世．界．之•窗－今天你需要唸 這兩首小詩

工商時報【Nikki Lu】 閱讀暖身這首小詩在社群媒體上瘋狂轉傳，似乎幫焦慮沉重的現代人找到一個小小的心情突破口。我們換一種方法讀它，唸出聲音，唸到最後一行，你嘴角會上揚。假如因為這兩首小詩轉念，就把它們傳給一個需要的朋友吧，請他也朗讀。 ?. New York is 3 hours ahead of California, 紐約時間比加州時間早3個小時， but it does not make California slow. 但加州時間並沒有變慢。 Someone graduated at the age of 22, 有人22歲就畢業， but waited 5 years before (1)securing a good job! 但等了5年才找到好的工作。 Someone became a CEO at 25, 有人25歲當上CEO， and died at 50. 50歲就去世。 While another became a CEO at 50, 也有人遲到50歲才當上CEO， and lived to 90 years. 然後活到90歲。 Someone is still single, 有人還單身， while someone else got married. 有人已經結婚。 Obama retired at 55, 歐巴馬55歲卸任， but Trump started at 70. 而川普70歲就職。 Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone. 世上每個人都依著自己的時區發展。 People around you might seem to be ahead of you, 身邊有些人看似領先你， others might seem to be behind you. 也有人看似走在你後頭。 But everyone is (2)running their own RACE, in their own TIME. 但其實每個人都按著自己的時間，走自己的路。 Don’t envy them or mock them. 不用嫉妒也不用嘲笑他們。 They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours! 他們有自己的時區，你也是！ Life is about waiting for the right moment to act. 生命就是等待正確的行動時機。 So, RELAX. 所以，放輕鬆。 You’re not LATE. 你沒有落後。 You’re not EARLY. 你沒有領先。 You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE. 在你自己的時區裡，一切都準時。 II. Today was the absolute worst day ever 今天是史上最糟糕的一天 And don't try to convince me that 別想說服我 There's something good in every day 每天都有好事發生 Because, when you take a closer look, 當你細看 This world is a pretty evil place. 世界可以很邪惡 Even if 儘管 Some goodness does (3)shine through once in a while 善意有時會展現 Satisfaction and happiness don't last. 幸福滿足不會長久 And it's not true that 也不是真的 It's all in the mind and heart 一切都在心中 Because 因為 True happiness can be attained 我們能獲得真正的幸福 Only if one's surroundings are good 除非一個人的環境夠好 It's not true that good exists 好人好事不存在 I'm sure you can agree that 相信你同意 Reality 現實 Creates 創造 My attitude 我的態度 It's all beyond my control 一切令我不知所措 And you'll never in a million years hear me say 就算再過一百萬年你也不會聽到我說 Today was a very good day 今天是很棒的一天 Now read from bottom to top. 現在請從最後一句往回唸。 世界公民，這是商業英語的last mile！ 很多人都說，英文好薪水會加倍，可以換到外商工作、可以更輕鬆溝通……英文確實可以為你做很多很多事，但是，它能為你的人生帶來的最大祝福是：找回失去的自信、耐心、膽量……還有，花了二十年還在跟英文纏鬥的人。人生不要一輩子都在跟英文纏鬥吧，要嘛放棄它不要有罪惡感，要不就征服它帶來成就感，英文學習的最後一站，報名電話（臺北）02-27215033、（新竹）03-5782199，www.core-corner.com