第552期:英語美文 The Powerful Process of Gratitude
今天我們選讀一篇《The Secret 祕密》中關於感恩的章節。這個章節中，講述的是當人時刻在滿懷感恩的狀態下，心靈上產生的巨大變化。本書的作者還說道，如果在運用《祕密》這本書中所講授的知識中，你只想做一件事，那麼就是感恩，今天我們就來一起感受下這段文字吧！
《The Secret 祕密》是一本心靈勵志書。本書作者朗達·拜恩是澳大利亞電視工作者，有一年，父親突然去世、工作遭遇瓶頸、家庭關係也陷入僵局，就在人生跌至谷底、生活即將崩潰時處，意外發現了隱藏在百年古書中的祕密。這些祕密亙古以來存在於各種口述的歷史、文學、宗教與哲學之中，更藏在人與世界的各個互動層面，每個人自身都存在着自己所不知道的能量。作者還發現，許多當今的佼佼者早已瞭解並運用此祕密。因此，作者不禁疑問：“爲什麼不是每個人都知道呢？”於是，作者決心組織一個團隊揭露這個只有1%才知道的驚天大祕密。她發現,洞悉這個祕密的人都是各行各業的佼佼者，他們現身說法告訴你：幸福、快樂、健康、金錢、人際關係，這個祕密都能給你！瞭解這個祕密，就沒有做不到的事；不論你是誰，你想要什麼，這個祕密都能給你！
New Words:
Stumble vi. 躊躇，蹣跚；
fundamental adj. 基本的，根本的
avatar n. （印度教，佛教）神的化身；（某種思想或品質）化身；
The day we filmed James Ray sharing his powerful exercise of gratitude is one I will never forget. From that day on, I made James' process my life. Every morning, I do not get out bed until I have felt the feelings of gratitude for this brand new day and all I am grateful for in my life. Then as I get out of bed, when one foot touches the ground I say, "Thank," and "you" as my second foot touches the ground. With each step I take on my way to the bathroom, I say "Thank you." I continue to say and feel "Thank you" as I am showering and getting ready. By the time I am ready for the day, I have said "Thank you" hundreds of times.
我永遠忘不了我們拍攝詹姆士.雷分享他的“強效感恩練習”的那天。從那一天開始，我就把詹姆士的方法用在我的生活中。每天早上，除非 我感受到了感恩的感覺——對這嶄新的一天，以及對生命中我所感激的一切——否則我不會起牀。然後當我下牀，一隻腳碰到地面的時候，我會說“謝謝”；換另一隻腳碰到地面時，則說“您”。走到盥洗室的每一步，我會說“謝謝您”；在我淋浴和整裝的時候，我持續地說着、並去感覺“謝謝您”。當我準備好迎接這一天時，我已經說“謝謝您”上百次了。
As I do this, I am powerfully creating my day and all that it will contain. I am setting my frequency for the day and intentionally declaring the way I want my day to go, rather than stumbling out of bed and letting the day take control of me. There is no more powerful way to begin your day than this. You are the creator of your life, so begin by intentionally creating your day!
當我這麼做，我就是在強而有力地創造我的一天和當中的事物。我是在設定這一天的頻率，並且有意地宣告這一天我所要的方式；而不是踉蹌地離開牀，讓這一天掌控我。開始一天的生活，沒有比這更有力量的方法了。你是自己生命的創造者，所以，開始有意識地創造你的生活吧！
Gratitude was a fundamental part of the teachings of all the great avatars throughout history. In the book that changed my life, The Science of Getting Rich, written by Wallace Wattles in 1910, gratitude is its longest chapter. Every teacher featured in The Secret uses gratitude as part of his or her day. Most of them begin their day with thoughts and feelings of gratitude.
歷史上所有偉大人物的基本教誨之一，就是“感恩”。華勒思.華特斯在1910年寫下那本改變我一生的書《致富的科學》（The Science of Getting Rich），該書最長的篇章，就是<感恩>那一章。所有在《祕密》裏擔任主角的導師，全都把“感恩”當作他們生活的一部分；他們大多數是以“感恩”的思想和感覺，作爲一天開始。<感恩>
Joe Sugarman, a wonderful man and successful entrepreneur, watched the film The Secret and contacted me. He told me his favorite part was the gratitude process, and that his use of gratitude had contributed to all he had achieved in his life. With all the success Joe has attracted to himself, he continues to use gratitude every day, even for the smallest things. When he gets a parking space he always says and feels, "Thank you." Joe knows the power of gratitude and all it has brought to him, and so gratitude is his way of life.
一位很傑出、成功的企業家喬. 史格曼，在看過《祕密》影片之後與我聯繫。他告訴我，“感恩的方法”是影片中他最喜歡的部分；而且他一生的功成名就，全都歸功於運用感恩的方法，即使最小的事物也不例外。當他有車位可停，他總是會說出、並且去感覺“謝謝您”。他知道感恩的力量與其所帶來的一切，於是感恩就成了他的生活方式。
With all that I have read and with all that I have experienced in my own life using The Secret, the power of gratitude stands above everything else. If you only do one thing with the knowledge of The Secret, use gratitude until it becomes your way of life.
所有我讀過的，以及所有我在生命中運用這個祕密的經驗，感恩的力量都勝過其他一切。如果在這祕密的知識當中，你只想做一件事，那麼就去“感恩”吧，直到它成爲你的生活方式爲止。
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