英语美文点亮智慧人生29：To My Son 给爱子的信（MP3+双语字幕）

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[00:00.00]Dear Seth,	亲爱的塞斯：
[00:06.88]You're only three years old,	你现在仅仅3岁，
[00:08.65]and at this point in your life you can't read,	在你生命中的这一时刻你还不识字，
[00:11.64]much less understand what I'm going to	更不用说让你去懂得我接下来
[00:13.64]try to tell you in this letter.	想在这封信里对你所说的话了。
[00:15.13]But I've been thinking a lot	但是我已经想了好久，
[00:16.89]about the life that you have ahead of you,	关于你即将面临的人生以及我的生活，
[00:19.20]about my life so far as I reflect on what I've learned,	我反思我所学会的：
[00:23.96]and about my role as a dad	思考一个做父亲的职责，
[00:26.41]in trying to prepare you for the trials that	力图让你为未来岁月中
[00:29.75]you will face in the coming years.	即将面临的艰巨做好充分准备。
[00:31.79]You won't be able to understand this letter today,	你今天并不能懂得这封信的含义，
[00:35.34]but someday, when you're ready,	但是某一天，当机会成熟，
[00:37.88]I hope you will find some wisdom and value	我渴望你能在我与你分享的内容中
[00:40.96]in what I share with you.	找寻到些许的智慧和价值。
[00:43.40]You are young,	你还很年轻，
[00:44.70]and life has yet to take its toll on you,	生命还尚未开始摧残你，
[00:47.31]to throw disappointments and heartaches	没有在你的人生道路上
[00:50.22]and loneliness and struggles and pain into your path.	安排失望、伤心、孤单、挣扎和苦痛。
[00:54.50]You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless work,	你还没有被漫长的吃力不讨好的工作，
[01:00.44]by the slings and arrows of everyday life.	被日常生活的磨难搞得筋疲力尽。
[01:04.59]For this, be thankful.	因此，谢天谢地吧。
[01:06.46]You are at a wonderful stage of life.	你正处在人生一个美好的阶段。
[01:10.50]You have many wonderful stages of life still to come,	还有很多美好的阶段会来到你面前，
[01:14.25]but they are not without	但是这些都不是唾手可得的，
[01:17.53]their costs and perils.	你都得付出代价，经历风险。
[01:19.97]I hope to help you along your path	我渴望通过和你分享一些我所学到的
[01:22.75]by sharing some of the best of what I've learned.	最好的道理能帮助你走好人生路。
[01:25.57]As with any advice,	至于任何建议，
[01:27.62]take it with a grain of salt.	且把它当做佐料，
[01:29.97]What works for me might not work for you.	因为适合我的并不一定就适用于你。
[01:33.64]Life can be cruel	生活会很残酷
[01:35.23]There will be people in your life who won't be very nice.	你的生活中必定会有不友好的人。
[01:40.29]They'll tease you because you're different,	他们嘲笑你因为你不同，
[01:42.57]or for no good reason.	或没有什么好的理由。
[01:44.30]They might try to bully you or hurt you.	他们可能会欺负你或者侵害你。
[01:47.37]There's not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them,	对这种人你除了学会和其相处无计可施，
[01:52.91]and learn to choose friends	同时你也要学会择友，
[01:55.35]who are kind to you,	选择那些对你友善的，
[01:56.65]who actually care about you,	那些真正关心你的，
[01:59.40]who make you feel good about yourself.	那些令你对自己感觉良好的人做朋友。
[02:01.55]When you find friends like this,	当你寻找到像这样的朋友，
[02:04.69]hold on to them,	就必定要坚守这份友谊，
[02:06.40]treasure them,	珍爱他们，
[02:07.20]spend time with them,	花些时间和他们在一起，
[02:08.65]be kind to them, and love them.	友善地看待他们并爱他们。
[02:10.89]There will be times when you are met with disappointment instead of success.	有时你会遭遇挫折而非成功。
[02:16.65]Life won't always turn out the way you want.	生活并不总会如你所愿。
[02:19.29]This is just another thing you'll have to learn to deal with.	这是另一件你需要学会处理的事情。
[02:22.94]But instead of letting these things get you down,	但你要挺住向前，
[02:25.84]push on.	而不是因这些事而陷入低谷。
[02:26.74]Accept disappointment and learn to persevere,	要接受失望并要学会备持，
[02:30.55]to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls.	要不畏风险地追求你的梦想。
[02:33.49]Learn to turn negatives into positives,	学会把消极转化为积极，
[02:37.20]and you'll do much better in life.	之后你在生活中就能做得更好。
[02:39.29]You will also face heartbreak	你同样会面临令人心碎的时刻
[02:42.54]and abandonment by those you love.	以及你深爱的人的抛弃。
[02:45.21]I hope you don't have to face this too much,	我渴望你无须经历太多此类事件，
[02:48.89]but it happens. Again,	但如果不幸发生了，再一次，
[02:50.79]not much you can do but to heal,	除了慢慢愈合心中的创伤
[02:53.62]and to move on with your life.	并继续你的生活，你别无选择。
[02:55.73]Let these pains become stepping stones	让这些苦楚成为你
[02:59.15]to better things in life,	通向更美好生活的垫脚石，
[03:00.49]and learn to use them to make you stronger.	并学会利用它们让自己更刚强。
[03:03.41]But be open to life anyway	但无论如何，都要张开双臂拥抱生活
[03:05.96]Yes,	是的，
[03:07.23]you'll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life ...	在你的生命旅程中你会遇到残酷和苦难…
[03:11.70]but don't let that close you to new things.	但不要因此而拒绝接收新鲜事物，
[03:15.43]Don't retreat from life,	不要回避生活，
[03:17.86]don't hide or wall yourself off.	不要暗藏，抑或封闭自己。
[03:20.78]Be open to new things,	拥抱新鲜事物，
[03:22.62]new experiences, new people.	经历全新体验，接触新的人。
[03:24.70]You might get your heart broken 10 times,	你或许心碎了十次，
[03:28.26]but find the most wonderful woman the 11th time.	但是在第十一次找到最好的女子。
[03:31.30]If you shut yourself off from love,	如果你把自己关在爱的门外，
[03:33.86]you'll miss out on that woman,	你就会错过这个女子
[03:36.14]and the happiest times of your life.	和你生命中最幸福的时光。
[03:38.74]You might get teased and bullied and hurt by people you meet...	你可能会被你所遇到的人嘲笑、欺负、侵害…
[03:43.23]and then after meeting dozens of jerks,	而在见了许多这种稀奇古怪的人后，
[03:46.17]find a true friend.	你会找到一个真正的朋友。
[03:48.50]If you close yourself off to new people,	如果你拒绝接触新人群，
[03:51.82]and don't open your heart to them,	并不向他们敞开心扉，
[03:54.27]you'll avoid pain ...	你会避免受伤…
[03:55.65]but also lose out on	但是同时也失去了
[03:58.10]meeting some incredible people,	认识一些不可思议的人的机会，
[04:00.70]who will be there during the toughest times of your life	他们会在你生命最艰难的时刻陪伴着你，
[04:03.46]and create some of the best times of your life.	并带给你人生中最美好的时光。
[04:06.23]You will fail many times	你会失败很多次，
[04:08.90]but if you allow that to stop you	但是如果你让失∽柚沽四悖
[04:11.74]from trying,	使你不再努力，
[04:12.95]you will miss out on the amazing feeling of	你就会错过那种当你达到
[04:15.20]success once you reach new heights with your accomplishments.	成就新高度的难以言喻的成就感。
[04:20.17]Failure is a stepping stone to success.	失败是通向成功的阶梯。
[04:22.64]Life isn't a competition	生命不是一场比赛
[04:25.84]You will meet many people who will try to outdo you,	你会遇到许多试图超过你的人，
[04:29.72]in school, in college, at work.	在中学、大学以及工作中。
[04:31.99]They'll try to have nicer cars,	他们想要拥有更好的车，
[04:34.72]bigger houses, nicer clothes, cooler gadgets.	更大的房子，更好的衣服，更酷的小玩意。
[04:37.68]To them,	对他们来说，
[04:38.72]life is a competition--	生命就是一场比赛――
[04:40.43]they have to do better than	他们不得不比同辈人
[04:42.46]their peers to be happy.	做得更好来让自己感到开心。
[04:43.88]Here's a secret:	这里有一个秘诀：
[04:45.67]Life isn't a competition.	生命并不是一场比赛，
[04:47.69]It's a journey.	而是一段旅程。
[04:48.84]If you spend that journey always trying to impress others,	如果你在途中一直试图给他人留下深刻印象，
[04:52.85]to outdo others,	试图超越别人，
[04:54.25]you're wasting your journey.	那你就是在浪费这段旅程。
[04:56.15]Instead, learn to enjoy the journey.	与之相反，学会享受这段旅程，
[04:59.58]Make it a journey of happiness,	使之成为幸福之旅，
[05:01.72]of constant learning,	永恒的学习之旅，
[05:03.55]of continual improvement, of love.	持久的进步之旅以及爱之旅。
[05:06.27]Don't worry about having a nicer car	不要为拥有一辆更好的车、
[05:09.66]or house or anything material,	一所更好的房子、任何物质的东西，
[05:11.85]or even a better-paying job.	或是一份更高薪水的工作费心。
[05:14.19]None of that matters a whit,	所有这些都无足轻重，
[05:16.34]and none of it will make you happier.	也不会使你更快乐。
[05:19.10]You'll acquire these things and then only want more.	你在拥有了这些之后只想拥有更多。
[05:22.99]Instead, learn to be satisfied with having enough--	与之相反，要学会满足你已经拥有的――
[05:26.79]and then use the time you would have wasted trying to earn money to buy those things...	然后学会利用你本想要浪费在为挣钱
[05:33.10]use that time doing things you love.	买这些东西的时间去做你真正热爱的事。
[05:36.20]Find your passion, and pursue it doggedly.	找到你所钟爱的事业，并坚持不懈地寻求它。
[05:40.91]Don't settle for a job that pays the bills.	别让自己被一个还债的工作所累。
[05:44.47]Life is too short	生命太短暂了，
[05:45.89]to waste on a job you hate.	不值得将时间浪费在你不喜欢的工作上面。
[05:47.87]Love should be your rule	爱应当成为你的准则
[05:49.77]If there's a single word you should live your life by,	如果让一个词成为你的生活支撑的话，
[05:53.69]it should be this: Love.	那它应当是爱。
[05:56.64]It might sound corny,	也许这听来已是老生常谈，
[05:59.24]I know...but trust me,	我也明白…但是请信任我，
[06:01.50]there's no better rule in life.	再没有更好的生活准则了。
[06:03.51]Some would live by the rule of success.	一些人以成功作为生活准则。
[06:06.80]Their lives will be stressful, unhappy and shallow.	他们的生活会很紧张、不开心并且很肤浅。
[06:09.83]Others would live by the rule of selfishness--	另一些人的生活准则是个人利益――
[06:12.74]putting their needs above those of others.	他们将个人需要置于他人需求之上。
[06:16.22]They will live lonely lives,	这些人注定将孤独一生，
[06:18.85]and will also be unhappy.	而且也不会快乐。
[06:20.59]Still others will live by the rule of righteousness--	还有一些人，他们为正义而生――
[06:25.20]trying to show the right path,	努力展现其道路的正确性，
[06:27.36]and admonishing anyone who doesn't live by that path.	试图劝服任何一个不以正义为生活准则的人。
[06:32.31]They are concerned with others,	他们关心他人，
[06:35.70]but in a negative way,	却以一种消极的方法，
[06:36.62]and in the end will only have their own righteousness to live with,	最终怀抱追寻生的正义而终，
[06:41.80]and that's a horrible companion.	而这却是一个糟糕的伴侣。
[06:44.38]Live your life by the rule of love.	以爱作为你的生活准则。
[06:48.10]Love your spouse, your children,	爱你的妻子、你的孩子、
[06:50.71]your parents, your friends,	你的父母、你的朋友，
[06:52.37]with all of your heart.	全心全意地去爱。
[06:54.51]Give to them what they need,	给予他们所需要的，
[06:57.90]and show them not cruelty nor disapproval nor coldness nor disappointment,	不要流露出任何残暴、反对、冷淡或失望，
[07:03.73]but only love.	只要将爱展现给他们，
[07:05.90]Open your soul to them.	向他们敞开灵魂。
[07:07.61]Love not only your loved ones,	不仅仅爱你深爱的人，
[07:10.57]but your neighbors...Your coworkers...strangers...	也要爱你的邻居…你的同事…甚至陌生人…
[07:13.95]your brothers and sisters in humanity.	他们是你人道上的兄弟姐妹。
[07:16.73]Offer anyone you meet a smile,	给你遇到的任何一个人一个微笑、
[07:20.13]a kind word, a kind gesture, a helping hand.	一句善语、一个友爱的姿势、一只援助之手。
[07:23.75]Love not only neighbors and strangers...	不仅仅爱邻居和陌生人…
[07:27.42]but your enemy.	也要爱你的敌人。
[07:28.72]The person who is crudest to you,	对那些对你最残暴的人，
[07:31.66]who has been unkind to you...love him.	对曾经对你不善的人…爱他。
[07:35.10]He is a tortured soul,	他是一个备受折磨的灵魂，
[07:37.43]and most in need of your love.	最需要你的爱。
[07:40.20]And most of all, love yourself.	最重要的是爱你自己。
[07:43.10]While others may criticize you,	当别人批评你时，
[07:45.13]learn not to be so hard on yourself,	学会不要对自己太苛刻，
[07:47.89]to think that you're ugly or dumb or unworthy of love...	去认为自己丑、笨或者不值得去爱…
[07:52.34]but to think instead that you are a wonderful human being,	而要想着自己是一个很完善的人，
[07:55.95]worthy of happiness and love...	值得拥有幸福和真爱…
[07:58.42]and learn to love yourself for who you are.	并学会爱真实的自己。
[08:01.18]Finally, know that I love you and always will.	最后，要知道我爱你并且永远都会。
[08:05.91]You are starting out on a weird, scary,	你即将开启一段有点奇怪、令人惊慌、
[08:09.50]daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey,	令人生畏但最终很不可思议的奇妙旅程，
[08:14.22]and I will be there for you when I can.	而且只要可以，我都会支持你。
[08:17.31]Godspeed	祝万事如意。
[08:18.78]Love, Your Dad	爱你的父亲

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英语美文点亮智慧人生29：To My Son 给爱子的信（MP3+双语字幕）