The Five Secrets You Must Discover(经典版).doc

The Five SecretsThe Five Secrets You Must Discoverbefore You DieHave you ever wondered why some people find more happiness than others?Why some people live well and die happy, while others die with regret?I asked people to tell me the one person they knew who had found true happinessand had something to teach us.Hundreds of people, with 18,000 years of experience shared their secrets.They told meTHE FIVE SECRETS we must discover before we die.The first secret they told meBE TRUE TO YOURSELFThere is an inner voice inside of us that tells us what we want,but we must have the discipline to listen and the courage to follow.The second secretLEAVE NO REGRETSWhen I asked them what they regretted, they did not regret their failures.They wished they had risked more.The greatest fear at the end of life is not death or failurebut that our last words will be, “I wish I had.”The third secretBECOME LOVERemember that love is the one thing that matters most.They told melove was the greatest source of meaning and the source of most regret.If there is something you have to say, say it sooner,even if you dont feel ready The fourth secretLIVE THE MOMENT They told me it all goes by so fast.See each day as a gift.Choose not to waste it wherever you are, really be there. The final secret they saidGIVE MORE THAN YOU TAKEWhen I asked, “What has given your life meaning?”They said that the things we take from the world have no meaning,but we remember what we left behind.Find something that matters to you and give all your heart to it:a cause, a child, a dream.They said happiness cannot be sought, it is a byproduct of serving.I asked them about dying. They told me,if you really live,if you discover the five secrets, you wont be afraid to die.Whatever mistakes you have made, no matter how many regrets you have,plant a new tree today.This is the wise elders wanted me to knowThe Five Secrets 1. B