雙語散文:創造你的個人奇蹟
【英文原文】
Make Today Your Personal Miracle
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“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein
I ran a 22-miler this morning in preparation for my second marathon later this month, and at about mile 18, the heavens opened up and poured water on me by the truckload. It was a Biblical rainfall, and I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face.
That’s not as dangerous as it sounds, running as I was on a deserted side road on a tropical island in the wee morning hours. I ran on, glad of the cool and amazed at how much water can come down on a person at once.
Then the rain stopped as suddenly as it started, and the clouds parted, admitting into the sky a God-like light that lit up the heavens.
I suddenly, without thought, shouted at the top of my lungs, “I’M LOVING LIFE!!”
The outburst startled even me, and I started laughing to myself. Where did that lunatic eruption come from?
It was this glorious lit-up sky, following the torrential rain, that made me realize what a miracle this life is. My legs were dead tired and aching after 18 miles of running, but it was a seriously beautiful run. I was full of love for this wonder we call life.
I then did something I like to do every now and then, which is count my blessings. Forgive the air of bragging that follows, but I thought you might be interested in my list of blessings:
I am alive.
I am healthier than ever before.
I am strong enough to run a marathon.
I am married to the most beautiful and loving woman I’ve ever met.
I am loved by six of the most wonderful children I could ever have hoped for.
I have an incredible family, with supportive and good-hearted parents, sisters and brothers, grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles.
I am able to pursue my passion, and live my dream of being a full-time blogger — without a boss.
I have eliminated my debt, and have a decent emergency fund saved up.
I live on a luxurious tropical island in a house with a gorgeous view of the ocean and sunset each day.
I have a successful blog with the most encouraging, generous, supportive readership imaginable.
I have a book deal!
I live a relatively simple life.
I have great friends, both online and off.
I am alive!
That’s not a complete list of course, but it’s some of the highlights. It’s hard to be thorough when you feel like lying down on the road, curling up and going to sleep.
Why are you glad to be alive? Count your blessings — your list won’t be the same as mine, but there will always be things to be grateful for, and you should never compare your list with others. Just be glad of what you do have.
Today is a gift, for each of us. What are you going to do with it? How will you make the most of this life?
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive” - Elbert Hubbard
【中文譯文】
“活着，有兩種狀態。一種，好像沒有什麼是奇蹟。另一種，彷彿一切都是奇蹟。”——阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦
爲了準備後半月第二次馬拉松比賽，今天早上我跑了22英里。在差不多18英里的時候，天降暴雨，一卡車的水傾瀉到我身上。這簡直是聖經才記載過的大雨（Biblical rainfall），把手放到臉前我也看不見。
其實不像我說的那麼危險，就是跑，在凌晨，熱帶島嶼，廢棄的路邊。跑着，爲這件爽快而又神奇的事情而高興，一下子究竟能有多少水傾瀉在一個人身上？
接着，雨停了，就像他的突如其來，雲霧消散，天空出現上帝般的光，照亮天空。
突然，想都沒想，我聲嘶力竭高呼“我愛生活！”
突然的爆發把我自己也嚇到了，我笑我自己。這是哪裏來的瘋子，瞎亂叫喚？
光點亮天空，隨之而來的暴雨，使我明白生活真是一個奇蹟。我的腿精疲力竭，痛苦的堅持了18英里，但它還在完美的跑着。我無比愛這個奇蹟，我們稱之爲生活的東西。
然後我做了一件我一直喜歡的事兒，細數幸福。原諒我接下來的誇誇其談，但我想你可能會對我的祝福列表感興趣：
我活着。
我比以往任何時候都更健康。
我身體不錯，還能參加馬拉松比賽。
我娶了我見過最美麗，可愛的女子做我妻子。
我被6個最美妙的孩子深愛着，那是我一直夢寐以求的。
我有一個令人難以置信的家庭，有支持我的，善良的父母，兄妹，祖父母，堂兄弟，叔叔，阿姨。
我能追求我的激情，做一名我夢想的全職博客——沒有一個老闆。
我已償還了我的債務，還有不少緊急基金被儲蓄起來。
我住在熱帶島嶼的豪華房子，每天伴隨海洋的美景和日落。
我有一個成功的博客，有最鼓舞人的，最寬容的，最支持的讀者。
我寫了本書。
我過着一種相對簡單的生活。
我有很多朋友，不論線上還是線下。
我還活着！
這當然不是一個完整的列表，只是其中的一些亮點。當你躺在馬路上，蜷曲着昏昏欲睡的時，這些事兒確實很難完全想起來。
你爲什麼爲活着而高興？細數你的幸福——你的名單不會和我一樣，但總會有要感謝的事情，千萬不要與別人比較這份清單。就寫下那些你做的，讓你高興的事兒。
今天是一個禮物，給我們每個人。你打算怎麼辦呢？您將如何充分利用這一生？
“不要太認真對待生活。你將永遠不能活着擺脫它。”——阿爾伯特·哈伯德
