一位父親給三歲兒子的信雙語

　　But Be Open to life Anyway

　　[10] 是的，在你的生命歷程中你會遇到殘酷，煎熬……但不要讓這些讓你拒絕接受新鮮事物。不要逃避生活，不要躲藏，抑或封閉自己。擁抱新鮮事物，經(jīng)歷全新體驗，接觸新的人。

　　Yes, you'll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life … but don't let that close you to new things. Don't retreat from life, don't hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, new people.

　　[11] 你或許心碎了10次，但是在第十一次找到至愛。如果你把自己關(guān)在愛的門外，你就會錯過這個女子，和你生命中最快樂的時光。

　　You might get your heart broken 10 times, but find the most wonderful woman the 11th time. If you shut yourself off from love, you'll miss out on that woman, and the happiest times of your life.

　　[12] 你可能會被你遇到的人恥笑欺負(fù)傷害…而在見了一打這種稀奇古怪的人后，你會找到一個真正的朋友。如果你拒絕接觸新人群，并不向他們敞開心扉，你會避免受傷……但是同時也失去了認(rèn)識這些不可思議的人的機(jī)會，他們會在你生命最困難的時刻陪伴著你，并帶給你人生當(dāng)中最美好的時光。

　　You might get teased and bullied and hurt by people you meet … and then after meeting dozens of jerks, find a true friend. If you close yourself off to new people, and don't open your heart to them, you'll avoid pain … but also lose out on meeting some incredible people, who will be there during the toughest times of your life and create some of the best times of your life.

　　[13] 你會失敗多次但是如果你讓失敗打到了你，不再努力，你就會錯過那種當(dāng)你達(dá)到成就新高度的難以言喻的成就感。失敗是成功之母。

　　You will fail many times but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach new heights with your accomplishments. Failure is a stepping stone to success.

　　生命不是一場競賽

　　Life Isn't a Competition

　　[14] 你會遇到一些人他們總是試圖超過你，在中學(xué)，大學(xué)，在工作中。他們想要擁有更好的車，更大的房子，更好的衣物，更酷的小玩意。對他們來說，生命就是一場競賽---他們不得不比同輩做得更好來讓自己感到快樂。

　　You will meet many people who will try to outdo you, in school, in college, at work. They'll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, cooler gadgets. To them, life is a competition — they have to do better than their peers to be happy.

　　[15] 這里有一個秘訣：生命并不是一場競賽。而是一段旅程。如果你在途中一直都試圖給他人留下深刻印象，超過別人，那你就浪費了這段旅程。與之相反，學(xué)會享受它，讓之成為快樂之旅，永恒的學(xué)習(xí)之旅，持久的進(jìn)步之旅以及愛之旅。

　　Here's a secret: Life isn't a competition. It's a journey. If you spend that journey always trying to impress others, to outdo others, you’re wasting your journey. Instead, learn to enjoy the journey. Make it a journey of Happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, of love.

　　[16] 不要為擁有一輛更好的車或一所更好的房子或者任何物質(zhì)的東西，即便是一份薪水更高的工作操心。這些根本無足輕重，也不會使你快樂。你可能在擁有了這些之后只是想要更多的。與之相反，學(xué)會滿足你已經(jīng)擁有的---然后學(xué)會利用你原本想要浪費在為掙錢買這些東西的時間去做你真正熱愛的事。

　　Don't worry about having a nicer car or house or anything material, or even a better-paying job. None of that matters a whit, and none of it will make you happier. You'll acquire these things and then only want more. Instead, learn to be satisfied with having enough — and then use the time you would have wasted trying to earn money to buy those things … use that time doing things you love.

　　[17] 找到你的激情，堅持不懈地追求它。別讓自己被一個還債的的工作所累。生命太短暫了，更不可將之浪費在你所厭惡的工作上。

　　Find your passion, and pursue it doggedly. Don't settle for a job that pays the bills. Life is too short to waste on a job you hate.

　　愛應(yīng)該成為你的生活準(zhǔn)則

　　Love Should Be Your Rule

　　[18] 如果讓一個詞成為你的生活支撐的話，那它應(yīng)該是愛。也許這聽來已是老生常談，我也清楚… 但是請信任我，再沒有更好的生活準(zhǔn)則了。

　　If there's a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: Love. It might sound corny, I know … but trust me, there's no better rule in life.

　　[19] 一些人以成功作為生活準(zhǔn)則。他們的生活會很緊張，不開心并且很淺薄。

　　Some would live by the rule of success. Their lives will be stressful, unhappy and shallow.

　　[20] 另一些人的生活準(zhǔn)則是個人利益---他們將個人需要置于他人需要之上。他們孤獨一生，終究也不會快樂。

　　Others would live by the rule of selfishness — putting their needs above those of others. They will live lonely lives, and will also be unhappy.

　　[21] 還有一些人他們?yōu)檎x而生---努力展示其道路的正確性，并試圖勸服任何一個不以正義為生活準(zhǔn)則的人。他們關(guān)心他人，卻以一種消極的方式，最終懷抱追尋一生的正義而終，而正卻是一個糟糕的伴侶。

　　Still others will live by the rule of righteousness — trying to show the right path, and admonishing anyone who doesn't live by that path. They are concerned with others, but in a negative way, and in the end will only have their own righteousness to live with, and that's a horrible companion.

　　[22] 用愛支撐你的生命。愛你的妻子，你的孩子，你的父母親，你的朋友，全心全意地去愛。給與他們你所需要的，不要流露出任何殘忍，不贊同，冷漠或者失望，只有愛。向他們敞開靈魂。

　　Live your life by the rule of love. Love your spouse, your children, your parents, your friends, with all of your heart. Give to them what they need, and show them not cruelty nor disapproval nor coldness nor disappointment, but only love. Open your soul to them.

　　[23] 不僅僅愛你深愛的人，也要愛你的鄰居...你的同事…甚至陌生人…他們是你廣義上的兄弟姐妹。給你遇到的任何一個人一個微笑，一句善語。一個友好的姿勢，一只援助之手。

　　Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors … your coworkers … strangers … your brothers and sisters in humanity. Offer anyone you meet a smile, a kind word, a kind gesture, a helping hand.

　　[24] 不僅僅愛鄰居和陌生人…也要愛你的敵人。對你最殘酷的人，對曾經(jīng)對你不善的人…愛他。他是一個備受折磨的靈魂，最需要你的愛。

　　Love not only neighbors and strangers … but your enemy. The person who is cruelest to you, who has been unkind to you … love him. He is a tortured soul, and most in need of your love.

　　[25] 最重要的是愛你自己。當(dāng)別人批評你時，學(xué)著不要強(qiáng)加自己，去認(rèn)為自己丑，笨或者不值得去愛…而要想著自己是一個很完美的人，值得擁有幸福和真愛…并學(xué)會愛現(xiàn)在的自己。

　　And most of all, love yourself. While others may criticize you, learn not to be so hard on yourself, to think that you’re ugly or dumb or unworthy of love … but to think instead that you are a wonderful human being, worthy of Happiness and love … and learn to love yourself for who you are.

　　[26] 最后，要知道我愛你并且永遠(yuǎn)都會，你即將開啟一段有點奇怪，令人害怕，令人心悸但最終很不可思議的巧妙旅程，我永遠(yuǎn)會支持你。祝萬事如意。

　　Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are starting out on a weird, scary, daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey, and I will be there for you when I can. Godspeed.

　　Love, Your Dad