每天一翻译之14

Look for the Extraordinary

I heard a story about two workers who were approached by a reporter. The reporter asked the first worker, "What are you doing? His response was to complain that he was virtually a slave, an underpaid bricklayer who spent his days wasting his time, placing bricks on the top of one another.

The reporter asked the second worker the same question. His response, however, was quite different. "I’m the luckiest person in the world, "he said. "I get to be a part of important and beautiful pieces of architecture. I help tum simple pieces of brick into exquisite masterpieces.”

They were both right.

The truth is, we see in life what we want to see. If you search for ugliness you’ll find plenty of it. If you want to find fault with other people, your career, or the world in general, you'll certainly be able to do so. But the opposite is also true.

If you look for the extraordinary in the ordinary, your can train yourself to see it. This bricklayer sees cathedrals within pieces of brick. The question is, can you? Can you see the extraordinary synchronicity that exists in our world; the perfection of the universe in action; the extraordinary beauty of nature: the incredible miracle of human life? To me. it's all a matter of intention. There is so much to be grateful for, so much to be in awe about. Life is precious and extraordinary. Put your attention on this fact and little, ordinary things will take on a whole new meaning.

在平凡中寻找不凡

我听到一个关于两名工人被记者接近的故事。记者问第一个工人：“你在干什么？”他的回答是抱怨他是一个奴隶，一个收入微薄的砖匠，每天在浪费时间，把砖头互相叠在一起。

记者问到第二名工人同样的问题，然而，他的反应却截然不同。“我是这个世界上最幸福的人，”他说，“我成为重要二美丽的建筑作品的一部分。我帮助把简单的砖块变成精美的杰作。”

他们都是对的。

事实是，我们在生活中看到了我们想看到。如果你寻找丑陋，你会发现很多。如果你想对其他人，你的职业或整个世界吹毛求疵，你当然可以这样做。但事实恰恰相反。

如果你在平凡中寻找不凡，你可以训练自己去发现它。这个砌砖工人看到了砖块中的大礼堂，问题是，你可以吗？你能看到我们这个世界存在的非凡的同步性；宇宙运行的完美；大自然的非凡之美；人类生命不可思议的奇迹？对我来说。这都是意图的问题。有那么多值得感激的，那么多值得敬畏的。生命是珍贵二非凡的。把你的注意力放在这个事实上，一些小的，平常的事情就会有一个全新的意义。