A Letter From Grandfather

曲永華

One day， a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather’s belongings when he came across a bright red envelope. Written on the front were the words， “To my grandson.” Recognizing his grandfather’s handwriting， the boy opened the envelope. A letter inside read：

Dear Ronny，

Years ago you came to me for help. You said， “Grandpa， how is it that you’ve accomplished so much in your life？ You’re still full of energy， and I’m already tired of struggling. How can I get that same enthusiasm that you’ve got？”

I think a lot of it has to do with how a person looks at things. I call it “keeping your eyes wide open.”

First， realize that life is filled with surprises， but many are good ones. If you don’t keep watching for them， you’ll miss half the excitement. Expect to be thrilled once in a while， and you will be.

When you meet up with challenges， welcome them. They’ll leave you wiser， stronger， and more comfortable than you were the day before. When you make a mistake， be grateful for the things it taught you. Resolve to use that lesson to help you reach your goal.

And always follow the rules. Even the little ones. When you follow the rules， life works. If you think you ever really get by with breaking the rules， you’re only fooling yourself.

Remember that your choices will create your successes and your failures. So consider all the pathways ahead， and decide which ones to follow. Then believe in yourself， get up， and get going.

Most important of all， never give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves to win. Give life everything you’ve got， and life will give its best back to you.

Love always，

Grandpa

爺爺?shù)囊环庑?/p>

一天，一位年輕人在清理爺爺留下來的遺物，這時他碰巧看到一個鮮紅色的信封。在信封上寫著：給我的孫子。年輕人辨認出是爺爺?shù)墓P跡，他打開了信封，看到爺爺給他留下的信。

親愛的羅尼：

許多年前你來找我?guī)椭恪Ｄ阏f：“爺爺，在你過去的生活中，你取得了那么多的成就，那是怎樣做到的呢？而且你現(xiàn)在還是精神矍鑠，而我卻厭倦了奮斗。我怎樣才能擁有像您這樣的熱情呢？”

我認為這和一個人如何看待事物的態(tài)度有很大的關(guān)系。我稱這為“保持開闊的眼界”。

首先，意識到生命中充滿了出乎意料的事情，但是其中許多事情是好事。如果你不保持關(guān)注它們，那你會錯過一半的令人興奮的時刻。時不時地盼望有驚喜發(fā)生，你就會遇到驚喜的事情。

當(dāng)你遇到挑戰(zhàn)時，要歡迎它們。它們會給你帶來智慧、堅強和更多的舒適。當(dāng)你犯錯誤時，感激它留給你的教訓(xùn)吧，下定決心用這些教訓(xùn)幫你達到你的目標(biāo)。

總是遵循規(guī)則，即使是小小的規(guī)則。當(dāng)你遵循這些規(guī)則時，生活正常運轉(zhuǎn)。如果你認為你因為違背規(guī)則而得到成就，那你是在愚弄自己。

記住：你的選擇會直接導(dǎo)致你的成功或失敗。所以在決定追逐目標(biāo)之前，提前考慮好所有的路徑。然后相信自己的選擇，起身，著手去做。

最重要的是，永遠不要放棄自己。最終能夠作為贏家的人是下定決心要贏的人。把你擁有的一切獻給生活，生活也會把最好的一切回饋給你。

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 永遠愛你的，

? 爺爺

詞語小貼士：

1. belongings n. 財產(chǎn)，所有物

2. recognizing v. 認出（recognize的現(xiàn)在分詞）

3. accomplish vt. 完成，達到（目的）

4. struggle vi. 搏斗，奮斗，努力，爭取

5. enthusiasm n. 熱情，熱忱