中英雙語 愛默生 成功的內涵

WHAT IS SUCCESS

成功的內涵

Ralph Waldo Emerson

拉爾夫•沃爾多•愛默生


What is success?

成功是什麼?

To laugh often and love much;

笑口常開,愛心永在,

To win the respect of intelligent people

贏得智者的尊重,

And the affection of children;

孩子們的愛戴;

To earn the approbation(認可,嘉許) of honest critics

博得真誠的認可,

And endure the betrayal of false friends;

容忍損友的背叛;

To appreciate beauty;

欣賞美好的東西,

To find the best in others;

發現別人的可愛。

To give oneself;

學會無私地奉獻,

To leave the world a little better,

給世界增添光彩:

Whether by a healthy child,

要麼培育出健康的孩子,

A garden patch,

要麼留下花園一塊,

Or a redeemed social condition;

亦或是改善社會條件;

To have played and laughed with enthusiasm

盡情娛樂、笑得暢快,

And sung with exultation;(大悅,歡欣)

把歡樂的歌唱起來;

To know even one life has breathed easier,

甚至知道一個生命活得自在,

Because you have lived……

因為你的一路走來……

This is to have succeeded.

這就是成功的內涵。