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We'reJustBeginning从零开始ByCharlesF.KatteringBGM:夏©終海（夏末的海）-岸部真明“Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite...”“我们正在读一本书的第一章第一行，而这本书有无数页……”Idonotknowwhowrotethesewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.我不知道这句话是谁写的，可我很喜欢。它提醒着我们，未来是由自己创造的，一切皆有可能。Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justasasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone.我们可以把神秘的、不可知的未来塑造成我们想象中的任何一种样子，就像雕塑家把一尊未成形的石头刻成雕像。Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.我们就像是农夫。如果我们播下良种，必将获得丰收。然而，如果播下劣种，或田间杂草丛生，我们收获的就是无用的庄稼。没有耕耘就不会有收获。Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon'twantitcontaminatedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendtheremainderofourlives.我希望未来比过去更加美好。我希望未来不再重蹈历史的错误与过失。我们应该专注于未来，因为我们的余生都将在未来中度过。Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowillaffectit.往昔已逝，静如止水，我们无力改变它。未来就在眼前，生机勃勃，我们所做的一切都会影响它。Eachdaybringswithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusinesses,ifwewillonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.如果我们意识到这些，无论是工作还是家庭，我们都能开拓一片新天地。在人类致力开拓的每一个领域里，我们正好站在进步的起跑点上。TheseThingsShallNeverDieCharlesJohnHuffamDickens这些美好不会消逝查尔斯•狄更斯Thepure,thebright,thebeautiful,Thatstirredourheartsinyouth,Theimpulsestowordlessprayer,Thedreamsofloveandtruth;Thelongingaftersomething'slost,Thespirit'syearningcry,Thestrivingafterbetterhopes-Thesethingscanneverdie.Thetimidhandstretchedforthtoaid,Abrotherinisneed,Akindlywordingrief'sdarkhourThatprovesafriendindeed;Whenjusticethreatensnigh,Thesorrowofacontriteheart-Thesethingsshallneverdie.LetnothingpassforeveryhandMustfindsomeworktodo;Losenotachancetowakenlove-Befirm,andjustandtrue;SoshallalightthatcannotfadeBeamontheefromonhigh.Andangelvoicessaytothee---Thesethingsshallneverdie.BGM:《Joytotheworld》-KevinKernThoughthereismuchtobeconcernedabout,thereisfar,farmoreforwhichtobethankful.Thoughlife'sgoodnesscanattimesbeovershadowed,itisneveroutweighed.尽管有很多事让人忧虑，但相比而言，值得感激的事要多得多。尽管生命的美好有时被蒙上阴影，但它却永远不会被埋没。Foreverysingleactthatissenselesslydestructive,therearethousandsmoresmall,quietactsoflove,kindnessandcompassion.Foreverypersonwhoseekstohurt,therearemany,manymorewhodevotetheirlivestohelpingandtohealing.相对于每一个无谓的破坏行为而言，都有更多数以千计更为微小的，包含着爱，友善和同情的举动静静地上演着。相对于每一个试图伤害他人的人而言，都有更多的人致力于帮助他人，治愈他人的创伤。Thereisgoodnesstolifethatcannotbedenied.生命的美好不能否认。Inthemostmagnificentvistasandinthesmallestdetails,lookclosely,forthatgoodnessalwayscomesshiningthrough.在最为壮观的前景和最为琐碎的细节中，请仔细观察，因为美好的事物总是散发着耀眼的光芒闪亮登场。Thereisnolimittothegoodnessoflife.Itgrowsmoreabundantwithea...