現(xiàn)在是一切開(kāi)始的地方,沒(méi)有時(shí)間像現(xiàn)在。在不成為過(guò)去的囚徒的情況下,勝利者更喜歡在變化的現(xiàn)在朝著不可預(yù)知的未來(lái)工作。有些人的問(wèn)題是,他們只計(jì)劃在不可預(yù)見(jiàn)的時(shí)間到來(lái),而不是現(xiàn)在面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)。
Paradoxically, the future is now. It is more realistic to regard life as an awareness of the present rather than a prediction beyond knowledge. Since the future is anybody's guess, "one today is worth two tomorrows," to quote Benjamin Franklin. Therefore, the way we live and the way we work ought to keep in step with the present leading to the future. The logic may be that we can only learn from the past, and on the other hand the future does not affect us now as much as does the present. It also makes sense that the way to plan tomorrow is to enjoy living and working as wisely and beautifully today as possible.
矛盾的是,現(xiàn)在是未來(lái)。把生命看作是對(duì)當(dāng)下的意識(shí),而不是超越知識(shí)的預(yù)測(cè),這是更為現(xiàn)實(shí)的。因?yàn)槲磥?lái)是每個(gè)人的猜測(cè),“一個(gè)今天抵得上兩個(gè)明天”,引用本杰明富蘭克林的話。因此,我們的生活方式和工作方式應(yīng)該與現(xiàn)在的未來(lái)保持步調(diào)一致。我們的邏輯可能是,我們只能從過(guò)去中學(xué)習(xí),而另一方面,未來(lái)并不會(huì)像現(xiàn)在一樣影響我們。還有一點(diǎn)很合理,那就是明天的計(jì)劃就是盡可能地享受生活和工作的美好。
Our argument for focusing on today may as well be based on the fact that the present does not sit still for a portrait, but is changing constantly. Change being the law of life, concentrating our mind on what is happening in the present is probably more true to life than dreaming of the future. It means that life for us today is always becoming and never being. Obviously, today has its own problems to be solved, so there is no need to be over troubled about the future. Accordingly, it is better not to foresee the future but be concerned about taking care of the present. It is one thing to prefer planning for the future, but it is quite another to control the change that follows soon enough.
我們今天關(guān)注的論點(diǎn)可能也基于這樣一個(gè)事實(shí),即現(xiàn)在不是靜止不動(dòng)的肖像,而是不斷變化的。改變是生活的法則,把我們的注意力集中在當(dāng)下發(fā)生的事情上,也許比夢(mèng)想未來(lái)更真實(shí)。這意味著,我們今天的生活永遠(yuǎn)都是,永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)存在。顯然,今天有自己的問(wèn)題需要解決,所以沒(méi)有必要為未來(lái)?yè)?dān)憂。因此,最好不要預(yù)見(jiàn)未來(lái),而是要關(guān)心如何照顧好現(xiàn)在。對(duì)于未來(lái)的規(guī)劃,這是一件事,但控制這種變化很快就會(huì)是另一回事了。
Focusing on the present is more important than merely planning for the future because right now is one of the moments we are influencing our future. Practically, we should see the future in the present which carries more weight in real life. It stands to reason that the future actually begins now.
關(guān)注當(dāng)下比僅僅規(guī)劃未來(lái)更重要,因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在是我們影響未來(lái)的時(shí)刻之一。實(shí)際上,我們應(yīng)該看到在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中更有分量的未來(lái)。這就說(shuō)明了未來(lái)實(shí)際上是開(kāi)始的。