Living Life Over
Guidance for Reciting
The world's fastest and the slowest，longest and shortest，most unusual and most precious and most easily overlooked and most regret is the time.
If I had my life to live over―
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding patter if I were not there for the day.
There would have been more“I love yous”…more“I'm sorrys”…but mostly，given another shots at life，I would seize every minute…look at it and really see it…live it…and never give it back.
如果有来生
诵读导言
世界上最快而又最慢，最长而又最短，最平凡而又最珍贵，最易被忽视而又最令人后悔的就是时间。
如果有来生――
我会少说，多听。
我会请朋友来家吃饭，即便地毯脏了，沙发褪色了。
我会抽时间听祖父絮叨他的青年时代。
我会点燃那支雕成玫瑰状的粉红蜡烛，而不让它在尘封中熔化。
我会与孩子们坐在草地上，不去担心草地上的污渍。
我会把泪水和笑声更多地留给观察人生，而不是观看电视。
如果生病了，我会卧床休息，而不是自认没有我，地球就不转了。
我会更多地说“我爱你”……“对不起”……然而，最重要的是，如果有来生，我会抓住每一秒……看人生，读人生……体验人生……再也不放手。
Notes
1.stain [stein] n.污点
2.ramble [rambl] v.漫谈
3.lawn [lR：n] n.草地