Onenight,Icomplainedtomymomaboutthelackoftime.Finallyshesaid,"youareshortoftimejustbecauseyouwastepreciousminutesoncomplaintsandanxiety.Thepointis,nomatterhowfullyourscheduleis,ifyoutryreallyhard,youcanalwaysfitinsomethingmore."
Itisthesamewithfillingthejar.Evenifyouplaceadozenfist-sizedrocksandabucketofgravelintothejar,thereisstillspaceforsandandwaterbetweentherocksandgravel.
Thelackoftimeisjusttheexcuseformynegligenceofeverysingleminute.Ibelievethatthegreatdividinglinebetweensuccessandfailurecanbeexpressedinsixwords,"Ididnothaveenoughtime."ThefactisIdohaveexactlythesamenumberofhoursperdaythatweregiventoHelenKeller,Pasteur,ThomasJefferson,andAlbertEinstein.ThepointisIhavenevertouchedupontherealmeaningoflifewhichliesinsnatching,seizingandenjoyingeveryminuteofit.Noidleness,nodelay,noprocrastination,nocomplaint!Itisduringmymomentsofcomplainingorhesitationthatmydestinyisshaped.OnceImakefulluseofeverymoment,Ibelievethat,myworrieswillbegraduallycutdowntonothing.
Timeisthemostvaluableofallourpossessions,butthemostperishableaswell.AsHenryDavidThoreausaid,"Youmustliveinthepresent,launchyourselfoneverywave,findyoureternityineachmoment."
WheneverIfellthelackoftimeinthefuture,Iwilltellmyself"Carpediem,seizetheday,makeeverymomentcount."
抓住每分每秒
这同填充广口瓶是一个道理，即使你将一小堆拳头大小的石块和一桶碎石倒进瓶里，也还能继续倒入沙子和水，使其漏进石块的间隙中去。
IwassurprisedtohearthatforIthoughtshehadeveryreasontobeconfident.However,theexpectationofperfectionhasbecomeaburdentoher.ItoldhernoonecouldbeperfectandIsuggestedshefindherownposition.
Infact,peoplearesoeagertobeperfectthattheydemandtoomuchofthemselves.Theywanttobespecialandunique,andtheywanttohavenodefectsorweaknesses.However,wecanneveravoidmistakesanderrors.It’simpossibleforustobeasupermanorasuperwoman.Nomatterhowsuccessfulweare,therearealwayssomeflaws.Ifweholdthateverythingshouldbeperfect,wewouldbeovercritical.
Myfriendnowhaschangedherattitude.Sheacceptshershortcomingsbutstillkeepsapositiveoutlook.Sheisevenmoreactiveanddoesn’tallowthemistakestohinderherpursuitofexcellence.AndIthinkthat’sthewayweshouldbe!That’sall.Thankyou!
没有人可以完美无缺
女士们、先生们，大家早上好!今天我想给大家讲一个我朋友的故事。她是一个聪明可爱、乐于助人的女孩。作为我们的年级长，她无论工作还是学习都很出色。在很多人眼里，她是如此优秀，近乎完美了。但有一天她却告诉我，她很迷惘和自卑：周围的人都认为她很优秀，完美无缺，可以对付任何事情;而她想得越多对自己就越是失望。她发觉自己远不够完美。上周她的法语测验考得不理想;前天，一个会议她又迟到了：很多事情做的不尽完美，这让她很是灰心丧气。
听到这些的时候我很惊讶，我原以为她有充分的理由对自己充满信心。然而，对完美的期望却变成了她的负担。我告诉她，没有人可以完美无缺的，她应该找到自己真正的位置。
实际上，人们有时过于追求完美而且期望的太多了。我们想要特别，想要独一无二;又想要没有缺点没有弱点。可是，人是无法避免错误的,有谁能成为超人呢无论你多么成功，总是有一些事情不够完美。如果我们坚持要完美无缺，那只能是一种求全责备。
我的朋友现在已经改变了她的态度。她承认自己的不完美，但是保持着乐观的心态。她没有停止追求，反而变得更为积极。我想这正是我们应该有的态度。
LeoTolstoyoncesaid,everyonethinksofchangingtheworld,butnoonethinksofchanginghimself.
Heisright.Wealwayshavegreatplansanddreamsinourminds…tooreadytoachievesomethinggrandthatchangestheworldorbenefitsallofmankind.Forexample;wehatepollutionandhavemadeupourmindstofindnewenergysourcesthatkeeptheenvironmentclean.Yetwestilllitterontheground.Wecomplainabouttrafficjams,soweplantobuildmorehighwaystosolvetheproblem,butitneveroccurstousthatourfailuretofollowtrafficregulationsistheleadingcauseofthissituation.Wearesoconcernedthattheviolenceinthemediahasabadimpactonourchildren,weurgethegovernmenttosetlawstoprotectthem.But,dowe,asadults,setagoodexampleforourkidsWeusenastywordsandevenspitonthegroundinfrontofthem,Idaretosay,weharmmore!
Inmyopinion,beforewedecidetochangetheworld,wehadbetterchangeourselvesfirst.Asordinaryindividuals,wedonothavethepowertochangetheworld.Butwecanchangeourhabitoflittering,spitting,cussing,wecanrespecttheenvironmentaroundus,wemustactasgoodmodelsforourkids.
Ifeachofusdoesalloftheselittlethings,allofus,millionsandmillionsofindividualstogether,togetherwewillbestrong…strongenoughtochangeourworld!
Soplease,thenexttimeyoudosomething,thinkhowyouractionsinfluencenotonlyyou,butthosearoundyoutoo,especiallyourchildren…andperhapsmoreimportantly…ourplanet!
改变
列夫·托尔斯泰曾说过：每个人都想改变这个世界，但是没有人想到改变自己。
他说的很有道理，我们每个人都心怀伟大时志向，时刻准备去干一番能造福全人类的大事业。比如，我们痛恨环境污染，所以我们下定决心去开发新的更高效更干净的能源来保护我们的环境，但是同时我们却随手乱扔垃圾;我们抱怨大城市的交通堵塞，计划造更多的高速路来解决交通问题，但是我们从来没有想过，如果我们能遵守交通规则话，那么这一问题是不是可以得到很大得缓解呢我们担心电视电影里面得暴力会对我们得孩子产生不良的影响，于是我们敦促政府通过立法来保护未成年人，但是我们这些大人又做得怎么样呢我们为我们的下一代做好了表率吗我们说粗话，甚至在孩子面前抽烟。不客气地说，我们对孩子的不良影响更多!
在我看来，在我们打算改变这个世界之前，我们最好先改变一下自己。作为一个普通人，我们其实没有改变这个世界的能力，但是我可以改变我们随地扔垃圾，随地吐痰的坏习惯，我们应该学会去保护环境，我们应该为我们的孩子起好的表率作用。
如果我们每个人都能从小事起，那么千千万万个人力量汇聚在一起，那力量是强大的，足以改变这个世界。
朋友，当您在做某一件事情的时候，请您想一想，您的行为会对您周围的人产生怎样的影响，因为，您的行为不单单影响到您自己，还有您周围的人，更重要的是我们的孩子…甚至我们的世界。
Ihaveadreamtoday.
Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvallyshallbeexalted,everyhillandmountainshallbemadelow,theroughplaceswillbemadeplain,andthecrookedplaceswillbemadestraight,andthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed,andallfleshshallseeittogether.
Wow,whatadreamithasbeenforMartinLutherKing.Butthechangingworldseemstellingmethatpeoplegraduallygettheirdreamslostsomehowintheprocessofgrowingup,andsometimesIpersonallyfindmyselfsayinggoodbyeunconsciouslytothosedistantchildhooddreams.
However,wemeeddreams.Theynourishourspirit;theyrepresentpossibilityevenwhenwearedraggeddownbyreality.Theykeepusgoing.Mostsuccessfulpeoplearedreamersaswellasordinarypeoplewhoarenotafraidtothinkbiganddaretobegreat.Whenwewerelittlekids,wealldreamedofdoingsomethingbigandsplashy,somethingsignificant.Nowwhatweneedtodoistomaintainthem,refreshthemandturnthemintoreality.However,thetoughestpartisthatweoftenhavenoideashowtotranslatethesedreamsintoactions.Well,juststartwithconcreteobjectivesandsticktoit.Don’tletthenamelessfearconfusetheeyeandconfoundourstrongbeliefoffuture.Throughourtalents,throughourwits,throughourenduranceandthroughourcreativity,wewillmakeit.
Holdfasttodreams,forifdreamsdie,lifeisabroken-wingedbirdthatcannotfly.Holdfasttodreams,forwhendreamsgo,lifeisabarrenfieldfrozenwithsnow.Somydearfriends,thinkofyouroldandmaybedeaddreams.Whateveritis,pickitupandmakeitalivefromtoday.
抓牢你的梦想
我今天有一个梦想。
我梦想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降，崎岖之地变平原，曲折之路成坦途。圣光展露，满照人间。
这对马丁路德金是怎样的一个梦想啊。不过这个变化着的世界似乎在告诉我，在成长的过程中，人们却不知不觉把他们的梦想弄丢了，而我自己也有时会觉得在告别很多童年的梦。
然而，我们是需要梦想的。梦想滋养我们的灵魂，梦想代表着我们被现实拉垮时依然具有的希望。它鼓励我们不断前进。大多数成功人士都是梦想家，同时也是普通人，只是他们敢于梦想敢于成就伟大。当我们还是孩子的时候，我们都梦想过做一番大事业，现在应当做的就是保存好那些梦想，再度恢复它们，并将它们实现。不过最难的是我们通常不知道怎样付诸实施。那么，就从最具体的目标开始，坚持去做吧。不要让那些莫名的恐惧迷惑了我们的双眼，影响了我们对未来的信念。用我们的天资和智慧，用我们的耐力和创造力，我们一定会实现梦想。
Whydoesfootballgetpeopleintoafrenzy
WhoisyouridolItmaybeNapoleon,Picasso,orMichaelJackson.ButwhoismyidolCanyouguessItisRonaldo.HeistheNo.1superstaroffootball.
Footballisagameinwhich22peoplechaseoneballaroundalargefield.Theaimofthegameistogettheballintothenettoscore.
Afterall,it’ssuchaneasygame,andyetpeoplegocrazymadoverit.Theanswerliesintwofacts.Oneisthegameitself.Sometimesitisbeyondanydescription.Footballisagameofpassesandtechniques,passionandlove,moreimportantly,unityisthekey---thewholeteamworkingasone,unitedtheywillneverbedefeated.
TheEuropean’sstyle.ofplayislikeaWaltz,theBrazilianlikeaSamba,andthepassionateArgentineansplayasiftheyaredoingaTango.Footballissounpredictable,sounbelievable.Youwillneverknowwhowillwinuntilthelastminute.Especiallywhensuddenlythereisagoal,thefanswhohavebeensittingontheedgeoftheirseats,willbewildwithjoyandexcitement;andtheloserswithdisappointedheartswilldespairovertheirteams.
Theotherisofcoursethesuperstars.Eachonehashisownpersonality,justlikemyidolRonaldo.Whenhesmiles,weallsmilewithhim.Whocanforgetthatbuck-toothedsmile,orthatuniquehairstyle.duringthe20xxWorldCup.Ronaldowasborntoapoorfamily.Hehassetanexampletochildrenwhocan’taffordapairofshoes,buthavetalentandapassionforfootball.Hegivesthemconfidenceandhopeofabetterfuture.
Footballisthegamethatwinseveryone’sheartandthebestgameeverinvented.
Whowasthemostwell-knownfigureinChinalastmonthIt’sMaJiaJue—thecollegestudentwhomurdered4ofhisroommates.Manypeopleattributedhiscrimetohispovertyanddeficienteducation.Inmyopinion,hiscrimealsohasmuchtodowithhisclassmates’indifference.
Indifferenceisaterriblediseaseintoday’scollegesandthewholesociety.It’snotrarethattwostudentswhohavestudiedtogetherfor4yearshaveneverspokentoeachother.It’snotrarethatastudentwhohasbeenabsentfromclassforseveraldaysisnotnoticedatall.It’salsonotrarethatastudentwhohasseverepsychologicalproblemsisnotcaredaboutatall.
Somepeoplemaysay‘WhatthestudentswithpsychologicalproblemslikeMaJiaJueneedisnotcarebutpsychotherapy.”However,whenpeopleareill,whattheyneedmostisnotonlymedicaltreatment,butalsocarefrompeoplearoundthem.Everysmileandeverycaringwordwillbringsunshinetotheirlife.
Ionceheardoneofmyroommateswhowasanintrovertedgirlsobbingatmid-night.Beingafraidofdisturbingher,Isentatextmessagetocomforther.Thenextday,shetoldmethatshewascryingfornotbeinginvitedtooneofherfriend’sbirthdayparty.Shethoughtshewasneglectedbyothers.Butmymessagewasreallycomfortingwhichtoldhersomeonestillcaredabouther.
WhatcanwedotopreventthetragedyofMaJiaJuefromhappeningagainSomepeoplemaysay‘Let’sopenmorepsychologicalcoursesinschools.’andotherpeoplemaysay‘Let’sdonatemoremoneyforthepoorstudents.’ButI’llsay“Myfellowstudent,let’sgivemoreloveandcaretoourroommates,ourclassmatesandeverypersonaroundus!”
Hello,everyone:
TodayIamveryhappy,BecauseIcantalkaboutwithyou.YouseeIamalovelygirl,yes!Ilikelaughing,Ilikestudying.That`isme--zhuyingjiefromBadongshiyanprimaryschool.Iameight.IamyoungbutIknow“wearethemastersofnature.”
Mydearfriendletusstartfromthetrivialside,Tobeagoodkidkeeper.
Ireceivedadevastatingblowtomyself-confidenceinthefirstinterviewofmycollegeyears.IappliedtobeahostinourStudentActingTroupeandfeltconfidentthatIwouldbeaccepted.Butoneofthepanelmemberstoldme:"Youseeminadequateandyouarealittlevertically-challenged."Mylifehasneverbeenthesamesince.Iusedbiggerheelstocomplementmyheightandpsychologicalmaneuversandtrickstohidemylackofconfidence.ButnomatterhowhardItriedtolookthepart,therewasstillsomethingmissing.
AspresidentofEnglishClub,IorganizedtherehearsalofSnowWhiteforanEnglishparty.Unfortunately,wecouldnotfindanactortobethelastdwarf.IthadtobesomeonewhowashumorousbynatureandfluentinEnglish.Suddenly,alleyesturnedtome,andIknewIwouldhavetobethedwarf.Tomygreatsurpriseanddelight,onceonstage,Iwastotallyabsorbedintheperformanceandmyhumorousnaturewasputtofulluse.Asthedwarf,Iwasabighit.
Yes,eachofusisonlyoneamongmillionsofothers,buteachofusisanindividualandeachofusisunique.Cultivatingourindividualitywilltransformourlives,makingofthemakaleidoscopeofnewcolorsandtextures.
Aworlddeprivedofdiversitywouldbeablandandboringplace.Therealtragedyisnotbeingshortorshyorugly,buthavingyouridentitylostinaworldinwhicheveryoneisacloneofamodelcoolboyoraflawlesscharminggirl.