第30章过有意义的人生(14)
第30章过有意义的人生(14)
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失败是刚迈进成功的那只脚
theuncertaintyprinciple
佚名/anonymous
twosailorsranintoeachotherinapub.overafewbeers,oneofthementoldtheotherabouthislastvoyage:“afteramonthatsea,”hesaid,“wediscoveredourmastshadbeeneatenthroughbytermites!almostnothingleftofthem.”“that’sterrible,”saidthesecondsailor.
“that’swhatithoughtatfirsttoo,”thefirstsailorsaid,“butitturnedouttobegoodluckassoonaswetookthesailsdowntofixthemasts,wewerehitbyasquallsosuddenlyandsohard,itwouldsurelyhaveblownusoverifoursailswereupatthetime.”
“howlucky!”
“that’sexactlywhatithoughtatthetime,too.butbecauseoursailsweredown,wecouldn’tsteerourselves,andbecauseofthewind,wewereblownontoareef.theholeinthehullswastoobigtofix.wewerestranded.”
“thatisbadluckindeed.”
“that’swhatithought,too,whenitfirsthappened.butweallmadeittothebeachaliveandhadplentytoeat.butnowhere’stherealkicker:whilewewereontheislandwhiningaboutourterriblefate,wediscoveredaburiedtreasure!”
asthisstoryillustrates,youdon’tknowifaneventis“good”or“bad”exceptmaybeinretrospect,andeventhenyoudon’treallyknowbecauselifekeepsgoing.thestory’snotoveryet.justbecausesomethinghasn’tturnedouttobeanadvantageyetdoesn’tmeanitisnotevergoingto.
therefore,youcansimplyassumewhateverhappensis“good”.iknowthatsoundsawfullyairy-fairy,butit’sverypractical.ifyouthinkaneventisgood,it’seasytomaintainapositiveattitude. andyourattitudeaffectsyourhealth,itaffectsthewaypeopletreatyouandhowyoutreatothers,anditaffectsyourenergylevel.andthosecanhelppavethewayforthingstoturnoutwell.agoodattitudeisagoodthing.andabadattitudedoesyounogoodatall.
sogetinthehabitofsaying“that’sgood!”.sinceyoudon’tknowforsurewhethersomethingwilleventuallyworktoyouradvantageornot,youmightaswellassumeitwill.itiscounterproductivetoassumeotherwise.thinkaboutit.ifsomeoneaheadofyouinlineatastoreisslowingeverythingdown,saytoyourself,“that’sgood!”theymayhavesavedyoufromgettingintoanaccidentwhenyougetbackinyourcar.ormaybe,becauseyousloweddown,youmightmeetafriendyouwouldhavemissed.youneverknow.thetruthis,lifeisuncertain.andeventhatcanworktoyouradvantage.
两个水手在一个酒吧偶遇,喝了几杯啤酒后,其中的一个水手向另一个说起了他最近的航海经历。他说:“我们在海上走了一个月后,发现桅杆被白蚁蛀空了!几乎什么都没有留下来。”
“那太可怕了。”另一个水手说道。
“开始我也是这么认为的,”第一个水手说,“但后来情况有了转机,因为我们刚把帆降下来准备修桅杆时,就遭到一场突如其来的暴风雨的袭击。如果当时我们挂着帆,船肯定被掀翻了。”
“真幸运啊。”
“我们当时也是这么想的。但是因为帆降下来了,我们无法控制帆船。由于风很大,我们被风吹着触礁了。船撞出一个无法修补的大洞,我们都束手无策。”
“那确实太倒霉了。”
“一开始我也这么想。但我们都活着来到沙滩上,并且有充足的食物。然后就发生了真正让人兴奋的事:就在我们抱怨自己时运不济时,我们发现了一处深埋在地下的宝藏!”
就像这个故事阐释的,一件事的好坏,也许只有在你回顾过去时,才能确定;即使是那个时候,你可能仍然不知道,因为生活还在延续,故事尚未结束。一件事还没有呈现出它有利的方面时,并不意味着它永远不会。
因此,发生的所有事情你都可以简单地假定是“好事”。我知道这听起来像天方夜谭,但非常实用。如果你认为一件事是好事,要保持一种积极的心态就比较容易。而且,你的态度影响着你的健康,影响着你和他人彼此间的态度,并且对你的精力也有影响。而这些又有助于事情向好的方向发展。良好心态本身就是一件好事,而不良心态则对你毫无益处。
所以,我们要养成说“那很好!”的习惯。既然一件事最终对你是否有利,你无法确定,那就先假设,来肯定它。否定的假设会产生不良的效果。好好想想吧!你购物时,如果排在你前面的人正在磨磨蹭蹭,浪费其他人的时间,你可以对自己说:“那很好!”这也许能使你避免回到车上时碰到事故。或者,因为你的速度放慢了,你可能会碰见一个朋友,而本来你们会错过,你永远都不知道。事实是,人生变幻无常。即使这样,你仍然可以从中受益。
老子说:“福兮祸之所倚,祸兮福之所伏。”世间万物均在各自矛盾交替的轮回中存在着,没有一劳永逸的成功,也不存在永恒的失败。正如阴晴雨雪的天气一样,成与败,喜与悲,总是轮流登场,而你只要拥有良好的心态,天阴的时候,也可以心晴。
1.“that’swhatithoughtat_________too,”thefirstsailorsaid,“butitturnedouttobegoodluckas_________aswetookthesailsdowntofixthemasts,wewerehitbyasquallsosuddenlyandsohard,itwould_________haveblownusoverifoursailswereupatthetime.”
2.asthisstoryillustrates,youdon’tknowifaneventis“good”or“”exceptmaybeinretrospect,andeventhenyoudon’treallyknow_________lifekeepsgoing.
3.ifsomeoneaheadofyouin_________atastoreisslowingeverythingdown,saytoyourself,“that’sgood!”theymayhavesavedyou_________gettingintoanaccidentwhenyougetbackinyourcar.
1.就在我们抱怨自己时运不济时,我们发现了一处深埋在地下的宝藏!
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2.良好心态本身就是一件好事,而不良心态则对你毫无益处。
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3.事实是,人生变幻无常。即使这样,你仍然可以从中受益。
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1.twosailorsranintoeachotherinapub.
runinto:偶然遇见
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2.youdon’tknowifaneventis“good”or“bad”exceptmaybeinretrospect
inretrospect:回顾往事;检讨过去
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勇敢地攀登到人生的峰顶
reachingthetopofthemountain
佚名/anonymous