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　　：學會控制自己的情緒

　　The tides advance; the tides recede. Winter goes and summer comes. summer wanes and the cold increases. The sun rises; the sun sets. The moon is full; the moon is black. The birds arrive; the birds depart. Flowers bloom; flowers fade. Seeds are sown; harvests are reaped. all nature is a circle of moods and I am a part of nature and so, like the tides, my moods will rise; my moods will fall.

　　潮起潮落，冬去春來，夏末秋至，日出日落，月圓月缺，雁來雁往，花飛花謝，草長瓜熟，自然界萬物都在迴圈往復的變化中，我也不例外，情緒會時好時壞。

　　It is one of nature's tricks, little understood, that each day I awaken with moods that have changed from yesterday. Yesterday's joy wilI become today's sadness; yet today's sadness will grow into tomorrow's joy. Inside me is a wheel, constantly turning from sadness to joy, from exultation to depression, from happiness to melancholy. Like the flowers, today's full bloom of joy will fade and wither into despondency, yet I will remember that as today's dead flower carries the seed of tomorrow's bloom so, too, does today's sadness carry the seed of tomorrow's joy.

　　這是大自然的玩笑，很少有人窺破天機。每天我醒來時，不再有舊日的心情。昨日的快樂變成今天的哀愁，今天的悲傷又轉為明日的喜悅。我心中像一隻輪子不停地轉著，由樂而悲，由悲而喜，由喜而憂。這就好比花兒的變化，今天枯敗的花兒蘊藏著明天新生的種子，今天的悲傷也預示著明天的快樂。

　　And how will I master these emotions so that each day will be productive? For unless my mood is right the day will be a failure. Trees and plants depend on the weather to flourish but I make my own weather, yea I transport it with me. If I bring rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism to my customers then they will react with rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism and they will purchase naught. If I bring joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter to my customers they will react with joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter and my weather will produce a harvest of sales and a granary of gold for me.

　　我怎樣才能控制情緒，以使每天卓有成效呢?除非我心平氣和，否則迎來的又將是失敗的一天。花草樹木，隨著氣候的變化而生長，但是我為自己創造天氣。我要學會用自己的心靈彌補氣候的不足。如果我為顧客帶來風雨、憂鬱、黑暗和悲觀，那麼他們也會報之於風雨、憂鬱、黑暗和悲觀，而他們什麼也不會買。相反的，如果我們為顧客獻上歡樂、喜悅、光明和笑聲，他們也會報之以歡樂、喜悅、光明和笑聲，我就能獲得銷售上的豐收，賺取成倉的金幣。

　　Each day, when I awaken, I will follow this plan of battle before I am captured by the forces of sadness, self-pity and failure-

　　我怎樣才能控制情緒，讓每天充滿幸福和歡樂?我要學會這個千古祕訣：弱者任思緒控制行為，強者讓行控制思緒。每天醒來當我被悲傷、自憐、失敗的情緒包圍時，我就這樣與之對抗：

　　If I feel depressed I will sing.

　　沮喪時，我引吭高歌。

　　If I feel sad I will laugh.

　　悲傷時，我開懷大笑。

　　If I feel ill I will double my labor.

　　病痛時，我加倍工作。

　　If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.

　　恐懼時，我勇往直前。

　　If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.

　　自卑時，我換上新裝.

　　If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.

　　不安時，我提高嗓聲。

　　If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.

　　窮困潦倒時，我想象未來的富有。

　　If I feel incompetent I will remember past success.

　　力不從心時，我回想過去的成功。

　　If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.

　　自輕自賤時，我想想自己的目標。

　　Today I will be master of my emotions.

　　今天我要學會控制自己的情緒。

　　：重新審定自我

　　How do you define yourself? As a mother, daughter, wife, friend, husband, son, teacher, student, lawyer, accountant, or any one of a myriad***無數*** different titles? Or do you define yourself by others' perception of you? Do any of these come close to your own knowledge, your personal experience of whom you really are?

　　你是怎樣定義自己的?一位母親、女兒、妻子、朋友、丈夫、兒子、老師、學生、律師、會計師，還是其他什麼頭銜呢?或者你是根據別人對你的感覺而給自己下定義?這些定義的依據與你的學識、個人經歷和本質有何相似之處嗎?

　　In your quiet moments, in times of inexplicable***無以名狀的*** joy, have you had the overwhelming and yet clear and lucid***清楚的*** feeling of total invincibility***無敵*** — a feeling that nothing can hold you down, that you can accomplish anything and everything if you put your mind to it? Well, that feeling is not a random one.

　　在你靜心獨處之時，在無法言說的快樂之中，你是否有一種無法抵抗的神勇之感——那是一種戰無不勝、攻無不克的感覺——若你傾心投入，可以完成任何事情的感覺。這種感覺並不是隨意就能產生的。

　　What is it that gets in the way of your exquisite power?

　　是什麼妨礙了你神聖力量的發揮呢?

　　Consider for a moment an iron bar that has magnetic power inherently in it. It will attract or repel things based on it's own intrinsic magnetism. Over time, if this bar begins to rust, its power will begin to diminish. The oxidative damage from the environment that the magnet has not been able to resist, will render it ineffective, eventually. This in no way means the iron bar is not capable of its latent, original power. All it needs to do is shed its rust. Or, consider if you will, a light bulb that is lit, but covered with soot. As long as the soot remains, it will be unable to fulfill the very purpose it was meant to serve to radiate light.

　　試想，一個有天然磁性的鐵棒，其固有的磁效能使其對別的物體產生吸引或排斥。但時間久了，鐵棒就會生鏽，磁力便開始逐漸消失。磁體無法抵制外界環境對其的氧化作用，磁力最終失效。這並不是意味著鐵棒不具有潛在的原始磁力，只是需要將鏽漬除掉而已。或者你也可以想象一個亮著的燈泡，上面罩了一層煤灰，若煤灰不除，燈泡就永遠無法實現其照亮的功效。

　　According to ancient Vedic texts, this is in effect what happens to the human experience. The infinite power that is naturally present in each and every one of us by virtue of our own consciousness, can be rendered ineffective if not tended to properly. The stress of our lifestyle, the pollution of our environment, and the collective stress of our world keeps us from functioning at our full potential.

　　根據古代的梵文記載，類似的現象也曾出現在人類的歷程中。一種天生的無窮能量蘊含在每個人身上，若進行錯誤的引導，就不能淋漓盡致地將其發揮出來。生活方式、環境汙染和各方面的壓力都妨礙了我們潛能的發揮。

　　But there are remedies: incorporate modalities in your lifestyle that effectively combat stress and help keep you centered. Some of these options are:

　　挽救的方法是：調節生活方式，有效地應付壓力，使生活有側重點。其措施包括：

　　Be aware of what you eat, and what you use — both on yourself, and in your environment. Choose natural, organic products.

　　熟悉你所吃的和所用的對自己及環境的影響。擇自然和有機的產品而用。

　　Live a life of kindness, compassion, and charity — it keeps you connected to your center, your source, that infinite reservoir within you that is your powerhouse.

　　對生活要懷有善意、關懷和仁慈之心，這有利於維持你在生活中的核心位置，保持與源極的感應。你心中的無盡源泉就是你的發電站。

　　Don't judge people, or situations — approach each moment with the knowledge that it contains within it the potential of any number of possibilities.

　　不要妄加評論人和環境，理性地擁抱生活的每一時刻，因為一切可能都蘊藏其中。

　　To connect with your real nature that is unbounded and invincible, practice yoga and meditation.

　　你的真實本性是強大無敵的，要在練習瑜珈和沉思默想中去體悟。

　　Once you are in touch with your true nature, then nothing is beyond your means — you are truly empowered. And that is an accurate definition of you!

　　一旦觸及到了自己的真實本性，你就將無所不能——因為你準確地定義了自己，便會擁有真正的力量。