日省吾身 之十一

If you can start your day without caffeine,
如果你可以没有咖啡因就开始一天，

If you can always be cheerful, and ignore aches and pains,
如果你总是可以忽略痛苦保持乐观，

get resist the temptation devour people with your problems,
能避免用自己的问题烦扰别人，

can eat the same food everyday and be thankful for it,
能每天吃同样的食物还心存感激，

can understand the love one even when he has no time for you,
当你所爱的人没有时间陪你也能理解，

and skip pass the hurtful allegations made by love one even though everything going wrong is not your fault,
即使错不在你也能宽恕爱人对你的无端指责，

if you can calmly take criticism,
如果你能冷静地接受批评，

if you can relate to your poor friend as well as the rich,
如果你能和朋友保持交往无分贵贱，

if you can do without lies and deceit,
如果你能做到不说谎，不欺骗，

if you can deal with stress without medication,
如果你面对压力可以不依赖药物治疗，

relax without liquor and sleep without pills,
不需要靠酒来放松自己，不需要靠药片来入睡，

if you can honestly say that you have no prejudice against color, religion, sexual orientation or politics,
如果你能坦诚地说，你对种族、宗教、性取向和政治都没有偏见，

then you have reached the level of your dog.
那么，你就上升到你狗狗的层次了。