Temptation comes to all of us, whether or not we succumb depends on our ability to recognize its disguise, sometimes it arrives in a form of an old flame, flickering back to life, or a new friend who could end up being so much more, or a young child who wakens feelings we didn't know we had. And so we give in to temptation all the while knowing come morning, we'll have to suffer the consequences。
每个人都会受到诱惑,我们是否屈服于诱惑取决于我们识破其伪装的能力。有时它们以闪回的火花形式出现;有时是一个意义深远的新朋友;有时是一个触发我们不曾有过的感觉的婴儿。不过如果我们屈服于诱惑,那么第二天我们必须承担后果。
We've all done something in our lives us we are ashamed of, some of us have fallen for the wrong man, some have let go of the right women, there're those who have humiliated their parents and those who have failed their children. Yes, we've all made mistakes that diminish us and those we love. But there is redemption if we try to learn from those mistakes and grow。
我们都做过一些自己都感到惭愧的事。有些人爱错了人,有些人错过了爱;有些孩子使父母丢脸,也有些家长让孩子失望。是的,我们都犯过错,使自己和爱人蒙羞。但如果我们试着从这些错误中吸取教训并成长,就还有挽回的机会。
There's is a prayer intended to give strength to people faced with circumstances they don't want to accept. The power of the prayer comes from its insight into human nature. Because so many of us rage against the hand that life has dealt us; Because so many of us are cowardly, and afraid to stand up for what is right; Because so many of us give in to despair, when faced with an impossible choice. The good news for those who utter these words is that god will hear you and answer your prayer. The bad news is that sometimes the answer is no。
祈祷赐给我们力量,让我们能够面对不愿接受的事实。祈祷的力量来自它对人性的洞察力;因为太多的人对我们的生活充满愤怒;因为太多的人过于懦弱,不敢为正义拍案而起;因为太多的人无法选择的时候,会对绝望妥协。好消息是敢于把话说出口的人,上帝会听到你的祈祷并回答你。坏消息是上帝的答案有时是否定的。
When the truth is ugly, people try to keep it hidden, because they know if revealed, the damage it will do. So they conceal it within sturdy walls, or they place it behind closed doors, or they obscure it with clever disguises, but truth , no matter how ugly, always emerges, and someone we care about always ends up getting hurt, and someone else will revel in their pain, and that's the ugliest truth of all。
当真相很丑陋的时候,人们想法设法来掩盖它。因为他们知道一旦被发现,后果相当严重。所以他们用严实的墙来遮蔽它;或把真相关在紧闭的门后;或用聪明的伪装使它们变得朦胧。但不管真相多么丑陋,它们总会浮现,那些我们关心的人最后还是会受到伤害,而另外一些人却为他们的痛苦而快乐,这才是最丑陋的事实。
It's a shocking moment for each of us that moment we realize we are all alone in this world. The family we take for granted could one day abandon us; the husband we trust so implicitly might betray us; the daughter we love so deeply perhaps won't return to us. And then we could end up all by ourselves。