《第18期青春励志(18)》歌词

[00:00:00] 第18期青春励志(18)-英语听力

[00:00:17] Self-Acceptance Leads to Happiness

[00:00:21] Finding acceptance is a natural desire of most people.

[00:00:26] When we are young,

[00:00:28] it is important to us to be accepted

[00:00:30] by a group and to be seen as "cool" by our peers.

[00:00:35] To do this,

[00:00:36] we will often adopt the views and interests

[00:00:40] of the group rather than develop our own.

[00:00:43] Over time, however,

[00:00:44] we have the opportunity to

[00:00:47] learn to accept ourselves.

[00:00:50] People who have done this are confident

[00:00:52] in their true abilities;

[00:00:54] they do not feel the need to create

[00:00:56] a facade to impress other people.

[00:00:59] They are concerned with

[00:01:01] whether their actions produce worthwhile results

[00:01:05] rather than with how they are seen by others.

[00:01:09] Less secure people are quite different.

[00:01:12] Instead of finding security in themselves,

[00:01:16] they look for other people to provide it.

[00:01:18] This kind of person constantly agrees

[00:01:22] with everything others suggest,

[00:01:24] for fear of having their own ideas rejected.

[00:01:28] Arrogant or defensive people

[00:01:30] are also usually insecure;

[00:01:33] in an attempt to hide their insecurities,

[00:01:36] they belittle or blame others.

[00:01:39] Secure people do not give up

[00:01:41] when faced with a difficult situation;

[00:01:44] they say "I can" rather than "I can't."

[00:01:49] Knowing that each day is an opportunity to

[00:01:52] use their talents to acquire good health,

[00:01:55] good friendships, and great happiness,

[00:01:58] they always put their best foot forward.

[00:02:01] Contented people do not judge others,

[00:02:05] nor do they judge themselves.

[00:02:07] They can appreciate the differences

[00:02:09] between themselves and other people.

[00:02:13] Recognizing the details

[00:02:15] that we cannot change about ourselves

[00:02:18] is also a sign of personal growth.

[00:02:21] We cannot change our height,

[00:02:24] so why waste energy complaining about being short?

[00:02:28] Our energy would be better spent

[00:02:30] on more constructive projects.

[00:02:33] Instead of dwelling on personal characteristics

[00:02:36] we are not satisfied with,

[00:02:38] we ought to focus more on what we are good at.

[00:02:42] Such expressions as "Love thyself"

[00:02:46] and "to thine own self be true"

[00:02:49] are about self-acceptance and confidence,

[00:02:53] as well as honesty and morality.

[00:02:56] We should consider them to be good advice,

[00:02:59] and treat them as signposts showing

[00:03:02] the way to happiness within.