ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Steindl-Rast - Monk
Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness.

Why you should listen

Many first met Brother David Steindl-Rast through a viral video called "Nature. Beauty. Gratitude," where Louie Schwartzberg's footage of time-lapse flowers in bloom is narrated by Brother David's moving words asking us to simply be ... grateful. Since 1953, Brother David has been a monk of Mount Saviour Benedictine monastery in New York, dividing his time between hermitic contemplation, writing and lecturing. He's the cofounder of gratefulness.org, supporting ANG*L (A Network for Grateful Living).

He was one of the first Roman Catholics to participate in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and is the author of The Ground We Share, a text on Buddhist and Christian practice, written with Robert Aitken Roshi. His other books include Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer and Deeper Than Words. His most recent book is 99 Blessings, a series of prayers for the general reader -- whether people of faith, agnostics, or uncertain.

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David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful

大衛·斯坦德拉 (David Steindl-Rast): 想快樂?感謝吧!

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全人類有一個共通點,就是我們每一個人都想要快樂,大衛·斯坦德拉弟兄,一位修士及跨宗教的學者如是說。而他提議,快樂從感謝而生。這鼓舞人心的一課,要人們慢下來,看看自己何去何從,及最重要的,要感謝。
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Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness. Full bio

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There is something
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有件事
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you know about me, something very personal個人,
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你懂我,非常私人的事
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and there is something I know about
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而有件事我也懂
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every一切 one of you
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在座每一個人
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and that's very central中央 to your concerns關注.
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而且這是你非常關心的事
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There is something that we know
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有件事我們都能懂
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about everyone大家 we meet遇到 anywhere隨地 in the world世界,
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與我們遇到的每個人有關
無論是在世上的某一處
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on the street,
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還是在大街上
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that is the very mainspring發條
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那是他們非常主要的動力
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of whatever隨你 they do
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無論他們在做什麼
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and whatever隨你 they put up with,
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還是在忍受什麼
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and that is that all of us
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那就是我們所有的人
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want to be happy快樂.
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都想要快樂
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In this, we are all together一起.
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在這件事上,我們站在同一陣線
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How we imagine想像 our happiness幸福,
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我們如何想像我們的快樂
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that differs不同 from one another另一個,
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每個人都不相同
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but it's already已經 a lot that we have all in common共同,
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但是我們已經有夠多的共同處了
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that we want to be happy快樂.
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就是我們想要快樂
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Now my topic話題 is gratefulness感恩.
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那麼,我的講題是感謝
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How is the connection連接 between之間
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如何把
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happiness幸福 and gratefulness感恩?
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快樂與感謝連在一起?
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Many許多 people would say, well, that's very easy簡單.
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很多人可能會說,嗯,那很簡單
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When you are happy快樂, you are grateful感激.
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當你快樂的時候你就會感謝
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But think again.
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但重新思索一下
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Is it really the happy快樂 people that are grateful感激?
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真的是快樂的人都心懷感謝嗎?
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We all know quite相當 a number of people
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我們都認識一些人
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who have everything that it would take to be happy快樂,
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擁有每一件能讓他們快樂的東西
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and they are not happy快樂,
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但他們並不快樂
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because they want something else其他
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因為他們想要別的東西
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or they want more of the same相同.
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或他們想要更多已經擁有的
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And we all know people
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我們都認識一些人
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who have lots of misfortune不幸,
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非常不幸
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misfortune不幸 that we ourselves我們自己 would not want to have,
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連我們自己都不會想要的不幸
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and they are deeply happy快樂.
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而他們卻無比的快樂
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They radiate輻射 happiness幸福. You are surprised詫異.
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他們散發出快樂。你會很驚訝
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Why? Because they are grateful感激.
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為什麼?因為他們感謝
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So it is not happiness幸福 that makes品牌 us grateful感激.
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所以不是快樂讓我們感謝
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It's gratefulness感恩 that makes品牌 us happy快樂.
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而是感謝讓我們快樂
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If you think it's happiness幸福 that makes品牌 you grateful感激,
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如果你認為是快樂讓你感謝
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think again.
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再思索一下
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It's gratefulness感恩 that makes品牌 you happy快樂.
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是感謝讓你快樂
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Now, we can ask,
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那麼,我們要問
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what really do we mean by gratefulness感恩?
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我們所說的感謝到底是甚麼意思?
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And how does it work?
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又是如何起作用?
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I appeal上訴 to your own擁有 experience經驗.
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我懇請你想想你自己的經驗
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We all know from experience經驗 how it goes.
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我們都從經驗知道這如何發生
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We experience經驗 something
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我們經歷某件
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that's valuable有價值 to us.
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對我們極寶貴的事
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Something is given特定 to us that's valuable有價值 to us.
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某件賜與我們的事,我們視為至寶
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And it's really given特定.
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是真的賜與我們的
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These two things have to come together一起.
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這兩件事必須一起發生
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It has to be something valuable有價值,
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它必須是有價值的東西
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and it's a real真實 gift禮品.
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且是一個真正的禮物
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You haven't沒有 bought it. You haven't沒有 earned it.
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你沒有買下它,你沒有賺得它
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You haven't沒有 traded交易 it in. You haven't沒有 worked工作 for it.
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你沒有拿什麼來交換它
你也沒有為它而努力
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It's just given特定 to you.
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就是送給了你
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And when these two things come together一起,
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而當這兩件事一起發生
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something that's really valuable有價值 to me
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某事對我有真正的價值
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and I realize實現 it's freely自如 given特定,
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且我明瞭它是白白送給我的
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then gratefulness感恩 spontaneously自發
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然後感謝就會自然而然地
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rises上升 in my heart,
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在我心中升起
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happiness幸福 spontaneously自發 rises上升 in my heart.
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快樂自然地在我心中升起
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That's how gratefulness感恩 happens發生.
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那就是感謝發生的方式
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Now the key to all this is that
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那麼,這所有的關鍵是
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we cannot不能 only experience經驗 this once一旦 in a while.
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我們不能只是偶爾經歷這種事
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We cannot不能 only have grateful感激 experiences經驗.
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我們不能僅有感恩的經驗
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We can be people who live生活 gratefully感激地.
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我們可以是活出感謝的人
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Grateful感激 living活的, that is the thing.
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感謝的生活,就是這樣
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And how can we live生活 gratefully感激地?
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那我們要如何活出感謝?
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By experiencing經歷, by becoming變得 aware知道的
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從體驗,從開始察覺
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that every一切 moment時刻 is a given特定 moment時刻, as we say.
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每一個時刻都是賜與
我們的時刻,可以這麼說
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It's a gift禮品. You haven't沒有 earned it.
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它是個禮物,你不能賺取它
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You haven't沒有 brought it about in any way.
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你不能以任何形式買到它
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You have no way of assuring保證 that there will be
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你沒有辦法保證你還有
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another另一個 moment時刻 given特定 to you,
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下一個賜與你的時刻
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and yet然而, that's the most valuable有價值 thing
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可是那卻是最有價值的事
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that can ever be given特定 to us,
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可以給予我們的
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this moment時刻, with all the opportunity機會 that it contains包含.
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這個時刻及其中的所有機會
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If we didn't have this present當下 moment時刻,
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假如我們沒有當下這個時刻
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we wouldn't不會 have any opportunity機會 to do anything
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我們不可能有任何機會做任何事
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or experience經驗 anything,
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或經歷任何事
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and this moment時刻 is a gift禮品.
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所以當下是一個禮物
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It's a given特定 moment時刻, as we say.
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它是白白贈與的時刻,可以這麼說
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Now, we say the gift禮品 within this gift禮品
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那麼我們說在這個禮物中的禮物
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is really the opportunity機會.
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其實是機會
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What you are really grateful感激 for is the opportunity機會,
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你真正感謝的是這個機會
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not the thing that is given特定 to you,
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而不是給予你的事物
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because if that thing were somewhere某處 else其他
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因為如果這事物存在於別處
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and you didn't have the opportunity機會 to enjoy請享用 it,
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而你沒有機會去享受它
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to do something with it,
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拿它來做些什麼
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you wouldn't不會 be grateful感激 for it.
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你不會為之感謝
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Opportunity機會 is the gift禮品 within every一切 gift禮品,
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機會是每件禮物中的禮物
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and we have this saying,
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而我們有句話這麼說
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opportunity機會 knocks敲門 only once一旦.
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機會只敲一次門
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Well, think again.
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嗯,再思索一次
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Every一切 moment時刻 is a new gift禮品, over and over again,
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每個時刻都是新的禮物
不斷地重複著
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and if you miss小姐 the opportunity機會 of this moment時刻,
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如果你錯失了當下的這個機會
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another另一個 moment時刻 is given特定 to us, and another另一個 moment時刻.
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另一個時刻又給了我們
還有另一個時刻
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We can avail ourselves我們自己 of this opportunity機會,
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我們可以利用這個機會
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or we can miss小姐 it,
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或者我們錯失它
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and if we avail ourselves我們自己 of the opportunity機會,
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如果我們利用這個機會
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it is the key to happiness幸福.
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這就是通往快樂的關鍵
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Behold看哪 the master key to our happiness幸福
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看啊!這通往快樂的主要關鍵
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in our own擁有 hands.
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就在我們的手中
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Moment時刻 by moment時刻,
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一刻接著一刻
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we can be grateful感激 for this gift禮品.
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我們可以感謝這個禮物
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Does that mean
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這難道意味著
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that we can be grateful感激 for everything?
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我們要感謝每一件事?
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Certainly當然 not.
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當然不是
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We cannot不能 be grateful感激 for violence暴力, for war戰爭,
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我們不能為暴力、為戰爭
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for oppression壓迫, for exploitation開發.
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為壓迫、為剝削而感謝
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On the personal個人 level水平, we cannot不能 be grateful感激
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在個人方面,我們也不能
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for the loss失利 of a friend朋友, for unfaithfulness異心,
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為失去朋友、為不忠
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for bereavement喪親之痛.
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為喪失親友而感謝
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But I didn't say we can be grateful感激 for everything.
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但我沒有說我們要為每件事感謝
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I said we can be grateful感激 in every一切 given特定 moment時刻
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我是說我們可以時時刻刻感謝
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for the opportunity機會,
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感謝其所給予的機會
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and even when we are confronted面對
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甚至在我們面對
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with something that is terribly可怕 difficult,
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極為困難之事
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we can rise上升 to this occasion場合
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我們可以奮力挑戰
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and respond響應 to the opportunity機會 that is given特定 to us.
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並回應其所給予我們的機會
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It isn't as bad as it might威力 seem似乎.
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那就不像看起來的這麼糟
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Actually其實, when you look at it and experience經驗 it,
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事實上,當你面對並經歷它
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you find that most of the time, what is given特定 to us
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你會發現大部分時間給予我們的
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is opportunity機會 to enjoy請享用,
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是享受的機會
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and we only miss小姐 it because
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而我們之所以錯過是因為
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we are rushing through通過 life
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我們忙著在生活中奔波
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and we are not stopping停止 to see the opportunity機會.
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而我們不曾停下來去看機會
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But once一旦 in a while,
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但偶爾
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something very difficult is given特定 to us,
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我們面臨很困難的事
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and when this difficult thing occurs發生 to us,
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當這個困難的事情發生在我們身上
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it's a challenge挑戰 to rise上升 to that opportunity機會,
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奮力面對危機是項挑戰
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and we can rise上升 to it by learning學習 something
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但我們能以學習來面對挑戰
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which哪一個 is sometimes有時 painful痛苦.
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而這有時候很痛苦
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Learning學習 patience忍耐, for instance.
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譬如說,學習忍耐
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We have been told that the road to peace和平
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我們都聽說過邁向和平之路
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is not a sprint短跑,
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不是百米衝刺
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but is more like a marathon馬拉松.
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而更像是馬拉松
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That takes patience忍耐. That's difficult.
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那需要忍耐,那很難
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It may可能 be to stand up for your opinion意見,
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你可能要捍衛你的見解
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to stand up for your conviction定罪.
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捍衛你的信念
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That's an opportunity機會 that is given特定 to us.
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那就是其所給予我們的機會
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To learn學習, to suffer遭受, to stand up,
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為了學習、經歷、捍衛
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all these opportunities機會 are given特定 to us,
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這些機會都給了我們
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but they are opportunities機會,
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但是它們是機會
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and those who avail themselves他們自己
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而那些會利用機會
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of those opportunities機會
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而受益的人
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are the ones那些 that we admire欣賞.
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是我們所仰慕的
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They make something out of life.
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他們活出生命
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And those who fail失敗 get another另一個 opportunity機會.
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而那些失敗的人
會得到另一次機會
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We always get another另一個 opportunity機會.
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我們總是會得到另一次機會
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That's the wonderful精彩 richness豐富 of life.
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那就是人生精采豐富之處
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So how can we find a method方法
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所以我們要如何找到方法
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that will harness馬俱 this?
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駕馭這個?
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How can each one of us find a method方法
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我們每個人要如何找到方法
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for living活的 gratefully感激地,
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過感謝的生活
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not just once一旦 in a while being存在 grateful感激,
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不是偶一為之的感謝
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but moment時刻 by moment時刻 to be grateful感激.
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而是時時刻刻都感謝?
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How can we do it?
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我們該怎麼做?
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It's a very simple簡單 method方法.
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方法很簡單
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It's so simple簡單 that it's actually其實 what we were told
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這是如此簡單,其實我們早就聽過了
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as children孩子 when we learned學到了 to cross交叉 the street.
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就在我們還是孩子
學習如何過馬路的時候
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Stop. Look. Go.
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停、看、行動
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That's all.
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如此而已
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But how often經常 do we stop?
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但我們多常停止?
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We rush through通過 life. We don't stop.
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我們在生活中忙碌奔波,我們從不停止
08:48
We miss小姐 the opportunity機會 because we don't stop.
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我們錯過機會,因為我們從不停止
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We have to stop. We have to get quiet安靜.
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我們必須停止
我們必須學習平靜安穩
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And we have to build建立 stop signs跡象
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我們必須架起停止標誌
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into our lives生活.
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在我們的生活裡
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When I was in Africa非洲 some years年份 ago
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幾年前我去了非洲
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and then came來了 back,
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回來之後
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I noticed注意到 water.
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我注意到水
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In Africa非洲 where I was, I didn't have drinkable飲用 water.
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我在非洲落腳的地方沒有飲用水
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Every一切 time I turned轉身 on the faucet龍頭,
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每次我打開水龍頭
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I was overwhelmed不堪重負.
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我都大為驚奇
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Every一切 time I clicked點擊 on the light,
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而每次我開燈
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I was so grateful感激. It made製作 me so happy快樂.
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我是如此感謝,它讓我好開心
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But after a while, this wears穿 off.
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但一會兒之後,這種感覺就消退了
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So I put little stickers貼紙 on the light switch開關
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所以我在電燈開關上
貼上小小的貼紙
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and on the water faucet龍頭,
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在水龍頭上也貼
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and every一切 time I turned轉身 it on, water.
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每一次我開水龍頭,就有「水」
09:35
So leave離開 it up to your own擁有 imagination想像力.
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所以這全看你自己的想像力
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You can find whatever隨你 works作品 best最好 for you,
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你可以尋找任何對你最有用的方法
09:40
but you need stop signs跡象 in your life.
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但在你的生活中你需要停止標誌
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And when you stop,
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當你停下來
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then the next下一個 thing is to look.
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那麼接下來就是看
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You look. You open打開 your eyes眼睛.
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你看。你打開你的眼睛
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You open打開 your ears耳朵. You open打開 your nose鼻子.
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你打開你的耳朵,你打開你的鼻子
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You open打開 all your senses感官
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你打開你所有的感官
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for this wonderful精彩 richness豐富 that is given特定 to us.
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為了這賜予我們的美好富足
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There is no end結束 to it,
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這沒有盡頭
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and that is what life is all about,
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而這就是人生
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to enjoy請享用, to enjoy請享用 what is given特定 to us.
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去享受,去享受那賜與我們的一切
10:06
And then we can also open打開 our hearts心中,
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然後我們也可以打開我們的心
10:09
our hearts心中 for the opportunities機會,
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為這些機會打開我們的心
10:12
for the opportunities機會 also to help others其他,
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為了這些也能幫助他人的機會
10:15
to make others其他 happy快樂, because
nothing makes品牌 us more happy快樂
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讓別人快樂,因為沒有比
看到所有的人都快樂
10:19
than when all of us are happy快樂.
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更讓我們快樂了
10:22
And when we open打開 our hearts心中 to the opportunities機會,
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而當我們為這些機會打開心房
10:26
the opportunities機會 invite邀請 us to do something,
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機會就邀請我們去做一些事
10:30
and that is the third第三.
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而那就是第三點
10:31
Stop, look, and then go, and really do something.
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停、看、然後行動,真的去做點什麼
10:36
And what we can do is
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而我們能做的就是
10:38
whatever隨你 life offers報價 to you in that present當下 moment時刻.
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任何當下人生給予你的事
10:42
Mostly大多 it's the opportunity機會 to enjoy請享用,
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最重要的就是享受的機會
10:47
but sometimes有時 it's something more difficult.
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但有的時候是更困難的事
10:51
But whatever隨你 it is, if we take this opportunity機會,
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但不論是什麼
如果我們把握了這個機會
10:55
we go with it, we are creative創作的,
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我們接受它,我們就有創意
10:58
those are the creative創作的 people,
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這些是有創意的人
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and that little stop, look, go,
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而那小小的停、看、行動
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is such這樣 a potent有力的 seed種子
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就是這樣一顆有力的種子
11:06
that it can revolutionize革命化 our world世界.
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可以徹底改變我們的世界
11:10
Because we need, we are at the present當下 moment時刻
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因為我們需要,我們就在當下
11:15
in the middle中間 of a change更改 of consciousness意識,
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就在意識轉變之中
11:19
and you will be surprised詫異 if you --
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而你會很驚訝如果你——
11:21
I am always surprised詫異 when I hear how many許多 times
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我總是很驚訝,每當我聽到
11:24
this word "gratefulness感恩" and "gratitude感謝" comes up.
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「感謝」及「感激」這個字出現時總是如此
11:27
Everywhere到處 you find it,
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你會發現它無所不在
11:29
a grateful感激 airline航空公司, a restaurant餐廳 gratefulness感恩,
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一家感謝的航空公司
一間感謝的餐廳
11:32
a cafe咖啡店 gratefulness感恩, a wine紅酒 that is gratefulness感恩.
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一家感謝的咖啡店
一種感謝的酒
11:35
Yes, I have even come across橫過 a toilet廁所 paper
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是的,我甚至看過一種衛生紙
11:39
that the brand is called Thank You. (Laughter笑聲)
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品牌名稱是「謝謝」(笑聲)
11:43
There is a wave of gratefulness感恩 because
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是有一種感激的潮流,因為
11:45
people are becoming變得 aware知道的 how important重要 this is
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人們逐漸意識到這有多重要
11:48
and how this can change更改 our world世界.
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及這如何能改變我們的世界
11:51
It can change更改 our world世界
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它可以改變世界
11:54
in immensely非常 important重要 ways方法,
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在極為重要的方面
11:58
because if you're grateful感激, you're not fearful可怕,
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因為如果你充滿感激,你就不害怕
12:02
and if you're not fearful可怕, you're not violent暴力.
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而如果你不害怕,你就不暴力
12:05
If you're grateful感激, you act法案 out of a sense of enough足夠
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如果你感謝,你就表現出滿足感
12:09
and not of a sense of scarcity缺乏,
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而不是缺乏感
12:11
and you are willing願意 to share分享.
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而且你還會願意分享
12:13
If you are grateful感激, you are enjoying享受
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如果你很感激,你就會享受
12:16
the differences分歧 between之間 people,
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人與人間的不同
12:17
and you are respectful尊敬的 to everybody每個人,
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而你會尊重每一個人
12:20
and that changes變化 this power功率 pyramid金字塔
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而那會改變這個權力金字塔
12:22
under which哪一個 we live生活.
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我們都活在其下
12:23
And it doesn't make for equality平等,
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而這不會創造平等
12:26
but it makes品牌 for equal等於 respect尊重,
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但這會創造平等的尊重
12:29
and that is the important重要 thing.
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而那是重要的事
12:31
The future未來 of the world世界 will be a network網絡,
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這個世界的未來會是一個網絡
12:34
not a pyramid金字塔, not a pyramid金字塔 turned轉身 upside上邊 down.
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不是金字塔,也不是顛倒的金字塔
12:38
The revolution革命 of which哪一個 I am speaking請講
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我所說的革命
12:40
is a nonviolent非暴力 revolution革命,
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是非暴力的革命
12:42
and it's so revolutionary革命的
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而它的變革是如此之大
12:44
that it even revolutionizes革命性
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它甚至要徹底改變
12:46
the very concept概念 of a revolution革命,
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革命本身的概念
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because a normal正常 revolution革命 is one
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因為一般的革命
12:51
where the power功率 pyramid金字塔 is turned轉身 upside上邊 down
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是把權力金字塔顛倒
12:54
and those who were on the bottom底部
are now on the top最佳
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所以那些原本在底層的人
現在變成頂端
12:57
and are doing exactly究竟 the same相同 thing
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卻依然做著原本在頂端的人
12:59
that the ones那些 did before.
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之前所做的事
13:02
What we need is a networking聯網 of smaller groups,
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我們需要的是一種
更小群組的關係網絡
13:06
smaller and smaller groups who know one another另一個,
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彼此知曉、彼此互動的
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who interact相互作用 with one another另一個,
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群組愈來愈小
13:12
and that is a grateful感激 world世界.
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而那就是充滿感謝的世界
13:14
A grateful感激 world世界 is a world世界 of joyful快樂 people.
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感謝的世界是喜樂的人的世界
13:18
Grateful感激 people are joyful快樂 people,
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感謝的人是喜樂的人
13:21
and joyful快樂 people,
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而喜樂的人
13:23
the more and more joyful快樂 people there are,
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喜樂的人愈多
13:26
the more and more we'll have a joyful快樂 world世界.
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我們就更可能有個喜樂的世界
13:30
We have a network網絡 for grateful感激 living活的,
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我們有一個感謝生活的網絡
13:34
and it has mushroomed雨後春筍.
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而這已如雨後春筍般出現
13:36
We couldn't不能 understand理解 why it mushroomed雨後春筍.
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我們不了解為什麼
它像雨後春筍般出現
13:39
We have an opportunity機會 for people to light a candle蠟燭
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我們給人們點燃一根蠟燭的機會
13:42
when they are grateful感激 for something.
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在他們為某事而感謝時
13:45
And there have been 15 million百萬 candles蠟燭 lit發光的
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而在過去十年中
13:50
in one decade.
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已經有一千五百萬支蠟燭被點起
13:52
People are becoming變得 aware知道的
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人們開始察覺
13:54
that a grateful感激 world世界 is a happy快樂 world世界,
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感激的世界是個快樂的世界
13:58
and we all have the opportunity機會
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而我們都有機會
14:01
by the simple簡單 stop, look, go,
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只要簡單地停、看、行動
14:04
to transform轉變 the world世界,
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就能轉化這個世界
14:06
to make it a happy快樂 place地點.
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使它成為一個快樂的地方
14:08
And that is what I hope希望 for us,
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而那就是我對大家的期望
14:09
and if this has contributed貢獻 a little
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如果對你有點幫助
14:12
to making製造 you want to do the same相同,
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讓你也想做同樣的事
14:14
stop, look, go.
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就停、看、行動吧
14:16
Thank you.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Regina Chu
Reviewed by Marssi Draw

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Steindl-Rast - Monk
Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness.

Why you should listen

Many first met Brother David Steindl-Rast through a viral video called "Nature. Beauty. Gratitude," where Louie Schwartzberg's footage of time-lapse flowers in bloom is narrated by Brother David's moving words asking us to simply be ... grateful. Since 1953, Brother David has been a monk of Mount Saviour Benedictine monastery in New York, dividing his time between hermitic contemplation, writing and lecturing. He's the cofounder of gratefulness.org, supporting ANG*L (A Network for Grateful Living).

He was one of the first Roman Catholics to participate in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and is the author of The Ground We Share, a text on Buddhist and Christian practice, written with Robert Aitken Roshi. His other books include Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer and Deeper Than Words. His most recent book is 99 Blessings, a series of prayers for the general reader -- whether people of faith, agnostics, or uncertain.

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