Letter to my grandchildren 给孙儿们的一封信 To my beautiful grandchildren: 我的好孙儿们: Our world is changing so fast and there are many things I wish for you... 我们生活的世界变化非常快，我希望你们能做到下面这些事: I'd really like for you to know about hand-me-down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches.

Steps to happiness一步步走向幸福Everybody Knows:每个人都知道：You can&#39t be all things to all people.你无法为每个人办到每件事。You can&#39t do all things at once.你无法立刻完成所有的事。You can&#39t do all things equally well.你无法把所有的事都做的尽善尽美。You can&#39t do all things better than everyone else.你无法把每件事都做的比别人好，Your humanity is showing ju

Lessons from a dandelion蒲公英I recall as a young child bringing bouquets of brilliant yellow flowers to my mother.我想起了孩提时代我把几束鲜艳的黄色花朵送给妈妈的事。It didn&#39t matter that the stems felt sticky or that both my parents cursed the presence of these flowers in the lawn.我记得那些花的华茎很黏，我爸妈当时都在埋怨草坪里怎么会长出这些花，但我都没在意，I

What will matter要紧的事Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.不管有没有准备好，总有一天一切将走到终点。There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.不再有日出，不再有分钟，不再有小时，也不再有日子。All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.所有你积攒的东西，不管是你所珍藏的的还是已遗忘的，都将归属于他人。Your

A feline perspective猫儿看世界There once was a kitty named Bear.从前有只叫贝尔的小猫，He loved to play, run outside and chase spiders.他很爱玩，喜欢在外面跑来跑去，还喜欢逮蜘蛛。He was a happy cat without a care in the world.他是只快乐的猫，远离着身边嘈杂世界的烦扰。He would often sit on top of the fence next to his owner&#39s condo and listen to all the hu

What do angels look like?天使是什么样子？What Do Angels Look Like?天使是什么样子？They are—天使就像—Like the little old lady who returned your wallet yesterday.那个昨天捡到钱包并把它交还给你的身材矮小的年老妇人。Like the taxi driver who told you that your eyes light up the world when you smile.那个告诉你当你微笑时你的双眸能照亮世界的出租车司机。Like the small child who

The gift礼物A young man was getting ready to graduate from university.一个年轻人将要从大学毕业了。For a long time he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer&#39s showroom and knowing his father could well afford it, he told his Dad that was all he wanted.几个月以来他一直喜欢某个经销商展厅里的那台漂亮的跑车。他知道他的父亲买得起，所有他告诉父亲说，他只想要这台跑

I&#39ll paint you a rainbow我要为你绘一道彩虹I&#39ll paint you a rainbow to hang on the wall,我要为你画一道彩虹高挂在墙上，To brighten your heart when the gray shadows fall.在灰霾降临时点亮你的心灵。On a canvas of joy outlasting the years,在一块历经岁月的欢乐画布上，With a soft brush of sweetness to dry all your tears.用甜蜜的软刷拭干你所有的泪水。I&#39ll paint yo

Real beauty真正的美丽When a first-time father cuddled his newborn son,he immediately noticed the baby&#39s ears conspicuously standing out from his head.他刚刚做了父亲，抱着刚出生的儿子，突然发现孩子的耳朵是很明显的招风耳。He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might taunt his child,calling him names like “Dumbo”.他跟护士说他很

Change altitude改变高度Rebecca had decided that her best chance of getting hired by a company doing geological survey work in the Alaskan wilderness was to earn a private license to fly twin-engine planes.丽贝卡觉得，要想进入在阿拉斯加荒原做地质研究的公司，最好的方式就是拥有操纵双引擎飞机的私家执照。A few days later she began taking lessons from a wi

Walk with me与我同行Walk with me, the path of life,与我同行，沿着生活之路，To explore every bend of the road走遍每个角落，Enjoy with me the beauty of life,与我共享生活之乐，Along its wonderful way.沿着那条精彩的路。Find comfort with me, in each other&#39s arms,你我互相抚慰，When grief crosses our path当悲伤出现在途中，Find strength with me, in each other&

The carpenter&#39s house木匠的房子An elderly carpenter was ready to retire.一位年迈的木匠准备退休了。He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.他告诉他的老板他准备离开建筑业的打算，他说他想和他的妻子过一种更休闲的生活，享受天伦之乐。He would miss th

You can please everybody你可以让每一个人开心Peter&#39s uncle lived in the country.彼得的叔叔住在乡下。Once Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks.彼得有一次和他叔叔在一起住了段时间。Whenever they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they passed somebody, his uncle waved.当他们出去散步或者开车经过路人时，他的叔叔都会挥手。Peter was surprised and sai

Stand tall like the sunflower如向日葵般高高站立I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane occurrences can have an impact on our awareness.有时候我觉得很有意思，甚至连最平凡的事情都能够对我们的认识产生影响。My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it look

The given light赠予的火光Once upon a time, a man had heard that in a foreign place, far away, there was a holy flame burning.从前，有一个人听说在一个遥远的地方，有一堆圣火在燃烧。So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his house.所以他就动身离家，前去寻找，希望能给自己带回一些圣火的光亮。He thought: When I

Last respects最后的告别One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St.Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door.不久前的一天,密苏里州圣路易斯市一家大公司的员工午休回到公司时,看见公司前门上贴着一则告示,The sign said: Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in thi

Love is the answer to every question.爱是所有问题的答案。Why are we here? —Love.我们为何来到这个世界上？因为爱。Where do we come from? —Love.我们从哪里来？来自爱。How do we create world peace? —Love.我们怎么创造世界和平?通过爱。It may sound overly simplistic to the modern human being, since we want to analyze and look for complex answers to question

Memories of the Mississippi密西西比的回忆After Mom died, Dad and I took a trip together every summer, just the two of us, father and daughter.母亲去世后，我和父亲每个夏天都会一起旅行，就我们两个人，一个父亲，一个女儿。This was especially meaningful because Dad was aging and we lived two thousand miles apart—so a week with Dad, undistracted fro

Sun smile阳光般的微笑The sun shone brightly on the ground in front of her feet as she pondered the reality of light.太阳光芒四射地照耀这她脚前这片大地。她在沉思，思考着阳光是怎么一回事:How did light get here? Who made it and why?它是怎么来到这儿的?谁让它来的?来做什么?She instinctively stepped into the sun spot and instantly felt warmer, brighter, and fulle

The daffodil principle水仙花法则Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, Mother, you must come and see the daffodils before they are over.女儿打来好几次电话跟我说：妈妈，水仙花凋落之前，你一定得来看看。I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead.我委实想去，只是从拉古纳到箭头湖得2个小时的路程。I will come next Tuesday, I

You sure are lucky你一定很幸运It was a hot, muggy August afternoon, and I had every reason to feel sorry for myself.那是一个潮湿闷热的下午，我完全有理由为自己掬一把同情之泪。A comedy of hassles began with the normal airport security gauntlet, followed by a random drug test, and a missed flight home due to a number of mechanical, weat

Gifts from the heart来自内心的礼物According to legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water.有这样一个传说：一个年轻人在沙漠里漫游时偶然发现了一眼清泉。The water was so sweet.泉水清冽甘甜，He filled his leather canteen so that he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his tea

Superman made money as Clark Kent, a newspaper reporter.超人克拉克肯特依靠做报纸记者挣钱。Batman made money as Bruce Wayne, a rich industrialist.蝙蝠侠布鲁斯韦恩靠做实业家挣钱。Spiderman made money as Peter Parker, a photographer.蜘蛛侠皮特帕克靠当摄影师挣钱。Ironman made money as Tony Stark, owner of Stark Industries.钢铁侠托尼斯达克考自己的企业挣钱。None of the

A few hours went by and there was a loud knock on the door.几个钟头过去了，门外又响起了重重的敲门声，This time it was an old gypsy woman with no teeth, who was deaf,who spoke quite loudly and was rather rudely insisting that any true believer in the Lord would not deny her something to eat.这次来的是一个吉普赛老妇，她没有牙齿，耳朵也听不见。吉普赛老

The apprentice angel实习天使One day, a little angel who wanted to be a big angel was spending some time with a more seasoned angel.一天， 一个一心想成为大天使的小天使和一个经验丰富的天使在一起。They were invisibly walking down a busy city street, and the older angel said to the apprentice angel:Would you like to hear something amazin

Super hero大英雄Dr.Marilyn spoke at our staff meeting.玛丽琳波斯在我们员工会议上讲话。She took us through exercises as she worked to get our minds and spirits adjusted to a more positive direction.她想通过练习把我们的思想和精神调整到更积极的方向。Close your eyes and think back to time when you were small.合上眼睛，回想一下小的时候，What did you want to be?

The magical mustard seed神奇的芥籽A woman&#39s only son died. In her grief, she went to the holy man and asked,一个女人的独生子死了。她非常伤心地找到神父问:What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my son back to life?有什么样的祷告或者魔咒可以让我的儿子死而复生呢?Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her,

Turn your face to the sun面朝太阳Beloved,亲爱的:There are days when nothing seems right, when every shell you pick up on the winding shore is broken,when the silken treasure slips through your fingers too quickly, and when comforts are empty and the world is noisy.总有这样的日子:一切似乎都不正常，你在弯弯曲曲的海滩上捡到的贝壳都是残缺不全的，珍贵

Last will and testament of Charles Lounsberry查尔斯隆斯伯里的遗嘱In the pocket of an old ragged coat belonging to an elderly man in Chicago, a will was found, after his death.在芝加哥一位辞世老人大衣的口袋里，人们发现了一份遗嘱。It went like this:遗嘱中写道:I, Charles Lounsberry, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make

Your mind is your source of power思想是力量之源Your mind has the fantastic ability to transform your most intimate desires and wants into their physical counterparts and create brand new realities of your current life.你的思想有一种奇特的力量，它能将你最私人的想法和需要转化为相应的实际行动并且为你当前的生活增添全新的内容。It is an amazing wonder what your mi