樂觀地生活

One of my friends did business in collaboration¹ with somebody else a few years ago. Their freighter² was upturned by storm at sea and their hope， together with their merchandise vanished³ all of a sudden. He was so upset by the blow that he became low-spirited and couldn't even concentrate his attention. His partner who suffered the same catastrophe⁴ never lost heart. His days went on as colorfully as before. My friend asked him how he could manage it. He said: \"You curse， you grieve⁵ ， life goes on as usual; you are happy and enjoy yourself， the world runs as usual. Which course do you follow?\"

That's how a person leads his life. When you are optimistic and in a good mood， your future seems sunny and bright. On the contrary， when you are worried and have your mind caged in sadness， your future will turn dark. The later situation， if you allow it to last， will cost you a great deal. You will lose confidence and courage to fight for the better. You will let go the joyfully things that come your way. They are， like the air around us， really the most important， the most reliable part of links of our life. If they get loose and drop one after another， how can you keep happiness?

There's a poem which says: \"Whether you are aware or not， whether you like or dislike， show attention or ignore， flowers bloom luxuriously all the same.\" Yes， that's it. Just as flowers keep blooming， fine days are， passing away one after another. How to spend your days joyfully or sorrowfully will entirely depend on yourself.

注釋：

1 collaboration n.合作

2 freighter n．貨船

3 vanish v. 消失

4 catastrophe n. 突如其來的大災難

5 grieve v.使傷心；（對某事）感到懊悔

我的一個朋友，幾年前跟人合伙做生意，運貨的船突遇風浪，翻了，他們所有的財產和夢想也隨之墜入了海底。他經不起這個打擊，從此變得萎靡不振，神思恍惚。當他看到另一個跟他一起遭遇變故的人居然活得有滋有味時，就去問他。那人對他說：“你咒罵，你傷心， 日子一天天地過去；你快活，你歡樂，日子也是一天天地過去，你選擇哪一種呢？”

人就是這樣， 當你以一種豁達、樂觀向上的心態去構筑未來時，眼前就會呈現一片光明；反之，當你將思維囿于憂傷的攀籠里，未來就變得黯淡無光了。長此下去，你不僅會將最起碼的信念和拼搏的勇氣泯滅，還會將身邊那些最近最真的歡樂失去。對每一個人來說，那些如空氣一樣充塞在身邊的歡樂才是最重要的，它組成我們生命之鏈上最真實可靠的一環，你一節一節地讓它松落了，幸福怎么能向下延續呢？

有一首詩寫道：“你知道，你愛惜，你注意，花兒努力地開；你不識，你厭惡，你忽略，花兒努力地開。”是的，花兒總是在努力地開，美好的日子也一天天地在流逝，你該欣喜地度過每一天還是痛苦地度過每一日，可全在于你自己了。