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Blue Days

阴郁的日子

Everybody has blue days. These are miserable days when you feel lousy, grumpy , lonely

and utterly exhausted. Days when you feel small and insignificant, when everything seems just out

of reach. You can't rise to the occasion. Just getting started seems impossible. On blue days you

can become paranoid that everyone is out to get you. You feel frustrated and anxious, which

can induce a nail-biting frenzy . On blue days you feel like you're floating in an ocean of

sadness. You're about to burst into tears at any moment and you don't even know why. Ultimately,

you feel like you are wandering through life without purpose. You're not sure how much longer

you can hang on and you feel like shouting, “Will someone please shoot me!”It doesn't take much

to bring on a blue day. You might just wake up not feeling or looking your best, find some new

wrinkles, put on a little weight, or get a huge pimple on your nose... You might get dumped,

divorced, or fired, make a fool of yourself in public, be afflicted with a demeaning nickname, or

just have a plain old bad-hair day. Maybe work is a pain in the butt . You're under major

pressure to fill someone else's shoes, your boss is picking on you, and everyone in the office is

driving you crazy. You might have a splitting headache, or bad breath, a toothache, dry lips, or an

ingrown toenail. Whatever the reason, you're convinced that someone up there doesn't like you.

Oh what to do, what to do?

Well, if you're like most people, you'll hide behind a flimsy belief that everything will sort

itself out. Then you will spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder, waiting for

everything to go wrong all over again. All the while becoming crusty and cynical or a pathetic

victim. Until you get so depressed that you lie down and beg the earth to swallow you up or, even

worse, become addicted to drugs or alcohol. This is crazy, because you're only young once and

you're never old twice. Who knows what fantastic things are in store just around the corner?

After all, the world is full of amazing discoveries, things you can't even imagine now. There

are delicious, happy sniffs and snacks to share. Hey, you might end up fabulously rich or even

become a huge superstar. Sounds good, doesn't it? But, wait, there's more! There are handstands,

and games to play and yoga and karaoke and wild, crazy dancing. But best of all, there's romance.

Which means long dreamy stares, whispering sweet nothings, cuddles , a frisky love bite or

two, and then, well, anything goes. So how can you find that blissful “just sliding into a hot

bubble bath” kind of feeling? It's easy.

First, stop slinking away from all those nagging issues. It's time to face the music. Now

just relax. Take some deep breaths. Try to meditate if you can. Or go for a walk to clear your head.

Accept the fact that you'll have to let go of some emotional baggage. Try seeing things from a

different perspective. Maybe you're actually the one at fault. If that's the case, be big enough to say

you're sorry. (It is never too late to do this.) If someone else is doing the wrong thing, stand up and

say, “That's not right and I won't stand for it!”It's OK to be forceful. Be proud of who you are, but

don't lose the ability to laugh at yourself. (This is a lot easier when you associate with positive

people.) Live every day as if it were your last, because one day it will be. Don't be afraid to bite

off more than you can chew. Take big risks. Never hang back. Get out there and go for it. After all,

isn't that what life is all about?

I think so too.

人人都有阴郁的日子。在这样的日子里，你会心情烦闷，脾气暴躁，寂寞难耐，萎靡

不振，自惭形秽，乱作一团，诸事不顺。你很难摆脱这种心境。在这样的日子里，你偏执

多疑，仿佛人人都要揪你的小辫子，你万分焦虑，紧张不安，癫狂无常。在这样的日子

里，你觉得仿佛飘浮在痛苦的海洋里，不知缘由地泪流满面，最后觉得活着毫无意义，不

知自己还能坚持多久，想要大喊：“求求哪位杀了我吧！”阴郁的日子来得容易。你可能一

觉醒来，感觉不大好，或看上去气色不对，发现额头新添了皱纹，体重又增加了一些，鼻

子上长了大粉刺……你可能被人抛弃，离了婚，被炒了鱿鱼，当众出丑，受到难听绰号的

折磨，或许只是遇上个顶着糟糕发型的倒霉日子。也许，工作中的苦恼让你如坐针毡。你

接替他人的工作而承受着巨大的压力，你的老板对你百般挑剔，办公室里谁都气得你发

疯。你可能头痛欲裂，口臭牙疼，口干舌燥，指甲长到了肉里。不管是什么原因，总之你

确信，总有人不喜欢你。噢，怎么办，怎么办？

那么，如果你和大多数人一样，你会自欺欺人地认为，一切自有解决之道。你的有生

之年就会谨小慎微，等着一切都再次差错百出，继而变得狂暴，愤世嫉俗，成为可悲的牺

牲品。等你陷入绝望的深渊，你会躺倒乞求大地把你吞没，或者更加糟糕，你酗酒吸毒，

以了残生。这种心态，近乎疯狂，要知道，年轻只有一次，年老也是如此。谁能料到，神

奇的事情就在近旁？

毕竟，这是个充满神奇的世界，种种奇遇，当下无人能预料。有美味可口的小吃，供

你享用。嘿，有一天你可能腰缠万贯，或甚至成为天王巨星。听起来不错，对吧？但是，

等等，还有更多呢。你可以玩倒立，做游戏，练瑜伽，唱卡拉OK，尽情跳舞。而最好的还

是罗曼蒂克。那意味着梦幻般的长久凝视，在耳边甜言蜜语，相拥相抱，一两下激情的热

吻，接下来，哦，什么都会发生。那么，你怎么才能找到幸福得“就像滑入充满激情的泡泡

浴里”的感觉呢？不难嘛。

首先，不要逃避那些纠缠不清的烦人的事情。面对现实，承担后果。放松身心，深深

呼吸，沉思冥想。或者去散散步，清醒一下头脑。接受你得放下一些情感包袱这一事实。

换位思考问题，也许症结就是自己。如果这是实情，就要有勇气说声“对不起”（认错从来

不晚）；如果别人做错了事，就站起来说：“那不对，我不同意！”说话强硬点也没关系。

为自己自豪，但莫忘自嘲。（同心胸开朗的人相处这就容易多了。）把每一天当作最后一

天来过，因为时不待人。力所不及的事也要去尝试。要敢于冒险，切莫踌躇不前。大胆走

出去，奋力争取。说到底，那不就是生命的全部意义吗？

我也是这么想的。