第6章 生命本身就是最美的希望 (6)(2 / 3)

這些話對我的人生產生了深刻的影響。父親總是很忙,要不是我們都喜歡爬山,我們不可能有很多時間待在一起。我堅信爬山的確很有好處——它讓我有了與父親暢談和獨自沉思的時間,同時也培養了我的耐性。我愛爬山,它可以使我遠離城市的嘈雜和汙染,呼吸新鮮的空氣。

一次,我們爬一座很高的山。對我來說,那簡直是一個巨大的挑戰,因為那時我隻有10歲。開始的幾個小時,我還享受著清新的空氣,聆聽著鳥兒的歡叫,欣賞著蝴蝶的翩翩起舞。慢慢地,我的雙腿酸疼起來。在那個時刻,我非常討厭爬山,甚至想放棄。這時父親對我說:“春天是萬物複蘇的季節。此刻,山巒和田野被鮮花和樹木裝扮。你總能在峰頂處看到美麗的天空,但在抵達峰頂前你是看不到的。在山頂,你總能欣賞到眾多瀑布、山峰和峽穀的美景,但這一切在半山腰卻看不到。隻有在山頂,你才有幸飽覽這一切,如同生活中一樣。”

那時,我還小,無法理解他的話,但這些話使我充滿了希望和信心。我終於爬到了頂峰。放眼望去,我看見整個天空如水晶般澄澈。

給生命一個高度,便可以看到別樣的風景。在現實中,大部分人僅僅滿足於平坦、容易到達之處的風景,並錯誤地認為這就是美的極致,而事實上,最瑰麗的奇景永遠身在幽深險怪之處,隻有少數勇者可以到達。

objective [b'dektiv] n. 目標;目的

Step towards and we will achieve our objective.

朝著我們的目標邁步前進。

influence ['influns] v. 影響;感化

Competitors influence prices through their actions.

競爭者通過其行動來影響價格。

beneficial [,beni'fil] adj. 有益的;有利的;有用的

Exercise is beneficial to the health.

運動有益於健康。

contemplation [,kntm'plein] n. 沉思;冥想

Contemplation was abandoned for action.

停止思考,起來行動。

你總能在峰頂處看到美麗的天空,但在抵達峰頂前你是看不到的。

我愛爬山,它可以使我遠離城市的嘈雜和汙染,呼吸新鮮的空氣。

隻有在山頂,你才有幸飽覽這一切,如同生活中一樣。

My father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences.

have conversations:對話

The mountain and fields where we are standing are embroidered with flowers and trees.

be embroidered with:裝飾

鍛煉身體的真正意義

Exercise

佚名 / Anonymous

A state of physical and mental health allows you to take part in exercise comfortably and enjoyably so that it doesn't hurt, so that you can look forward to it, and feel good afterwards.

If you are feeling down, exercise may help pick you up. Although researchers disagree on this issue, one review of past studies found that long-term exercise, especially when it includes long-lasting, strenuous training sessions , has about as much of an effect on depression as psychotherapy.

Working out helps you deal with stress in your job, relationships or any area of life? Possibly because exercise is a form of stress itself and helps condition your body to deal with it. When Australian researchers compared people who did 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week to those who practiced progressive relaxation techniques, they found that the former group responded better to acute stress and had lower blood pressure.