当你找不到解决问题的答案时,不妨帮助他人解决他的 问题,并从中找寻你所需要的答案。在你帮助他人解决问题的同时,你也正在洞察解放自己问题的方法。
Understand that often when you have searched in vain for a solution to a problem;you can find it by helping someone else solve his or her problem。 By the time you have solved the other person's problem;you will have the insight to solve your own。
每周阅读一次爱默生的“报酬随笔”,直到你能领悟其中 的道理为止。这本著作可使你确信,能从积极心态获得好处。
Study Ralph Waldo Emerson's〃Essay on pensation〃once a week until you understand and have assimilated it。This powerful work will convince you of the benefits you will derive from PMA。
彻底地“盘点”一次你的财产,你会发现你所拥有的最有价值舶财产就是健全的思想,有了它你就可以自己决定自己 的命运。
Take a plete inventory of every asset you possess。You will discover that your greatest asset is a sound mind with which you can shape your own destiny。
和你曾经以不合理态度冒犯过的人联络,并向他致上最诚挚的歉意,这项任务愈困难,你就愈能在完成道歉时,摆脱调心的消极心态。
municate with anyone you know whom you have unjustly offended and offer sincere apologies。Ask for forgiveness。The more bitter this assignment is ;the more you will be free of negative mental influences when you have pleted it。
我们在这个世界上到底能占有多少空间,是和我们为他人利益所提供之服务的质与量,以及提供服务时所产生出的心态,成正比例的关系。
Acknowledge that the space you occupy in this world is in exact ratio to the quantity and quality of the service you render for the benefice of others;plus the mental attitude in which you render it。
改掉你的坏习惯,连续一个月每天禁绝一项恶习,并在一周结束时反省一下成果。如果你需要顾问或帮助时,切勿让你的自尊心使你怯步。
Break bad habits。Abstain form your vices one at a time for a month until you show yourself who is boss。If you need help from a counselor or a support group;get it。Don't let your pride master you。
要知道自怜是独立精神的毁灭者,请相信你自己才是惟 一可以随时依靠的人。 Perceive that self…pity is an insidious destroyer of self…reliance。Believe that you are the on person on whom you can and should depend at all times。
把你一生当中所发生的所有事件,都看作是激励你上进而发生的事件,因为只要你能给时间圆润你烦恼的机会的话, 即使是最悲伤的经验,也会为你带来最多的财产。
Relate to every circumstance in your life as something that has happened for the best;for it may be that your saddest experience will bring you your greatest assets if you give time a chance to mellow your distress。
放弃想要控制别人的念头,在这个念头摧毁你之前先摧毁它,把你的精力转而用来控制你自己。
Divert any urge for control over others;Squelch it before it destroys you。Channel that energy into better control over yourself。
把你的全部思想用来做你想做的事,而不要留半点思维空间给那些胡思乱想的念头。
Occupy your mind with doing what you want to do so that no time will be left for it to stray to the things you do not want to do。
借着在每天的祈祷中,加入感谢你己拥有的生活来调整你的思想,以使它为你带来你想要的东西和想处的环境。
Attune your mind to attract the things and situations you desire by expressing in a daily prayer your gratitude for what you already have。
向每天的生活索取合理的回报,而不要光等着回报跑到你的手中,你会因为得到许多你所希望的东西而感到惊讶——虽然你可能一直都没有察觉到。
Demand a reasonable amount of dividends from life every day;instead of waiting to receive them。You will be surprised to learn how many of the desirable things in life are already your;even though you have not noticed them。
以适合你生理和心理的方式生活,别浪费时间以免落于他人之后。
Live in a style that suits your physical and spiritual requirements;and don't waste time keeping up with the Joneses。
除非有人愿意以足够证据,证明他的建议具有一定的可靠性,否则别接受任何人的建议,你将会因谨慎而避免被误导,或被当成傻瓜。
Refuse to heed anyone's advice…unless that person is willing to give you satisfactory evidence of the soundness of his or her counsel。You will save yourself from hucksters;the misguided;and fools。
务必了解人的力量并非全然来自物质而已。甘地领导他的人民争取自由所依靠的并非财富。
Discern that personal power does not e form the possession of material things alone。Mahatma Gandhi led his nation to freedom without a fortune。
使自己多多活动以保持自己的健康状态,生理上的疾病很容易造成心理的失调,你身体应和你的思想一样保持活动,以维持积极的行动。
Exert yourself so that you keep your body in shape。Mental ailments can easily spring form physical ones;and your body;like your mind;must be kept active to remain positive。
增加自己的耐性,并以开阔的心胸包容所有事物,同时也应与不同种族和不同信仰的人多接触,学习接受他人的本性, 而不要一味地要求他人照着你的意思行事。
Reinforce the habit of tolerance;and keep an open mind on all subjects and toward all people no matter what their rave or creed。Learn to like people just as they are;instead of demanding that they be just as you want them to be。
你应承认,“爱”是你生理和心理疾病的最佳药物,爱会改 变并且调适你体内的化学元素,以使它们有助于你表现出积 极心态,爱也会扩展你的包容力。接受爱的最好方法就是付出你自己的爱。
Admit that love it the finest medication for your body and your soul。Love changes the entire chemistry of your body and conditions it for the expression of a positive mental attitude。It also extends the space you occupy in the heart of others。The best way to receive love is to give it。
以相同或更多的价值回报给你好处的人。“报酬增加律” 最后还会给你带来好处,而且可能会为你带来所有你应得到 的东西的能力。
Return every benefit you receive with one of equal or greater value。The Law of Increasing Returns will operate in your favor;and eventuallyor perhaps very soonit will give you the capacity to get everything you are entitled to。A positive mental attitude works both ways。
记住,当你付出之后,必然会得到等价或更高价的东西。抱着这种念头,可使你驱除对年老的恐惧。一个最好的例子 就是,年轻消逝,但换来的却是智慧。
Avoid the fear of old age by remembering that nothing is ever taken form you without being replaced by something by wisdom。
你要相信你可以为所有的问题找到适当的解决方法,但 也要注意你所找到的解决方法,未必都是你想要的解决方法。
Trust that adequate solutions can be found for all your problems;but accept the fact that the solutions may not always be the ones your want。
参考别人的例子,提醒自己任何不利清况,都是可以克服 的。虽然爱迪生只接受过三个月的正规教育,但他却是最伟 大的发明家。虽然海伦·凯勒失去了视觉、听觉和说话能力, 但她却鼓舞了数万人。明确目标的力量必然胜过任何限制。
Rely on examples of others to remind you that any disadvantage can be overe。Thomas Edison had only three months of formal schooling;yet he was the greatest inventor who ever lived;Helen Caller was without sight;hearing;or speech;yet she inspired millions definite major purpose is stronger than any limitation。
对于善意的批评应采取接受的态度,而不应采取消极的 反应,接受学习他人如何看待你的机会,利用这种机会做一 番反省,并找出应该改善的地方,别害怕批评,你应勇敢地 面对它。
Wele friendly criticism instead of reacting to it negatively。Embrace any opportunity to learn how others see you;and use it to take inventory of yourself and look for things which need improvement。Do not
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