今天因为玫瑰的刺，我可以呜咽哭泣；但有刺的茎上有玫瑰花，所以我又可以欢心庆贺。
今天因为自己缺少朋友，我可以哀伤悲痛；但我能去发掘新的感情，所以我又兴奋不已。
今天因为必须上班，我可以抱怨哭诉；但起码我还有工作可以去做，所以我可以高声欢呼。
今天因为必须做家务，我唉声叹气；但这是上帝赐予我的避风港，我又倍感荣耀。
今天伸展在我的面前，等着我去塑造，而我正是它的雕刻师，来赋予它某种形状。
今天是什么样，完全由我决定，今天怎样度过，由我来选择！
你的玻璃杯重吗
Put the Glass Down
佚名 / Anonymous
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience1, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
The students' answers ranged from 20g to 500g.
"It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance2. It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.
"If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.
"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again."
We have to put down the burden periodically3, so that we can be refreshed4 and are able to carry on.
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don' t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short, enjoy it!!
一位老师正在给学生们讲解如何处理压力。他把一杯水举起来，问大家：“你们估计这杯水会有多重?”
学生们的答案从20克到500克不等。
“这杯水的重量其实由你举的时间来决定，而与它的实际重量无关。我要是举一分钟，肯定没问题；但要是举一小时，右臂就会酸疼；若举一天，那你们就该叫救护车了。它的实际重量并没有改变，只是我举的时间越长，就会觉得它越沉重。
“如果我们始终都肩负担子，总会有熬不住的时候，担子也会变得更加沉重。
“你只需放下杯子，歇息一会儿后再举起来。”
我们一定要不时地将负担放下，如此才有利于精力的恢复，继续新的征程。
因此，今晚下班回家后，不要再去想工作的事情，不要把工作压力带回家。你可以第二天再担负起它。
不管你此刻肩负怎样的重担，如果可以，都要将其卸下，休息一会儿。
生命暂短，尽情享受吧!
别让明天为今天后悔
Don't Let Tommorrow Regret for Today
佚名 / Anonymous
If I knew it would be the last time I' d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and "pray the Lord, your soul to keep".
If I knew it would be the last time I' d see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss you, and call you back for more.
If I knew it would be the last time I' d hear your voice lifted up in praise1, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time I could spare an extra minute or so to stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming2 you would know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, I' m sure you' ll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there' s always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.
There will always be another day, to say our "I love you", and certainly there' s another chance to say our "Anything I can do?"
But, just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I' d like to say how much I love you, and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, and today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So, if you' re waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For, if tomorrow never comes, you' ll surely regret the day...
That you didn' t take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss, and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.
So, hold your loved ones close today, and whisper3 in their ear, that you love them very much and you' ll always hold them dear.
Take time to say "I' m sorry" "Please forgive me" "thank you" or "its okay".
And if tomorrow never comes, you' ll have no regrets4 about today.
假如我知道这将是最后一次看你入睡，我会为你把被子掖得更紧，并“恳求上帝，让你的灵魂留下”。
假如我知道这将是最后一次看你走出家门，我会拥抱你，亲吻你，一遍遍地呼唤你归来。
假如我知道这将是最后一次听到你的声音在赞扬中高亢，我会录下你的每一个举动，每一句言语，这样我可以日复一日地不停重放。
假如我知道这将是最后一次说“我爱你”，我会腾出时间或停下手中的事来告诉你，而不会自负地以为你已经知道了。
假如我知道这将是最后的时光，我会陪在你的身边。我总以为你还有更多的时间，所以总让这天悄然流逝。
因为我总以为还有明天可以弥补疏漏，我们还有下一次机会让一切变得美好。
总以为还有另一个日子，去说“我爱你”，也总以为还有下一次机会，去说“我能帮你什么吗？”
但是，万一我错了，我只能拥有今天，我愿意说一千遍一万遍“我爱你”，让我们永不相忘。
明天没有向任何人承诺，年轻人也好，老年人也罢。今天也许是你紧紧拥抱爱人的最后一次机会。
所以，如果你在等待明天，为什么不在今天就行动？
因为，如果明天永不来临，你必定会为今天后悔……
你后悔没有腾出更多的时间去微笑、拥抱、亲吻。后悔自己如此忙碌，没有帮别人实现他们最后的愿望。
所以，今天就紧紧拥抱你的心爱之人吧，对他们耳语，你深深地爱着他们，并将永远珍惜。
腾出一些时间说声“对不起”“请原谅”“谢谢”或者“没关系”。
即使明天永不来临，你也不会为今天后悔。
不要等待“总有一天”
Everyday Is A Gift
佚名 / Anonymous
My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister' s bureau1 and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. "This," he said, "is not a slip. This is lingerie." He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached. "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is the occasion." He took the slip from me and put it on the bed with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician. His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me. "Don' t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you' re alive is a special occasion."
I remembered those words through the funeral and the days that followed when I helped him and my niece attend to all the sad chores that follow an unexpected death. I thought about them on the plane returning to California from the Midwestern town where my sister' s family lives. I thought about all the things that she hadn' t seen or heard or done. I thought about the things that she had done without realizing that they were special.
