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人生箴言

Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama(達賴喇嘛的千禧年人生箴言)

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
(要記住,大愛與大成就必定也帶著極大的冒險。)

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
(當你輸掉了什麼,千萬不可也輸掉了教訓。)

3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self , Repect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.
(謹遵「3R」原則:尊重(respect)自己、尊重(respect)別人、對自己的行為負責(responsible)。)

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
(要記住,得不到自己想要的,有時候未嘗不是一種幸運的事。)

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
(要學習規則,這樣才知道如何巧妙適當地打破規則。)

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
(不可以讓一個小口角傷害一段偉大的友誼。)

7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
(一旦發現犯了錯,一定要立刻更正它。)

8. Spend some time alone every day.
(每天花一點時間獨處。)

9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
(展開雙臂放開心胸去改變,但千萬不要放掉了你的價值觀。)

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
(謹記住有時候沈默是最好的答案。)

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
(過著一個美好端正的生活。這樣當年華老去再回首時,你將會可以再度享受如此的美好。)

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
(家庭裡的溫馨氣氛是人生的礎石。)

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
(當跟所愛的人有爭執時,就事論事,千萬不要翻舊帳。)

14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
(分享你的所知,這將是達到永生不死的方式之一。)

15. Be gentle with the earth.
(要好好對待地球。)

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
(一年總得找一次去你未曾去過的地方。)

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
(最好的相處關係是你愛別人的程度,大於你需要別人的程度。)

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
(怎樣才稱為成功?端看你放棄多少達到這個目標。)

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
(唯有「愛」及「烹飪美食」才能無節制地享受。)