The Rules of Life: Part 8

1.      Do compare yourself with other people. You can see how much work you have to do, and you can see that it’s achievable.

2.      Have a plan for your career. Staying at home watching daytime TV really isn’t an option.

3.      Look at the long-term ramifications of what you do for a living. As a writer I am aware that a lot of good trees could die young because of me.

4.      Be good at your job. We have to be moral and decent and honest and trustworthy of course.

5.      Be aware of the damage you are doing. We don’t have to become goody-goodies but we should at least be giving it some thought.

6.      Be for the glory, not the degradation. Just make a decision to be for the glory and say nothing.

7.      Be part of the solution, not the problem. Look, if we don’t take some action, this world, this fabulous planet of ours, is going to hell in a hand cart.

8.      Check what history would say about you. History may indeed write us off pass termite people.

9.      Not everything can be green. Not everyone can be as organic and as green as we would have them be.

10.   Put something back. We sleep better at night if we put something back.

11.   Find a new rule everyday- or occasionally at least. These rules are a reminder. They are a starting point for you to pick up and run with.

The Rules of Life: Part 7

در این بخش ریچار تمپلار قواعدی از زندگی را معرفی می کند که هر فردی باید در رابطه اش با مردم در جامعه رعایت کند.

 

1.      We’re all closer than you think. The difference between us is so very little when you wipe away the veneer we all wear.

2.      It doesn’t hurt to forgive. Being forgiving doesn’t mean we have to be pushed around.

3.      It doesn’t hurt to be helpful. This is all about going into every day thinking the best of people.

4.      What’s in it for them? You get what you want, but they feel they’ve got something out of it too.

5.      Hang out with positive people. No point hanging out with people who don’t make you feel good.

6.      Be generous with your time and information. If you have a special talent or skill, pass it on.

7.      Get involved. Getting involved means rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty but having a real experience along the way.

8.      Keep the moral high ground. Keeping the moral high ground will taste a thousand times better than revenge ever would.

9.      Just because you have, doesn’t mean they have to. By becoming bitter you make your life even worse.

10.   Do compare yourself with other people. You can see how much work you have to do, and you can see that it’s achievable.

ادامه دارد

The Rules of Life: Part 6

این بخش از قواعد زندگی به آن مواردی می پردازد که هر کسی در ارتباط با خانواده و دوستان باید رعایت شان کند:

1.      If you are going to a friend, be a good friend. The most important bit is being there … and just for the good times.

2.      Never be too busy for loved ones. The more we put into our relationships, the more we get out of them.

3.      Let your kids mess up for themselves- they don’t need any help from you. You can’t steer them right all the time or they’d never learn for themselves.

4.      Have a little respect and forgiveness for your parents. Hey, there are lots of areas in all our lives where we aren’t very efficient or skilled or even enthusiastic.

5.      Give your kids a break. They get it in the neck from all directions and the word that figures most in their lives is ‘No’.

6.      Never lend money unless you are prepared to write it off. If you are precious about it, then don’t lend it in the first place.

7.      Keep schtum. Think about how you feel when people try to tell you what to do.

8.      There are no bad children. You can’t change a bad child but you can change bad behavior.

9.      Be up around people you love. Someone has to lift the burden, lift the spirits, lift the gloom.

10.   Give your kids responsibilities. As they grow you have to back off more and let them do more.

11.   Your children need to fall out with you to leave home. They have to break free before they can come home again as something more than just your child.

12.   Your kids will have friends you don’t like. If our child is hanging out with other kids that test our tolerance, it’s a good thing.

13.   Your role as a child. You have a duty to be courteous, thoughtful and co-operative towards your parents.

14.   Your role as a parent. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to be all that the very best parenting requires.