11.6.20

春寒料峭的天气和毫无生气的公园搅乱了“我”看花的好心情。可是，身边的人们却让“我”顿悟一个道理：幸福其实很简单，不需要天时、地利与人和。只是远离压力、远离尘嚣，用心便能感受到幸福。

I finally decided to go to a blossom show in Century Park. The weather forecast said there would be showers, but it still didn't hold me back.

In the garden, staring around me, I felt disappointed. Spring had come, but why couldn't I see any sense of spring? In the park, little fl

11.5.30

人生之路有许多的转折，如同一件神奇的衣服也能够让一个人的人生态度发生翻天覆地的变化那样，正是这些点点滴滴的转折铸就了丰富多彩的人生。请珍视每一次转折的机会，因为每一次转折都可能带给你不一样的精彩。

My 14-year-old son, John, and I saw the coat. It was hanging in a second-hand clothing store. John liked it so much that I bought it for him.

John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. "Hello, did the kids like your coat?" I asked.

11.5.29

“我”安慰女儿的话语因为一只蝴蝶的偶然出现而变得奇妙起来，而这个“偶然”也在“我”的心里留下了一个美丽的情节。其实，生活中时刻发生着这样的小惊喜、小奇迹。用心去感受它们，你就会觉得生命无比奇妙。

One thing has happened to me recently, and it has been a special joy.

A few months ago, I was telling my daughter some stories about my mother. My daughter was so young when my mother died that she didn't remember her well. I told her all I could remember, such as ho

11.5.14

勿以善小而不为，因为对于身处困境中的人来说，再小的帮助都如同黑夜中的航灯一样闪亮。小小善举也会生根发芽，开出芬芳的花朵，让整个世界芳香四溢。

I chatted with the woman in front of me when I was in the post office the other day waiting to mail out a few letters. She was carrying a large package for her daughter who lived on the other side of the country.

When it was finally her turn, she happily counted out her money for the postage. Her smile faded, however, a

11.5.2

夜晚开车行驶在空无一人的路上，即使赴约迟到，“我”也不会闯红灯，因为交通法规不仅仅是法律，更是人与人之间的一个美好的约定。

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. I was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I was getting impatient.

At one point, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by then, but as I approac

11.4.23

一个拥抱、一句问候就能让寂寞无助的“空巢老人”得到些许抚慰。

Although she had four children and five grandchildren, she was alone. In need of a few small things and desire to be among people, she took a trip to a local store. Since there were only her own needs to satisfy, she headed to the checkout with just six items.

He'd come for someone to talk to, but no one wanted to talk to an old man. Disappointed, he was about to leave when he saw her.

"You

11.4.16

笑有什么魔力呢？在作者看来，笑不仅拉近了自己和母亲的距离，还让自己精力充沛、拥有希望。

When I visited my mother at the nursing home, I just fixed her hair and put a colorful hairslide in it. Mum hadn't laughed at anything in a long time so we were a pair of real old sourpusses.

Lately, I seemed to be matching her frame of mind. Last week, Mum was wratching as I put as I put the hairslide in her hair and she commented on her wrinkles, which are actually very

11.4.9

作者在看棒球比赛时巧逢一位多年未见的朋友。对于俩人年轻时发生地种种不愉快，这位朋友对作者满怀歉意，而作者也选择了原谅。相逢一笑泯恩仇，我们要学会对过往的事情释怀。

"Joe? Is that you?"

The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked familiar.

"Marci?"

"It is you!" she exclaimed. "It's good to see you again!"

It was good to see Marci, too. We spent a few minutes talking about our lives. Then Marci kept quiet for a moment, looking out ov

11.3.20

淘气的孩子们想送给一位老奶奶假的情人节礼物以捉弄她，然而在听了一位长者的一席话之后，他们决定送给她一份真正的情人节礼物。一个恶作剧可能会让我们开心不已，然而它给别人带来的伤害也会刻骨铭心。

It was just a harmless trick; that's all it was.

And it wasn't as if Old Lady Hayes didn't deserve it. She used to scream at us for "borrowing" her precious strawberries each summer. Well, she had it coming.

At least, that's what we saw as George finished tying the

11.1.23

饼干和苹果，最简单的食物给“我”的童年带来最简单的快乐。时至今日，“我”仍感激这样一种简单的生活。

I was 8 years old the last time I ate her home-made buttermilk biscuits and sun-dried apple treats. Now, 32 years later, the tastes and smells of those treats embrace me.

Her name was Mrs. Cavender. She was my babysitter, a delightful 60-year-old lady. It was at her home that my sister, Leigh, and I spent our summer breaks, which were full of wonder. She lived