心靈雞湯

前言

IntroductionWe received an astounding quantity and quality of submissions for this book on tough times and the tough people living through them- thousands of heartwarming， inspiring stories and poems filled with hope， faith， comfort， and humanity. This topic really struck a chord with our contributors and this book is a beautiful expression of their journeys through their personal tough times.Half the stories in this book are about tough times related to the economy， and the other half cover a wide gamut of challenges， from illness and disability， to family issues and loss， to natural disasters and crime. You will find a common theme-people working together to help each other overcome the challenges described in their stories. Everyone will find some lessons， support， tears， and smiles in thesepages.Many of our writers stressed how happy they are now， despite lower incomes， smaller homes， and simpler lives. Many wrote about the new lives they have come to accept and enjoy after chronic illness， accidents， losing loved ones， or other non-economic challenges. Some were victims of a crime， some watched their houses burn down， and some are living with incurable illnesses or disabilities. Many wrote about finding inner strength， support from family and friends， marriages strengthening in the face of adversity， and rediscovering the joys of their families. They wrote about the silver linings they found in their troubles and the many blessings in their lives. In fact， we had so many fabulous submissions on this theme that we created a companion volume， Chicken Soup for the Soul： Count Your Blessings， which will be published in time for Christmas 2009.We hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as we enjoyed choosing and editing them for you， and we are sure they will provide you with a little extra help and inspiration during these tough times. We've included a bonus chapter with ten extra stories about tough times and faith-a little extra value for you-to say thanks for being part of the Chicken Soup for the Soul community.~Amy NewmarkPublisher， Chicken Soup for the Soul引言關(guān)于這本書，我們收到了一批質(zhì)量上乘且數(shù)量驚人的來稿。這些充滿著希望、信仰、寬慰與博愛的故事和詩歌，描繪了在逆境中自強(qiáng)不息的人們，以及他們所經(jīng)歷的艱難歲月。這個感人至深、更鼓舞人心的主題確實(shí)引發(fā)了眾多撰稿人的共鳴，這本書也完美演繹了他們在困頓中所走過的人生旅程。此書有一半的故事涉及經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)，而另外一半則囊括了各種人生挑戰(zhàn)--從身患疾病和殘疾，到家庭矛盾和親人離世，再到自然災(zāi)難和罪惡行徑。你會從中發(fā)現(xiàn)一個共同的主題思想--二人同心，其利斷金。希望每位讀者，都可以從本書的字里行間，收獲經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)，得到支持鼓勵，揮灑動情的淚水，綻放會心的歡笑。很多作者都強(qiáng)調(diào)自己現(xiàn)在是多么幸福和快樂，縱使他們的收入不怎么高、房子不算大、生活也并不總是一帆風(fēng)順。許多人在文中寫到，自從經(jīng)歷了慢性疾病、意外事故，失去了至親至愛的人，或者遭受到其他非經(jīng)濟(jì)方面的損失，他們的心境就隨之變得坦然，并開始享受新的生活。一些人曾是犯罪行為的受害者，也有一些人親眼目睹了自己的房子被燒成灰燼，還有一些人生活在不治之癥或身體殘疾的折磨中。許多人在面對不幸和災(zāi)禍時，找尋到了內(nèi)心的力量，獲得了來自親朋好友和伴侶的支持，并重新發(fā)現(xiàn)了家庭生活的樂趣。在陰霾之中，他們找到了一絲希望的曙光，得到了上天的眷顧和庇佑。事實(shí)上，關(guān)于這個主題，我們有非常多特別好的來稿，所以我們另外創(chuàng)作了一部姊妹篇--《心靈雞湯：細(xì)數(shù)你所擁有的幸福》，將會在2009 年的圣誕節(jié)面世（注：本書的英文原版已于2009 年11 月在美國出版發(fā)行。中文版為《每天讀一點(diǎn)英文：一個人，也能穿越黑暗》和《每天讀一點(diǎn)英文：抓住身邊的幸?！?，已于2011 年在中國出版發(fā)行）。我們真心希望您能享受閱讀故事的樂趣，就像我們在為您挑選和編輯這些故事時，所享受到的一樣。同時我們堅(jiān)信，當(dāng)您也身處相似困境時，這些故事一定能提供一些意想不到的幫助和鼓勵。我們還在書里額外添加了一個章節(jié)，其中包含十個講述艱難歲月與信仰的故事（注：本書選取了其中的五個呈現(xiàn)給讀者）-- 一點(diǎn)兒小小的心意，以此感謝踴躍加入《心靈雞湯》大家庭的你。--艾米·紐馬克《心靈雞湯》出版者

內(nèi)容概要

　　《心靈雞湯：一切都是最好的安排》一書涵蓋了五十余篇中英雙語對照的感人勵志的故事，講述了發(fā)生在困厄時期的人和事，比如經(jīng)歷了經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)、下崗失業(yè)、生老病死的人和他們克服困厄的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志。文筆極具感染力，激勵讀者保持積極的心態(tài)。地道的美式英文，翻譯精巧的中文，使讀者受到心靈的感動與震撼。
　　這本書是地道雙語的完美結(jié)合，不論是形式，還是故事內(nèi)容，都堪稱經(jīng)典。具有極強(qiáng)的市場競爭力。同時，本書以雙語形式編排推出，是人們學(xué)習(xí)英語的最佳讀本。

作者簡介

　?、俳芸恕た卜茽柕拢↗ack
Canfield）是“心靈雞湯系列叢書”的創(chuàng)始人之一，這套叢書被《時代》雜志贊譽(yù)為“近十年來是出版業(yè)的神話”。他還參與編寫了另外八本暢銷作品。
　?、隈R克·維克多?漢森（Mark Victor Hansen）和Jack
Canfield一樣，是“心靈雞湯系列叢書”的創(chuàng)始人之一。他是一個備受追捧的演講人、暢銷書作者、市場營銷專家。他關(guān)于可能性、機(jī)遇、行動的具有沖擊力的見解，已經(jīng)為全球成千上萬人的人生帶來了神奇的改變。
　　③艾米·紐馬克（Amy
Newmark）是“心靈雞湯系列叢書”的出版人，擁有三十年的從業(yè)經(jīng)歷，其身份包括作家、演講人，以及金融與電信領(lǐng)域的金融分析師和業(yè)務(wù)主管。

書籍目錄

Introduction
引言
Chapter 1 Fired!
第一章 勇往直前！
003. The Moment My Life Began
生命起程的時刻
009. They Won’t Eat Us!
它們才不會吃掉我們!
013. The Glass Slipper
玻璃鞋
021. Nickel Walks
生財(cái)之道
027. Crisis, Opportunity, and Change
危機(jī)、良機(jī)和改變
034. The Humorous Heroine
幽默的女英雄
042. For Richer or Poorer
貧富之間
051. Downsized
裁員
Chapter 2 With a Little Help from My Friends
第二章 朋友的滴水之恩
061. No Disability between Neighbors
鄰里之間無障礙
067. Choosing My Own Path
走自己的路
074. Drive-through Giveaway
贈人玫瑰，手有余香
081. Staying Warm in the Dark
溫暖不懼黑暗
090. Good Old-Fashioned Sharing
分享永不過時
093. Heartbreak and Compassion
絕望與憐憫
100. Love Versus Adversity
愛與逆境的較量
105. One Boulder at a Time
一石激起千層浪
112. A Certain Samaritan
做個樂善好施的人
118. Lifeline of Hope
希望是生命之泉
Chapter 3 Tough People
第三章 生命不止 自強(qiáng)不息
125. Lessons in Suffering
在苦難中成長
131. Making the Best of the Worst of Times
最壞亦是最好
137. Ziggy
天使奇吉
142. Riding Home
漫漫回家路
146. Super Strong Mom
絕世好媽媽
150. Burned
浴火重生
157. Marks on the Heart
你曾走過
163. Hope Is a Choice
選擇希望
170. Spitting in Death’s Eye
朝它吐口唾沫
176. Tough Yet Tender
堅(jiān)強(qiáng)又柔軟
182. Maestro
藝術(shù)家
Chapter 4 For Richer or Poorer
第四章 貧富之間
191. My Parents’ Worth
父母的“身價”
199. Interesting Times
不乏味的時光
205. Camping on the Couch
沙發(fā)也是露營地
209. Then and Now
當(dāng)時和現(xiàn)在
214. Broke
枯木逢春
222. Extraordinary Lessons from Extraordinary Debt
從特殊債務(wù)中獲得的特殊經(jīng)驗(yàn)
229. Blessed
幸福的我們倆
235. Do It Yourself, or Do Without
要么自己動手，要么寧愿沒有
241. Getting Up Again
重新站起來
247. The Legacy
遺產(chǎn)
254. Going Back
回到過去
Chapter 5 Grief and Healing
第五章 治愈心靈的悲傷
263. Losing a Wife, Mother, and Daughter
她已逝，生者如斯
272. Dear Danielle
親愛的丹尼爾
278. To Forgive Is to Receive
原諒即獲得
286. Healing Connections
心相連，傷即愈
293. Memories of Sarah
緬懷莎拉
297. Patchwork Memories
拼貼回憶
304. He Can’t Hide from God… or His Mother
母愛無疆
311. Rows of Grief
悲傷逆流成河
Chapter 6 Five Bonus Stories of Faith
第六章 額外送給你的五個心靈小故事
319. The Ultimate Landlord
終極房東
327. Demon
小惡魔
332. Living Well with God and CF
好好活下去
336. The Source
源泉
342. A Dandelion Christmas Wish
一朵蒲公英的圣誕愿望
347. Meet Our Contributors
見見我們的撰稿人
364. Meet Our Authors
見見我們的作者
367. Thank You
感謝詞
370. Chicken Soup for the Soul
Improving Your Life Every Day
心靈雞湯
每天改善你的生活
371. Share with Us
與我們一同分享

章節(jié)摘錄

They Won‘t Eat Us！它們才不會吃掉我們！I got a pink slip. Sounds sexy， right· I wish I could say that it was the slinky， sassy kind that one might find in a Victoria’s Secret catalog. But given the state of our economy， you probably know what kind of pink slip I‘m really talking about. After all， pink is the new black in this economy.I can’t say I‘m surprised. I’ve had my eye on the market. I‘ve also worked in the corporate world long enough to know how these things work. It literally comes down to the dollars and cents of the matter. It’s not personal. It‘s business. So over the past few months I have braced for this moment， if not dared myself to embrace the opportunity that will come with my severance package.However， convincing my nerves to look on the bright side has been an entirely different story， especially on that somewhat sobering morning when I was sequestered in a faraway conference room to receive the news.On the long walk to that conference room， where a senior leader from New York awaited me， I called to mind a profound conversation with my three-year-old niece， Lexi， just a few days before. She shared a story about this dinosaur café her dad， my baby brother， was taking her to for lunch in Orlando where they live.“They won’t eat us，” she kept repeating in her sweet little voice. “They”being the dinosaurs.I wasn‘t sure who she was trying to convince， herself or me. Funny， but those were the words that saved me on that seemingly grim morning.“They won’t eat me，” I mumbled to myself as I walked the green mile toward my impending fate， shuffling my feet like a kid on her way to the principal‘s office. The truth being， I wasn’t all that convinced that they wouldn‘t.All I knew for sure was that little Lexi was onto something beyond her three tender years on this planet. When you think about it， no matter how big the proverbial meat-eating dinosaurs are in this life， they won’t eat us unless we let them.So after working nineteen years for a company I loved， with people I loved even more， I felt numb sitting in that conference room face-to-face with the next chapter of my life. In a big way， after months of much fear and uncertainty， it was somewhat of a relief to finally hear the words out loud and to be assured there is life after a layoff.Believe it or not， there is a certain freedom that comes packaged in the truth and in the distinct knowledge that， in the end， they won‘t eat us！~Natalie June Reilly我收到了一件粉色的東西。聽起來很性感，對嗎？我真心希望這是一款像“維多利亞的秘密”內(nèi)衣宣傳冊里那樣時髦的緊身內(nèi)衣。如果你了解當(dāng)前糟糕的經(jīng)濟(jì)環(huán)境，就知道我真正談?wù)摰姆凵珫|西是什么了--解雇通知單。事實(shí)上，粉色通知單在經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條時期簡直如同死亡詔書。我對此并沒感到特別驚訝。其實(shí)我早已留意市場情況的變化，再加上在企業(yè)界摸爬滾打了這么久，其中的游戲規(guī)則我還是了解的。歸根結(jié)底，這是純粹的經(jīng)濟(jì)因素所致。這就是金融法則，與私人恩怨無關(guān)。所以在過去的幾個月里，我已經(jīng)為這一時刻的到來作好了準(zhǔn)備，并打算在領(lǐng)到養(yǎng)老金的時候另謀出路。然而，說服自己保持樂觀完全是另外一回事，尤其是當(dāng)我坐在那個遙遠(yuǎn)的會議室里接受這個消息的時候。不過在那個早上，我卻有了徹悟。紐約的老總在會議室里等著我，我得步行很長一段路才能到達(dá)。其間，我回想起幾天前一次有啟發(fā)意義的與侄女萊克西的交談。她家住在奧蘭多，她跟我講了一個那兒的一家恐龍咖啡館的故事。她才三歲，有一天，她的爸爸--也就是我弟弟，帶她去那兒吃午餐。“它們才不會吃掉我們。”又輕又甜美的聲音不斷重復(fù)著。“它們”指的是恐龍。我不確定她是在試圖說服誰--是她自己，還是我？有趣的是，在那個看似糟糕的被解雇的早晨，這句話拯救了我。“它們才不會吃了我。”我喃喃自語道。我踏上了去往“刑場”的最后一段路，去接受命運(yùn)的審判，這種感覺就像一個孩子拖著腳走在去校長辦公室的路上。事實(shí)上，我還是懷疑“它們”會把我給吃了。但我能肯定的是，小小的萊克西知道一些已然超越她三歲年齡的事情。仔細(xì)想一想，現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的“肉食恐龍”無論有多么龐大，也不會吃掉我們--除非經(jīng)過你的允許。我在這家我所深愛的公司里工作了十九年，這里還有我友情深厚的同事和朋友們，現(xiàn)在我卻麻木地坐在會議室里，面對即將展開的下一個人生篇章。經(jīng)過了幾個月的害怕與忐忑之后，我終于聽到了老板清晰響亮的解雇宣告，這在很大程度上算是一種解脫。我確信在裁員后，自己還能重新恢復(fù)正常的生活。不管你們信不信，反正我相信這世上有一條永恒不變的真理、千真萬確的定律--就算是到了最后，“它們”也不會吃掉我們！——娜塔莉·瓊·萊利……

編輯推薦

《心靈雞湯》系列發(fā)行56個國家，被譯為40多種語言。全球暢銷上億冊，是美國乃至世界各國公認(rèn)的權(quán)威心靈成長讀物。該叢書連續(xù)七年蟬聯(lián)美國暢銷榜第一名，有以下三大優(yōu)勢：最豐富的閱讀體驗(yàn)：只收錄最打動人心的篇章，每一個段落都精心打磨，讓你領(lǐng)略雋永文字的美好。最激勵的成長故事：成長的傷痛，是每個人必然經(jīng)受的考驗(yàn)，這些故事散發(fā)著玫瑰的馨香，讓心靈獲得滋養(yǎng)。最權(quán)威的雙語美文：地道美語原味呈現(xiàn)，語言優(yōu)美曉暢，情節(jié)跌宕起伏，適合每天誦讀。在賞析的同時，提升英文閱讀能力?！缎撵`雞湯：一切都是最好的安排》精選數(shù)十篇感人至深、激發(fā)你生命潛能的故事，蘊(yùn)藏滌蕩內(nèi)心的歷練、不怕挫敗的勇氣、引人深思的智慧，以及關(guān)于愛與夢想的能量。這是一場豐美的盛宴，當(dāng)你被溫柔的文字包裹，心中就不會再害怕孤獨(dú)。

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