天天向上Live Upward(第1页)
天天向上LiveUpward
奥里森·马登OrisonMarden
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1。proclaim[pr?u'kleim]v。宣告,公布;声明
&end[ik'stend]v。延伸;扩大
3。prolong[pr?'l??,'l?:?]v。延长
4。aspire[?'spai?]v。渴望;立志;追求
5。delusion[di'lu:??n]n。迷惑,欺骗;错觉;幻想
6。wretess['ret?idnis]n。可怜;悲惨;不幸
“Alexander,Caesar,eandmyselfhavefoundedempires,”saidoMentholatSt。Helena,“butuponwhatdidwerestthesenius?Uponforce。JesusChristalonefoundedhisempireothismomentmillionsofmenwoulddieforhim。Idiebeforemytimeandmybodywillbegivenbas。SuchisthefateofhimwhohasbeehegreataweenmydeepmiseryaernalkingdomofChrist,whied,lovedandadored,andwhichisextehe>
TraditionsaysthatwhenSolomohegiftofanemeraldvasefromtheQueenofShebahefilleditwithanelixirwhilykoprepare,onedropofwhichwlifeiely。Adyingalbeggedforadropofthepreciousfluid,butSolomoo
prolongawickedlife。Whengoodmetheywererefused,orfailedtoobtainitwhehekingwetorpreferhevasetogetbutasingledrop。Whenatlastthekingbecameill,andbadehisservantsbringthevase,hefoundthatthetshadallevaporated。Soitisoftenwithourhope,ourfaith,ourambition,ouraspiration。
Amanotaspireifhelooksdown。Godhashaspirationsandlongiowhiotclimb。Liveupward。Theuillbesustowardthesummitoflife’smountains,imreatsoulsliveaheaheirbeing。Lifeshouldbelivediisnoidlegame,oamuseaen。Itisastery,fullerofdutiesthantheskyofstars。Youothavetoomuchofthatyearningwhichiratiohoughyoudonotattaiheeffortsyoumakewillbringnothingbutblessing。
Toallwillewhentheloveofglorywillbeseeasplendiddelusioy,rankvain,powerdepe,andalloutwardadvaineaceameremockeryofwretess。Thewisestmeakeouprootselfishambitios。Shakespearesidereditsonearavieedextenuatingakeitavirtue。
Whohashepowerofloveinanawkward,crabbed,shiftless,lazyman?Hebeesgeeiic。Lsoutthepoetryinhim。Itisoimemagicithaswrought。Nothingweseehastouchedthemairelytransformed。
Butdooreachimpossiblegoals。Itiswhollyinyourpowertodevelopyourself,butnotnecessarilysotomakeyourselfaking。HoresideedStatesorPrimeMinistersofEnglandarewithinthewlifetimeofaman?WhatifathousandyouobeePresidentorPrimeMinister?Whilesuchprizesarewithinyourreach,rememberthatyourwillmustbetremendousandyourqualifisofthehighestorder,oryouothopetosecurethem。Toomanyaredeludedbyambitioheirpowerofattaiorturedbyaspirationstotallydisproportioheircapacityforexeay,indeed,tlyhopetobeiinusefulnessaonlyasyoubuilduponabroadfoundatioure;while,asarule,specialistsinambitionasitobeenarrowandone-sided。Darwinwasveryforyandmusiyoung,butafterdevotinghislifetosce,herisedtofiedious。Hesaidthat,ifheweretolivehislifeagain,heoetryandhearmusiceveryday,soasnottolosetheporegsugs。
Manneverreachesheightsabovehishabitualthought。Itisnotenoughnowaomountonwiasyie。Wemusthabituallydwellthere。Thegreatmanishewhoabideseasilyoowhichothersriseoallyandwithdiffi’tletthemaximsofalowprudencedailydioyourearslowerthetonehambitionorcheckyouraspiratiosusstepbystepupthemysteriousladder,thetopofwhioeyehatheverseen。Thoughwedonotfindromised,yetwearestroheg,aabroaderoutlookuponlifewhichrepaystheeffort。Indeed,ifwedonotfollowwherehopebes,wegraduallyslidedowntheladdeririveevertobeatthetopofyour。
在圣赫勒拿,拿破仑曾对蒙托洛说:“亚历山大、恺撒、查理曼还有我自己都曾建立帝国,但我们天赋的创造基于什么之上?是武力。只有耶稣基督在爱的基础上建起了他的帝国,因而此刻有无数的人愿为他而死。我将提早离开人世,而我的躯体也将回归尘埃。这便是那个号称‘伟大的拿破仑’的命运。在我深深的痛苦和耶稣基督永恒的帝国之间,有着怎样的一道深渊啊!那永恒的帝国表明了,爱慕与崇敬可以遍布整个地球。”
传说,所罗门(以色列国王)收到示巴女王所赠的翡翠瓶后,便在瓶内装满了只有他自己才知道配方的长生不老药,而这种药只需一滴便可无限地延长寿命。一个垂死的罪犯曾向他乞求一滴珍贵的灵药,但所罗门拒绝了,他不愿延长一个罪恶的生命。而好人去求灵药时,或被拒绝,或得到允诺却迟迟拿不到药,因为国王总会忘记或根本不愿打开瓶子,哪怕只是一滴药。最终国王病倒了,他吩咐仆人拿来翡翠瓶,发现里面的灵药早已全部蒸发。所以说,所谓的灵药通常都承载着我们的希望、信念、雄心和渴望。
一个垂头丧气的人无法拥有雄心壮志。上帝创造我们时,并没有给我们对于无法攀登的高度所需的热望和期待。乐观向上地生活,因为那些不曾得到的一切依然召唤着我们朝生命的巅峰前进,到伟大灵魂生活、呼吸、存在的地方去。生活就应该满怀热情。它不是懒惰的游戏,也不是可以轻易忘却的搞笑闹剧,它是严肃的现实,满载着比天上繁星更多的责任。你无法拥有太多的渴望,因为即使无法实现自己的理想,你的努力也不会付诸东流,而是会收获祝福。