文档介绍：“Think it over…”
“好好想想.......”
今天我们的楼更高、路更宽,但我们的性情却更为急躁,眼光更加狭隘
Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view.
我们的花销越来越多,但是得到的享受越来越少
We spend more, but enjoy less.
我们的住房更大了,但我们的家庭却更小了
We have bigger houses, but smaller families.
我们有了更多的妥协,可时间却少了
We have promises, but less time.
我们有了更多的知识,但我们的判断力变差了
We have more knowledge, but less judgement.
我们有了更多的药品,可我们的健康更差
We have more medicines, but less health.
我们的财富倍增,但我们真正的价值却在减少
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
我们说得很多,但我们真正的爱太少,怨恨太多
We talk much, we love only a little, and we hate too much.
我们往返过遥远的月球,却很难迈出一步去亲近我们的左邻右舍
We reached the Moon and came back, but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors.
我们已经征服了太空,却征服不了我们的内心
We have conquered the outer space, but not our inner space.
现在每个家庭的收入更高,但离婚却越来越多了
These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home, but divorces increase.
我们有了更完善的住房,但我们有了更多破碎的家庭
These are times of finer houses, but more broken homes.
这就是我为什么要说,让我们从今天开始
That’s why I propose, that as of today!
不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着,因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别
You do not keep anything for a special occasion, because every day that you live is a special occasion.
坐在你家的房屋前廊,多读一些书,去寻找更多的知识,以赞美的眼光去享受你眼前的风景,不要带有任何功利的想法
Search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs.
多花点时间与你的家人及朋友在一起,吃你想吃的东西,
去你爱去的地方
Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods, visit the places you love.