第3章 A Lonely Boat 恰似一叶孤舟(2)

If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.

If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.

If I feel incompetent I will remember past success.If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.

Henceforth，I will know that only those with inferior ability can always be at their best，and I am not inferior.There will be days when I must constantly struggle against forces which would tear me down.Those such as despair and sadness are simple to recognize but there are others which approach with a smile and the hand of friendship and they can also destroy me.Against them，too，I must never relinquish control—If I become overconfident I will recall my failures.If I overindulge I will think of past hungers.

If I feel complacency I will remember my competition.

If I enjoy moments of greatness I will remember moments of shame.If I feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind.

If I attain great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth.

If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness.If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars.

Henceforth I will recognize and identify the mystery of moods in all mankind，and in me.From this moment I am prepared to control whatever personality awakes in me each day.I will master my moods through positive action and when I master my moods I will control my destiny.I will become master of myself.I will become great.

人生不如意，十有八九。如果每一次你都被消极情绪影响，那你永远不会成功。想做未来的主人，首先要学会调整自己的情绪，做它的主人！

参考翻译（高昆）

潮涨潮落。春去秋来。冬冷夏热。日升日没。月圆月缺。雁来云往。花飞花谢。春种秋收。自然万物都随着情绪循环往复，我作为其中的一部分，当然也不例外。就像潮水一样，我的情绪也是时涨时落。这是大自然的戏法，很少有人窥破天机。我每天醒来时，情绪总是和昨天不同，很难捉摸。昨天的快乐可能成了今天的悲伤，今天的悲伤也可能成了明天的快乐。好像身体里有一个转轮，在悲伤和欢乐、兴奋和绝望、幸福和忧郁之间不停地转变。就像花朵，绽放的喜悦会慢慢退变成凋谢的绝望，但是枯萎的花朵也同样孕育着即将绽放的种子，正如今天的悲伤同样酝酿着明天的快乐。我该怎样掌控这些情绪，才能让每一天都过得很充实呢？情绪不对，这一整天都会在失败中度过。花草树木的茂盛依赖于气候变换，但我可以创造属于自己的气候，没错，我自己掌控。

那么我要怎样掌控自己的情绪，才能让每一天都很充实、很愉悦呢？我要学习这个古老的秘方：弱者，情绪操控行为；强者，行为操控情绪。每天醒来，当我被悲伤、自怜、失败的情绪包围，我都要像这样与之对抗——感到沮丧时，就放声歌唱。感到悲伤时，就开怀大笑。感到苦恼时，就加倍劳作。感到恐惧时，就勇往直前。感到低人一等时，就换上新装。感到犹豫不决时，就加大音量。感到囊中羞涩时，就想象财富将至。感到力不从心时，就想想过去的成就。感到微不足道时，就想想自己的目标。

今后，我要了解到，无法超越自我则谓无能之人，而我并非这样。有些时候，我必须不断地与那些想摧毁我的情绪对抗。失望与悲伤很容易察觉，但是，有些情绪往往微笑着靠近，并伸出友谊之手，可它们却也能将我毁于无形。我同样要与它们对抗，永远不放弃去掌控它们——变得自负时，就想想过去的失落。过度放纵时，就想想过去的渴望。感到自满时，就想想竞争的对手。居功自傲时，就想想屈辱的时刻。自以为是时，就试试自己是否能呼风唤雨。得到巨大财富时，就想想那些饿肚子的人。变得不可一世时，就想想自己怯懦的时候。感到技艺过人时，就看看漫天的繁星。

今后，我要识别和辨认人类所有的情绪变化奥秘，包括我自己。这一刻开始，我要做出积极的行动来准备控制每天心里可能被唤起的性格，一旦我控制了自己的情绪，就掌握了自己的命运。我将成为自己的主人，我将优秀卓越。

Youth 青春

Anonymous 佚名

Youth is not entirely a time of life；it is a state of mind.It is not a matter of rosy cheeks，red lips and supple knees.It is a temper of the will，a quality of the imagination，a vigor of the emotions；it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity，of the appetite of adventure over the love of ease.This often exits in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideas.

Years may wrinkle the skin，but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.Worry，doubt，self-distrust，fear and despair—these bow the heart and turn the spirit back to dust.

Whether sixty or sixteen，there is in every human being’s heart the love of wonder，the sweet amazement at the stars and the star like things，the undaunted challenge of events，the unfailing child-like appetite forwhat-next，and the joy of the game of living.

You are as young as your faith，as old as your doubt；as young as your self-confidence，as old as your fear；as young as your hope，as old as your despair.

In the center of your heart there is a wireless station，so long as it receives messages of beauty，hope，courage，grandeur and power from the earth，from men and from Infinite，so long are you young.

When the wires are all down，and all the central places of your heart are covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism，then，and only then，are you grown old indeed.

岁月催人老？其实未必……好的精神状态可以让你永葆青春。人生有几步是需要跑的，特别是当你年轻的时候。打开心扉，去接收世界的美好吧！

参考翻译（单窈敏）

青春不仅仅是一段年华，更是一种心境；它不仅仅是粉嫩的脸颊、红润的嘴唇、柔软自如的双腿，更是一种坚强的意志、一幕绚丽的想象、一份炽热的情感。青春是一股清新的生命深泉。

青春意味着勇气压倒怯懦，勇于冒险超过贪图享乐。但是这种品质却常体现于六十岁的中老年而非二十几岁的青年人身上。没有人只是随着年岁的增加而变老。我们老去只因我们遗失了理想。

年龄大了也许会皮肤老化，但是热情没了则会灵魂老化。烦恼、自我怀疑、惶恐、绝望——如此这些总是会压抑年轻的心灵，击溃年轻的精神。

不论是花甲老人还是花季少年，每个人心中都有一颗对天上的繁星，或者类似的其他事物的好奇之心，一颗无畏无惧的挑战之心，如孩子般对未知事物永不退却的渴望之心、还有就是一颗对生活乐趣的享受之心。

你会因为你的信念、自信、希望而变得年轻；但你也会因为怀疑、恐惧和绝望而老去。

每个人心中都有一座无线接收站，只要你从地球、人类和上帝那里接收美好、希望、勇气、壮志和力量，你就会青春永驻。

一旦天线坍塌，你的心灵就如同被冰雪覆盖般，变得玩世不恭、悲观丧气。唯有那时，你才会真正开始老去。

Friendship 友情

Anonymous 佚名

Small-minded administrators and authority figures like to speak in cliches.All my life I heard the same trite line，“you can tell a lot about a person by the friends they keep.”The black sheep of the honors program，I hung out with the so—called“losers.”During my freshman year，not day went by when a teacher or family member did not a deride my closest friends and warn me that by hanging out with“bad seeds”I would fall into a downward spiral，never graduate college，and have a miserable life.They thought that they had me figured out.