Learn to Live in the Present Moment

學會活在當下

To a large degree,

很大程度上，

the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment.

我們內心的平和取決于我們是否活在當下。

Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year,

不論昨天或去年發生什么，

and what may or may not happen tomorrow,

不管明天會不會發生什么。

the present moment is where you are-always.

當下才是你所在的地方，而且向來如此!

Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things-all at once.

毫無疑問，我們之中許多人都十分精通神經質藝術，浪費生命去憂慮各種事情。

We allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments,

我們讓過去的問題和未來的憂慮主宰目前的時光。

so much so that we end up anxious, frustrated,

結果我們變得焦慮不安，感到受挫，

depressed, and hopeless.

沮喪、了無希望。

On the flip side, we also postpone our gratification,

另一方面，我們延遲自己的滿足感，

our stated priorities, and our happiness,

推遲我們應優先考慮的事情以及自己的幸福，

often convincing ourselves that someday will be better than today.

去說服自己總有一天會比今天更好。

Unfortunately, the same mental dynamics that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that someday never actually arrives.

不幸的是，我們期待未來的心理機制只會一再重復，結果總有一天從未真正到來。

John Lennon once said, Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making other plans.

約翰·列儂曾經說過：生命就是我們忙著做其他計劃的時候，所發生的一切。

When we’re busy making other plans,

當我們忙著做其他計劃時，

our children are busy growing up,

我們的孩子也忙著長大，

the people we love are moving away and dying,

我們所愛的人在逐漸遠離、死去，