The Song of the River 河之歌 You hear it all along the river. 沿河上下都可以听见那歌声。 You hear it, loud and strong, from the rowers as they urge the junk with its high stern, the mast lashed alongside, down the swift running stream...
The Choice of Companion 论择友 A good companion is better than a fortune, 一个好友胜过一笔财富。 for a fortune cannot purchase those elements of character which make companionship a blessing. 人性中有一些品质会让友谊变成一种...
Of Studies 论读书 Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. 读书足以怡情，足以傅彩，足以长才。 Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; 其怡情也，最见于独处幽居之时； for ornament...
A Valley 山谷 I came, one evening before sunset, 一天傍晚，我在日落之前走下了一个山谷， down into a valley, where I was to rest. 准备在那里休息。 In the course of my descent to it,by the winding track along the mountain-s...
An October Sunrise 十月的日出 I was up the next morning be fore the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. 第二天凌晨，在十月的太阳升起之前，我已经起身并穿过了旷野和丛林。 The rising of the s...
The Practice of Peace 心静如水 There are many areas in which peace needs to be accomplished， 许多方面需要做到心静如水: within ourselves, between ourselves and others, 我们的内心,我们和他人之间的关系, and between ourse...
The Smile 微笑 I was sure that I was to be killed. 一想到自己明天就没命了， I became terribly nervous. 我不禁陷入极端的惶恐。 I searched my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. 我翻遍了...
The wholeness of life 健全的人生 Once a circle missed a wedge. 从前，一只圆圈缺了一块楔子。 The circle wanted to be whole, 它想保持完整， so it went around looking for its missing piece. 便四处寻找那块楔子。 But be...
On the Feeling of Immortality in Youth 有感于青春常在 No young man believes he will ever die. 年轻人不相信自己会死。 It was a saying of my brother's, and a fine one. 这是我哥哥的话，可算得一句妙语。 There is a feelin...
Clear your mental space 净化你的思绪 Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion: 想一想上一次你情绪消沉时的情景： like stress, anger, or frustration. 压力，愤怒，或是受挫。 Were you able to think as you wer...
What does it mean to be a lover ? 爱一个人意味着什么？ It is more than just being marriage or making love to someone. 爱一个人，不只是与其结婚或者做爱。 Millions of people are married but few are real lovers. 成千上万的人...
When Love Beckons You 爱的召唤 When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. 当爱召唤你时，请追随它，尽管爱之道路艰难险峻。 And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden am...
Learn to Live in the Present Moment 学会活在当下 To a large degree, 很大程度上， the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. 我们内心的平和取决于我们是否活在当下。...
The Bamboo Trees 竹的启示 One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. 孩提时最美好的回忆就是河边的堤岸上闲坐。 There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, 在那里我可以享受闲适...
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. 想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中的游戏。 You name them-work, family, health, friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air. 这五个球...
