Final Chapter
I recently read an article about a 22-year-old woman. She was a successful young lady who died prematurely. She died in a plane crash. It’s not just sad that she died. It’s also sad that she was so young.
The more I read about this person, the heavier my heart became. She had died before completing a book that she was writing. There was only one chapter left. Now there’s a book in the world that will never be finished.
I know it’s not the first time someone has passed away before completing something but this story really spoke to me. I realized that life is like a book that is being written. Every second of your life is like a word on a page. Every day that passes is like a page in the book.
You are the author of your book. You decide what happens and who the characters are in the story of your life. You control what the main character says and does with the other characters.
Everyday, whether you like it or not, the story of your life is being written. Every word you say or don’t say, every action you take or don’t take, shapes the story. How you live and how you treat others also shape the story. Maybe your book didn’t start out very well. Maybe you made some poor choices here and there that led to a poor story. But we can all turn that story around. The book can end with the story turning out to be fantastic.
With our present and future actions we can control how the final chapters of our books will be. Start a new chapter today. If I read your book as you had written it so far, would I enjoy it? Would it be interesting? Or would it be about sitting on the couch and watching TV? Would it be about surfing the internet for hours and stuffing junk food in your mouth?
Start a chapter that would be a delight for you and other people to read. Live life to the fullest, so you get a really interesting story. Live a life of kindness and goodness so your story will be inspirational and motivational to others who read it. Happy writing!
最近，我读了一篇关于一个22岁女人的文章。她是一位英年早逝的成功的女性。她死于一次坠机事件。令人悲伤的不仅仅是她的死，还有她的年轻。
我读的关于这个人的东西越多，我的心就越发地沉重。她去世时，有一本书还没有写完，只差最后一章。而今，世界上多了一本永远也不会完成的书。
我知道，某人未完成某事就去世并没有什么新鲜可言，但是她的故事着实深深地触动了我。我明白了，生命就如同这一本正在编写着的书，你生命中的每一秒钟就像是这每页间的一个字，度过的每一天就是这书中的一页。
你是你自己生命之书的作者。在生命的故事中，由你自己决定发生怎样的故事，挑选上场的角色。你掌控着主角的言语，以及其他人物的行为。
不管你喜欢与否，你生命的故事每天都会被编写。你所说的、未说的每句话，你所做的、未做的一件事，形成了书中的故事。你的生活和待人接物的方式也都形成了故事。或许你的书开篇并不是很好。或许你在各处做了一些错误的选择，致使你的书很糟糕。但是我们都可以使故事峰回路转。你的书可以以梦幻般的故事结尾。
用现在和未来的行为，我们可以控制如何结束书的最后篇章。今天，开始新的篇章吧。如果我所读的，正是你目前所写的，我会欣赏它吗？它有趣吗？还是关于坐在睡椅上看电视的内容呢？或者还是上网几个小时，嘴里吃着垃圾食品？
开始一个篇章，对你、对其他读书的人都将是一件高兴的事。充实地生活，你就会有引人制胜的故事情节。友善仁慈地生活，你的故事就会充满灵感，就能鼓动他人阅读。祝你写作快乐！
1. The more I about this person, the heavier my heart . She had died before completing a book that she was . There was only one chapter . Now there’s a book in the world that will be finished.
2. Everyday, you like it or not, the story of your life is written. Every word you say or don’t say, every action you take don’t take, shapes the story. How you live and how you treat others shape the story.
1. 在生命的故事中，由你自己决定发生怎样的故事，挑选上场的角色。
2. 或许你在各处做了一些错误的选择，致使你的书很糟糕。
3. 充实地生活，你就会有引人制胜的故事情节。
1. You control what the main character says and does with the other characters.
do with：利用，处理；需要；忍受；与……相处
2. Maybe your book didn’t start out very well.
start out：出发；着手进行