think it over……好好想想……

                                                                           Read by Alice      

today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;
今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路，但是我们的性情却更为急躁，眼光也更加狭隘；

we spend more,but enjoy less;
我们消耗的更多，享受到的却更少；

we have bigger houses,but smaller famillies;
我们的住房更大了，但我们的家庭却更小了；

we have more knowledge,but less judgment;
我们拥有了更多的知识，可判断力却更差了；

we have more medicines,but less health;
我们有了更多的药品，但健康状况却更不如意； 

we reached the moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;
我们可以往返月球，但却难以迈出一步去亲近我们的左邻右舍；

we have conquered the uter space,but not our inner space;
我们可以征服外太空，却征服不了我们的内心；

we have highter income,but less morals;
我们的收入增加了，但我们的道德却少了；

we have much more food,but less nutrition;
我们有了更多的食物，但所能得到的营养却越来越少了；

these are times of finer houses,but more broken homes;
现在的住房越来越精致，但我们也有了更多破碎的家庭；

that‘s why i propose,that as of today;
这就是我为什么要说，让我们从今天开始；

you do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a special occasion.
不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着，因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别；

search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;
寻找更我的知识，多读一些书，坐在你家的前廊里，以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景，不要带上任何功利的想法；

spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love;
花多点时间和朋友与家人在一起，吃你爱吃的食物，去你想去的地方；

life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;
生活是一串串的快乐时光；我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存；

use your crystal goblets.do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it.
举起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水，你想用的时候就享用吧！

let‘s tell our families and friends how much we love them;
告诉家人和朋友，我们是多么地爱他们；

do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;
不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情；

every day,every hour,and every minute is special;
每一天、每一小时、每一分钟都是那么特别；