It's really no wonder we are obsessed with staying young. It seems to me that youth is equated with beauty, vitality and power, whereas old age is synonymous with the loss of such qualities. The general consensus is that we hit a certain age and it is all down hill from there. Or that there is a time we call the ‘prime of our lives’ and before and after our ‘prime’ it is all just struggle and suffering. So what’s this all about? When did we collectively decide to forget that we actually get better with age?
我們對(duì)于保持青春如此地癡迷，這真的不足為奇。我們對(duì)于衰老的社會(huì)態(tài)度未必就是值得稱(chēng)道的。在我看來(lái)，似乎年輕就等同于美麗、活力和力量，反之年老就意味著喪失了這些特性。人們的普遍共識(shí)是，我們到了某一年齡，從此之后就開(kāi)始走下坡路了?；蛘哂心敲匆欢螘r(shí)期我們稱(chēng)之為“人生的黃金時(shí)期”，在“黃金時(shí)期”前后的時(shí)間里都是掙扎與痛苦。那么這是怎么一回事兒？是在什么時(shí)候我們忘了這樣一個(gè)事實(shí)：隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)我們其實(shí)越過(guò)越好？

Somewhere along the great evolutionary journey of humanity, we lost our reverence for growing old (which, by the way, is totally natural and something we all go through!). So, if I were to narrow it down to just 5 things that keep us beautiful, filled with vitality and power, it would be the following:
沿著人類(lèi)偉大的進(jìn)化之路，我們不知在何處喪失了對(duì)衰老的崇敬（順便提一句，衰老完全是自然發(fā)生的現(xiàn)象，而且我們都要經(jīng)歷?。?。因此，如果要我總結(jié)出5件讓我們保持美麗、充滿(mǎn)活力和力量的事情，那么就是以下的5點(diǎn)：

1. Cultivate breath awareness. This, to me, is where meditation really begins. Meditation, leads to mental clarity (purifying and concentrating the mind…on what’s really important…in every moment.) This mental clarity then ignites our innate intuitive abilities, which enables us to make the right decisions. And finally, with this clarity and heightened insight into our individual truth, we harness the power to heal. To heal from within, bringing into oneness the body, mind and soul because our soul does not want us to be insane or ill!
培養(yǎng)呼吸的意識(shí)。對(duì)我而言，這是冥想的真正開(kāi)始。冥想能純凈心智（凈化大腦，每時(shí)每刻集中精力于真正重要的事情上）。純凈心智可以激發(fā)我們先天的敏悟，這能讓我們做出正確的決定。最后，有了這種純凈和對(duì)個(gè)人真實(shí)的高度洞察力，我們掌握了痊愈的力量。為了從內(nèi)心得以痊愈，將身體、精神和靈魂合為一體，因?yàn)槲覀兊撵`魂不想讓我們變得愚蠢和邪惡！

2. Laugh. Hmmmm, this is a tricky one. Laugh…because it feels awesome! It spreads good vibes everywhere and it promotes loads of yummy sensations and vibrations throughout the body. Yeah!
大笑。嗯，這是比較微妙的一點(diǎn)。大笑……因?yàn)檫@感覺(jué)很棒！它能向各處傳播良好的氣氛，大大提升愉快的感覺(jué)，讓快樂(lè)遍布你的全身。耶！

3. Sing (or at least speak with passion and heart). If not sing, then hum, chant, cry out…just let it out. Don’t be afraid, there is no right or wrong. We are born with this beautiful instrument; our voice. We are meant to use it. Speak with love and inspiration…it’s pretty much the same as singing. Also, it feels good. Don’t hold it all in…let it out – it’s good for you!
唱歌（或者至少是充滿(mǎn)激情地用心講話）。如果不想唱歌，那就哼歌、吟誦、喊叫……總之要釋放出來(lái)。不用擔(dān)心，這沒(méi)有對(duì)錯(cuò)之分。我們生來(lái)就具有這個(gè)美麗的樂(lè)器：我們的嗓音。我們注定要去使用它。用愛(ài)和靈感說(shuō)出來(lái)……這跟唱歌非常相似，并且感覺(jué)很好。不要把什么都憋在心里，說(shuō)出來(lái)，這對(duì)你是有好處的！

4. Move. I can remember being told when I was younger and would make silly faces, ‘careful, if you pull that face for long enough, it will get stuck like that.’ Well, in a way this is kind of true. We see it with age. Bad posture can lead to really deformed spines. Bitterness can lead to a permanently miserable looking expression on one’s face. As long as you’re alive, move. Even if it’s just wiggling your fingers, your toes and your nose…just keep moving. If we remain aware of our breath, it will always guide us, telling us exactly how the body wants to move in every moment. So, just trust breath and move around. Again, it feels good.
活動(dòng)。我還記得年輕一些的時(shí)候，當(dāng)我傻傻的做鬼臉時(shí)有人會(huì)告訴我：“小心，如果你長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地拉著臉，那么你的臉就會(huì)那樣僵住。”好吧，在某種程度上這句話有幾分道理。隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，我們就知道這一點(diǎn)了。不良的姿勢(shì)真的會(huì)導(dǎo)致脊柱變形。難過(guò)會(huì)讓一個(gè)人的臉上永遠(yuǎn)都是痛苦的表情。只要你還活著，那就活動(dòng)吧。即便只是擺動(dòng)手指、腳趾和鼻子……要一直活動(dòng)著。如果我們一直能意識(shí)到自己的呼吸，這將會(huì)一直指導(dǎo)著我們，確切地告訴我們身體在每時(shí)每刻是多么希望能得到活動(dòng)。因此，相信呼吸，多走動(dòng)。況且這種感覺(jué)很棒。

5. Love…it all.That includes and really starts with you! Make a conscious choice to love everything…the good, the bad and the ugly. It all comes from a loving place anyway, so loving it all, just keeps you more filled with joy, as opposed to hating it all, which will just make you old, bitter and dis-eased! Don’t we all just know it!
愛(ài)……一切。這當(dāng)然包括愛(ài)你自己，這是愛(ài)一切的開(kāi)始！做一個(gè)清醒的選擇來(lái)愛(ài)一切……不論好的、壞的，還是丑陋的?？傊@全部來(lái)自于一個(gè)有愛(ài)的地方，因此愛(ài)這一切吧，讓你的生活充滿(mǎn)更多歡樂(lè)。與之相反，憎恨一切會(huì)讓你衰老、怨恨和不安，我們都知道這一點(diǎn)！

So try to embrace these five things everyday and see if you feel any younger. If it works for you, spread the word, share the vibes and let’s all be a little happier and vibrantly alive!
因此每天努力去做這5件事吧，看看你是否感覺(jué)自己更年輕了。如果這對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)有用，把它告知他人，分享這種氛圍，讓所有的人都更幸福一點(diǎn)，充滿(mǎn)活力地活著！
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