tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. we see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. we are traveling by train. out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls.

温蒂•凡德尔(Wendy Fandl)见过许多孩子在缺乏大人引导的环境下长大，这些孩子经常彼此说些刻薄伤人的话，而且往往不假思索就脱口而出。在如今崇尚说闲话的流行文化影响下，孩子们似乎比他们的上一辈更喜欢讽刺挖苦。

1.不用“只是”
1. stop using the word “just” to describe yourself.

i like the subtle fresh green budding from the branches of the tree–the herald of spring, ushering in the dawn…

有没有吸引力并不取决于你赚多少钱，也不取决于你的老爸是谁。而且，这完全不取决于你是否长得像汤姆·克鲁斯或者他的妻子凯蒂·赫尔姆斯。这仅仅取决于一些简单的细节，像汤姆·克鲁斯一样的人也不一定能办到。而来自任何种族，任何国家，任何背景的人，都能成为世界上最有吸引力的人。

don’t wait for a smile to be nice…
不要等到了一个笑容才面露慈善　

don’t wait to be loved, to love.
不要等被爱了以后，才要去爱　

亲爱的爸妈：
Dear Mom and Dad,

今天我死了。
I died today.

—by doreen

如果你把怨恨积郁于心,负累的人是你,而不是你怨恨的人。所以,学会原谅才能轻松上路。

在日常的生活琐事中”我”看到了一颗善良真诚的”珍珠”,她让我打破思维定式,跳出自己设定的框架,学会放慢生活的节奏,轻松生活。你的生活中有这样闪光的”珍珠”么？

honesty

诚实是最棒的礼物

约翰·休斯

i believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is. i know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity and forthrightness. but it doesn’t make any difference what they call it; it’s still what makes a man a good citizen. this is my code, and i try to live by.