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07.14 人生的４５堂課

人生教我的45個功課 - The 45 lessons life taught me

作者：Regina Brett，90歲，來自俄亥俄州‧克里夫蘭最大報紙 THE PLAIN DEALER 的專欄作家, 為了慶祝變得更老了，我曾經寫下人生教我的45個功課，這是我寫過最叫座的專欄。我這把老骨頭 8 月就要90歲了，所以，再一次，在這裡呈現這一個專欄

01。人生是不公平，但還是好得很。

- Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

02。懷疑的時候，為未來踏出一小步。

- When in doubt, just take the next small step.

03。人生太短，短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何一個人。

- Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

04。生病的時候，你的工作不會照顧妳。你的朋友會，保持聯絡。

- Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

05。每一個月付清你的信用卡。

- Pay off your credit cards every month.

06。你不需要每一次都吵贏。同意你不同意的。

- You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

07。找人一起哭，它比獨自啜泣更加療愈。

- Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

08。對上帝生氣沒有關係，祂受得了。

- It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

09。退休存款從你的第一張薪水條開始。

- Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10。講到巧克力，抗拒只是徒勞無功。

- When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11。和你的過去和解，所以它不會搞砸你的當下。

- Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12。讓你的孩子看到你哭沒有關係。

- It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13。別拿自己的人生和他人做比較，你根本不清楚他們的人生是怎麼一回事。

- Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14。如果一段親密關係要偷偷摸摸，你根本不應該涉入。

- If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15。一眨眼的功夫什麼都會變，但是別擔心；上帝從來不眨眼。

- Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16。深吸一口氣，它會安定你的腦。

- Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17。沒用、不美、或不喜悅的東西都丟掉。

- Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18。沒讓你死的真的會讓你更堅強。

- Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19。重拾快樂童年永不嫌晚，但這第二次只能靠你不靠人。

- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20。當關乎追求你生命的所愛，不要把不要當答案。

- When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21。點蠟燭，用好的床單，穿上炫麗的內衣。不要特殊場合才用，今天就是特別的一天。

- Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22。準備要過於周全，然後隨遇而安。

- Overprepare, then go with the flow.

23。現在就離經叛道，不要一把年紀了才開始穿上紫色。

- Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24。最重要的性器官是腦袋。

- The most important sex organ is the brain.

25。除了你，沒有人在主宰你的快樂。

- No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

26。把所謂的不幸用這一句話把它表框起來：「五年後，這還重要嗎？」

- Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"

27。永遠選擇生活。

- Always choose life.

28。原諒每一個人每一件事。

- Forgive everyone everything.

29。別人怎麼看你，不干你的事。

- What other people think of you is none of your business.

30。時間會痊癒幾乎每一件事，要給時間時間。

- Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31。無論情況多好或多壞，它都會變的。

- However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32。不要那麼認真的看待自己，沒有人會這樣看待你的。

- Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33。相信奇蹟。

- Believe in miracles.

34。上帝愛你是因為祂就是這樣，不是因為你做了什麼或是沒做什麼。

- God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35。不要稽查人生，現在就呈現和做最大的發揮。

- Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36。變老了打敗另一種選項──死得早。

- Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37。你的孩子只有一個童年，讓它充滿回憶。

- Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

38。最後真正最重要的是你愛過。

- All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39。每一天都出門。奇蹟在四處等著。

- Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40。如果我們都把我們的問題都丟成一堆，然後看看其他人的，我們會把我們的撿回來。

- If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41。忌妒浪費時間，你已經擁有你所需要的了。

- Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42。最好的都還沒來。

- The best is yet to come.

43。不管你感覺如何，起來、穿好和呈現。

- No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44。學會讓步。

- Yield.

45。人生不會打上蝴蝶結，但它仍然是一份禮物。

- Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.