On peace of mind 心如止水
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集美貌与智慧于一身的人不计其数、富裕之人随处可见、名望之人也不在少数。但是内心平静——是上帝对他的眷顾者的恩赐,是对他的偏爱者的最荣耀的奖赏,他从不慷慨给予。绝大多数人无缘此殊荣;另外的等待了一辈子——直到鬓发斑白,终于如愿以偿。

Joshua Loth Liebman "On my head pour only the sweet waters of serenity(宁静,沉着). Give me the gift of the Untroubled Mind."

Once, as a young man full of exuberant1(繁茂的,丰富的) fancy, I undertook to draw up a catalogue of the acknowledged "goods" of life. As other men sometimes tabulate2(制表,使成平面) lists of properties they own or would like to own, I set down my inventory3(详细目录,存货清单) of earthly desirables: health, love, beauty, talent, power,riches,and fame.

When my inventory was completed I proudly showed it to a wise elder who had been the mentor4 and spiritual model of my youth. Perhaps I was trying to impress him with my precocious5 wisdom. Anyway, I handed him the list. "This", I told him confidently, "is the sum of mortal(人世间的,致命的) goods. Could a man possess them all, he would be as a god."

At the corners of my friend's old eyes, I saw wrinkles(皱纹,折叠) of amusement gathering6 in a patient net. "An excellent list," he said, pondering it thoughtfully, "well digested in contented7 and set down in not-unresonable order. But it appears, my young friend, that you have omitted(省略,遗漏) the most important element of all. You have forgotten the one ingredient(成分,因素), lacking which each possession becomes a hideous8(丑陋的,可怕的) torment(苦痛,拷问)."

"And what." I asked, peppering my voice with truculence9(凶猛,粗暴), "is that missing ingredient?"

"With a pencil stub(断株,烟蒂) he crossed out my entire schedule. Then, haveing demolished10(毁坏,粉碎) my adolscent(青春期) dream structure at a single stroke, he wrote down three syllables11: peace of mind. “This is the gift that God reserves for His special Proteges." he said.

"Talent and beauty He gives to many. Wealth is commonplace, fame not rare. But peace of mind - that is His final guerdon(报酬,奖赏) of approval, the fondest insignia(徽章,袖章) of His love, He bestows12(授予,适用) it charily13. Most men are never blessed with it; others wait all their lives- yes, far into advanced age - for this gift to descend14 upon them."



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1 exuberant shkzB     
adj.充满活力的;(植物)繁茂的
参考例句:
  • Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.在温室里培养出来的东西,不会有强大的生命力。
  • All those mother trees in the garden are exuberant.果园里的那些母树都长得十分茂盛。
2 tabulate EGzyx     
v.列表,排成表格式
参考例句:
  • It took me ten hours to tabulate the results.我花了十个小时把结果制成表格。
  • Let me tabulate the results as follows.让我将结果列表如下。
3 inventory 04xx7     
n.详细目录,存货清单
参考例句:
  • Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
  • We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。
4 mentor s78z0     
n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导
参考例句:
  • He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
  • He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。
5 precocious QBay6     
adj.早熟的;较早显出的
参考例句:
  • They become precocious experts in tragedy.他们成了一批思想早熟、善写悲剧的能手。
  • Margaret was always a precocious child.玛格丽特一直是个早熟的孩子。
6 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会,聚会,聚集
参考例句:
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
7 contented Gvxzof     
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
参考例句:
  • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
  • The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。
8 hideous 65KyC     
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
参考例句:
  • The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
  • They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗,是丑陋的畜牲。
9 truculence EUnzJ     
n.凶猛,粗暴
参考例句:
  • One day, it might even suit the Kremlin to encourage this truculence. 总有一天可能更适于克里姆宁宫去鼓励这种好战。
  • Examples of China's truculence as viewed from Washington – abound. 在华盛顿方面看来,中国好斗的例子比比皆是。
10 demolished 3baad413d6d10093a39e09955dfbdfcb     
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 );推翻;拆毁(尤指大建筑物);吃光
参考例句:
  • The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
  • They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来,为了不让拆除他们的房子,他们一直在进行最后的努力。
11 syllables d36567f1b826504dbd698bd28ac3e747     
n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a word with two syllables 双音节单词
  • 'No. But I'll swear it was a name of two syllables.' “想不起。不过我可以发誓,它有两个音节。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
12 bestows 37d65133a4a734d50d7d7e9a205b8ef8     
赠给,授予( bestow的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Second, Xie Lingyun bestows on basic subject and emotion connotation. 谢灵运赋的基本主题及情感内涵。
  • And the frigid climate bestows Heilongjiang rich resources of ice and snow. 寒冷的气候赋予了其得天独厚的冰雪资源。
13 charily 83f1080095b472c1cb646d8795f0a9fa     
小心谨慎地,节俭地,俭省地
参考例句:
14 descend descend     
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
参考例句:
  • I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
  • We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
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