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生命中到底什么最重要?是金钱,是地位,是名誉,是你远大的志向,还是对家人的关爱?

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance1. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.

Your grudges2, resentments3, frustrations4, and jealousies5 will finally disappear.

So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.

It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Your gender6, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant7.

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.

What will matter is not your success, but your significance.

What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.

What will matter is not your competence8, but your character.

What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting9 loss when you're gone.

What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you.

What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.

It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

什么最重要

无论你是否已经准备好,那一天终会走到尽头。那时,太阳将不会再升起,时间将会终止。你所聚集的一切,无论是你铭记于心的,还是已经忘却的,都将流入他人之手。

无论是你拥有的,还是别人赋予你的,你的财富,你的名利,和你一时的权利都将与你不再相干。

你的怨恨、憎恶、挫折和嫉妒将最终消失。

与此同时,你的希望,你的抱负,你的计划和你的日程安排也都将终止。那些看起来曾经很重要的成功与失败也将慢慢地失去色彩。

你从哪里来,你的生活轨迹是什么,这些都不重要。

你是否美丽聪明不重要,你的性别、肤色和种族也毫不相干。

那么,什么重要?该如何衡量你有生之年的价值?

重要的事情不在于你买了什么东西,而是在于你创造了什么东西;不在于你得到了什么,而是你给予了什么。

重要的事情不在于你的成功,而在于你生命的意义。

重要的事情不在于你学会了什么,而在于你传授了什么。

重要的不是你的能力,而是你的性格。

重要的事情不在于你认识多少人,而是在你离开的时候多少人会认为这是永远的缺憾。

重要的不是你的记忆,而是那些爱你的人的记忆。

重要的是你会被记住多久,被谁记住,为什么记住。

度过一个有意义的一生并非是件偶然的事。

这不取决于你的环境,而取决于你的选择。

选择有意义的生活吧!


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1 irrelevance 05a49ed6c47c5122b073e2b73db64391     
n.无关紧要;不相关;不相关的事物
参考例句:
  • the irrelevance of the curriculum to children's daily life 课程与孩子们日常生活的脱节
  • A President who identifies leadership with public opinion polls dooms himself to irrelevance. 一位总统如果把他的领导和民意测验投票结果等同起来,那么他注定将成为一个可有可无的人物。 来自辞典例句
2 grudges 6cbad440c8c64ac8aa97a87505252416     
不满,怨恨,妒忌( grudge的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He never grudges money. 他从不吝惜金钱。
  • They bear grudges against each other. 他俩有过节儿。
3 resentments 4e6d4b541f5fd83064d41eea9a6dec89     
(因受虐待而)愤恨,不满,怨恨( resentment的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He could never transcend his resentments and his complexes. 他从来不能把他的怨恨和感情上的症结置之度外。
  • These local resentments burst into open revolt. 地方性反感变成公开暴动。
4 frustrations 7d9e374b9e145ebadbaa8704f2c615e5     
挫折( frustration的名词复数 ); 失败; 挫败; 失意
参考例句:
  • The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
  • Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬,但是种种挫折也会随之而来。
5 jealousies 6aa2adf449b3e9d3fef22e0763e022a4     
n.妒忌( jealousy的名词复数 );妒羡
参考例句:
  • They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousies. 他们因为相互猜疑嫉妒而不和。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • I am tired of all these jealousies and quarrels. 我厌恶这些妒忌和吵架的语言。 来自辞典例句
6 gender slSyD     
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
参考例句:
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
  • Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
7 irrelevant ZkGy6     
adj.不恰当的,无关系的,不相干的
参考例句:
  • That is completely irrelevant to the subject under discussion.这跟讨论的主题完全不相关。
  • A question about arithmetic is irrelevant in a music lesson.在音乐课上,一个数学的问题是风马牛不相及的。
8 competence NXGzV     
n.能力,胜任,称职
参考例句:
  • This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
  • These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。
9 lasting IpCz02     
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
参考例句:
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

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