生命就像一首交響曲
是由許多小小的音符組成
追求的是優雅而不是奢華
是精緻而不是時尚
是價值而不是受尊崇
是豐盛而不是富裕
用一顆開放的心
傾聽星辰與鳥鳴、童稚與聖賢
努力地學習、安靜地思考、坦率地行動、溫柔地說話
等待時機，不疾不徐
在一句話中
讓靈性不期而至，不請自來
讓生命
透過一切平常的事
自然成長
--這就是我的交響曲
Life as a Symphony
To live content with small means;
to seek elegance rather than luxury,
and refinement rather than fashion;
to be worthy, not respectable,
and wealthy, not, rich;
to listen to stars and birds,
babes and sages, with open heart;
to study hard;
to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently,
await occasions, hurry never;
in a word, to let the spiritual,
unbidden and unconscious,
grow up through the common
– this is my symphony.
~ William Ellery Channing
