Today before you think of saying an unkind word,

今天，在你想出言不遜前，

Think of someone who can't speak.

想想那些不能出声的人吧。

Before you complain about the taste of your food,

在抱怨食物不夠美味前，

Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

想想那些食不果腹的人吧。

Before you complain about your huaband or wife,

在抱怨婚姻伴侣不尽如人意前，

Think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion.

想想那些还在为没有结束单身生活而向上帝祷告的人吧。

Today before you complain about life,

今天在你抱怨生活不公之前，

Think of someone who went too early to heaven.

想想那些早已仙逝的人吧。

Before you complain about your children,

在你还想抱怨孩子太过于淘气之前，

Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.

想想那些不能生育而渴求孩子的人吧。

Before you argue about your dirty house some one didn't clean or sweep,

在为房子沒人清洁打扫而牢骚满腹前，

Think of the people who are living in the streets.

想想那些露宿街头的人吧。

Before whining¹ about the distance you drive,

在你为旅途太长而哭哭啼啼前，

Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

想想那些走相同距离的徒步旅行者吧。

And when you are tired and complain about your job,

在你工作中感觉疲惫并有厌烦情绪前，

Think of the unemployed,the disabled and those who wished they had your job.

想想那些失业的人、残疾人以及那些梦想着和你有同样工作的人吧。

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning² another,

在谴责和挑剔他人前，

Remenber that not one of us is without sin and we all answer to one maker³.

想想吧，人皆生而有罪，我们都要报答造物主的恩德。

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down,

当消极思想让你深感沮丧时，

Put a smile on your face and thank God you're alive and still around.

微笑吧，并感谢上帝让你的生命依然鲜活。

Life is a gift,Enjoy it,Celebrate it,And fulfill it…

生活本身就是一份礼物，享受它，庆祝它，充实它……