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第27章 感恩是生活的大智慧（第1页）

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美国总统罗斯福的家曾失窃，财物损失严重。朋友闻此消息，就写信来安慰他，劝他不必把这件事放在心上。罗斯福总统很快回信说：“亲爱的朋友，谢谢你来信安慰我，我一切都很好。我想我应该感谢上帝，因为：第一，我损失的只是财物，而人却毫发未损；第二，我只损失了部分财物，而非所有财产；第三，最幸运的是，做小偷的是那个人，而不是我！”

对任何人来说，家中失窃绝非幸事。但是，罗斯福总统却能找到三个感恩的理由。这个故事告诉我们，生活中，我们应该学会感恩。

感恩是一项重要的处世哲学，是生活的大智慧。人生在世，不可能事事顺通。对于各种失败和不幸，我们要豁达大度，勇敢面对，并想办法解决。面对困难，我们是懊恼抱怨、沮丧气馁、陷入绝望，还是对生活满怀感恩之心，跌倒后再爬起来呢？英国著名作家威廉·萨克雷说过：“生活是一面镜子，你对它笑，它也会对你笑；你对它哭，它也会对你哭。”如果对生活感恩，你的生命将充满灿烂的阳光；如果一味怨恨，终将一无所获。我们成功时，有千万个理由感恩生活；而失败时，只要一个借口就会表现出忘恩负义。

我想，不论是遭遇失败还是不幸，我们都应该感谢生活。只有这样，失败后，我们才能发现自己的缺点和不足；不幸时，我们还能感受到安慰和温暖。这些能帮我们找回勇气，战胜困难，并获取前进的强大推动力。我们应像罗斯福总统那样，换一个角度去看待生活中的失败和挫折，永远对生活充满感恩，才能时刻保持健康的心态，积极地生活，并能保持完美的人格和不断进取的精神。感恩不仅仅是一种精神慰藉，也不是对现实的规避，更不是阿Q的精神胜利法。感恩源于我们对生活的热爱和希望，它是我们歌颂生活的一种方式。

把一小块明矾放入混沌的水中，我们发现，水很快就澄清了。如果人人都有一颗感恩的心，就能沉淀许多的浮躁和不安，消融许多的不满和不幸。感恩能让我们的生活变得更加美好。

OncePresidentRooseveltshousewasbrokenintoandlotsofthingswerestolen。Hearingthis，oneofRooseveltsfriendswrotetohimandadvisedhimnottotakeittohisheartsomuch。PresidentRooseveltwrotebackimmediately，saying，

"Dearfriend，thankyouforyourlettertocomfortme。Imallrightnow。IthinkIshouldthankGod。Thisisbecauseofthefollowingthreereasons：firstly，thethiefonlystolethingsfrommebutdidnothurtmeatall；secondly，thethiefhasstolensomeofmythingsinsteadofallmythings；thirdly，mostluckilyforme，itwasthemanratherthanmewhobecameathief…

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OncePresidentRooseveltshousewasbrokenintoandlotsofthingswerestolen。Hearingthis，oneofRooseveltsfriendswrotetohimandadvisedhimnottotakeittohisheartsomuch。PresidentRooseveltwrotebackimmediately，saying，

"Dearfriend，thankyouforyourlettertocomfortme。Imallrightnow。IthinkIshouldthankGod。Thisisbecauseofthefollowingthreereasons：firstly，thethiefonlystolethingsfrommebutdidnothurtmeatall；secondly，thethiefhasstolensomeofmythingsinsteadofallmythings；thirdly，mostluckilyforme，itwasthemanratherthanmewhobecameathief…

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OncePresidentRooseveltshousewasbrokenintoandlotsofthingswerestolen。Hearingthis，oneofRooseveltsfriendswrotetohimandadvisedhimnottotakeittohisheartsomuch。PresidentRooseveltwrotebackimmediately，saying，

"Dearfriend，thankyouforyourlettertocomfortme。Imallrightnow。IthinkIshouldthankGod。Thisisbecauseofthefollowingthreereasons：firstly，thethiefonlystolethingsfrommebutdidnothurtmeatall；secondly，thethiefhasstolensomeofmythingsinsteadofallmythings；thirdly，mostluckilyforme，itwasthemanratherthanmewhobecameathief…

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Itwasquiteunluckyforanyonetobestolenfrom。However，PresidentRoosevelthadsuchthreereasonstobesograteful。Thisstorytellsushowwecanlearntobegratefulinourlife。

Beinggratefulisanimortanthilosohyoflifeandagreatwisdom。Itisimossibleforanyonetobeluckyandsuccessfulallthetimesolongashelivesintheworld。Weshouldlearnhowtofacefailureormisfortunebravelyandgenerouslyandtotrytodealwithit。Ifso，shouldwecomlainaboutourlifeandbecomefrustratedanddisaointedeversincethenorshouldwebegratefulforourlife，riseagainourselvesafterafall？WilliamThackeray，afamousBritishwriter，said，

"Lifeisamirror。Whenyousmileinfrontofit，itwillalsosmileandsowillitwhenyoucrytoit。

"Ifyouaregratefultolife，itwillbringyoushiningsunlight。Ifyoualwayscomlainabouteverything，youmayownnothingintheend。Whenwearesuccessful，wecansurelyhavemanyreasonsforbeinggrateful，butwehaveonlyoneexcusetoshowungratefulnessifwefail。

Ithinkweshouldevenbegratefultolifewheneverweareunsuccessfulorunlucky。Onlybydoingthiscanwefindourweaknessandshortcomingswhenwefail。Wecanalsogetreliefandwarmthwhenweareunlucky。Thiscanhelusfindourcouragetoovercomethedifficultieswemayface，andreceivegreatimetustomoveon。WeshouldtreatourfrustrationandmisfortuneinourlifeintheotherwayjustasPresidentRooseveltdid。Weshouldbegratefulallthetimeandkeehavingahealthyattitudetoourlifeforever，keehavingerfectcharactersandenterrisingsirit。Beinggratefulisnotonlyakindofcomfort，notanescaefromlifeandnorthinkingofwinninginsiritlikeAhQ。Beinggratefulisawaytosingforourlifewhichcomesjustfromourloveandhoe。

Whenweutasmallieceofalumintomuddywater，wecanseethealumcansoonmakethewaterclear。Ifeachofushasanattitudeofbeinggrateful，wellbeabletogetridofimulse，uset，dissatisfactionandmisfortune。Beinggratefulcanbringusabetterandmorebeautifullife。