ThinkItOver…好好想想……
Todaywehavehigherbuildingsandwiderhighways,butshortertemperamentsandnarrowerpointsofview;
Wespendmore,butenjoyless;
Wehavebiggerhouses,butsmallerfamilies;
Wehavemorecompromises,butlesstime;
Wehavemoreknowledge,butlessjudgment;
Wehavemoremedicines,butlesshealth;
Wehavemultipliedoutpossessions,butreducedoutvalues;
Wetalkmuch,weloveonlyalittle,andwehatetoomuch;
WereachedtheMoonandcameback,butwefindittroublesometocrossourownstreetandmeetourneighbors;
Wehaveconqueredtheuterspace,butnotourinnerspace;
Wehavehigherincome,butlessmorals;
Thesearetimeswithmoreliberty,butlessjoy;
Wehavemuchmorefood,butlessnutrition;
Thesearethedaysinwhichittakestwosalariesforeachhome,butdivorcesincrease;
Thesearetimesoffinerhouses,butmorebrokenhomes;
That』swhyIpropose,thatasoftoday;
Youdonotkeepanythingforaspecialoccasion,becauseeverydaythatyouliveisaspecialoccasion.
Searchforknowledge,readmore,sitonyourporchandadmiretheviewwithoutpayingattentiontoyourneeds;
Spendmoretimewithyourfamilyandfriends,eatyourfavoritefoods,visittheplacesyoulove;
Lifeisachainofmomentsofenjoyment;notonlyaboutsurvival;
Useyourcrystalgoblets.Donotsaveyourbestperfume,anduseiteverytimeyoufeelyouwantit.
Removefromyourvocabularyphraseslike"oneofthesedays"or"someday";
Let』swritethatletterwethoughtofwriting"oneofthesedays"！
Let』stellourfamiliesandfriendshowmuchwelovethem;
Donotdelayanythingthataddslaughterandjoytoyourlife;
Everyday,everyhour,andeveryminuteisspecial;
Andyoudon』tknowifitwillbeyourlast.
今天我們擁有了更高層的樓宇以及更寬闊的公路，但是我們的性情卻更為急躁，眼光也更加狹隘；
我們消耗的更多，享受到的卻更少；
我們的住房更大了，但我們的家庭卻更小了；
我們妥協更多，時間更少；
我們擁有了更多的知識，可判斷力卻更差了；
我們有了更多的藥品，但健康狀況卻更不如意；
我們擁有的財富倍增，但其價值卻減少了；
我們說的多了，愛的卻少了，我們的仇恨也更多了；
我們可以往返月球，但卻難以邁出一步去親近我們的左鄰右舍；
我們可以征服外太空，卻征服不了我們的內心；
我們的收入增加了，但我們的道德卻少了；
我們的時代更加自由了，但我們擁有的快樂時光卻越來越少；
我們有了更多的食物，但所能得到的營養卻越來越少了；
現在每個家庭都可以有雙份收入，但離婚的現象越來越多了；
現在的住房越來越精緻，但我們也有了更多破碎的家庭；
這就是我為什麼要說，讓我們從今天開始；
不要將你的東西為了某一個特別的時刻而預留著，因為你生活的每一天都是那麼特別；
尋找更多的知識，多讀一些書，坐在你家的前廊裡，以讚美的眼光去享受眼前的風景，不要帶上任何功利的想法；
花多點時間和朋友與家人在一起，吃你愛吃的食物，去你想去的地方；
生活是一串串的快樂時光；我們不僅僅是為了生存而生存；
舉起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝嗇灑上你最好的香水，你想用的時候就享用吧！
從你的詞彙庫中移去所謂的「有那麼一天」或者「某一天」；
曾打算「有那麼一天」去寫的信，就在今天吧！
告訴家人和朋友，我們是多麼地愛他們；
不要延遲任何可以給你的生活帶來歡笑與快樂的事情；
每一天、每一小時、每一分鐘都是那麼特別；
你無從知道這是否是最後時刻。
ThreeDaysToSee假如擁有三天光明
Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours,butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited.
Suchstoriessetupthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.Whatassociationsshouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast,whatregrets?
SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevaluesoflife.Weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,ofcourse,whowouldadopttheepicureanmottoof「Eat,drink,andbemerry,」mostpeoplewouldbechastenedbythecertaintyofimpendingdeath.
Mostofustakelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture,whenweareinbuoyanthealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutinanendlessvista.Sowegoaboutourpettytask,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.
Thesamelethargy,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofourfacultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizethemanifoldblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimpairmentofsightorhearingseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundhazily,withoutconcentration,andwithlittleappreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatweconsciousofhealthuntilweareill.
Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.
NowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved.「Nothinginparticular,」shereplied.ImighthavebeenincreduloushadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchresponses,forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle.