Some things you can change for the better, and others you can’t. Your effectiveness, your peace of mind, your levels of satisfaction and fulfillment depend on knowing the difference. 有些事情你可以改变得更好，而有些事情你却无法改变。你的效率、你的安心、你的满意度和成就感都取决于你是否知道其中的区别。

If you can improve the situation, take action. If nothing you do will make a difference, move on to something else. 如果你能改善现状，就采取行动。如果你所做的一切都无法改变现状，那就去做别的事情。

Put your time and energy where they can make a positive contribution. Engage in pursuits that bring new value into the world. 把你的时间和精力用在能做出积极贡献的地方。从事能为世界带来新价值的事业。

There’s never a good outcome when you spend your days filled with resentment and bitterness about what you can never change. You have too many opportunities to waste even a moment of your life with such negativity. 如果你整天对你永远无法改变的事情充满怨恨和愤懑，那永远不会有好结果。你有太多的机会，不应该因为这种消极情绪而浪费生命中的哪怕片刻。

Accept the reality of what has happened, of what is. Decide to identify meaningful portions of that reality where you can make a difference, and go to work. 接受已经发生的现实，接受现状。决定找出现实中你能有所作为的有意义的部分，然后去努力。

Always, there’s something good you can do. Let go of what’s beyond you, and let the available opportunities for goodness pull you forward. 你总能做一些好事。放下那些超越你的东西，让现有的善的机会牵引你前进。

— Ralph Marston - 拉尔夫-马斯顿