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I believe in the upward look. I choose to highlight the positive and slip right over the negative. I am an optimist by choice as much as by nature. Sure, I know that sorrow exists. I am in my 70's now, and I've lived through more than one crisis. But when all is said and done, I find that the good in life is far greater and more important than the bad.
我信守積極向上的原則。對積極的東西我濃墨重彩，對消極的東西則一筆帶過。我是樂天派，既是天生如此，也因后天選擇所致。誠然，我知道生命中會有傷痛。我已經七十多歲了，經歷過不止一次的危機。但是，當一切塵埃落定，我發現生命中的美好遠比丑惡多。
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it's a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. Conversely, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place which no one wants to live in.
樂觀的態度不是奢侈品，它是我們生活的必需品。你看待生活的方式將決定你的感受、你的表現以及你與他人相處得怎樣。反過來，悲觀的想法、態度和期待也會自成因果：它們是能自我實現的預言。悲觀會制造出無人愿往的黑暗之地。
Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, "How do you feel?" That seemed like an odd question, but I felt fine and told him so. "You don't look well," he replied. This took me completely by surprise. A little less confidently, I told him that I had never felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.
多年前，我驅車去一個加油站加油。那天天氣很好，我的心情也不錯。當我走進加油站付油錢時，服務員問我：“你感覺怎樣？”這問題有點古怪，不過，我感覺很好，于是便照實回答了他。“你臉色不好，”他回答。這話讓我大吃一驚。我告訴他我的感覺從未像現在這么好，但已不像開始那么底氣十足了，而他則毫無顧忌地繼續大講我的氣色如何差，還說我膚色發黃。
