And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and I will be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.
我該怎樣做呢?從今往后,我對一切都要滿收愛心,這樣才能獲得新生。我愛太陽,它溫暖我的身體;我愛雨水。它洗凈我的靈魂;我愛光明,它為我指引道路;我也愛黑夜,它讓我看到星辰、我迎接快樂,它使我心胸開闊;我忍受悲傷,它升華我的靈魂;我接受報酬。因為我為此付出汗水;我不怕困難,因為它們給我挑戰(zhàn)。
I will greet this day with love in my heart.
我要用全身心的愛來迎接今天。
And how will I speak? I will laud mine enemies and they will become friends; I will encourage my friends and they will become brothers. Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip. When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs.
我該怎樣說呢?我贊美敵人。敵人于是成為朋友;我鼓勵朋友,朋友于是成為手足。我要常想理由贊美別人,絕不搬弄是非,道人長短。想要批評人時,咬住舌頭,想要贊美人時,高聲表達(dá)。
Is it not so that birds, the wind, the sea and all nature speaks with the music of praise for their creator? Cannot I speak with the same music to his children? Henceforth will I remember this secret and it will change my life.
飛鳥,清風(fēng),海浪,自然界的萬物不都在用美妙動聽的歌聲贊美造物主嗎?我也要用同樣的歌聲贊美她的兒女。從今往后,我要記住這個秘密。它將改變我的生活。