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只为今天，我就会快乐。这表明，亚伯拉罕•林肯的言论“大多数人只要决定多快乐，就能多快乐”是正确的。快乐来自内心，而不是外界之物。 只为今天，我要设法让自己适应一切，而不是让一切来适应自己的欲望。我要接受家庭、事业和运气，让自己适应它们。 只为今天，我要照顾好自己的身体。我要锻炼、关心、滋养自己的身体，既不虐待也不忽视它，从而使它成为听我召唤的完美机器。 只为今天，我要设法加强自己的思想。我要学有用的东西，不做思想的流浪者。我要读—些需要精力、思考和专注的东西。 只为今天，我要在三个方面塑造自己的灵魂：我要为别人做一件好事，而不被发现我要像威廉•詹姆斯建议的那样做两件自己不想做的事情，只是为了锻炼。 只为今天，我要和蔼可亲。我要尽可能外表亲和，尽可能衣着得体，低声说话，举止有礼，慷慨赞扬，绝不责难，既不对一切吹毛求疵，也不干涉他人，也不管制和改良任何人。 只为今天，我要努力过好今天，而不是马上解决自己全部的人生问题。尽管我可以连续工作个小时，但我如果一生都得这样做，那一定会让我胆寒。 只为今天，我要有一个计划。我要写下每小时希望做什么。我不可能完全遵照执行，但我一定要有这个计划。这样会消除两个弊端一仓促行事和优柔寡断。 只为今天，我要给自己留半小时安静的时间放松。在这半小时里，我有时要想想上帝，以便使自己的生活多一点前景。 只为今天，我要毫不畏惧，尤其要不害怕快乐，要去欣赏美的东西，去爱和相信那些我爱和爱我的人。 Just for Today Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that "most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be； Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals. Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my family, my business, and my luck as they come and fit myself to them. Just for today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding. Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do, as William James suggests, just for exercise. Just for today I will be agreeable: I will look as well as 丨 can, dress as becomingly* as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not at all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone. Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime. Just for today I will have a program: I will write down what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. It will eliminate two pests, hurry and indecision. Just for today I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself and relax. In this half- hour sometimes I will think of God, so as to get a little more perspective into my life. Just for today I will be unafraid, especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love, and to believe that those I love, love me. assume 假定；承担 external 外部；外部情况 nourish 滋养 bidding 召唤；命令 loafer 流浪者；游手好闲的人 becomingly 适当地，合适地 courteously 有礼貌地 appall 使胆寒；使惊骇 perspective 远景；洞察力 |
