智慧老 伯的一席話

原稿 : 溫 Sir
中譯 : 老柳 2008.2
 A man of 92 years, short, very well-
presented, who takes great care in his
appearance, is moving into an old
people’s home today.
一位 92 歲、非常 注重 外表 、身材 不高
但是衣著 整潔 的老伯 ，今 天正搬 進老 人公寓

His wife of 70 has recently died, and he

is obliged to leave his home.
他那位 70 歲的太太 最近 剛過世 ，
他感到 有責任 離開 老家
After waiting several hours in the
retirement home lobby, he gently smiles
as he is told that his room is ready.
他在公寓 大廳 坐上好 幾個 小時， 當他 聽到他 的房 間
已準備 好了的 時候 ，臉上 不覺露 出微 笑

As he slowly walks to the elevator, using

his cane, I describe his small room to
him, including the sheet hung at the
window which serves as a curtain.
他用柺杖 緩步 走著， 護理 員在一 旁陪 他說明 房間 ，
包含掛 在窗 上當作 窗簾那 條床 單。
-  "I like it very much", he says, with the
enthusiasm of an 8 year old boy who has
just been given a new puppy.

他說 : “ 我非常喜 歡這 ”。旁 邊還 跟著一 位八 歲

熱心的小 男孩 ，手中 捧著 剛拿到 的新布 偶

-"M. Gagné, you haven’t even seen the

room yet, hang on a moment, we are
almost there. "
“ 老伯，您 還沒 看到房 內了 ，等一會就 到啦 ”
 " That has nothing to do with it ", he
replies.
老伯回答 說 :” 都一樣 ，沒關 係啦 ”

" Happiness is something I choose in

advance. Whether or not I like the
room does not depend on the
furniture, or the decor – rather it
depends on how I decide to see it. "

“ 我早就 選擇 好我的 幸福 了， 我不會 因為

這間房內 有些 好傢俱 或是 裝潢就 感到 意外，
關鍵是 我要怎 麼去 欣賞它 ”
 " It is already decided in my mind that I
like my room. It is a decision I take
every morning when I wake up. "

“ 我腦中已 經確 定，我 會喜歡 這間 房子。

因為每 日早上 一起 床我就 會作一 次這 樣的決 定”
 " I can choose. I can spend my day in
bed enumerating all the difficulties that
I have with the parts of my body that no
longer work very well, or I can get up
and give thanks to heaven for those
parts that are still in working order. "

“ 我也能有 不同 選擇。
我能 選擇 終日躺著 ，數者身 上的器 官
唉，有好 多已不 靈光 。
我也能站 起身 來感恩 上蒼 ，我身 上的 器官，
竟然 還有 那麼多 依舊 是蠻管 用的 ”
 " Every day is a gift, and as long as I
can open my eyes, I will focus on the
new day, and all the happy memories
that I have built up during my life. "
“ 我們活著 的每一 天都 是神的 恩賜 ，只要 我還 能睜開 眼睛
我都 要專 心於這 新的 一天， 並想 著我這 一生 快樂的 時光 ”

" Old age is like a bank account. You

withdraw in later life what you have
deposited along the way. "

“ 老年就 好比銀 行的帳 戶， 你下半 輩子 提領出 來的 快樂

都是你 上半 輩子存 進去 的”
 So, my advice to you is to deposit all the
happiness you can in your bank account
of memories.

所以 嘛， 我要提 醒你 趁早將 你的 快樂， 存進你 的腦 海銀行

Thank you for your part in filling my

account with happy memories, which I
am still continuing to fill…

我要感謝 你在 我腦海 銀行 中也存 入了 一些快 樂

我也將 持續將 快樂 存進我 的帳戶 中
 Remember these simple guidelines for happiness.
請記 住下面 簡單 易學的 幸福 原則
1. Free your heart from hate.
1. 心中無 恨

2. Free your mind from

worry.
2. 腦中 無憂
4. Give more.
3. Live simply.
4. 多些付 出
3. 生活簡 單

5. Expect less.
5. 少些期 望
If you would like, send this message on….it
is the way we touch each other with simple
truths that spreads goodness in the world.
Who knows, a miracle may happen as a
result….

願意的 話， 轉寄他 人
將善意 廣傳， 是與 他人交 往的 真諦
也許 ，會 有一些奇 蹟出 現你 身…