Have you ever watched kids



on a merry-go-round1



Or listened to the rain



slapping on the ground?



Ever followed a butterfly's erratic2 flight



Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?







You'd better slow down



Don't dance so fast



Time is short



The music won't last







Do you run through each day on the fly



When you ask "How are you?"



do you hear the reply?



When the day is done,



do you lie in your bed



With the next hundred chores



running through your head?







You'd better slow down



Don't dance so fast



Time is short



The music won't last







Ever told your child,



We'll do it tomorrow



And in your haste, not see his sorrow?



Ever lost touch,



Let a good friendship die



' Cause you never had time



to call and say "Hi"?







You'd better slow down



Don't dance so fast



Time is short



The music won't last







When you run so fast to get somewhere



You miss half the fun of getting there.



When you worry and hurry through your day,



It is like an unopened gift....



Thrown away...







Life is not a race.



Do take it slower



Hear the music



Before the song is over.



你是否注意过旋转木马上的孩子



或倾听过雨点拍打地面上的声音？



你是否追逐过翩跹飞舞的蝴蝶



或凝视着落日直至夜幕降临？







放慢你的节奏



不要过得如此匆忙



人生苦短



美好时刻转瞬即逝







你是否总是让时光匆匆流逝



问候别人时，是否得到了回应？



一天过去，卧榻上的你是否



还满脑子想着明天的琐事？







放慢你的节奏



不要过得如此匆忙



人生苦短



美好时刻转瞬即逝



你是否曾告诉孩子：等明天再说



而仓促之间却忽略了他的失望？



你是否曾和朋友失去联络，淡漠了珍贵的友情



只因为你一直连打电话问好的时间都没有？







放慢你的节奏



不要过得如此匆忙



人生苦短



美好时刻转瞬即逝







当你埋头赶路、朝目标飞奔时



你已经错过了沿途一半的乐趣。



当你终日处心积虑、忙乱匆促之时，



日子就像一个尚未打开、就已被丢弃的礼物......



人生不是一场竞赛。



放慢你的脚步，



倾听美妙音乐



直到生命的尽头。
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