在今天， 我們的房子越來越大，但是家庭越來越小。

生活越來越方便，但是時間卻越來越少。

Today, our houses are bigger, but the families are smaller.

Living is made easier, but times are lesser.

我們的學位越來越高，常識卻越來越少。

知識越來越多，判斷力卻越來越差。

We have higher level of education, but fewer common knowledge.

We increase our knowledge but reduce our ability to judge.

我們有更多的專家，但是也有更多的問題。

醫葯越來越好，但健康越來越少。

We have more experts but more problems.

Medical facilities are improving but we have less health.

我們花費太多， 歡笑太少。

車開得太快， 火氣上來也更快。

睡得太晚， 閱讀太少， 電視看得太多，而且 禱告太少。

We spend too much and laugh too little.

We drive too fast and we blow up as fast.

We slept too late, read too little, too much TV and pray too little.

我們所擁有的資產倍增，但是價值卻遞減。

我們說得太多，但是愛心太少，且謊話連篇。

Our assets appreciate, but the value depreciates.

We talk too much with too little heart, and we bullshit.

我們學習如何經營生活，但沒有建造生命。

我們在生命中加增歲月，卻沒有在歲月中增長生命。

We learn how to run our lives, but not build them.

We learn to live longer but not grow them.

我們有越來越高的建築，但是有越來越低的EQ。 

有更寬廣的高速公路，但有更狹窄的視野。

我們花費得更多，但擁有的更少。

我們買得更多，但享受得更少。

我們可以登陸月球回來。但是卻無法拜訪對街的鄰居。

我們可以征服外太空。但是卻無法掌控內心世界。

我們可以分裂原子核， 但是卻無法挪去心中的偏見。

We have taller buildings but our EQs are lower.

We have wider roads but our visions are narrower.

We spent more for lesser ownership.

We buy more for lesser luxury.

We can travel to the moon but cannot make the effort to pay a visit to our next door neighbour.

We conquer space but not our heart.

We can disintegrate nuclear but not our opinion.

我們更多書寫，卻更少學習。 更多計畫，卻更少成就。

We plan more but accomplish less.

我們生產更多電腦，掌握更多資訊，複製更多拷貝，但 我們的溝通卻更貧乏。

我們的數量提高了，品質卻降低了。

這是快速食品充斥卻消化不良的時代。

高大的身軀與低劣的性格並存的時代。 

更多休閒卻更少歡樂。 更多食物卻更少營養。

更多雙收入家庭，但更高的離婚率。

更多千萬豪宅，但卻更多破碎的家庭。

We produce more computers, grasp more data, made more copies but our communication lessen.

We increase the quantity but decrease the quality.

We have fast food, but indigestion.

Big bodies with bad character.

More leisure and less fun.

More food and less nutrition.

We have more higher income family, but higher divorce rate.

We have more multi-million houses but more broken families.

我建議，在今天這樣的世代，你不要保留任何事情到特殊的場合才做，因為你活著的每一天都是特殊場合。

In this modern life, we should not wait till special occasion to do anything, because everyday is special if you are alive.

勤加閱讀，追求知識，坐在你家的前廊上欣賞自然美景，無需汲汲營營於生活需要。

Read more, learn more. Enjoy the scenery infront of your window, don't have to swell into detail of your daily needs.

多花時間與家人及好友在一起，享受喜歡的食物，到你喜愛的地方去遊覽。

Spend more time with your family and friends, enjoy what you like to eat, and go where you want to go.

生命不只是為了存活，而是一連串愉快事件組成的的鏈條。

Life is not about just living, but living it with a series of happy memories.

將你的水晶高腳杯拿出來，不要將妳最好的香水存起來， 任何時候你想要用的時候就用它吧。

Don't keep your crystal glass, don't keep your best perfume, use them when you feel like using them.

把「有一天」「將來的某一天」從你的字典中刪除。

Remove, "one day" or "some other day" from your dictionary.

現在就去寫那一封你曾經想過要等到「有一天」才來寫的信。

Write that letter that you told yourself that you will write it "one day".

讓我們現在就告訴我們的家人我們多愛他們。

Say I love you to everyone that you love.

不要將會帶給你歡笑及喜樂的任何事情拖延到未來。

Don't wait one things that will bring you happiness and laughter.

每一天，每一小時，每一分鐘都是特別的，

而且你不知道那是否是你的最後一刻 。

Each day, each hour, each minute is special, and you never know if it is your last.

如果你太忙以致於無法將這封信傳給你所愛的人，你告訴自己說，「等到有一天」我再傳。

If you are too busy to pass on this message to your love one and you tell yourself, I will pass this on "one day"

那 請你相信我

Hear me.

“ 等到有一天“

你或許沒有機會傳了

When that day comes, you may not have the chance.

Especially thanks to Helen Lao, from whom I received the mail.

This mail inspires my thoughts about life, and forces me to reflect from the inside.  Two weeks ago, I was busy about preparing ToEFL.  After that, I start to rush my time with my boring part-time job.  Nothing worth mention as you can see from my blog.  Am I too concentrated on a small part of my life?  I would say yes if you ask me. 

There are too much information we need to deal with everyday, and too much temptations.  Gradually, we get lost, lost our purposes in life or even our minds.  Switch on the TV and what would you see?  Probably unrealistic romantic soap operas and news about commit suicides, or even wars.  Turn on the computer and what would you browse?  Probably Facebook and discussion forums.  Open your ears and what would you hear?  Probably romantic sad songs.  I'm enough with all these.  Sometimes we sigh for the characteristics of some teenagers nowadays, but the truth is, we are really living under such an atmosphere.  It's not the genes of teenagers make them behave like that, but the environment we create shapes them like that. 

After reading this mail, I can't help but ask myself am I just living for living?  Is there any ultimate goal I should pursue?  Should the goal be being famous?  Or being wealthy?  NO!  I should be aiming at something spiritually.  That's also one reason for me to join the volunteer work I'm working now.  Though it's not any great thing but just to help children have their summer holiday happily, the satisfaction I get from doing this pushes me to go further.  And I'm really glad that I have joined the program. 

Anyway, I think we all can find some ways to live better.  And I would still refine my thoughts as time goes by.  Cheers up everyone and enjoy the holidays!