知音美文精選幾則
Act at Once 立即行動
My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.
Never has there been a map, however carefully executed to detail and scale, which carried its owner over even one inch of ground. Never has there been a parchment of law, however fair, which prevented one crime. Action alone, is the tinder which ignites the map the parchment, my dreams, my plans, my goals, into a living force. Action is the food and drink which will nourish my success.
My procrastination which has held me back was born of fear and now I recognize this secret mined from the depths of all courageous hearts. Now I know that to conquer fear I must always act without hesitation and the flutters in my heart will vanish. Now I know that action reduces the lion of terror to an ant of equanimity.
Henceforth, I will remember the lesson of firefly who gives off its light only when it is on the wing, only when it is in action. I will become a firefly and even in the day my glow will be seen in spite of the sun. Let others be as butterflies who preen theirs yet depend on the charity of a flower for life. I will be as the firefly and my light will brighten the world.
I will not avoid the tasks of today and charge them to tomorrow for I know that tomorrow never comes. Let me act now even through my actions may not bring happiness or success for it is better to act and fail than not to be act and flounder. Happiness, in truth, may not be the fruit plucked by my action yet without action all fruit will die on the vine.
I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words again and again, each hour, each day, until the words become as much as a habit as my breathing and the actions which follow become as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every act necessary for my success. With these words I can condition my mind to meet every challenge which the failure avoids.
I will repeat these words, again and again and again. When I awake I will say them and leap from my cot while the failure sleeps yet another hour.
For now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when then evil become good. I am not evil. Tomorrow is the day when the weak become strong. I am not weak. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure.
When the lion is hungry he eats. When the eagle has thirst he drinks. Lest they act, both will perish. I hunger for success. I thirst for happiness and peace of mind. Lest I act I will perish in a life of failure, misery, and sleepless night.
Success will not wait. If I delay she will become betrothed to anther and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the man.
我的夢想毫無價值,我的計劃渺如塵土,我的目標無法達到。一切的一切都毫無意義——除非我們付諸行動。
一張地圖,不論標注多么詳盡,比例多么精確,它也決不能帶著它的主人在地面上移動半步。一部法律,不論多么公正,也決不能制止哪怕一宗罪惡。惟有行動才能使地圖、法律以及我的夢想、計劃和目標具有現(xiàn)實意義。行動,就像食物和水一樣,為我們的成功提供滋養(yǎng)。
拖延使我裹足不前,它生于恐懼,現(xiàn)在我從所有勇敢的心靈深處,挖掘出并領(lǐng)悟到這一秘密。我知道,想克服恐懼,必須毫不猶豫,雷厲風(fēng)行,唯有如此,心中的慌亂方能得以平定,F(xiàn)在我知道,行動可將猛獅般的恐懼,減緩為螞蟻般的平靜。
從此我要記住螢火蟲的啟示:只有振翅而飛的時候,只有在行動中,才能發(fā)出光芒。我要成為一只螢火蟲,即使艷陽高照,也無法掩蓋我的光芒。讓別人像蝴蝶一樣吧,精心裝扮雙翅,卻靠花朵的施舍生活;我要做螢火蟲,我的光芒照亮整個世界。
我不會把今天的事情留給明天,因為我知道明天永遠不會來。讓我現(xiàn)在就行動吧!即便我的行動不會帶來幸福或成功,但是行動而失敗總比坐以待斃好。坦白講,我的行動也許不會采摘到幸福的果實,但沒有行動,就算有果實也都爛在藤上。
立即行動,從今往后,我要一遍又一遍,每時每刻重復(fù)這句話,知道這幾個字成為習(xí)慣,好比呼吸一般;直到隨后的行動成為本能,好比眨眼一樣。有了這句話,我就能調(diào)節(jié)心態(tài),做出成功所需的每一分努力。有了這句話,我就能調(diào)節(jié)心態(tài),迎接失敗者避而遠之的每一次挑戰(zhàn)。
我將一遍一遍地重復(fù)這句話,清晨醒來時,失敗者流連于床榻,我卻要默誦這句話,一躍而起。
現(xiàn)在是我的所有。明日是懶漢為自己留的工作日,而我并不懶惰;明日是棄惡從善的日子,而我并不邪惡;明日是弱者變強者的日子,我并不軟弱;明日是失敗者成功的日子,而我并非失敗者。
獅饑而食,鷹渴即飲,除非行動,否則它們死路一條。我因成功而饑,我為幸福安心而渴,除非行動,否則我將在失敗、悲慘、夜不成寐的日子中了結(jié)此生。
成功不等人。如果我遲疑,她就會投入別人的懷抱,永遠棄我而去。此時便是良辰,此時便可為洞房,我便是“成功”的新郎。
做一個心靈寬廣的人
即使一個人擁有淵博的知識,良好的修養(yǎng),文明的舉止,優(yōu)雅的談吐,但如果缺少了博大的胸懷以及一顆充滿愛的心靈,那么他一定不會活得足夠瀟灑漂亮!
生在這個矛盾世間,無論是達官顯貴,還是一介平民,每個人的一生都必然經(jīng)歷種種的坎坷甚至不幸。這種種的坎坷或者不幸,無非是一些愛呀、恨呀、情呀、愁呀等等。而人世間的一切愛、恨、情、愁都有一定的時間限度,時間能夠清除一切。只要時間一到,一切都會消失得無影無蹤。當(dāng)然,這時間有一個長短問題,時間的長短則由個人的心靈的寬窄度所決定。
心靈寬的人,所有的一切得到釋然的時間自然就短,心靈窄的人,所有的一切得到釋然的時間也必然長。但就在這長短之間,上演了更多的人生悲喜劇。
人海茫茫,恩怨情仇終能相遇,生活不易,在競爭激烈、各種利益關(guān)系交錯的社會中生活的每個人,都有傷害與被傷害的可能,俗話說:冤冤相報何時了?為什么不能將一切止于自己呢?人性中善惡并存,人難道真的是向惡不從善嗎?
情愛是暖火,溫暖了別人也溫暖了自己;仇恨是烈火,燃燒了別人也燒滅了自己。
阿薩吉奧利曾說:“如果沒有寬恕之心,生命就會被無休止的仇恨和報復(fù)所支配!边有一位哲學(xué)家說:“有一顆體諒他人的心,就仿佛獲得一把鑰匙,它能開啟未來閉著的大門!
普濟寺里有一個年近百歲的老禪師,許多人有什么解不開的難題,
都會去向這位老禪師請教。
某天,一個內(nèi)心充滿仇恨的人來到普濟寺,他想向老禪師請教“為什么自己從來都沒有開心過”。
此人正要踏進老禪師打坐念經(jīng)的禪房,卻發(fā)現(xiàn)自己腳邊有個像袋子似的東西,雖然塊頭很小,可是看起來卻是氣鼓鼓的。他感到很奇怪,就抬起腳來,猛地向那東西踩去,可是那東西不但沒有被踩破,反而迅速地膨脹起來。這個人一看到這種景象,犟脾氣一下子就上來了,他隨手抄起放在禪房門口的一根木棒向那個和他一樣“氣鼓鼓”的東西使勁兒砸去,到最后,那東西已經(jīng)膨脹得將整條通往禪房的路都給堵死了。
這時候老禪師出來了,他對那個前來求教的人說:“快停止吧,此物叫做仇恨袋,里面裝著你的仇恨,你不搭理它,它便如剛才一般大小,但一旦你要侵犯它,它便會膨脹起來,與你對抗到底。遠離它,忘記它,它便傷害不了你了!
那個正在發(fā)怒的人聽了老禪師的話,如醍醐灌頂,他對老禪師說:“感謝你,我以前每天總是生活在仇恨之中,所以我從來沒有開心過,現(xiàn)在我終于找到答案了!
人生最大的智慧是心靈的寬度。一個人的心有多大,他的舞臺就會有多大!他腳下的路就會有多寬!一個人一生的成就決不會超過他心靈的寬度!在這個復(fù)雜的社會上要想獲得智慧,有一個最基本的品質(zhì),那就是把心盡量的放寬。
一個人只有帶著寬廣的心靈上路,才能夠走得更遠,從
人生旅程中獲得的也會更多。即使不幸剛剛降臨在他身上,讓他覺得無路可走,但只要他抬起腳,哪怕踏上的是一條荊棘遍布的羊腸小道,那天上鳥的歡暢、路邊野花的綻放,也能讓他感到希望。即使是四周一片白雪皚皚,但他也能聞到雪底下春天的氣息。腳下的路自然就會越走越寬廣。而心胸狹窄的人,所面臨的只能是懸崖。
在生活中我們感到有些人似乎帶有一些陰氣,總令你不寒而栗,總想離他(她)遠一點;有些人你即使想說服自己接受,但感覺始終讓你對他(她)充滿警惕。原因很簡單,正常人無法接受心理扭曲心態(tài)失衡的人,他們反感這類人,不屑也根本不愿意與他們交往。
其實,斤斤計較,睚眥必報的人有時也想輕松暢快地與人交流,但其骨子里時不時漏出的報復(fù)濁氣,令人望而生畏。當(dāng)報復(fù)心駕馭了人的靈魂時,人就無法自己。從這一刻起,報復(fù)者就自己為自己判了無期徒刑。在這種情勢之下,報復(fù)者就只有一種選擇就是選擇孤獨,直至悲哀地死去。在眾人的眼中,假如往好一點說,也就是落得個“哀其不幸,怒其不爭”而已。
真正的幸福來自快樂的心靈。只有心靈寬廣的人,在你的眼角眉梢都洋溢著由衷的幸福。狹窄的心靈永遠開不出幸福的花朵。周國平曾經(jīng)說過:“人,來自于泥土,而最終歸于泥土”。世間萬物都最終要落入大地,一切的愛恨、貪欲、喧囂、繁華、浮躁都只是過眼云煙,生命的本質(zhì)是安靜的也是豐富的,更是偶然的,何必讓他在迷亂的旋渦中倒行逆施
Five Balls Of Life 生命中的五個球
Group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and in life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said,“If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other’s cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and do not change the quality of Life. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided. So, don’t let the cups drive you ... enjoy the coffee instead.”
一群畢業(yè)生,各自的事業(yè)都已有所建樹,相約一起去看望他們的大學(xué)教授。談話一會兒就變成了各自對工作生活壓力的抱怨。教授去廚房端來一大壺咖啡招待這些客人,拿出各式各樣的咖啡杯——陶瓷的、塑料的、玻璃的.、水晶的,有普通的、有價值不菲的、有做工精致的——讓他們自己挑。
當(dāng)所有學(xué)生手中都拿了咖啡杯之后,教授發(fā)話了:“如果你們注意一下,就可以發(fā)現(xiàn)所有好看的貴的杯子都給挑走了,剩下的只是那些普通的和便宜的。當(dāng)然,每個人都想給自己挑到那個最好的,這很正常,但這也正是你們的問題和壓力根源之所在。
其實你們真正想要的是咖啡,而不是杯子,但你們卻又都下意識去挑選最好的杯子,并觀察別人拿到的杯子。
試想:如果生活是杯中的咖啡,工作、財富和社會地位就是那些杯子。它們只是維持生活的工具而已,并不改變生活質(zhì)量。有時候,我們在過于關(guān)注杯子的同時卻忘了去品味上帝賜予的咖啡。所以,不要成為杯子的奴隸……好好地享受品味杯中的咖啡。”
Five Balls Of Life 生命中的五個球
In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Ent-erprises, spoke of the relation of work to one’s other commitments:
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four balls family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life. How?
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that 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 they would be your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. 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 together.
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 find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; 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 run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift: that’s why we call it ‘The Present’.
幾年前,在一所大學(xué)的開幕典禮中,可口可樂的首席執(zhí)行官布賴恩·戴森講到工作與其他義務(wù)的關(guān)系:
想象生命是一場不停丟擲五個球于空中的游戲。這五個球分別為工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心靈,而且你很努力地擲著這五個球,不讓它們落地。很快地你會了解工作是一個橡皮球。如果你不幸失手落下它,它還是會彈回來。
但是家庭、健康、朋友和心靈這四個球是用玻璃做成的。一旦你失手落下,它們可能會少了一角,留下無法挽回的記號、刻痕、損壞甚至碎落一地。它們將永遠不會跟以前一樣。你必須了解這個道理,并且為平衡你的生命而努力。但要怎么才做得到呢?
別拿自己和他人比較,這只會降低了你原有的價值。因為我們都是獨一無二的,因為我們每一個人都很特別。
別人認為重要的事不一定是你的目標。只有你才知道什么最適合你。
不要將貼近你的心的人、事物視為理所當(dāng)然的存在。你必須將他們視為你的生命一般好好地抓牢他們。沒有他們,生命將失去意義。
別讓你的生命總在依戀過去種種或是寄望未來中逝去。如果你活在每個當(dāng)下,你就活出了生命中的每一天。
當(dāng)你還能給予的時候別輕言放棄。只要你不放棄,就有無限延伸的可能。
別害怕承認你并非完美。正因如此,我們才得以藉由這脆弱的細絲緊密地串綁在一起。
別害怕遇到危險。正因如此,我們才得以藉由這些機會學(xué)習(xí)勇敢。
別以愛太難找到作為借口而緊閉你的心扉。最迅速找到愛的方法就是給予你的愛;最快速失去愛的方法就是緊緊地守著你的愛不放;維持愛的最好方式就是給愛一雙翅膀。
莫要匆忙地
度過你的一生,那匆忙讓你忘了曾經(jīng)到過哪里,也讓你忘了你要去哪里。
莫忘記,人類情感上最大的需要是感恩。
莫害怕學(xué)習(xí)。知識沒有重量,它是可以隨意攜帶的珍寶。
莫漫不經(jīng)心地蹉跎光陰或口無遮攔。時間與言詞兩者都是一放便收不回來。
生命不是一場賽跑,而是一步一個腳印的旅程。
昨天已是歷史,明天還是未知,而今天則是一個上天的禮物:那就是我們?yōu)槭裁捶Q它為“現(xiàn)在”的原因。
把自己帶到懸崖
兒子要到更遠的地方去歷練自己,左思右想,舍不得放下現(xiàn)在自己擁有的一切。在他非常困惑的時候,父親給他講了一個故事。
有一個鄉(xiāng)下老人在山里打柴時,拾到一只很小的樣子怪怪的鳥,就把這只怪鳥帶回家給小孫子玩耍。老人的小孫子將怪鳥放在小雞群里,讓母雞養(yǎng)育著。后來發(fā)現(xiàn)那只怪鳥竟是一只鷹,人們擔(dān)心鷹再長大一些會吃雞。然而人們的擔(dān)心是多余的,那只鷹始終和雞相處得很和睦。時間久了,村里的人們對于這種鷹雞同處的狀況越來越看不慣,如果哪家丟了雞,首先便會懷疑被它吃掉了。越來越不滿的人們一致強烈要求:要么殺了那只鷹;要么將它放生,讓它永遠也別回來。
這一家人卻舍不得殺它,于是決定將鷹放走,讓它回歸大自然。他們把鷹帶到村外的田野上,過不了幾天那只鷹又飛回來了,他們驅(qū)趕它不讓它進家門,甚至將它“打”得遍體鱗傷……許多辦法試過了都不奏效。最后他們終于明白:原來鷹是眷戀它從小長大的家園。
后來村里的一位老人說:“把鷹交給我吧,我會讓它重返藍天,永遠不再回來!崩先藢Ⅹ棊У礁浇粋最陡峭的懸崖絕壁旁,然后將鷹狠狠地向懸崖下的深澗扔去,如扔一塊石頭。那只鷹開始也如石頭般向下墜去,然而快要到澗底時,它只輕輕展開雙翅就穩(wěn)穩(wěn)托住了身體,開始緩緩滑翔,然后它只輕輕拍了拍翅膀,就飛向蔚藍的天空。
它越飛越高,越飛越遠,漸漸變成了一個小黑點,飛出了人們的視野,永遠地飛走了,再也沒有回來。
聽了父親的故事,年輕人痛下決心,終于明白了父親的告誡。其實每個人又何嘗不像那只鷹一樣,總是對現(xiàn)有的東西不忍放棄,對舒適平穩(wěn)的生活戀戀不舍呢。一個人要想使自己的人生有所造就,就必須懂得在關(guān)鍵時刻把自己帶到人生的懸崖,給自己一片懸崖其實就是給自己一片蔚藍的天空啊。
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