本文作者 Regina Brett , 是美國俄亥俄州克里夫蘭報紙 THE
PLAIN DEALER 的專欄作家。 她說:“為了慶祝自己漸漸老去 ,
我曾寫了“人生给我上的 45 節课”。這是我平生最受歡迎的一篇
專欄。這個星期我的里程表將翻轉至 50 ,故在此更新 ” 。
She said, “ To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45
lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever
written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an
update” 。
按 : VCW 將原文 50 節課裁為 33 節。
01 。人生不是公平的,但還算是好的。
     - Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
02 。 如果所懷疑,只 需 邁出一小步。
- When in doubt, just take the next small step.
03 。人生苦短, 短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何人。

  - Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
04 。你没必要每次吵架都要贏 。
不妨同意你們之間存有不同的意見 。

  - You don't have to win every
argument. Agree to disagree.
05 。 和你的過去和解,它就不會搗亂你的現在了。
- Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the
present.
06 。 不要拿自己的人生和別人比較。你根本不
知道別人的生活是怎 樣過 。
- Don't compare your life to others'. You have
no idea what their journey is all about.
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07 。 一眨眼的功夫什麼都會變化,不過別擔心,
上帝從來不眨眼。
- Everything can change in the blink of an eye.
But don't worry; God never blinks.
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    08 。深吸一口氣 , 會平靜你的心。  
    - Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
09 。 把無用的、醜陋的、 令人不高興的東西通通扔掉 。  
- Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
09 。凡殺不了你的肯定會使你 變得更堅強 。 
- Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you
stronger.
11 。 再次得到童年的快樂永遠不嫌晚,但是第二次得到
只能靠自己,不能靠別人。
 - It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the
second one is up to you and no one else.
12 。 點上蠟燭,用最好的被單,穿上最好的睡衣,不要等到
特殊的場合才用。今天就是好日子。
 - Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy
lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
13 。 做好充分的准備,然後就順其自然 。  
- Overprepare, then go with the flow.
14 。 現在就擺脫傳统 , 不要等到老了才穿紫色的衣服。
- Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
15 。 遇到倒霉的事可以問自己這樣一句話:五年以後 , 這還
重要嗎?”
Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five
years, will this matter?"
16 。 原諒每一個人每一件事。  
- Forgive everyone everything.
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17 。 別人怎麼想, 與你無關。
- What other people think of you is none of your
business.
18 。 時間能癒合幾乎任何傷口,但要給時間以時間。
 - Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
19 。 相信奇跡會出現。  
- Believe in miracles
20 。 上帝愛你因為他是上帝,不是因為你做了
什麼,或者沒做什麼。
- God loves you because of who God is, not
because of anything you did or didn't do.
21 。 不要總是回顧人生。現在就
去表現,並盡量發揮。
- Don't audit life. Show up and
make the most of it now.
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22 。 老朽不堪總 比 英年早逝 好 。
- Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
23 。 每一天都出門,奇跡在四處等著呢 。
- Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting
everywhere.
24 。 如果我們把問題都堆在一起,看完
了別人的,我們必會把自己的撿回來。
 
- If we all threw our problems in a pile
and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours
back.
25 。 忌妒是浪費時間。你已經擁有你所需要的一
切 。
 - Envy is a waste of time. You already have all
you need.
26 。 最好的尚在後頭。 
- The best is yet to come.
27 。 不管你感覺如何,起床、盛裝、好好表現
。
- No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and
show up.
28 。 學會讓步 。
     - Yield.
29 。 閱讀 圣经中的 詩篇。它涵蓋了每種情
                 感。
  - Read the Psalms. They cover every
            human emotion.
30 。人生苦短,又何必長
期悲憫。要不過着充實的
生活,要不奄奄一息 。
      - Life is too short for
long pity parties. Get busy
living, or get busy dying.
31 。 當涉及到追求你所熱愛的人
生,不要接受否定的答覆 
  - When it comes to going after
what you love in life, don't take
no for an answer.
32 。如果你不要求 , 你就得不着。
   - If you don't ask, you don't get.
33 。 人生並沒有被繫上蝴蝶結,但它仍然是一份禮物。
- Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
PPS :张浩青
Revised by VCW
Misic : Welcome To My World
20-1-2010

33 Lessons Life Taught by life