留给后世的训诫

　　下面的问答翻译自一个外国博客网站，因为觉得内容深刻所以节选于此，有兴趣的朋友可以 去原始网站阅读全文。

"This article is copyright © 2006 by Steve Pavlina."
"本文版权属 Steve Pavlina 所有。"

If you could pass on one valuable lesson to the world before you die, what would it be?
如果在去世前有机会为后世留下一条宝贵的教训的话，您会留下什么？

Here are their responses:
下面是听众们的回答。

"You always have choices." - Janine Freeman
"车到山前自有路。"

"Goodness is all there is." - Janice
（不敢确定…… 美德就在那里？）

"Spend your time with admirable, successful people." - Loren Ekroth
"花时间同可敬的、成功的人在一起。"

"You create whatever you're focusing on." - Julie Donnelly
"你将在自己一直关注的东西上做出创造。"

"Trust your instincts." - Toni Reiser
"相信你的本能。"

"Trust your vibrations." - Denise Marshall
"相信你的感受。"

"The day is going to be excruciatingly long, but the time is short." - Victor Andrijauskas
"日子长得让人倍感折磨，时间却非常短暂。"

"Communicate your life lessons through your children." - Judith August
"通过你的子女传递生活的教训。"

"Never wrestle with a pig because you both get dirty and one of you likes it." - Judi Moreo
"绝不要与猪摔跤，因为双方都会弄脏自己，但有一方却乐此不疲。"

"You create and co-create your own life's truth." - Steva Giles
"生活的真理是人创造的，并且是人们在一起共同创造的"

"When you realize what beliefs imprison you, you will find the key to your freedom." - Ayesha Ashley
"当意识到那些囿限自己的信条时，你将找到属于自己的自由。"

"Feelings are the lights on the dashboard of life." - Cherie Carter-Scott
"情绪是映在生活仪表盘上的光亮。"

"Be realistic, plan for a miracle." - Vicki Kallman
"实实在在地生活，规划一个奇迹。"

"After the age of 50, you will discover that your greatest trophies in life are your children." - Rod LeGrande
"50 岁之后，你将发现生活最好的奖赏是你的子女。"

"Power to change." - Anonymous
"改变的力量。"

"A lesson is repeated until learned." - Michael Pomije
"在你了解一件教训之前，它们将一直重复。"

"There are no ordinary moments." - Mark Valentine
"生活中没有平常的时刻。"

"Travel as much as possible." - Sandra
"尽可能多地旅行。"

"Successful people give more than they receive." - Greg Bruce
"成功的人的奉献多于个人所得。"

"It takes one to know one, all others must guess." - Daniel Braisted
(这句太哲理了，求助各位读者帮忙翻译)

"Confront your fears. Overcoming them reaps rich rewards." - Robin Jay
"勇敢面对恐惧，克服它们你将收获丰厚的回报。"

"Don't fret about the weather; change the entire climate." - Peter Pizor
"不要为天气苦恼，去改变整个气候吧。"

"Forgive everyone and everything, including yourself." - Scott Desgrosseilliers
"原谅每个人与每件事，包括你自己。"

"The things you own end up owning you." - Joey Vaux
"你所拥有的东西最终会拥有你。"

"Never buy anything you can't sell at a garage sale." - John Kinde
"永远不要在旧货市场上买那些你无法卖掉的东西。"

"Act as if everything you do has an impact; it does." - Leslie Stambaugh
"行动时假设你做的一切都是有影响的，它们一定会。"

"Effective communication involves more than talent. It involves trust, respect, understanding, empathy, and resolution. It is an art." - David Rohlander
"实现有效沟通不仅需要天分，更包括信任，尊重，理解，同情心和决心。它是一门艺术。"

"Happiness is a choice." - Samuel Peery
"幸福是一种选择。"

"Live simple." - Bill Paetzke
"简朴地生活。"

"Three things you can't change: the weather, your past, and other people." - Jim Jackson
"有三件事是无法改变的：天气，你的过去，其他人。"

"Focus on being of extraordinary value." - Hector G. Diaz
"把关注放在那些具有非凡价值的事物上。"

How would you answer this question? What wisdom would you like to pass on to others?
您将如何回答这个问题？您希望将何种智慧传递给后世人？

　　我的回答是：过犹不及，每件事都有两面，想问题做事情切不可为一时痛快太过偏向一面，更不是简单地取道正中间。

　　那么各位读者是否有兴趣回答一下这个问题呢？我将热切期待各位的回复。

PS：Steve Pavlina 是一个非常特别的英文博客，我也曾在过去的文章中 专门推荐过他。不像我们这些在界面上做文章的人，他的日志很少配图，所写的内容也没有哗众取宠的倾向，甚至有点单调--全部都是一些人生经验，心理调节，个性发展等主题的文字，然而每隔一段时间我去看时，都会发现一些触动我的东西。为了表达欣赏之情，我曾经特意发邮件问他是否可以把他的部分文章翻译为中文转载，他的回信非常讲究，在正式地表示感谢的同时，指明翻译总数不得超过 5 篇（超过就要收许可证费）且不可用于商业目的，以及必须含有原作者的版权信息和原文链接地址等……这么多限制真够头大，我看咱还是自己写自己的吧。