Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama(達賴喇嘛的千禧年人生箴言)
★Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
(要記住,大愛與大成就必定也藏著極大的冒險。)
★When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
(當你輸掉了什麼,千萬不可也輸掉了教訓。)
★Follow the three Rs: Respect for self , Repect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.
(謹遵「3R」原則:尊重(respect)自己、尊重(respect)別人、對自己的行為負責(responsible)。)
★Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
(要記住,得不到自己想要的,有時候未嘗不是一種幸運的事。)
★Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
(要學習規則,這樣才知道如何巧妙適當地打破規則。)
★Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
(不可以讓一個小口角傷害一段偉大的友誼。)
★When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
(一旦發現犯了錯,一定要立刻更正它。)
★Spend some time alone every day.
(每天花一點時間獨處。)
★Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
(展開雙臂放開心胸去改變,但千萬不要放掉了你的價值觀。)
★Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
(謹記住有時候沈默是最好的答案。)
★Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
(過著一個美好端正的生活。這樣當年華老去再回首時,你將會可以再度享受如此的美好。)
★A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
(家庭裡的溫馨氣氛是人生的礎石。)
★In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
(當跟所愛的人有爭執時,就事論事,千萬不要翻舊帳。)
★Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
(分享你的所知,這將是達到永生不死的方式之一。)
★Be gentle with the earth.
(要好好對待地球。)
★Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
(一年總得找一次去你未曾去過的地方。)
★Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
(最好的相處關係是你愛別人的程度,大於你需要別人的程度。)
★Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
(怎樣才稱為成功?端看你放棄多少達到這個目標。)
★Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
(唯有「愛」及「烹飪美食」才能無節制地放縱。)