Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive " there" you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your " there" vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never really appreciating what you already have right "here." It is important for human beings to keep soberminded about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and abundance, you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the present.

许多人都相信，一旦他们达到了自己所设定的某个特定目标，他们就会开心、快乐。然而事实往往是，当你到达彼岸时，你还是不知足、不满意，而且又有了新的彼岸--新的幻想和憧憬。由于你总是疲于追逐一个又一个的彼岸，你从未真正欣赏、珍惜你已经拥有的一切。不安于现状的欲望人皆有之，由来已久，但重要的是要对它保持清醒的头脑。一方面，你的生活因为梦想和渴望而更加精彩。另一方面，这些欲望又使你越来越不懂得珍惜和享受现在拥有的生活。假如你能懂得感恩，学会知足，你就接近实现生活在现实中提出的要求。

Gratitude To be grateful means you are thankful for and appreciative of what you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude fills your heart with the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your path. As you strive to keep your focus on the present moment, you can experience the full wonder of "here."

感恩之心感恩是指你感激、珍惜自己当前所拥有的一切以及所处的人生境遇。心存感恩，你的心灵就充满愉悦，你就能真正领会人生路上的种种体验。如果你努力把眼光锁定在此时此刻，你就能感受它的美妙之处。

There are many ways to cultivate gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions you may wish to try:

感恩之心需要经常加强。许多方法可以培育感恩之心，你不妨试试以下几种：

1. Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.

1．设想如果你失去了你现在所拥有的一切，你的生活将会怎么样。它肯定会使你回想起原来你是多么喜欢和珍视这一切。

2. Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for, so that you can stay conscious daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.

2．每天都列出那些值得你感激的事物，那样你就能时时刻刻意识到自己的幸运。每天都要这么做，尤其是当你觉得好像没有什么可感激的时候。另外你也可以每天临睡前花几分钟感恩自己所拥有的一切。

3. Spend time offeringassistance to those who are less fortunate than you, so that you may gain perspective.

3．花时间帮助那些没有你那么幸运的人，这样你也许会对生活有正确的认识。

• vision [´viʒən]   n.视觉；想象力；幻影   (初中英语单词)
• learning [´lə:niŋ]   n.学习；学问；知识   (初中英语单词)
• gratitude [´grætitju:d]   n.感激，感谢   (初中英语单词)
• abundance [ə´bʌndəns]   n.丰富，充裕   (初中英语单词)
• challenge [´tʃælindʒ]   n.&vt.向....挑战；怀疑   (初中英语单词)
• grateful [´greitful]   a.感谢的；令人愉快的   (初中英语单词)
• appreciate [ə´pri:ʃieit]   v.评价；珍惜；感激   (初中英语单词)
• cultivate [´kʌltiveit]   vt.耕作；培植；培养   (初中英语单词)
• remind [ri´maind]   vt.提醒；使记(想)起   (初中英语单词)
• conscious [´kɔnʃəs]   a.意识的；自觉的   (初中英语单词)
• assistance [ə´sistəns]   n.协作；援助；帮助   (初中英语单词)
• fortunate [´fɔ:tʃənət]   a.幸运的，侥幸的   (初中英语单词)
• specific [spi´sifik]   a.具体的；特有的   (高中英语单词)
• enjoyment [in´dʒɔimənt]   n.享受；愉快；乐趣   (高中英语单词)
• thankful [´θæŋkfəl]   a.感激的；欣慰的   (高中英语单词)
• joyful [´dʒɔifəl]   a.高兴的，充满快乐的   (高中英语单词)
• strive [straiv]   vi.争取；努力；奋斗   (高中英语单词)
• offering [´ɔfəriŋ]   n.提供；礼物；捐献   (高中英语单词)
• dissatisfied [´dis,sætis´fækʃən]   a.不满的；显出不满的   (英语六级单词)
• appreciative [ə´pri:ʃətiv]   a.欣赏的；感激的   (英语六级单词)