Love Should Be Your Rule

愛應該成為你的生活準則

[18] If there's a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: Love. It might sound corny, I know … but trust me, there's no better rule in life.

[18] 如果讓一個詞成為你的生活準則的話，那它應該是：愛。也許這聽來已是老生常談，我也清楚…… 但是請相信我，再沒有更好的生活準則了。

[19] Some would live by the rule of success. Their lives will be stressful, unhappy and shallow.

[19] 一些人以成功作為生活準則。他們的生活會很緊張，不開心并且很淺薄。

[20] Others would live by the rule of selfishness — putting their needs above those of others. They will live lonely lives, and will also be unhappy.

[20] 另一些人的生活準則是個人利益——他們將個人需要置于他人需要之上。他們孤獨一生，終究也不會快樂。

[21] Still others will live by the rule of righteousness — trying to show the right path, and admonishing anyone who doesn't live by that path. They are concerned with others, but in a negative way, and in the end will only have their own righteousness to live with, and that's a horrible companion.

[21] 還有一些人為正義而生——努力展示其道路的正確性，并試圖勸服任何一個不以正義為生活準則的人。他們關心他人，卻以一種消極的方式，最終他們只能擁有他們自己的正義，而那卻是一個糟糕的伴侶。

[22] Live your life by the rule of love. Love your spouse, your children, your parents, your friends, with all of your heart. Give to them what they need, and show them not cruelty nor disapproval nor coldness nor disappointment, but only love. Open your soul to them.

[22] 用愛作為你生活準則吧。愛你的妻子，你的孩子，你的父母親，你的朋友，全心全意地去愛。給予他們他們所需要的，不要流露出任何殘忍、不贊同、冷漠或者失望，只有愛。向他們敞開靈魂。

[23] Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors … your coworkers … strangers … your brothers and sisters in humanity. Offer anyone you meet a smile, a kind word, a kind gesture, a helping hand.

[23] 不僅僅愛你深愛的人，也要愛你的鄰居……你的同事……甚至陌生人……他們是你廣義上的兄弟姐妹。給你遇到的任何一個人一個微笑，一句善語，一個友好的姿勢，一只援助之手。

[24] Love not only neighbors and strangers … but your enemy. The person who is cruelest to you, who has been unkind to you … love him. He is a tortured soul, and most in need of your love.

[24] 不僅僅愛鄰居和陌生人……也要愛你的敵人。對你最殘酷的人，對曾經對你不善的人……愛他。他是一個備受折磨的靈魂，最需要你的愛。

[25] And most of all, love yourself. While others may criticize you, learn not to be so hard on yourself, to think that you’re ugly or dumb or unworthy of love … but to think instead that you are a wonderful human being, worthy of Happiness and love … and learn to love yourself for who you are.

[25] 最重要的是愛你自己。當別人批評你時，學會不要對自己太苛刻，不要認為自己丑、笨或者不值得去愛……而要想著自己是一個很好的人，值得擁有幸福和真愛……并學會愛真正的自己。

[26] Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are starting out on a weird, scary, daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey, and I will be there for you when I can. Godspeed.

[26] 最后，要知道我愛你并且永遠都會，你即將開啟一段有點奇怪、令人害怕、令人心悸但最終很無比美好的旅程，我永遠會支持你。祝萬事如意。

Love, Your Dad