能讓我們永葆年輕的5件事情
It's really no wonder we are obsessed with staying young. It seems to me that youth is equated with beauty, vitality and power, whereas old age is synonymous with the loss of such qualities. The general consensus is that we hit a certain age and it is all down hill from there. Or that there is a time we call the ‘prime of our lives’ and before and after our ‘prime’ it is all just struggle and suffering. So what’s this all about? When did we collectively decide to forget that we actually get better with age?
我們對於保持青春如此地癡迷，這真的不足爲奇。我們對於衰老的社會態度未必就是值得稱道的。在我看來，似乎年輕就等同於美麗、活力和力量，反之年老就意味着喪失了這些特性。人們的普遍共識是，我們到了某一年齡，從此之後就開始走下坡路了。或者有那麼一段時期我們稱之爲“人生的黃金時期”，在“黃金時期”前後的時間裏都是掙扎與痛苦。那麼這是怎麼一回事兒？是在什麼時候我們忘了這樣一個事實：隨着年齡的增長我們其實越過越好？
Somewhere along the great evolutionary journey of humanity, we lost our reverence for growing old (which, by the way, is totally natural and something we all go through!). So, if I were to narrow it down to just 5 things that keep us beautiful, filled with vitality and power, it would be the following:
沿着人類偉大的進化之路，我們不知在何處喪失了對衰老的崇敬（順便提一句，衰老完全是自然發生的現象，而且我們都要經歷！）。因此，如果要我總結出5件讓我們保持美麗、充滿活力和力量的事情，那麼就是以下的5點：
1. Cultivate breath awareness. This, to me, is where meditation really begins. Meditation, leads to mental clarity (purifying and concentrating the mind…on what’s really important…in every moment.) This mental clarity then ignites our innate intuitive abilities, which enables us to make the right decisions. And finally, with this clarity and heightened insight into our individual truth, we harness the power to heal. To heal from within, bringing into oneness the body, mind and soul because our soul does not want us to be insane or ill!
培養呼吸的意識。對我而言，這是冥想的真正開始。冥想能純淨心智（淨化大腦，每時每刻集中精力於真正重要的事情上）。純淨心智可以激發我們先天的敏悟，這能讓我們做出正確的決定。最後，有了這種純淨和對個人真實的高度洞察力，我們掌握了痊癒的力量。爲了從內心得以痊癒，將身體、精神和靈魂合爲一體，因爲我們的靈魂不想讓我們變得愚蠢和邪惡！
2. Laugh. Hmmmm, this is a tricky one. Laugh…because it feels awesome! It spreads good vibes everywhere and it promotes loads of yummy sensations and vibrations throughout the body. Yeah!
大笑。嗯，這是比較微妙的一點。大笑……因爲這感覺很棒！它能向各處傳播良好的氣氛，大大提升愉快的感覺，讓快樂遍佈你的全身。耶！
3. Sing (or at least Speak with passion and heart). If not sing, then hum, chant, cry out…just let it out. Don’t be afraid, there is no right or wrong. We are born with this beautiful instrument; our voice. We are meant to use it. Speak with love and inspiration…it’s pretty much the same as singing. Also, it feels good. Don’t hold it all in…let it out – it’s good for you!
唱歌（或者至少是充滿激情地用心講話）。如果不想唱歌，那就哼歌、吟誦、喊叫……總之要釋放出來。不用擔心，這沒有對錯之分。我們生來就具有這個美麗的樂器：我們的嗓音。我們註定要去使用它。用愛和靈感說出來……這跟唱歌非常相似，並且感覺很好。不要把什麼都憋在心裏，說出來，這對你是有好處的！4. Move. I can remember being told when I was younger and would make silly faces, ‘careful, if you pull that face for long enough, it will get stuck like that.’ Well, in a way this is kind of true. We see it with age. Bad posture can lead to really deformed spines. Bitterness can lead to a permanently miserable looking expression on one’s face. As long as you’re alive, move. Even if it’s just wiggling your fingers, your toes and your nose…just keep moving. If we remain aware of our breath, it will always guide us, telling us exactly how the body wants to move in every moment. So, just trust breath and move around. Again, it feels good.
活動。我還記得年輕一些的時候，當我傻傻的做鬼臉時有人會告訴我：“小心，如果你長時間地拉着臉，那麼你的臉就會那樣僵住。”好吧，在某種程度上這句話有幾分道理。隨着年齡的增長，我們就知道這一點了。不良的姿勢真的會導致脊柱變形。難過會讓一個人的臉上永遠都是痛苦的表情。只要你還活着，那就活動吧。即便只是擺動手指、腳趾和鼻子……要一直活動着。如果我們一直能意識到自己的呼吸，這將會一直指導着我們，確切地告訴我們身體在每時每刻是多麼希望能得到活動。因此，相信呼吸，多走動。況且這種感覺很棒。
5. Love…it includes and really starts with you! Make a conscious choice to love everything…the good, the bad and the ugly. It all comes from a loving place anyway, so loving it all, just keeps you more filled with joy, as opposed to hating it all, which will just make you old, bitter and dis-eased! Don’t we all just know it!
愛……一切。這當然包括愛你自己，這是愛一切的開始！做一個清醒的選擇來愛一切……不論好的、壞的，還是醜陋的。總之這全部來自於一個有愛的地方，因此愛這一切吧，讓你的生活充滿更多歡樂。與之相反，憎恨一切會讓你衰老、怨恨和不安，我們都知道這一點！
So try to embrace these five things everyday and see if you feel any younger. If it works for you, spread the word, share the vibes and let’s all be a little happier and vibrantly alive!
因此每天努力去做這5件事吧，看看你是否感覺自己更年輕了。如果這對你來說有用，把它告知他人，分享這種氛圍，讓所有的人都更幸福一點，充滿活力地活着！
