Napoleon Hill said, “All down through the road of life you will meet with obstacles, many of them. Failure will overtake you time after time, but remember that it is a part of Nature’s method to place obstacles and failure in your way, as hurdles are placed before a horse that is being trained, that you may learn from these, some of the greatest of all lessons.”
拿破侖·希爾說:“人生路上你會(huì)遇到許多磨難,失敗會(huì)一次又一次地降臨,盡管如此,也要記住,這只不過是在你的路上設(shè)置障礙和失敗,屬于自然法則的一部分,就像是設(shè)置在未被訓(xùn)練過的馬之前的跳欄,你可以從中學(xué)到不少寶貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。”
In other words, when we live with the understanding that difficult times are meant to be endured and that we stand to gain from every trial, we can withstand nearly anything knowing that day always follows night and that the sun will shine again.
換句話說,當(dāng)我們生活在不得不忍受艱難困苦、還要堅(jiān)持著從每次練習(xí)中吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)的環(huán)境中時(shí),我們就可以承受得起將近所有的事,懂得黑夜過后是白天,太陽(yáng)會(huì)在此升起。
“If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so I still have a dream.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
馬丁·路德·金說過:“如果你失去了希望,那么你會(huì)失去生命前行的能力,會(huì)失去所有的勇氣,會(huì)失去戰(zhàn)勝一切的能力。幸好我仍然堅(jiān)持我的夢(mèng)想?!?/div>
Building Your Hope Bank
建造你的希望的堡壘
As I thought about how to best communicate my belief that hope is accessible to everyone, I considered every circumstance I could think of and settled on three essential things that must be present in order to build a bank of hope to draw upon in times of struggle or strife.
我曾經(jīng)思考過如何最好地傳達(dá)我的思想,我認(rèn)為希望是每個(gè)人都能擁有的。我考慮了我所能想到的所有情形,提出來要解決三件必須解決的事情,從而建立希望的堡壘來度過充滿斗爭(zhēng)或紛爭(zhēng)的時(shí)期。
1. Create a picture of your future. Consider your goals, your vision, or your life’s dream. Whatever you call it, having an idea of where you see yourself and what you see yourself doing in the future is a powerful way to sustain hope when circumstances are pulling you down. Create this picture, and modify it as you like. It’s all yours.
1.畫出一幅關(guān)于你的未來的宏圖。仔細(xì)考慮你的目標(biāo),你的夢(mèng)想,或者你的人生理想。無論你稱呼它什么,當(dāng)你的境況拖你后腿時(shí),有個(gè)關(guān)于能明確你未來的所在和你正在做什么的想法是支撐希望的有效途徑。畫出圖片,修改成你喜歡的樣子。這就是你的未來。
2. Develop an everyday response mechanism. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Or, if you prefer, you are the sky; everything else is just the weather. It changes, you don’t. Therefore, why should the picture of your future change just because the things around you have? While focusing on your goal, make the decisions and take the actions you need to in order to stay on track. Don’t let life’s winds blow you off course!
2. 開發(fā)一個(gè)日常的響應(yīng)機(jī)制。發(fā)生在你身上的事占生活的10%,剩下的90%在于你做出怎樣的反應(yīng)。或者說,如果你喜歡的話,你可以是天空,那么其他的一切就只是天氣罷了。天氣可以改變,但你作為天空卻不可以。因此,為什么只是因?yàn)槟闼鶕碛械囊磺杏屑?xì)小的變化就要改變你未來的藍(lán)圖?堅(jiān)持你的目標(biāo),下定決心并且采取必需的行動(dòng)來保持在正軌上。不要讓人生中的風(fēng)吹走你的本來的目標(biāo)!
3. Take time for reflection. Life is busy, can be confusing, and sometimes seems downright unfair. Therefore, it’s essential that we take time on a regular basis to reflect on where we’re at and how we’re doing. When we do, it allows us to keep the bigger picture in mind, make changes where we need to, and not become victims of circumstance.
3.花點(diǎn)時(shí)間來反思。生活是忙碌的,令人困惑的,甚至有時(shí)看起來很不公平。因此,我們經(jīng)?;c(diǎn)時(shí)間反省一下我們內(nèi)心的所在和自己正在做的事是很有必要的。當(dāng)我們這樣做時(shí),我們?cè)谀X海中就會(huì)形成一幅更大的關(guān)于未來的圖片,修正一下需要修改的地方。不要讓自己成為周邊環(huán)境的受害者。
When you have a clear picture of your ideal future, a way to navigate day-to-day issues, and take time to consider how you’re doing, you are building your ‘hope bank.’
當(dāng)你擁有一幅清晰的關(guān)于夢(mèng)想中的未來的圖片,有辦法處理日常問題,花時(shí)間去思考你的做法,那么你就正在建造你的希望堡壘。
Take a moment right now to assess the value of your own hope bank. If it’s time to make a deposit, spend some time revisiting what it is you want your future to look like. Then, decide what you need to do to take a step closer to it. What are some things you do to keep your hope alive? Tell me in the comment section below this post.
現(xiàn)在先等等,去評(píng)估你自己的希望銀行的價(jià)值。如果現(xiàn)在是時(shí)候做一筆存款了,那就花一點(diǎn)時(shí)間重溫一下你想要的未來的樣子,然后決定好你應(yīng)該做的事來使自己離目標(biāo)更近一點(diǎn)。你準(zhǔn)備做那些事來保持你的希望?在這篇文章的下面有個(gè)評(píng)論區(qū),你可以寫下來告訴我。
When you have hope and are living an intentional life, things like happiness and optimism, high expectations, and success not only seem achievable, they become inevitable.
當(dāng)你懷揣希望,有目的的生活,那么快樂、樂觀、厚望和成功就不但是可實(shí)現(xiàn)的,而且是不可避免的!