长大后 请不要再像个大孩子

 　　想想吧，如果停止抱怨的话你会变得多么快乐。反正那些事情又无力改变，整天想着那些你无力改变的事情又有什么意义呢？如果你来问我，我会说那样很愚蠢。当你意识到自己在抱怨的时候，停下来，问问自己是要变得快乐，还是继续这样抱怨下去。

　　你准备好过没有抱怨，更加快乐的生活了吗？

　　“Any fool can criticize, condemn¹, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.” —Dale Carnegie

　　If we really want to be happy, why do we act like such babies?

　　We can claim to be proactive in our life by settings goals and going after what we want. But if we’re always whining² and complaining all the time, are we really living effectively?

　　If you don’t believe me, count how many times you complain about something or other in one day. Whether it be being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, not enough mustard³ on your sandwich, or whatever it is, there are endless instances where you can find a reason to complain.

　　But it’s not just outside circumstances that we complain about. We complain about about ourselves too. We complain that we don’t have enough time, we don’t have enough money (this one is huge because it’s often “true”), that we’re not smart enough, cool enough, or just enough.

　　I know I’ve experienced plenty of unpleasantness due to complaining about things I can’t control. I never really thought about it much until I found this website about “living in a complain free world.”

　　Imagine how much happier you would be if you simply stopped complaining? Much of what you complain about is outside of your control anyway. What’s the point of brooding⁴ about something you have no power to change? Not very intelligent, if you ask me.

　　Simply becoming conscious of how much you complain is the first step to stopping. When you recognize that you’re complaining, stop and take notice of it. Ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.

　　Are you ready to live a complaint-free, happier life?

1 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

2 whining   

n. 抱怨，牢骚 v. 哭诉，发牢骚

参考例句：

• That's the way with you whining, puny, pitiful players. 你们这种又爱哭、又软弱、又可怜的赌棍就是这样。
• The dog sat outside the door whining (to be let in). 那条狗坐在门外狺狺叫着（要进来）。

3 mustard   

n.芥子，芥末，深黄色，强烈的兴趣，热情的人

参考例句：

• This meat should be seasoned with salt and mustard.这肉里应该加点盐和芥末调味。
• This mustard is hot enough to bite your tongue.这种芥末很辣，你的舌头会吃不消的。

4 brooding   

n.孵卵 adj.沉思的,笼罩的 动词brood的现在分词

参考例句：

• You're not still brooding over what he said, are you? 你不是还在为他的话闷闷不乐吧？
• The hen is brooding her eggs. 母鸡正在孵小鸡。