英語(yǔ)美文：十問(wèn)自己

　　1. Am I doing what I love?

　　問(wèn)題一：我是否在從事自己喜歡的職業(yè)?

　　Asking this question should pertain to your life as a whole. Do I love my family, friends, and work? Am I doing things outside of my job that I love like drawing, writing, or any creative art? If you are not doing what you love, look at why you haven’t been doing them and start incorporating them in your life.

　　回答這一問(wèn)題需要你把你的生活當(dāng)做一個(gè)整體來(lái)思考。我愛(ài)我的家庭、喜歡我的朋友、我的工作嗎?我是否從事工作以外的的事，而這些事有是我所喜歡的，像畫畫、寫作、或是任何創(chuàng)作藝術(shù)?如果你不是在做你喜歡做的事，找尋原因，為什么你沒(méi)有做，然后把它們?nèi)谌肽愕纳睢?/p>

　　2. Am I surrounded by people that I care about?

　　問(wèn)題二：我的身邊是我在乎的人嗎?

　　It’s important when looking for purpose in your life, you look at the people around you. Your friends, family, co workers should all be people who support you in your quest to find real purpose. Not having those types of people around you could harm your progress in finding meaning. When I pursued writing, my friends and family played an important role in encouraging me to do it. Even if I didn’t think an article I wrote was good, they still knew it made me happy to write and that type of positive reinforcement does wonders.

　　這一問(wèn)題在你尋找人生目標(biāo)時(shí)是很重要的，看看你身邊的人。你的朋友、家人、同事都應(yīng)該支持你尋找人生真正目標(biāo)。你的身邊不要存在那些在你尋找生命意義的過(guò)程中有害的朋友。在我過(guò)程中，我的家人以及朋友的鼓勵(lì)我發(fā)揮了重要的作用。即使在我不覺(jué)得我寫的文章不錯(cuò)的時(shí)候，他們依然知道習(xí)作會(huì)讓我開心，而這種積極的力量創(chuàng)造了奇跡。

　　3. Am I Happy With wher I Am?

　　問(wèn)題三:我喜歡我的工作嗎?

　　Look at every aspect of your life. Ask if you are happy with what you have done. Are you going in the direction you want for your life. If not, what can you do to get there? It is hard not to compare our lives to our friends to measure success but try hard not to get caught up in what others have. The true measurement of happiness is are we doing what we want and happy with the journey that lies ahead.

　　看看你生活的各個(gè)面。問(wèn)自己對(duì)自己以做到的成績(jī)是否滿意，是否在自己想要的人生方向上，如果不是，有什么可以做去達(dá)到它?不拿我們的生活去和朋友們的生活比較，從而衡量是否成功是很困難的，但是不要被別人所擁什么影響。真正衡量是否幸福的方法，是看我們是否在從事想做的事，是否對(duì)人生路途的方向滿意。

　　4. Is there more I can do?

　　問(wèn)題四：這里還有什么是我能做的?

　　You already know there is always more you can do. The real question lies in what can you do more of. Think of what you would want to contribute to society and what impact you want to have. There are tons of issues in our society that need people looking to make an impact. Think of what are some social issues that trigger you emotionally. Start there and find ways to get involved with organizations who focus on those social issues.

　　你是知道的，總是還有一些事是你可以做的。真正的問(wèn)題在于你能做多少。想想什么是你想貢獻(xiàn)給社會(huì)，造成什么影響。在我們的社會(huì)里，有大量的事情需要人們關(guān)注，產(chǎn)生影響。想想引發(fā)你情感的那些社會(huì)問(wèn)題。從此處著手，尋找途徑去加入關(guān)注那些社會(huì)問(wèn)題的組織。

　　5. Do I feel satisfied?

　　問(wèn)題五：我感到滿足嗎?

　　Most of us attribute satisfaction with work or material possessions. If we don’t like our job, we are not satisfied. If we don’t have the things like a big house, nice cars, or wealth of money we are quick to call ourselves failures. What we need to do is take a real look at what we define as success for our own lives rather than what others call it.

　　我們中大多數(shù)人把滿足和工作或是物質(zhì)財(cái)富聯(lián)系在一起。如果我們不喜歡我們的工作，我們就會(huì)不滿意。如果我們不擁有大房子、好車或是大量錢財(cái)，我們就會(huì)直接認(rèn)為自己是個(gè)失敗者。我們真正需要做的是，仔細(xì)看看我們是如何定義自己活的成功的，而不是別人定義的。

　　6. How do I want to be remembered?

　　問(wèn)題六：我希望如何被銘記?

　　This is something I think about often when it comes to looking at my life. I often ask when my time has come, what will people remember of me? It may seem a little extreme but it puts things into perspective.

　　當(dāng)我回顧我的人生時(shí)，這個(gè)問(wèn)題就會(huì)出現(xiàn)在我的腦海里。我經(jīng)常在我垂垂老矣時(shí)問(wèn)自己，人們會(huì)如何銘記我?這看起來(lái)似乎有一些極端，但是這就是事實(shí)。

　　7. What makes me happy?

　　問(wèn)題七：是什么使我開心?

　　If you don’ t know what makes you happy, that’s ok. A good way to start is asking yourself what makes you miserable. We know what we don’t like doing so identifying these things now is a great start to working towards the things that do make you happy.

　　如果你不知道什么使你開心?這也不要緊。有一個(gè)好的開始方式，可以問(wèn)問(wèn)你自己，什么使你痛苦?我們知道自己不喜歡什么，所以現(xiàn)在明確這些事物是一個(gè)良好的開始，去確定什么事物使你開心。

　　8. How do I look at today?

　　問(wèn)題八：我覺(jué)得今天怎么樣?

　　When you wake up in the morning, how do you approach the day? Your view on today affects your outlook on life. If you think negatively first thing in the morning, you will have no sense of optimism. Changing your perception will help guide you in finding purpose in your life. Ask what do I want to do today and put it into action.

　　當(dāng)你早上醒來(lái)的時(shí)候，你怎么做的?你如何開待今天對(duì)你的人生觀是有影響的。如果你在早上首先想的是消極的事，你就不是一個(gè)樂(lè)觀的人。改變你的觀念會(huì)指引你找尋人生目標(biāo)。問(wèn)自己今天我想做什么，然后將它付足于行動(dòng)。

　　9. Can I have an impact?

　　問(wèn)題九：我會(huì)有影響嗎?

　　You can always have an impact if you choose to do so. But what you choose to do is a different story. You don’t have to be a visionary who creates a game changing product or a spiritual guru. Sometimes, the real measure of impact is the effect you have on a single person’s life.

　　你總是可以有影響，只要你選擇去做。但你選擇去做什么就是另一件事了。你不必做一個(gè)有有遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)卓識(shí)的人，發(fā)明一種改變生產(chǎn)的游戲。你不必做一個(gè)精神領(lǐng)袖。有時(shí)候，真正衡量是否有影響，在于你對(duì)一個(gè)人生命的影響。

　　10. What am I waiting for?

　　問(wèn)題十：我在等什么?