Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama:

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
1. Имай предвид, че в голямата любов и в големите постижения е замесен и голям риск.


2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
2. Когато загубиш, не забравяй урока от загубата.

3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others, responsibility for all your actions.
3. Следвай трите принципа: Уважавай себе си, уважавай другите, отговаряй за постъпките си.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
4. Запомни, че не постигайки това което искаш, понякога е голям късмет.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
5. Научи правилата за да знаеш как да ги нарушаваш законно.

6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
6. Не допускай малък спор да навреди на голямо приятелство.

7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
7. Когато установиш че си направил грешка, вземи незабавни мерки да я поправиш.

8. Spend some time alone every day.
8. Всеки ден намирай време да се усамотиш за малко.

9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
9. Посрещни новостите с отворени обятия, но не изоставяй моралните си ценности.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
10. Запомни, че мълчанието понякога е най-добрият отговор.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
11. Живей живота си с чест и доблест. Когато остарееш и се върнеш назад, ще бъдеш в състояние да му се насладиш повторно.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
12. Атмосферата на любов в твоят дом е основата на твоят живот.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
13. При несъгласие с любимите си хора, дискутирай само настоящият проблем. Не намесвай проблеми от миналото.

14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
14. Споделяй знанията си. Това е начин за постигане на безсмъртност.

15. Be gentle with the earth.
15. Пази околната среда.

16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
16. Един път в годината отиди на место, където никога преди не си бил.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
17. Запомни, че най-добрите взаимоотношения са тези, при които любовта един към друг надвишава нуждата на един от друг.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
18. Оценявай успеха си по това какво си загубил за да го постигнеш.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
19. Пристъпи към любовта и готвенето отдавайки всичко от себе си.

ама, какво да правя с гадовете, които ми пречат да ги спазвам?

Оптимисте, позволявам си да допълня темата ти с един по-разширен вариант, който аз намерих преди време:


The following is taken from a Nepalese Good Luck Matra.



Instructions for Life



1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

2. Memorize your favorite poem.

3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you want.

4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.

5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.

6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married

7. Believe in love at first sight.

8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

9. Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.

10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

11. Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into.

12. Teach yourself to speak slowly but think quickly.

13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"

14. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk

15. Call your mother.

16. Say, "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.

17. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

18. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions

19. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship

20. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

22. Marry a person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her conversational skills will be even more important.

23. Spend some time alone.

24. Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values.

25. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

26. Read more books. Television is no substitute.

27. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

28. Trust in God but lock your car.

29. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home

30. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past

31. Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are saying it

32. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

33. Be gentle with the earth

34. Pray or meditate. There's immeasurable power in it.

35. Never interrupt when you are being flattered

36. Mind your own business

37. Don't trust anyone who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss

38. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

39. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction.

40. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

41. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

42. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other

43. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it

44. Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny



Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Бих искал да преведа и публикувам разширеният вариант, за хората които не знаят английски все още. Оригинала го прилагам за тези които знаят езика по-добре от мен.