A different corner

If I has it to do over again...    如果可以重來一次　    

                                                                      詠菡◎編譯

If I had it to do over again.......I would have talked less and listened more.
如果可以重來一次，我會少說，多聽；

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.
我會邀請朋友來家裡吃飯，不論家裡的地毯、沙發是否有些髒；

I would have taken time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
我還需要多花些時間，陪爺爺聊他的年輕歲月。

If I had it to do over again......I would have sat on the lawn with my children and play.
如果可以重來一次，我會與孩子們坐在草地上玩樂；

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my wife.
我願意在家庭中，為妻子多分擔一點家務；

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
在生病時多休息，而非以為世界會因為少了我而停頓。

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment of the wonderment growing inside my wife.
我不會期望妻子懷孕的九個月快過去，而是珍惜胎兒在母體成長的每刻驚奇；

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Do your homework first."
當孩子衝過來吻我時，我不會叫他們快去做功課！

If I had it to do over again......There would have been more "I love you's" than "I'm sorry's".
如果可以重來一次，我願意多說「我愛你」，而非「我很抱歉」！

If I had it to do over again......I would seize every minute and give love to every person around me.
如果生命可以再來一次，我會抓住每分鐘，珍惜身邊的每個人！



 

“making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”
                                                           —Holy Bible, Ephesians 5:16

要愛惜光陰，因為現今的世代邪惡。──《聖經》以弗所書5章16節

※ Something to Remember…

Cherish every moment of the day now. Do not regret in the future.
珍惜現在的每一刻，不要等到未來後悔。

文章來源：蒲公英月刊  2008  10月號