1.FeelinginSnowAssoonasIwalkedoutside,Iwasgreetedwiththeshimmeringwhiteblanketofcold.Despitethechilloverwhelmingmyskin,insideIwaswarm.IfeltasthoughIcouldbegivingoffheat;Ihadthedesiretostayoutinthisfreezeforhours.Itwasthetypeofdaythatspeakstoyouthroughitselements;Itookadeepbreathtohearmoresnowwascoming.AsIwalkedIlookedup,tryingtorealizewhatmadethisdaysobeautiful,soserene.ItwasasiftimehadbeenputtemporarilyonholdandIalongwithit.OrmaybeIwastheonlyoneunpaused…Eitherway,thesolitudewascomforting,andIsensedmyselffloatingaway.Isatdownontheedgeofacurbandlistened.Alltherewastohearwasthewindrushingoverthetopofmyheadandcirclingsomeold,crackingleavessomeyardsaway.Tomeitwasthereassuringsoundofnature,tryingnottobeforgotten.Itdidstarttosnow.Noneofthoselittleflurries,butbig,fatflakeswhichclungimmediatelytotheirsurface.Thenitwastimetogoandmyreveriehadtoend.AsIbeganwalkingagain,Idriftedbackintothistimeframe,calmandcleared.NowifonlyIcouldrememberwhereIwasgoing.中文翻译:刚出门,便扑面而来一大片晶莹雪白的冰凉。冷气袭来,肌肤阵阵战栗,而内心却温暖如初。觉得自己似乎能发热,因而渴望在这寒冷中长时间驻足。这是一个大自然与你交流的日子。我深深地吸了一口气,静听雪花飘落,源源不绝。漫步雪中,举目四顾,我努力思索是什么竟然能够把这一天变得如此美丽和宁静。那一刻,时间仿佛静止了,而我也定在其中。或者,只有我一个人在前行……无论如何,这种孤寂却令人欣慰。我仿佛脱离了尘世。坐在路边,仔细聆听。只有风从头顶掠过,卷走几码远的干枯树叶。在我心中,这是大自然给人安慰、令人难忘的声音。真的下雪了!不是零星小雪,而是鹅毛大雪,一落地就凝结在一起了。该结束沉思离开了!我举步前行时,思绪又转回到现实中来,而此时感觉如此平静,如此清新。我实在记不得我要往何处去了!2.生活的乐趣Joyinlivingcomesfromhavingfineemotions,trustingthem,givingthemthefreedomofabirdintheopen.Joyinlivingcanneverbeassumedasapose,orputonfromtheoutsideasamask.Peoplewhohavethisjoydonnotneedtotalkaboutit;theyradiateit.Theyjustliveouttheirjoyandletitsplashitssunlightandglowintootherlivesasnaturallyasbirdsings.Wecannevergetitbyworkingforitdirectly.Itcomes,likehappiness,tothosewhoareaimingatsomethinghigher.Itisabyproductofgreat,simpleliving.Thejoyoflivingcomesfromwhatweputintoliving,notfromwhatweseektogetfromit.中文翻译:生活之乐趣来源于良好的情绪,信赖这些情绪,并任由它们如同鸟儿高翔于天空般地自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的,也无法用戴上一张面具来伪装。拥有这种乐趣的人们无需挂在嘴边,他们自然会焕发出快乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中,也将这样的快乐自然而然地感染着他人,犹如是鸟儿就必将歌唱。直接追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们,它与幸福一样青睐胸有大志的人们。生活过得高雅、简单便会产生出乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入,而非所求。3.我命运,我把握(不断超越自己)正如世界上没有两片相同的叶子,我们每个人都是独一无二的。相信自己,命运就掌握在我们的手中。Consider…YOU.Inalltimebeforenowandinalltimetocome,therehasneverbeenandwillneverbeanyonejustlikeyou.Youareuniqueintheentirehistoryandfutureoftheuniverse.Wow!Stopandthinkaboutthat.You'rebetterthanoneinamillion,orabillion,oragazillion…Youaretheonlyonelikeyouinaseaofinfinity!You'reamazing!You'reawesome!Andbytheway,TAG,you'reit.Asamazingandawesomeasyoualreadyare,youcanbeevenmoreso.Beautifulyoungpeoplearethewhimseyofnature,butbeautifuloldpeoplearetrueworksofart.Butyoudon'tbecomebeautifuljustbyvirtueoftheagingprocess.Realbeautycomesfromlearning,growing,andlovinginthewaysoflife.ThatistheArtofLife.Youcanlearnslowly,andsometimespainfully,byjustwaitingforlifetohappentoyou.Oryoucanchoosetoaccelerateyourgrowthandintentionallydevourlifeandallitoffers.Youaretheartistthatpaintsyourfuturewiththebrushoftoday.PaintaMasterpiece.Godgiveseverybirditsfood,buthedoesn'tthrowitintoitsnest.Whereveryouwanttogo,whateveryouwanttodo,it'strulyuptoyou.中文翻译:试想一下……你!一个空前绝后的你,不论是以往还是将来都不会有一个跟你一模一样的人。你在历史上和宇宙中都是独一无二的。哇!想想吧,你是万里挑一、亿里挑一、兆里挑一的。在无穷无尽的宇宙中,你是举世无双的。你是了不起的!你是卓越的!没错,就是你。你已经是了不起的,是卓越的,你还可以更卓越更了不起。美丽的年轻人是大自然的奇想,而美丽的老人却是艺术的杰作。但你不会因为年龄的渐长就自然而然地变得“美丽”。真正的美丽源于生命里的学习、成长和热爱。这就是生命的艺术。你可以只听天由命,慢慢地学,有时候或许会很痛苦。又或许你可以选择加速自己的成长,故意地挥霍生活及其提供的一切。你就是手握今日之刷描绘自己未来的艺术家。画出一幅杰作吧。上帝给了鸟儿食物,但他没有将食物扔到它们的巢里。不管你想要去哪里,不管你想要做什么,真正做决定的还是你自己。4.掌握未来:我们正在起跑点Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite---Idonotknowwhowrotethosewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justlikeasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone.Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon'twantitcontaminatedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendthereminderofourlives.Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowilleffectit.Eachdaywillbringswithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusinesses,ifwewillonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.中文翻译:“我们正在阅读一本页数无限的书的第一章的第一节……”我不知道这段文字是谁写的,我一直很喜欢并用它们来提醒自己,那就是未来操之在我。我们可以掌握神秘而不可知的未来,从中创出我们所能想象的任何东西,一如雕刻家可以将未成型的石头刻出雕像一样。我们每个人都是农夫。我们若种下好种子,就会有丰收。倘若种子长得不良且长满杂草,我们就会徒劳无获。如果我们什么也不种,就根本不会有什么收获。我希望未来会比过去更好。我不希望未来会被那些充斥在历史中的错误所污染。我们应关心未来,因为往后的余生都要在未来中度过。往昔已一去不复返而且是静止的。任凭我们怎么努力都不能改变过去。未来就在我们眼前而且是动态的。我们的所作所为都会影响未来。只要我们体会的出来,每天都可以发现新的知识领域伴随而生,可能是在家里,也可能是在我们的事业中。我们正处在人类所努力钻研的每个领域中进步的起点。Asiswellknown,booksteachustolearnlife,truth,scienceandmanyotherusefulthings.Theyincreaseourknowledge,broadenourmindsandstrengthenourcharacter.Inotherwords,theyareourgoodteachersandwisefriends.Thisisthereasonwhyourparentsalwaysencourageustoreadmorebooks.Readingisagoodthing,butwemustpaygreatat