雙語(yǔ)閱讀：學(xué)會(huì)活在當(dāng)下

　　To a large degree,

　　很大程度上，

　　the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment.

　　我們內(nèi)心的平和取決于我們是否活在當(dāng)下。

　　Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year,

　　不論昨天或去年發(fā)生什么，

　　and what may or may not happen tomorrow,

　　不管明天會(huì)不會(huì)發(fā)生什么。

　　the present moment is where you are-always.

　　當(dāng)下才是你所在的地方，而且向來(lái)如此！

　　Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things-all at once.

　　毫無(wú)疑問，我們之中許多人都十分精通神經(jīng)質(zhì)藝術(shù)，浪費(fèi)生命去憂慮各種事情。

　　We allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments,

　　我們讓過去的問題和未來(lái)的憂慮主宰目前的時(shí)光。

　　so much so that we end up anxious, frustrated,depressed, and hopeless.

　　結(jié)果我們變得焦慮不安，感到受挫，沮喪、了無(wú)希望。

　　On the flip side, we also postpone our gratification,

　　另一方面，我們延遲自己的滿足感，

　　our stated priorities, and our happiness,

　　推遲我們應(yīng)優(yōu)先考慮的事情以及自己的幸福，

　　often convincing ourselves that someday will be better than today.

　　去說(shuō)服自己總有一天會(huì)比今天更好。

　　Unfortunately, the same mental dynamics that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that someday never actually arrives.

　　不幸的是，我們期待未來(lái)的心理機(jī)制只會(huì)一再重復(fù)，結(jié)果總有一天從未真正到來(lái)。

　　John Lennon once said, Life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans.

　　約翰·列儂曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過：生命就是我們忙著做其他計(jì)劃的時(shí)候，所發(fā)生的一切。

　　When we're busy making other plans,

　　當(dāng)我們忙著做其他計(jì)劃時(shí)，

　　our children are busy growing up,

　　我們的孩子也忙著長(zhǎng)大，

　　the people we love are moving away and dying,

　　我們所愛的人在逐漸遠(yuǎn)離、死去，

　　our bodies are getting out of shape,

　　我們的體型不知不覺地變樣，

　　and our dreams are slipping away.

　　我們的夢(mèng)想也偷偷溜走。

　　In short, we miss out on life.

　　換句話說(shuō)，我們錯(cuò)過了人生。

　　Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date.

　　許多人把生命當(dāng)做對(duì)以后某個(gè)日期的彩排生活。

　　It isn't.

　　人生不是這樣的。

　　In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow.

　　其實(shí)，沒有人可以保證，明天他或她還會(huì)在這里。

　　Now is the only time we have,

　　現(xiàn)在是我們擁有的惟一時(shí)刻，

　　and the only time that we have any control over.

　　也是我們能控制的惟一時(shí)光。

　　When our attention is in the present moment,

　　當(dāng)我們把注意力放在當(dāng)下時(shí)，

　　we push fear from our minds.

　　就能把恐懼從心底排出。

　　Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future-we won' t have enough money,

　　恐懼是憂慮未來(lái)可能發(fā)生的種種情況。例如，我們不會(huì)有足夠的金錢，

　　our children will get into trouble,

　　我們的孩子會(huì)惹麻煩，

　　we will get old and die, whatever.

　　我們會(huì)老會(huì)死等等。

　　To combat fear, the best strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present.

　　對(duì)抗恐懼的最佳策略就是，學(xué)會(huì)將你的注意力拉回到現(xiàn)在。

　　Mark Twain said,I have been through some terrible things in my life,some of which actually happened.

　　馬克·吐溫就曾說(shuō)過：我這一生經(jīng)歷過許多糟糕的事情，只有一些真的發(fā)生了。

　　I don't think I can say it any better.

　　我想，我無(wú)法說(shuō)得更好了。

　　Practice keeping your attention on the here and now.

　　經(jīng)常將注意力放在此時(shí)此刻，

　　Your efforts will pay great dividends.

　　你的努力將會(huì)得到豐厚的報(bào)償！