学会活在当下
To a large degree, the mearsure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present monment.
在很大程度上，我们内心的平和取决于我们在多大程度上享受眼前的生活。
Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not hanppen tomorrow,
不管昨天或去年发生了什么，也不管明天将会发生什么或不会发生什么，
the present moment is where you are--always!
现实才是你所在之处----生活就是这样。
Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much our lives worrying about variety of things-all at once.
毫无疑问，在我们的生活中，许多人总是这样神经兮兮的，他们担心各种各样的事情，而且会突然间担心很多事情。
We allow past problems and future concerns to donimate our present moments,
我们让过去与未来的问题支配我们现有的时间，
so much that we end up anxious,frustrated,depressed,and hopeless。
以至于整日焦躁不安、萎靡不振、精神沮丧甚至感到绝望。
On the flip side, we also postpone our gratification, our stated priorities, and our happiness,
另一方面，我们又永远不让自己满足、享有优先权和幸福感，
often convincing ourselves future will be better than today .
而且还经常说服自己将来会比今天好。
Unfortunately, the same mental dynamics that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves,
不幸的是，同样的告诉我们去展望未来的精神动力，它只是不断地重复自己，
so that someday never actually arrives.
以至于“某一天”永远不能到来。
John Lennon once said, Life is what's happening while were busy making other plans.
约翰·列侬曾说:“生活就是我们忙于制定其他计划时发生的事情。”
When were busy making other plans, our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying.
当我们忙于制定“其他计划”时，我们的孩子忙于成长，我们所爱之人远离、并撒手尘寰。
our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are sliping away.
我们的体型走样了，我们的梦想消失了。
In short, we miss out on life.
总之，我们错过了人生的大好光阴。
Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date.
许多人活着，他们的生活就像未来日子的一次时装彩排。
It isn't.
然而，事实并非如此。
In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow.
事实上，没有人能确保他或她明天还在。
Now is the only the time we have, and the only time that we have any control over.
现在是我们拥有的唯一时间，是唯一能够把握的时间。
When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds.
当我们的注意力集中到现在时，我们便能消除消除恐惧。
Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future，
恐惧是我们对未来事情的担心，
we won't have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever.
比如我们没有足够的钱，我们的孩子会惹上麻烦，我们会变老，会离开人世，如此等等，不胜枚举。
To combat fear, the best strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present.
对抗恐惧的最佳策略就是，学会将你的注意力拉回到现在。
Mark Twain said, I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happend.
马克·吐温就曾说过：我这一生经历过很多糟糕的事情，只有一些真的发生了。
I don't think I can say it any better.
我想，我已经说的更好了。
Practice keeping your attention on the here and now.
经常将注意力放在此时此刻。
Your efforts will pay great dividends.
你的努力会得到丰厚的报偿！
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