Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls.

我們的潛意識(shí)里藏著一派田園詩(shī)般的風(fēng)光延曙。我們仿佛身處一次橫貫大陸的漫漫旅程之中。 乘著火車布疙，我們領(lǐng)略著窗外流動(dòng)的景色：附近高速公路上奔馳的汽車愿卸、十字路口處招手的孩童、遠(yuǎn)山上吃草的牛群趴荸、源源不斷地從電廠排放出的煙塵、一片片的玉米和小麥顿涣、平原與山谷笼平、群山與綿延的丘陵园骆、天空映襯下城市的輪廓寓调，以及鄉(xiāng)間的莊園宅第。

But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering --waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.

然而我們心里想得最多的卻是最終的目的地晌涕。 在某一天的某一時(shí)刻,我們將會(huì)抵達(dá)進(jìn)站痛悯。 迎接我們的將是樂(lè)隊(duì)和飄舞的彩旗。一旦到了那兒,多少美夢(mèng)將成為現(xiàn)實(shí),我們的生活也將變得完整,如同一塊理好了的拼圖惧财。可是我們現(xiàn)在在過(guò)道里不耐煩地踱來(lái)踱去,咒罵火車的拖拖拉拉垮衷。 我們期待著,期待著,期待著火車進(jìn)站的那一刻。

"When we reach the station, that will be it! "we cry. "When I'm 18. ""When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz! ""When I put the last kid through college. ""When I have paid off the mortgage!""When I get a promotion.""When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after! "

可是我們終究會(huì)認(rèn)識(shí)到人生的旅途中并沒(méi)有車站,也沒(méi)有能夠"一到永逸"的地方刀闷。生活的真正樂(lè)趣在于旅行的過(guò)程,而車站不過(guò)是個(gè)夢(mèng),它始終遙遙領(lǐng)先于我們仰迁。

"Relish the moment " is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118：24："This is the day which the Lord hath made；we will rejoice and be glad in it. " It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.

"享受現(xiàn)在"是句很好的箴言,尤其是當(dāng)它與《圣經(jīng)·詩(shī)篇》中第118頁(yè)24行的一段話相映襯的時(shí)候,更是如此："今日乃主所創(chuàng)造施蜜；生活在今日我們將歡欣、高興花墩。"真正令人發(fā)瘋的不是今日的負(fù)擔(dān),而是對(duì)昨日的悔恨及對(duì)明日的恐懼澄步。 悔恨與恐懼是一對(duì)孿生竊賊,將今天從你我身邊偷走和泌。

So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. In stead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.

那么就不要在過(guò)道里徘徊吧,別老惦記著你離車站還有多遠(yuǎn)。 何不換一種活法,將更多的高山攀爬,多吃點(diǎn)兒冰淇淋甜甜嘴巴,經(jīng)常光著腳板兒溜達(dá)溜達(dá),在更多的河流里暢游,多看看夕陽(yáng)西下,多點(diǎn)歡笑哈哈,少讓淚水滴答梯皿。生活得一邊過(guò)一邊瞧县恕。車站就會(huì)很快到達(dá)东羹。