life isn’t a competition

全世界最感人的家信！摘自李阳疯狂英语。

生命不是一场竞赛

life isn’t a competition

一位伟大而又平凡的父亲，一封情真意切的信。父亲的忠告，送给他三岁大的爱子，同时也启示所有人：人生是一段美妙的旅程，虽然会有阴雨，重要的是学会爱，学会享受生活，从而快乐一生。

亲爱的塞斯,

单词解析：

1.relaxation n. 松弛，放松，消遣

his day is evenly divided between work and relaxation.
他一天的时间一半花在工作上，一半用在娱乐上。

2.consecutive adj. 连续的

we shall have meetings on two consecutive days, monday and tuesday.

3.proverbial adj. 谚语的，如同谚语的，众所周知的

he is the proverbial square peg in a round hole.
他正是谚语中所说的那种方枘圆凿不得其所的人。

4.envision vt. 想象，设想

but the competition of man against man is not the simple process envisioned in biology.
但是人反对人的竞争不是象生物学中所想象的那种简单过程。

The pure.the bright,the beautiful

一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的

对待犯下错误的人,惩罚并非唯一的解决之道。一个微笑也有让年轻人改过自新的神奇力量。

i’ve learned… that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

我明白了…你遇到的所有的人都应该给他们一个微笑。

导语：泰勒不愿屈服于致命的疾病。我们都惊叹生命带给他那纯朴的欢乐和赋予他的活力。泰勒的妈妈经常逗他说，他跑得那么快，得给他穿件红衣服，这样才能一眼发现他。

if your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view.

如果你觉得心有余力不足，觉得缺乏前进的动力，有时候你只需要改变思维的角度。

什么是富有？也许它直接与我们自己的心灵有关，而与一切世俗的、物质的东西没有什么必然的联系。富有是一种感觉，只拥有一套茶具的人也可以是富有的吧，至少它们是相配的一套。

Shifting Focus Takes Work
It’s not easy, it takes work and time. I used to rely heavily on my cravings to guide me. Many of them were long-term and get applauded in our society as being ambitious or forward-thinking. But however you describe them they are pain.

原来很大的道理不一定需要很难的语言去解释，本文简单地一问一答告诉我们，当身边的人离去时，他们其实活在我们的心里；告诉我们，生命原本是一个无所谓开始更无所谓结束的圆圈；告诉我们，每一段生命的结束都意味着新生命的开始。只要心中还有爱，有思念，我们就可以笑对生死，珍惜人生。——题记

the man was very sad. he knew that the cat’s days were numbered. the doctor had said there wasn’t anything more that could be done, that he should take the cat home and make him as comfortable as possible.