芝芝的部落格

給聰明年長者幸福十誡

"Ten taboos to happiness"

for the intelligent aged persons

一、不要再替成年子女操心，才不會碎碎唸。

Don't be concerned about adult children

any more, otherwise,

cannot stop the annoying chatters.

二、不要再將成年子女當成未成年來「監護」，以免顧人怨。

Don't regard the adult children

as of underage and serve

 as a guardian for them,

so to a void incurring complaints.

三、不必事事都「非知道不可」，尊重已成年子女的隱私權、自主權。

No necessary to know everything,

 pay respect to the privacy and the right

of decision-making of adult children.

四、不要再以兒、孫為生活重心，尋找自己的園地，才不致天天望穿秋水。

Don't regard children and grandchildren

 as a center of life,

look for personal social circles,

so to a void trapping yourself

in the dilemma of anxious expectation

and disappointment daily.

五、不要逢人就訴苦，寧可寫作、畫畫、練功、唱歌,以藝術、創作昇華情緒。

Raise a habit of writing, painting, exercising,

singing to subli me your mood

 by arts and creation rather

than complain to people coming across.

六、不要凡事抱怨，多欣賞、感謝別人為取悅你所做的努力。

More admiration,

less complaints and appreciate

what other people have done

for pleasing you.

七、不要因孫輩和子女媳婿爭執衝突，這樣只會惡性循環，害了你的孫輩。

Don't involve in the dispute between grandchildren and  adult children,

 this act just causes adverse effects

in a bad circle and hurt your grandchildren.

八、不要因病痛而唉唉叫，有病要治病，領了藥要服藥，治不好的要忍耐。

Don't cry over sickness,

just go to see a doctor

and take the necessary medical pills

as prescribed,

and be patient if failed to cure.

九、不要疑心病太重，要感激還願意留在你身邊的人，免得最後連他也走了！

Don't be skeptic a l to others too much,

 be grateful to the person

who left a round you,

 otherwise,

he will go a w a y from you too eventually.

十、要多多培養宗教情操，有堅定的信仰，對未來抱著開心、樂觀的態度。

Participate in religious activities often,

 be stick to belief and  take pleasant,

optimistic attitudes toward the future.

如果以上十點，每一點是十分，祝福各位聰明的老人，都能幸福一百分。