创造自己的生活

 　　有时候发生在你身上的一些事情起初看起来很可怕、很痛苦、很不公平，但是深思熟虑之后你会发现，如果没有克服过这些困难，你就永远不会意识到自己的潜力、实力、毅力和勇气。

　　Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but upon reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would never have realized your potential, strength, willpower or heart.

　　疾病、伤害、错失真正伟大的时刻以及极度愚蠢的言行，所有这些事情的出现都是在考验你灵魂的极限。无论它们是什么，如果不经历这些小的考验，你的生活只是一条平坦之路，却毫无目的。它也许是安全而舒适的，但也是枯燥和毫无意义的。

　　Illness, injury, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly¹ paved road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly² pointless.

　　如果某些人伤害了你，背叛了你或者伤了你的心，请原谅他们，因为是他们帮助你明白了什么是信任，帮助你懂得了要谨慎选择你要交心的人。

　　If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.

　　珍惜每一天。珍惜每一刻，并且带走每一刻所能得到的东西，因为你可能再也不能重复这个过程了。

　　Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again.

　　跟那些你从来没有说过话的人说话，并且倾听他们的话语。你可以做任何你想做的事情。

　　Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and listen to what they have to say. You can make anything you wish of your life.

　　创造自己的生活，然后走出去，去毫无遗憾地享受生活吧。

　　Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

1 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

2 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。