第1926期:乔布斯每天早上都问自己的一个问题

据说乔布斯每天早上都会看着镜子问自已:“If today was the last day of my life, would I be happy with what I’m about to do today?”如果今天是我生命的最后一天,我会对今天要做的那些事感到满意吗?(或 我今天要做的那些事会让我感到快乐幸福吗?)

*Steve Jobs的原话是:

“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”

乔布斯的问题我也经常问自己,我猜你也问过。我的答案经常是No, 偶尔也会是yes,只是那些yes总是不那么理直气壮。

假期结束了,生活复归庸常与忙乱。

早晨我下楼散步,接连被几个行色匆忙的年轻人“超车”。他们穿着严肃的正装,背着双肩电脑包,手里拎着早点,从我身旁风一般地掠过,去赶地铁或公交车,搞得我这个慢悠悠散步的初级老年人很不好意思——以后得换条散步路线。

才六点半啊。

他们今天会开心吗?他们喜欢他们的工作吗?他们早上也问过自己那个乔布斯之问吗?What was the answer today? Yes? No? Or whatever?

好像每个人都皱着眉,连撅嘴都成了日渐稀缺的小动作,因为太萌吗?不符合时代默认人设。多少人的生活就像过去开机总死机的老电脑,按下power键,还要枯等五分钟,期间无事可干又无可奈何。

加拿大励志作家Robin Sharma说”The purpose of life isn’t to be happy. The purpose of life is to grow. And then bring on that power to help the world. Then you’ll be happy.”

太宏大了,太高尚了,帮助这个世界……怎么帮?帮谁?Tell me how and who and why?

开心、快乐、幸福,不论你怎样翻译happiness这个词,其实都一样,我们渴望的都是每个早晨睁开眼的一霎那觉得人生不空虚活着有意义这一觉没有白睡今天还能醒来又是崭新的一天真好。

这个瞬间的感觉,有人找到了,更多人还没体验过,但这大概就是人生的常态——谁也不能替你活着,替你挨疼受罪或做梦,你都得自己来。

Victor Frankl 在Man’s Search for Meaning中说 “a man/woman’s deepest desire is to find meaning in his or her life, and if he or she can find that meaning, he or she can survive anything.”

今天活着的内容,明天继续活着的目的,一生活着的意义,很多人都在找,有些人不说,不代表他不想。

你今天快乐吗?喜欢你做的事吗?

“The purpose of life is the life of purpose.” – Robin Sharma, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari