听爸爸的话：来自一位父亲的10堂人生经验课
这是一位父亲在自己70岁生日来临时，在孩子的博客里写下的自己的经验分享：我希望自己在你们这个年纪时了解的10件事（10 things I wish I knew when I was your age…）来听听这位父亲宝贵的10堂人生经验课！
1. Uncertainty is certain.
唯有变化才是不变的。
There is no antidote to uncertainty. Everything is always uncertain. There are infinite possibilities, which is what makes miracles possible. Life is about dealing with the question marks and making the best of them without any guarantees for what’s going to happen next.
对于不确定性，我们无能为力。世界上所有的事情都是不确定的。有着无数个可能性，这才让世界上有了奇迹。生活就是不断地处理这些问题，利用他们，即使你完全不知道接下来会发生些什么。
Nobody on Earth knows how things will turn out for you, which is why you have to press forward every day on the heels of your intuition and passion. If you give it your all, sometimes amazing things happen, but they’ll rarely be precisely what you had expected.
世界上没有人会不知道下一秒会发生什么，所以你每天都应该跟随着自己的直觉和激情向前走。如果你倾注全力，好事真的可能会发生，但如你所愿真的很少见。
2. Life is a circle.
生命是一个循环。
Everything you do, everything you say, every choice you make, comes back around.
你做的每一件事，说的每句话以及做的每一个决定都会反馈到你身上。
If you want to be rich, be generous. If you want to make friends, be friendly. If you want to be understood by others, take the time to truly understand them. If you want to be heard, listen.
如果想要富有，那就慷慨点。想交朋友，友好点。想被他人理解，就花点时间去了解别人。想要被倾听，先学会去倾听。
If you want to live an interesting life, be interested the happenings around you. If you wish to truly learn and master a skill, study what you can and then teach someone else what you know.
想生活得有滋有味，就要对周围发生的一切充满兴趣。如果想真正学习和掌握一个技能，就尽可能地学习，并教给别人你所知道的。
If you long for peace, act in peace and harmony. If you want the world to change, start with the one in the mirror.
如果追求和平，那就平静和谐地处事。如果想改变世界，先改变你自己。
What you give is eventually what you get. Whatever it is you hope to achieve in this life, give it, nurture it, be it, and you will enjoy a lifetime filled with it many times over.
你付出多少就会回报多少。无论你想在生活中完成什么，就去付出，培养，坚持，最终你会发现人生充满了回报。
3. Discipline is the mother of all virtues.
自律是所有美德之母
Self-control is the chief element of discipline, and discipline is the chief element of bringing ideas to life. No matter how smart, skilled, or capable you are, nothing is possible or achievable without a disciplined mind.
自制力是自律的最主要元素，而自律又是能让生活充满灵感的最主要元素。无论你多聪明，多有才多有能力，不自律的你也将会一事无成。
Discipline is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, whether you want to or not at any given moment. It is the most important of all the virtues because without it, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
自律就是那种逼着自己去做应该做的事的能力，不关乎你的意愿和时间。这是所有美德中最重要的，没有它，你无法长久保持其他的美德。
4. You have full control of your fears.
你能控制自己的恐惧
Your fear is 100% dependent on YOU for its survival, and it is the only thing standing between you and your goals. Deal with your fears; don’t let them deal with you.
恐惧的产生百分百基于你自己。这是唯一阻挡在你的目标前的东西。战胜你的恐惧，别被它打败。
Have patience with the thoughts and concerns that remain unsolved in your heart. Don’t hide; live in question as you slowly uncover the answers you seek. Replace your fears with an understanding that settles them. Instead of wasting energy on avoiding what you don’t want, spend it on obtaining the knowledge you need to achieve what you do want.
对那些一直在心中纠结的想法和烦恼有点耐心吧。别逃避，有了问题才会让你慢慢地去寻找答案。去理解这些恐惧。与其浪费精力来逃避这些麻烦，不如花时间来学习那些你想要学到的知识。
5. Good friends are priceless.
好友无价
Friends and acquaintances come and go, but good friends are hard to come by. You know who these people are. They’re the ones who are always there with you in spirit – the ones who leave footprints in your thoughts and dreams. They are the glue that binds a smile to your soul.
朋友和熟人来来去去，但好朋友可不是随随便便就会出现的。你知道他们是谁。他们一直在精神上与你同在——会对你的想法和梦想产生影响。他们能让你发自内心地微笑。
Hang on to them dearly. Reach out and make an effort to stay connected. Lend them a hand and let them lend one to you. Don’t get so busy or tired that you neglect their existence. Treat your good friends like royalty.
真心的对待她们吧。努力地去和她们保持联系。对她们施以援手，也让他们帮助你。别因为太忙或劳累忽视了他们的存在。对待好友要忠诚。
6. It’s impossible to love someone who doesn’t love himself or herself.
不自爱的人也无法爱别人
