快乐是我早就决定的东西!.pptVIP

智慧老伯的一席话 原稿: 温Sir 中译 : 老柳2008.2 中译润稿：风刀雨箭2008.5 A man of 92 years, short, very well-presented, who takes great care in his appearance, is moving into an old people’s home today. His wife of 70 has recently died, and he is obliged to leave his home. 一位92岁的老伯今天要搬进仁爱之家。 他个头不高，衣着整洁，非常注重外表。 他那70岁的太太最近刚过世，他不得不离开老家。 After waiting several hours in the retirement home lobby, he gently smiles as he is told that his room is ready. 他在仁爱之家大厅等了几个钟头，当他听到房间 已备妥的时候，脸上露出温和的微笑。 As he slowly walks to the elevator, using his cane, I describe his small room to him, including the sheet hung at the window which serves as a curtain. 他拄着柺杖，我带他缓步走向电梯，一边描述他的小 房间给他听，包括那条挂在窗户上当作窗帘的床单。 -??I like it very much, he says, with the enthusiasm of an 8 year old boy who has just been given a new puppy. -M. Gagné, you haven’t even seen the room yet, hang on a moment, we are almost there. 他说: “我很喜欢这个房间。” 他热络的神态，就好像一个 八岁小男孩刚拿到一个新玩偶一样。 “老伯，房间您看都还没看呢。等一等，我们就快到了。” That has nothing to do with it , he replies. Happiness is something I choose in advance. Whether or not I like the room does not depend on the furniture, or the decor – rather it depends on how I decide to see it. 老伯回答说:” 有没有看都一样啦。” “快乐，是我早就决定要的东西。我会不会喜欢那个房间， 并不在于它的家具或装潢好不好，而在于我决定怎么看它。” ?It is already decided in my mind that I like my room. It is a decision I take every morning when I wake up. “我心里早就决定要喜欢我的房间了。 这是我每天早上起床都会做的决定。” ?I can choose. I can spend my day in bed enumerating all the difficulties that I have with the parts of my body that no longer work very well, or I can get up and give thanks to heaven for those parts that are still in working order. “我是可以选择的。 我可以整天躺在床上，数着身上有多少器官已经不灵光； 也可以站起身来感谢上苍 －－我身上竟然有那么多器官还管用。” ?Every day is a gift, and as long as I can open my eyes, I will focus on the new day, and all the happy memories that I have built up during my life. Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw in later life what you have deposited along the way. “每一天都是神