I Have Learned.....
(Part I)
我終於了解－
你無法強迫別人愛你。
你所能做的，是使自己成為可愛的人。
此外，則不是你所能決定的。
I've learned -
that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.
我終於了解－
不論我如何付出關懷，
有些人就是無動於衷。
I've learned -
that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.
我終於了解－
建立起信任，需費時多年，
但只需幾秒就能摧毀它。
I've learned -
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.
我終於了解－
重要的不是你一生中擁有了什麼東西，
而是你一生中擁有了什麼人。
I've learned -
that it's not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.
我終於了解－
你可以藉由魅力達到目的，
但只能維持15分鐘。
此後，你最好要有些真材實料。
I've learned -
that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.
我終於了解－
你不應該拿自己和別人的最佳表現相比，
而應該和自己的最佳表現相比。
I've learned -
that you shouldn't compare
yourself to the best others can do
but to the best you can do.
我終於了解－
重要的不是發生在人們身上的事，
而是他們對那事的反應。
I've learned -
that it's not what happens to people
that's important. It's what they do about it.
我終於了解－
你在瞬間所做的事，
可以叫你心痛一輩子。
I've learned -
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.
我終於了解－
不論你切得多薄，
事情總是具有兩面。
I've learned -
that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.
我終於了解－
需要經歷很長的時日，
才能使我成為我所欲成為的人。
I've learned -
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.
Author: Unknown
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I Have Learned.....
(Part II)
我終於了解－
做出反應遠比思考來得容易。
I've learned -
that it's a lot easier
to react than it is to think.
我終於了解－
每次離開所愛的人時，
你總要說親愛的話，
因那也許是你最後一次見他們的面。
I've learned -
that you should always leave
loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
我終於了解－
你可以繼續走下去
遠超過你所以為的極限。
I've learned -
that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.
我終於了解－
我們須為自己所做的事負責，
不論自己感覺如何。
I've learned -
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.
我終於了解－
你若不控制你的態度，
就是讓你的態度控制了你。
I've learned -
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.
我終於了解－
不論起初的關係如何熱絡，
熱情總會退卻，
最好有其他的東西可以取代它。
I've learned -
that regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be
something else to take its place.
我終於了解－
英雄就是那些
在須要做的時刻，
做應該做的事，
而不計後果如何的人。
I've learned -
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
我終於了解－
學習寬恕，需要操練。
I've learned -
that learning to forgive takes practice.
我終於了解－
的確有些人非常愛你，
只是他們不知如何表達。
I've learned -
that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don't know how to show it.
我終於了解－
金錢是一種很差勁的計分方式。
I've learned -
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
Author: Unknown
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I Have Learned.....
(Part III)
我終於了解－
我與最好的朋友
可以做任何事，
或不做任何事，
而一樣享受了最棒的時光。
I've learned -
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.
我終於了解－
有時你以為會在你失意時踹你一腳的人，
其實卻正是那個將幫助你重新站起來的人。
I've learned -
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down
will be the ones to help you get back up.
我終於了解－
有時候我憤怒，
因我有權利憤怒。
但這並不表示
我有權利殘忍。
I've learned -
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.
我終於了解－
真實的友誼會持續增長，
即或遠隔千里。
真實的愛亦然。
I've learned -
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
我終於了解－
有些人不照著你所期望的方式來愛你，
並不表示他們沒有盡他們的一切來愛你。
I've learned -
that just because someone doesn't love you
the way you want them to doesn't mean
they don't love you with all they have.
我終於了解－
所謂成熟，和你擁有何種經歷，
以及你從其中學到何事較有關，
而比較和你究竟歡度了多少個生日無關。
I've learned -
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.
我終於了解－
你絕不可以對一個孩子說，
他的夢想是不可能的，或是奇怪的。
再沒有什麼比此更羞辱人的。
而且，如果他們相信了你，
更將是何等的悲劇呢！
I've learned -
that you should never tell a child
their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating, and
what a tragedy it would be
if they believed it.
我終於了解－
你的家人不會永遠幫著你。
也許看來可笑，但那些與你無關的人
卻會關懷你，愛你，教你重新信任人。
家庭不是一種肉身的關係。
I've learned -
that your family won't always
be there for you. It may seem funny,
but people you aren't related to
can take care of you and love you
and teach you to trust people again.
Families aren't biological.
我終於了解－
不論一個朋友多好，
總有一些時候他還是會傷到你，
而你總得為此原諒他。
I've learned -
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you
every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.
我終於了解－
被人原諒不一定足夠，
有時你也得學習原諒自己。
I've learned -
that it isn't always enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn
to forgive yourself.
Author: Unknown
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