讓你內心平和的十條建議(上)

Inner peace may seem like a mythical peak. Almost unachievable, far away, maybe even unreal for many. In fact, for almost every single one of us. Indeed, very few can rightly claim "I feel calm right now" in a midst of stressful situations, worries or problems requiring immediate attention. However, there is a secret. The only way to achieve the fabled inner peace is to embrace the fact that it is only marginally defined by outer circumstances. Mainly, it is a choice you must make for yourself. You can be calm and peaceful in any situation by surprisingly, simply choosing to. This requires constant practice, but with practice your inner peace can become a habit, and then, a reality. So, these are the steps you may start with. Even by following these few suggestions, and constantly reminding yourself about them, you can make, eventually, inner peace your normal state of mind.

內心的平和好像神話中的巔峯之境，幾乎難以企及，對很多人來說可能子虛烏有。實際上，對於每一個個體而言，鮮有人做到在緊張、煩惱、有問題急需解決的情況下依然可以說"我現在覺得很平靜"。不過，這也是有祕訣的。唯一一個達到傳說的內心平和的方法就是去接受那些僅僅由外界環境塑造的事實。首先，這是你爲自己做的一個選擇。你可以出乎意料地在任何情境下保持平和，只要你選擇這麼做。這就需要持續的練習，只要通過練習，內心的平和會成爲一種習慣，然後，成爲你的常態。所以呢，有一些方法你可以嘗試一下。事實上，通過不斷遵循這些建議，持續提醒自己，最終，你也可以保持平和的常態！

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10.簡單化

Simplicity contributes to inner peace because it allows you to direct your energy and effort into one single point. Get rid of everything that hinders you, including acquaintances and friends who may only drain you while giving you nothing in return. Remember that the key is always quality over quantity. Throw out or give away everything that you don't really need. Every time you buy something new, ask yourself whether you can do without it, whether it's really necessary to you. Don't let unnecessary information like TV news or gossip into your life. Keep it simple and at all times stay focused on one or two tasks that matter.

簡單化，可以幫助追尋內心的平和，因爲它幫助你將精力和時間集中在同一個點上。丟棄那些阻礙你的一切，包括那些只會消耗你卻不予回報的泛泛之交以及朋友。記住，祕訣就是質量永遠勝於數量。每一次你想買新東西的時候，問問自己你是不是沒有也可以，它是不是真是必需品。不要讓電視新聞、流言蜚語等一些無關信息干擾你的生活。保持簡單化並且始終只關注一兩個重要的任務。

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9.關注當下

The only time that truly exists is this present moment. Past was, once, the present and future will once too, become the present. For all that matters, you should not obsess yourself by things gone. Or by the unpredictable future, which is in fact nothing more than your fantasy. So be focused on the present. Give all your best to it, and simply live. Don't let the real, present moment go by because you live in the past or in the future.

過去的已經過去，未來藏於現在。只有現在真實存在。最重要的是，永遠不要沉浸在過去的事情中。或者是不可預測的未來，那隻不過是你的幻想而已。所以關注當下吧。傾盡所有，簡單生活。不要因爲你活在過去、活在未來而讓真實存在的今天流逝。

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8.表達感恩

Stop and think about how fortunate you really are. Your mind may constantly wander off in the future, and desire something new. Yet if you are reading this article, you probably are relatively well off. Just think about the fact that 80% of the world population lives on less than $10 a day. Or that 20% can not even read or write.

停下來想想自己有多麼幸運。你的思緒可能會常常天馬行空思索未來，渴望新生活。不過，如果你在讀這篇文章，你可能相對來說生活寬裕。想想，世界上還有80%的人每一天只靠10美元度日。還有20%的人不會讀書寫字。

Try to think about all the things you have, there sure are plenty. Then realize that your mind is, at times, your worst enemy. Remember that even if you get what you hope for at this instant, your mind will very soon find some new object of desire. This is a vicious circle you can only break by expressing gratitude for what you already have or achieved, more and often. Even for the simplest things we otherwise take for granted.

嘗試着想想你所擁有的東西，肯定也是數之不盡的。那麼請意識到你的大腦有時可能是你最大的敵人。記住即使你現在能拿到你想要的東西，你的大腦也會很快找到新歡。這就是一個惡性循壞，只有通過經常地表達感恩，對你所擁有的東西和實現的事情滿懷感恩之情，你才能打破這個循環。

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7.接受新觀點

Your point of view should not be a law. Do not hold to it and be quick to let it go whenever it gets shaken by a better logic or opinion. When you find yourself in an argument, do not make a battle out of it. Remember that argument should be a synonym to discussion. If you find yourself on a losing side, be strong enough to accept a flaw in your opinion and thank a person for enriching your perspective. At all costs, keep your mind open. Life is a constant growth and motion, and whoever clings to his fixed ways, is eventually left alone behind.

你的觀點並非真理。當一種更好的思想顛覆你的觀點的時候，不要固執己見，讓那些不快快速逝去。當你發現自己身陷爭論之中時，不要將其變成戰爭。記住爭辯是討論的同義詞。如果你意識到自己站在失敗的一方，勇敢地接受你觀點中的漏洞，並去感謝那些讓你的思想更豐滿的人。無論如何，保持開放的心態。人生是一個不斷成長不斷變化地過程，那些墨守成規的人最終會與社會脫節。

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6.記住時間會治癒一切

Look around yourself and ponder for a while about the fact that everything – EVERYTHING – will once pass. Time can be generous, but ultimately, it is indifferent. However dark it may sound, everything and everybody will eventually perish. Nothing is forever, so how senseless it is to wage little personal wars with people you happen to dislike, or to give into sorrow over a break-up? Time will heal even the deepest wounds, but it will work faster if you don't scratch them… So, quite often, the best option is to simply let time resolve the problem. Because it inevitably will, eventually.

環顧四周，思索一下這個事實，一切——萬事萬物——終究會消逝。時間是最慷慨的，不過，它也是冷漠的。無論這聽起來多冷酷，每一個人、每一個事物最終都會消逝。沒有什麼是永恆的，所以與那些你討厭的人發生爭執，爲分手而傷心難過，這些都毫無意義。時間會治癒一切，即使是最深的傷口，如果你不去觸碰，它會更快地治癒。所以，通常最好的選擇就是把問題留給時間解決。因爲這些終究不可避免會消逝。

翻譯：杉杉 來源：前十網