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心灵鸡汤五十篇———年轻人要读的50篇文章2008年1月1.LifeStruggle----生命的拼搏对强者而言，磨难犹如刀剑，使他愈见锋芒，诚如孟子所言：“天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨……”不经过磨难的生活，日子未免过得乏味；不经过磨难的命运，人生便显得苍白。就生命而言，总是从平坦中获得的效益少，从磨难中获得的教益深。Onceuponatimeinalandfarfaraway,therewasawonderfuloldmanwholovedeverything.Animals,spiders,insects...Onedaywhilewalkingthroughthewoodstheniceoldmanfoundacocoonofabutterfly.Hetookithome.Afewdayslater,asmallopeningappeared;hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhoursasitstruggledtoforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgonofarther.Thenthemandecidedtohelpthebutterfly,sohetookapairofscissorsandsnippedofftheremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythenemergedeasily.Butithadaswollenbodyandsmall,shriveledwings.Themancontinuedtowatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthat,atanymoment,thewingswouldenlargeandexpandtobeabletosupportthebody,whichwouldcontractintime.Neitherhappened!Infact,thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawlingaroundwithaswollenbodyandshriveledwings.Itneverwasabletofly.WhatthemaninhiskindnessandhastedidnotunderstandwasthattherestrictingcocoonandthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflytogetthroughthetinyopeningwereNature'swayofforcingfluidfromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbereadyforflightonceitachieveditsfreedomfromthecocoon.Sometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlife.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutanyobstacles,itwouldcrippleus.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.从前，在一个非常非常遥远的国度，有一位心地善良的老人。他喜爱一切东西，动物啦、蜘蛛啦、昆虫啦。一天，这位善良的老人在树林里散步的时候，发现了一个蝴蝶的茧。他把茧带回了家。几天后，茧裂开了一道小缝。老人几小时地坐在那里，看着蝴蝶挣扎着让自己的身体从小缝中挤出来。后来，蝴蝶破茧好象停了下来，没有什么进展了。看来蝴蝶好象是撑到了最后，再也不可能前进了。看到这里，老人决定帮助蝴蝶。于是他找出一把剪刀，把茧剩余的部分剪破了。这样，蝴蝶就轻易地从茧中脱出来了。但是，蝴蝶的身子肿胀着，翅膀又小又皱。老人继续观察着蝴蝶，因为他期望着这样一个时刻的到来：蝴蝶的翅膀会变大，大到能支持它的身体，而蝴蝶的身体届时也会缩小。可是什么也没有发生。事实上，这只蝴蝶的余生中就只能拖着臃肿的身体和萎缩的翅膀爬来爬去了。它永远也不能飞起来了。在好心和匆忙间，老人并不理解，蝴蝶破茧而出时需要的那种束缚和挣扎其实是大自然用来将蝴蝶的体液挤到翅膀中的方法，这样，蝴蝶一旦能从茧中脱出，就能准备好飞翔了。有时候，挣扎正是我们生活中所需要的。如果我们能得以毫无障碍地走过一生，这会使我们软弱。我们就不可能变得强壮。重要的是，我们就不可能腾飞。2．坚持你的梦想IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranchinSanSedro.Hehasletmeusehishousetoputonfund-raisingeventstoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmebysaying,IwanttotellyouwhyIletJackusemyhouse.Itallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofanitineranthorsetrainerwhowouldgofromfarmandranch-to-ranch,traininghorses.Asaresult,theboy'shighschoolcareerwasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Thenhedrewadetailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitonthe200-acredreamranch.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,'Seemeafterclass.'Theboywiththedreamwenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,'WhydidIreceiveanF?'Theteachersaid,'thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youcomefromanitinerantfamily.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.Youhavetopayfortheoriginalbreedingstockandlateryou'llhavetopaylargestudfees.There'snowayyoucouldeverdoit.'Thentheteacheradded,'Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.'Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,'Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthisHowever,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.'Finally,aftersittingwithitforaweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,'YoucankeeptheFandI'llkeepmydream.'Montythenturnedtotheassembledgroupandsaid,Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace.Headded,Thebestpartofthestoryisthattwosummersagothatsameschool-teacherbrought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,'Look,Monty,Icantellyouthisnow.WhenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofkids'dreams.Fortunatelyyouhadenoughgumptionnottogiveuponyours.'Don'tletanyonestealyourdreams.Followyourheart,nomatterwhat.Questions:1.WhotoldMontytokeephisdream?2.What'sMonty'sdream?Doesitcometrue?3．人生絮语：爱在心里成长MaybeGodwantsustomeetafewwrongpeoplebeforemeetingtherightonesothatwhenwefinallymeettherightperson,wewillknowhowtobegratefulforthatgift.Whenthedoorofhappinesscloses,anotheropens,butoftentimeswelooksolongatthecloseddoorthatwedon'tseetheonewhichhasbeenopenedforus.Thebestkindoffriendisthekindyoucansitonaporchandswingwith,neversayaword,andthenwalkawayfeelinglikeitwasthebestconversationyou'veeverhad.It'struethatwedon'tknowwhatwe'vegotuntilweloseit,butit'salsotruethatwedon'tknowwhatwe'vebeenmissinguntilitarrives.Givingsomeoneallyourloveisneveranassurancethatthey'llloveyouback!Don'texpectloveinreturn;justwaitforittogrowintheirheartbutifitdoesn't,becontentitgrew