心去感应。” —海伦凯勒

Number 1. Life is not meant to be so serious. Make time for fun, for joy, for play.

第一，生活不必如此严肃。腾出时间来享受乐趣，享受欢乐，玩耍。

Alan Watts once said: “This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is PLAY.”

艾伦·瓦茨曾经说过：“生活的真正秘密是全身心地投入到你此时此地所做的事情中去。不要称它为工作，要意识到它就是游戏。”

Don’t trust anyone that tells you life has to be serious. Don’t believe anyone that says there is no time for fun, joy, laughter in EVERY or ANY day.

不要相信任何告诉你生活必须严肃的人。不要相信任何人说没有时间在每一天或任何一天去享受乐趣，快乐，或者笑声。

When we are young life is nothing fun. The important lesson MOST of us adults still need to learn is that LIFE is not meant to be so serious. We can easily forget that our lives DO NOT last forever.

当我们年轻的时候，生活毫无乐趣。我们大多数成年人仍然需要学习的重要一课是，生活并不意味着如此严肃。我们很容易忘记我们的生命并不是永恒的。

This is why it is important to remind yourself that one day, you, like all humans will die.

这就是为什么要提醒自己有一天，你会像所有人类一样死去。

When we remind ourselves of our certain death… When we remind ourselves of the fact that we do not know when it will all end… when we really take that in… the impermanence of it all… maybe then… maybe then… we can start taking everything a little less seriously.

当我们提醒自己我们肯定会死……当我们提醒自己我们不知道这一切何时会结束，当我们真正意识到这一切都是短暂的，也许那时……也许那时我们就可以开始不那么严肃地看待一切了。

Most people are struggling so hard, to get the job… to get the extra money… so they can impress people who don’t really care about any of that anyway… because they too are doing the same thing. Searching for that one achievement… that one amount of money that will make everything better. But money doesn’t make us feel worthy… only we can do that.

大多数人都在努力工作，获得额外的收入，这样他们就可以给那些根本不在乎这些的人留下深刻印象，因为他们也在做同样的事情。寻找一个成就，一笔钱可以让一切变得更好。但金钱并不能让我们觉得自己值得拥有，只有我们才能做到这一点。

Maybe we don’t need to stress so much about our weight… or our skin… or our bank account… or what other people think of us.

也许我们不需要对我们的体重、皮肤、银行账户或别人对我们的看法有太多的压力。

I challenge you to look at life, NOT as a struggle… or a strain… or a destination that is SOMEWHERE ELSE needing to be reached… but a journey… a challenge to see how much JOY you can squeeze out of everyday… then… whether or not you get the big house, or fancy car… it won’t matter will it?… Because no matter what happens you will have what most don’t… 3 things money can never buy… Joy, peace… and passion for life.

我质疑你如何看待人生，不是去挣扎……或是负担……或是带有目的性地，或是必须到达的某个地方……而是一场旅行……看你能挤出多少欢乐的日子……然后……不管你是否有大房子，或一辆体面的汽车……这些都不是那么重要，是吗？因为无论发生什么，你都会拥有金钱买不到的三样东西——快乐、平静和对生活的激情。

Create a life that feels good on the inside, not just one that looks good on the outside.

要创造一个内心感觉良好的生活，而不只是外表看起来很好的生活。

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light” – Aristotle

“越是在黑暗的时候，我们越要集中精神去寻找光明。” —亚里士多德

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