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1、-心灵鸡汤五十篇.-english-doc-第 33 页心灵鸡汤五十篇 年轻人要读的50篇文章1. Life Struggle-生命的拼搏对强者而言，磨难犹如刀剑，使他愈见锋芒，诚如孟子所言：“天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨”不经过磨难的生活，日子未免过得乏味；不经过磨难的命运，人生便显得苍白。就生命而言，总是从平坦中获得的效益少，从磨难中获得的教益深。 Once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything. Animals, spiders, inse
2、cts. One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any p
3、rogress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.
4、The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled win
5、gs. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Natures way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be read
6、y for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly. 2坚持你的梦想I have a fri
7、end named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Sedro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house. It all goes back to a story about a
8、young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from farm and ranch-to-ranch, training horses. As a result, the boys high school career was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of some
9、day owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on the 200-acre dream ranch.He put
10、a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, See me after class.The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, Why did I receive
11、 an F?The teacher said, this is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later youll have to
12、pay large stud fees. Theres no way you could ever do it. Then the teacher added, If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father wha
13、t he should do. His father said, Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this However, I think it is a very important decision for you.Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, You can keep the F and Ill keep my dream.Mo
14、nty then turned to the assembled group and said, I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace. He added, The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same scho
15、ol-teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids dreams. Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up
16、 on yours. Dont let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.Questions:1.Who told Monty to keep his dream? 2.Whats Montys dream? Does it come true?3人生絮语：爱在心里成长Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person,
17、we will know how to be grateful for that gift.When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we dont see the one which has been opened for us.The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and th
18、en walk away feeling like it was the best conversation youve ever had.Its true that we dont know what weve got until we lose it, but its also true that we dont know what weve been missing until it arrives.Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that theyll love you back! Dont expect love
19、in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesnt, be content it grew in yours. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.Dont go for looks; they can deceive. Dont go for wealth; e
20、ven that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.4生活中的“砖头”A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching f
21、or kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.As his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick smashed into the Jags side door. He slammed on the brakes and spun the Jag back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.He jumped out of the car,
22、grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? Building up a head of steam, he went on “Thats a new car and that brick you threw is gonna cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?YsPlease, mister, please, Im
23、 sorry. I didnt know what else to do!” pleaded the youngster.Its my brother, he said. He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I cant lift him up.Sobbing, the boy asked the executive, Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? Hes hurt and hes too heavy for me. Moved
24、 beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be okay. Thank you, sir. And God bless you, the grateful chi
25、ld said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.It was a long walk backs to his Jaguar. a long, slow walk. He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you
26、to get your attention. Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart. Sometimes, when you dont have the time to listen. Life throws a brick at your head. Its your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick! 5人生絮语：生命只有一次There are moments in life when you miss someone so m
27、uch that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials
28、 to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. Always put yourself in others shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too. The happiest of people dont necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything
29、 that comes along their way. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. The brightest future
30、 will always be based on a forgotten past, you cant go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, youre the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
31、Please send this message to those people who mean something to you, to those who have touched your life in one way or another, to those who make you smile when you really need it, to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down, to those who you want to let them know
32、that you appreciate their friendship. And if you dont, dont worry, nothing bad will happen to you, you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someones day with this message.6一杯牛奶的温暖A Glass of Milk 一杯牛奶的温暖One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods doo
33、r to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk
34、. He drank it slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you? You dont owe me anything, she replied. Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness. He said, Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart. As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also incre
35、ased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now f
36、amous was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.Dressed in his doctors gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the co
37、nsultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side.
38、 The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words.Paid in full with a glass of milk.(Signed) Dr. Howard KellyTea
39、rs of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: Thank You, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands. 7关于幸福的真谛 A Simply Truth About HappinessAfter I gave a talk on the subject of happiness, a woman in the audience stood up and said, I wish my husband had come. Much as I loved him,s
40、he explained, it wasnt easy being married to someone so unhappy. This woman enabled me to put into words what I had been searching for - altruistic, as well as the personal, reasons for taking happiness seriously. I told her that each of us owes it to our spouse, our children, our friends to be as h
41、appy as we can.I was not a particularly happy child, and like most teenagers, I took pleasure in my anguish. One day, however, it occurred to me that I was taking the easy way out. Anyone could be unhappy; it took no courage and effort. True achievement lay in struggling to be happy. The notion that
42、 we have to work at happiness comes as news to many people. We assume its a feeling that comes as a result of good things that just happen to us, things over which we have little or no control. But the opposite is true: happiness is largely under our control. It is a battle to be fought and not a fe
43、eling to be awaited. To achieve a happy life, its necessary to overcome some stumbling blocks, three of which are:Note altruistic: adj. 无私心的spouse: n. 配偶（指夫或妻）anguish: n. 痛苦，苦恼 stumble: v. 绊倒，踌躇 Comparison with OthersMost of us compare ourselves with anyone we think is happier - a relative, an acqua
44、intance or, often someone we barely know. I once met a young man who struck me as particularly successful and happy. He spoke of his love for his beautiful wife and their three daughters, and of his joy at being a radio talk-show host in a city he loved. I remember thinking that he was one of those
45、lucky few for whom everything goes effortlessly right. Then we started talking about the Internet. He blessed its existence, he told me, because he could look up information on multiple sclerosis - the terrible disease afflicting his wife. I felt like a fool for assuming nothing unhappy existed in h
46、is life. Note acquaintance: n. 熟人sclerosis: n. 硬化症 Images of PerfectionAlmost all of us have images of how life should be. The problem, of course, is that only rarely do peoples jobs, spouses and children live up to these imagined ideals. Heres a personal example: no one in my family had ever divorc
47、ed. I assumed that marriage was for life. So when my wife and I divorced after five years of marriage and three years after the birth of our son, my world collapsed. I was a failure in my own eyes. I later remarried and confided to my wife that I couldnt shake the feeling that my family life had fai
48、led. She asked me what was wrong with our family now (which included her daughter from a previous marriage and my son). I had to admit that, aside from the pain of being with my son only half the time (my ex-wife and I shared custody), our family life was wonderful. “Then why dont you celebrate it? she asked. Thats what I decided to do. But first I had to get rid of a perfect fam