LoveofSelf
佚名/Anonymous
WhenIwasyounger,Ithoughtthattoloveone』sselfwasvanityandnotavirtuoustrait.AsIhavegrownolder,thatbeliefhaspassedaway,ashavesomanyothers.Thereisavastdeviationbetweenbeingvainandlovingone』sself.
Weareallinthisworldtogetherstrivingformoreorlessthesamethings.Toconductandhaveourlivescountforsomething.Toloveandbeloved.Tolaughandyes,tocry.
Weseekshelter,nourishment,amate,warmth,clothing,family,friends;weseekapproval,loveandself-esteem.Weareallimperfect.Oftenduringoursearchweforgettosimplyenjoywhatlifeis.Webecomesocaughtupinwhatcouldhavebeen,whatshouldbe,whatmightbe,thatmanyofourtoday』sarelost.Letyesterdayrest,livefortoday,hopeanddreamforyourtomorrows.
Ifthereissomepartofyouthatlessensyourself-image,somepartofyouthatpreventsyoufromlovingyourself,changeit,foronlyyoucan.Lifeisfilledwiththingswehavenocontrolover,butourselves,wecancontrol.Youaretheclay,youarethesculptorandyouhavetheabilitytocreateamasterpiece.Theshapeandformarethere.Youhaveonlytorefinethework.
Isthetaskaneasyone?No.Therewillbesipsandflawsandyouwillberequiredtoworkandreworkjustasasculptormustreworktheclaybeforethepieceiscompleted.Shouldthesculptorthrowoutthepiececondemningitasworthlessbecauseofablemishornick?Ofcoursenot,wherethenwouldalltheworld'streasuredartbe?Idoubtwewouldhaveany.Howmanymasterpiecesdoyouthinkhavebeencreatedinonefellswoop,afirsteffortcompletelysuccessfulwithouterror,withoutchange?Isitpossiblewefailtoseethatmankindisthemostmarvelousofallworksofart?Aliving,continuous,developingworkofart.
Howoftenhaveyouheardthequestion「whatisthehumanracecomingto」?Theanswer,inmymindatleast,iswhateverwemakeit,forwearetheweaversoftomorrow.Youareatreasure,beyondprice,oneofakind,irreplaceable.Notperfectbutwellonyourwaytobeingamasterpiece.Donotletyouryesterdayshindertomorrow』sachievements.
當我年紀還小的時候，認為自愛是虛榮作祟而非優點。長大了，我才和許多人一樣，逐漸摒棄了這種觀念。虛榮與自愛有天壤之別。
人生在世，都追逐著或多或少相同的東西：付出與獲得人生價值的認可；愛與被愛；歡笑與……是的，悲傷。
我們追求住所、食物、伴侶、溫暖、衣裳、家庭、朋友；我們追求認同、愛情和自尊。我們並不完美。我們在人生追求中甚至忘記了去享受生活本身的樂趣。我們太沉溺於對過去的追悔、對將來的和一切可能性的關注，結果反而錯失了今天。讓昨天暫且釋懷吧!為今天而活，並去勾畫和夢想你的明天。
如果你有一點輕視自身形象，有一點不願意愛自己，只要你能，改變它吧。生活中確實充斥著許多我們干涉不了的事情，但我們能約束自身。你既是泥土，也是泥塑匠，你有能力創造傑作。現在形態和模樣都有了，你需要做的只是精雕細琢。
這個工程簡單嗎？不。雕塑會有缺損和瑕疵，所以你必須孜孜不倦，就像雕塑家在完工前必須一次又一次地琢磨一樣。難道雕塑家會因為作品有一點瑕疵就認定它一無是處而把它拋棄嗎？當然不會，否則世上哪裡還有這一切工藝珍品？我想一件都不會存在。你認為有多少工藝品傑作是在雕刻中一蹴而就，沒有半點失誤，也沒有半點改動的？我們可能都沒看出，人其實是所有藝術品中最了不起的傑作吧？人類是有生命力的、生生不息的、不斷發展的藝術品。
這個問題你聽過多少次——人類將何去何從？至少我以為它的回答是這樣的：我們成就了自己，因為編織著明天的正是我們自己。人本身就是一種財富，是無價之寶，是萬物中無可替代的。雖然人無完人，但應該精益求精。別讓昨天阻礙你奔向明天的輝煌。
記憶填空
1.Weareallimperfect.Oftenoursearchweforgettosimplyenjoywhatlifeis.Webecomesocaughtupwhatcouldhavebeen,whatshouldbe,whatmightbe,thatmanyofourtoday』sare.Letyesterdayrest,livefor,hopeanddreamforyourtomorrows.
2.Lifeiswiththingswehavenocontrolover,butourselves,wecan.Youaretheclay,youarethesculptorandyouhavethetocreateamasterpiece.Theandformarethere.Youhavetorefinethework.
3.Therewillbesipsandflawsyouwillberequiredtoworkandreworkjustasasculptormustreworktheclaythepieceiscompleted.佳句翻譯
1.當我年紀還小的時候，認為自愛是虛榮作祟而非優點。
2.人類是有生命力的、生生不息的、不斷發展的藝術品。
3.至少我以為它的回答是這樣的：我們成就了自己，因為編織著明天的正是我們自己。
短語應用
1.Weareallinthisworldtogetherstrivingformoreorlessthesamethings.
moreorless：或多或少；有點兒；大約
2.Webecomesocaughtupinwhatcouldhavebeen,whatshouldbe,whatmightbe,thatmanyofourtoday』sarelost.
catchup：纏住；很快拾起；趕上