孩子生活凭借率真而毫不犹豫的天性。他们对生活充满热情、渴望学习并且对一切事物充满好奇。即使孩子仍有许多需要学习，仅仅观察他们就可以教给我们许多实用的生活经验。这些经验很简单，却关乎健康、幸福和富有成效的生活。用一个下午的时间观察一群孩子一起玩耍及与周围的世界共处。你可能会对他们如此聪明感到惊讶。他们表现得与成人不同，他们的行为中有许多我们可以学习的地方。
Kids live by their instincts openly and without hesitation. They are enthusiastic about life, eager to learn, and curious about everything. Even though kids still have a lot to learn, just observing them can teach us many practical life lessons. These lessons are simple, yet pertinent to living a healthy, happy and productive life. Spend an afternoon watching a group of kids interact with each other and the world around them. You may be surprised at how clever they are. They handle themselves differently than adults, and there is much we can learn from their behavior.
Here are 20 practical life lessons kids can teach us:
自然地生活——不论好坏，孩子们不会计划去做一件事。他们自然地生活，体会每一个难得的不确定的时刻。如果说恰当的时间管理和计划对成年人没有必要会显得愚蠢。然而，忽视所有人生中在意外的时刻自然出现的机会同样愚蠢。当看到身边有金子在闪闪发光，你不得不偶尔驶离轨道。
Live Spontaneously – For better or worse, kids do not plan a thing they do. They live spontaneously, taking in every uncertain moment for all it’s worth. It would be foolish to say that proper time management and planning is unnecessary in adulthood. However, it would also be foolish to ignore all the opportunities that spontaneously present themselves at unplanned instants throughout our lifetime. Occasionally you have to steer off course when you see gold shimmering in your periphery.
从不让缺少条件阻止自己的脚步——孩子从不担心自己缺少条件。如果他们以前从未做过某事，他们会急于试水。如果失败，他们不予理睬并再次尝试直到做对。条件通常只是人为制造的限制，打算将带着宏伟想法并满怀激情的新手置于边缘地带。
Never Let a Lack of Qualifications Deter You – Kids are never concerned with their lack of qualifications. If they have never done something before, they are eager to test the waters. If they fail, they brush themselves off and take another stab at it until they get it right. Qualifications are usually just man-made restrictions proposed to keep passionate newcomers with grand ideas relegated to the margins.
运动是乐趣——孩子总在运动，不是因为运动健康，而是因为运动有趣。他们参加体育运动、爬树、玩捉人游戏，等等。由于某些原因我们忘却了运动可以是有趣的事。它只是关系到寻找我们真正喜欢做的积极、健康的活动。
Exercise Can Be Fun – Kids exercise all the time, not because it’s healthy, but because it’s fun. They participate in sports, climb trees, play tag, etc. For some reason we forget that exercise can be fun. It’s just a matter of finding an active, healthy activity we actually enjoy doing.
当事情做错时，大笑之后继续前进——当孩子遇到意料不到的局面时，他们通常轻轻一笑并尝试解决。生活中有些事使我们无法预料的。即便有诸多计划，很可能生活仍会投给我们一个曲线球。我们需要带着良好的幽默感和主动的兴趣去迎接生命的曲线球。
When Things Go Awry, Laugh and Move On – When kids are dealt an unexpected hand they usually chuckle and work around the issue. There are some things in life we just can’t anticipate. Even with a great deal of planning, it’s very possible that life will throw us a curve ball. We need to greet life’s curve balls with a sense of good humor and proactive fascination.
保持开放的思想—— 孩子的思想向所有世界展现给他的事物敞开。孩子大多数的判断严格基于直接经验做出。外界的影响在孩子的生活中没有达到影响其判断力的程度，而且他们总是准备着尝试新事物。当进入成年期，我们变成习惯的动物，在熟悉的环境中感到舒适。我们避开任何不熟悉的事物。这样做的同时，我们远离了大量的机遇和积极的经验。
Keep an Open Mind – A child’s mind is wide open to all the world has to offer. Kids make most of their judgments strictly based on first-hand experience. Few external influences have been present in their lives long enough to poison their judgment, and they are always ready to try something new. As we hit adulthood we become creatures of habit, comfortable in the familiarity of our surroundings. We shy away from anything with an unfamiliar taste. In doing so, we walk away from numerous opportunities and positive experiences.
其他人会首先发现我们的能力—— 孩子们并不擅长发现自己的天赋和能力。父母或指导者通常注意到孩子的能力并朝正确的方向引导他。成人同样可能意识不到自己的天然禀赋。如果事物对我们显得轻而易举，我们趋向忽视它们的重要性。我们的朋友、家人、同辈和上级可能能够先于我们清楚地辨别出我们内在的天赋和能力。
Other People May Identify Our Abilities First – Kids are not typically proficient at identifying their talents and abilities. A parent or mentor usually notices a child’s abilities and steers the child in the right direction. Adults too can be unconscious of their natural gifts. When something comes naturally to us we tend to overlook its significance. Our friends, family, peers and superiors may be able to clearly recognize our inherent talents and abilities before we do.
错误可以打开通往激动人心的机遇之门——与成人不同，当孩子犯了愚蠢的错误，他们不会痛击自己。取而代之地，他们通过好奇的眼睛仔细检查结果的细节。错误常常是通往新的经历的大门和在教育方面发展的途径。错误也可能暴露产品和服务中的空白，这些空白可以带来赚钱的商机。
Mistakes Can Open Doors to Exciting Opportunities – Unlike adults, kids do not beat themselves up when they make a stupid mistake. Instead, they examine the details of the outcome through curious eyes. Mistakes are often gateways to new experiences and educational growth. They may also expose voids in products and services that could lead to lucrative business opportunities.
运用你的想象力——仅仅拥有一个木棍和想象力，孩子就能拥有几个小时的快乐。他们利用自己的想象力发现他们自己和周围世界的新鲜之处。是想象力驱使我们追逐梦想和好奇心。如果看不到自己的想象力，我们将不会将梦想坚持到底取得成果。
Use Your Imagination – Kids can have hours of fun with nothing more than a wooden stick and their imagination. They harness their imagination to discover new things about both themselves and the world around them. It is our imagination that drives both our dreams and our curiosity to chase them. If we lose sight of our imagination, we will never see our dreams through to fruition.
在过程中即席创作—— 孩子们很少受到犹豫不决和恐惧心理的困扰。他们通常首先进入每种情况，跳过障碍并在必须时临时相处解决方法。有时我们过度地分析了下一步情况而产生犹豫，担心我们可能做不好。的确，第一次就百分之百做对事情的机率非常微小。当机会出现时，计划总体的行动过程，获取前进的动力，并详细分析细节，这通常更为实际。
Improvise Along the Way – Kids are rarely mired by hesitation or fear. They usually dive head first into every situation, leaping over hurdles and improvising their approach when they must. Sometimes we over-analyze our next move and hesitate in fear they we may not get it right. Truthfully, the chances are slim of ever getting it 100% right the first time. It’s usually more practical to plan your general course of action, get some forward momentum, and map out the details as they come over the horizon.
通过模仿学习——孩子带着强烈的热情观察周围的人。他们特别地模仿有效的动作而忽略无效的动作。长大后我们会变得比较不善于观察，而是仅仅依靠正式的教学来扩展技能项目。
Learn by Imitation – Kids observe the people around them with enthusiastic intensity. They typically mimic the actions that work and ignore the ones that don’t. As we grow older we tend to become less observant, instead relying solely on formal instruction for expanding our skill set. We forget how well we learned when we were young by simply observing others.
游戏——游戏对孩子来说轻而易举，因为游戏时间是快乐的时间，而孩子喜欢玩得高兴。长大后我们忘却了放松与玩耍的感觉有多棒。我们的行为背后并不需要总是有目的。有时为了唯一的玩儿的目的而无所事事和进行娱乐是健康的行为。
Play – Playing comes naturally to kids because play time is fun time, and kids love to have fun. As we get older we forget how great it feels to let loose and play around. There doesn’t always have to be a purpose behind our actions. Sometimes it’s healthy to fool around and engage in recreation for the sole purpose of having fun.
具有创造力并用自己的方法解决—— 如前所述，对大多数所做的事情孩子总是先一头扎进去。他们不总是停下来去寻求指引，而是在过程中自己解决问题。这可以使他们发现创新的、改善的达到成功的方法。比起现有方法，如果有关于如何更快、更聪明或更好地达到成功的有创意的想法，用你自己的方法解决，看看会发生什么。如果不试你永远也不会知道。
Be Creative and Do it Your Way – As I stated earlier, kids dive head first into most everything they do. They don’t always stop to ask for guidance, but instead figure it out for themselves along the way. This can lead them to uncover innovative, improved methods for accomplishing things. If you have a creative idea about how to accomplish something faster, smarter or better than the current method, do it your way and see what happens. You’ll never know unless you try.
表达你的情绪—— 孩子的情绪全都挂在脸上，所有人都看得到。关于他们是否快乐、悲伤、愤怒或漠然，你从不需要猜测。只要看看他们你就可以立刻知道答案。相反地，成人向他人掩盖自己的情绪，使得读懂他们的反应及确定他们的感受困难得多。坦率地表达你的情绪使交流更容易，并可以在生活中保持真诚。
Express Your Feelings – Kids wear their feelings all over their face, visible for all to see. You never have to guess as to whether they are happy, sad, angry or indifferent. You know the answer immediately just by looking at them. Adults, on the other hand, conceal their feelings from others, making it much more difficult to read their reaction and determine how they feel. Openly expressing your feelings makes communication easier and maintains sincerity in your life.
充分认识自己所处的环境——直接环境是孩子的游乐场。他们探究环境中的每一面，直至最为细微的细节。这么做的过程中，他们能发现成人永远不会发现的事物。你必须充分认识自己身边的情况以便准确地采取行动。强烈的意识是解决复杂问题及产生新设计的关键。
Be Fully Aware of Your Surroundings – The immediate surroundings are a kid’s playground. They explore every facet of their environment down to the finest detail. In doing so they find things an adult would never have seen. You must be fully aware of what’s going on around you in order to take action accurately. Keen awareness is the key to resolving complex problems and innovating new designs.
充满热情地开始每一天——每天早晨孩子带着饱满的热情一下地就跑起来。他们并不反对开始新一天的想法。继续生存使他们兴奋，而且他们完全注满了活力，准备迎接前方新的经历。生活在你停止抵抗时变得更为令人满足和愉快。没有哪一天会和今天完全一样。别虚度今日的时光。
Start Everyday with Enthusiasm – Kids hit the ground running every morning with sheer enthusiasm. They don’t resist the idea of starting a new day. They are excited to be alive and absolutely pumped-up for the new experiences that lie ahead. Life is much more rewarding and enjoyable when you quit resisting it. No day will ever be exactly like today. Don’t waste it.
问许多问题——为什么?怎样?是这样吗?如果孩子没有参与到活动中，他们会没完没了地问一系列的问题。不是每一个问题都会得到答案，但很多问题会有，而这可能是除了直接体验之外第二条最好的学习途径。永远别克制自己提问。对于从来不问的问题你永远也得不到答案。
Ask Lots of Questions – Why…? How…? Are we there yet? When kids are not involved in an activity, they are asking an endless series of questions. Not every question will get an answer, but many will, and this is probably the second best source learning outside of firsthand experience. We should never refrain from asking questions. You’ll never get an answer to a question you never ask.
诚实并描述真实情况——如前所述，孩子不掩饰自己的情绪，他们对于过错很诚实。他们如实描述所见，在事情发生那一刻。坦诚与清晰的交流协力构建坚强的性格和与他人健康的关系。人们如果相信你的诚实将会倾听你所说。
Be Honest and Call It Like It Is – As I stated earlier, kids don’t hide their feelings, they are honest to a fall. They call every shot just like they see it, the moment it happens. Open honesty in conjunction with clear communication builds strong character and healthy relationships with others. People will listen to you if they trust that you are speaking honestly.
保持好奇心——孩子受好奇心的驱动，不断探寻未知事物。好奇心引导他们接受教育，影响他们未来的道路。跟随好奇心将扩展我们的眼界，常常可以使我们有非凡的个人发现。
Pursue Your Curiosity – Kids are driven by curiosity, constantly in pursuit of the unknown. Curiosity guides their education and influences their path forward. Following our curiosity expands our horizons and often leads us to brilliant personal discoveries.
享受生活中简单的快乐—— 孩子们不需要一堆最畅销的玩具才过的快乐。把孩子放到路上的雨水坑里，看看他高兴地四处溅水就知道了。如果允许孩子绕着房子追一会儿小猫，孩子的咯咯的笑声将会感染到你。或者只是挠他的痒痒直到他笑得脸都红了。所有这些都是孩子喜爱享受的简单的快乐。这提示我们生活中一些最美好的事物是无需金钱的。
Enjoy Life’s Simple Pleasures – Kids don’t need a bunch of best selling toys in order to enjoy themselves. Put a kid in a puddle and watch him cheerfully splash around. Give a kid permission to chase the cat around the house for a couple minutes, the giggles will be contagious. Or just tickle a kid until he is beet red from laughter. All of these are simple pleasures that children love to partake in. It should serve as a reminder that some of the best things in life are free.
培育并重视关系往来—— 几乎没什么事比和朋友们一起玩儿更让孩子喜爱了。如果由他们决定，他们永远也不会离开朋友的身边。孩子无条件地欣赏、尊重并信任它们的朋友。他们期待朋友的到来并在朋友离开时想念他们。健康的人际关系是通往幸福的关键之一。当然，长大后我们的生活会变得繁忙，但我们决不应当让繁忙的日程安排使我们与最关心的人远离。
Nurture and Value Your Relationships – There are few things kids love more than hanging out with their friends. If it were up to them, they would never leave their friends’ side. Kids admire, respect, and trust their friends unconditionally. They look forward to their arrival and miss them when they’re gone. Healthy personal relationships are one of the keys to happiness. Sure, life gets busier as we get older, but we should never let our busy schedules keep us from the people we care about most.
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