“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”―Epicurus

“不要因渴望得不到的而错过已经拥有的；要知道，现在已经拥有的，也曾是你渴望的。” —— 伊壁鸠鲁

Don’t pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, simple, and yet not-so-small gifts in your life. It may seem strange to feel thankful for those events in your life which appear to be ordinary, yet it’s precisely¹ by being thankful that you can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. You may not see the value in spending time and effort acknowledging all the little, seemingly insignificant² things in your life, yet without the little things there would be no big things.

不要一味祈求大愿望而忽视生活中已经拥有的那些平凡琐碎的恩赐。对平凡的事心怀感恩？似乎很奇怪吧？可一旦你心怀感恩，再平凡的事也会变得不平凡。或许你还没看到这些微不足道的琐事的价值，但倘若没有这些小事，又怎能成就大业呢？

Don’t let what was once a miracle become common to you. Don’t get so accustomed to life’s goodness that you overlook it. Let your enthusiasm rise from the doldrums by being thankful for what you have. Seize every opportunity to be appreciative³. Make genuine gratitude⁴ a constant companion to who you are, in all that you do.

别让曾经的辉煌沾上尘埃，别对生活中的一切理所当然、忽视看轻。感谢已经拥有的一切，赶走低迷、重聚热情吧！不要错过任何一次感恩的机会，诚心感谢自己与一切。