度日如年的一天（E）

崔礼山

星期六。我不上班。

It was Saturday. I’m off duty.

醒来的时候，凌晨4点。唤醒我的并非闹铃而是梦想。喜欢早早起床。早起的鸟儿有虫吃。谁充分利用早上的时间，谁成为人生赢家的可能性就大。

At 4 o’clock, I woke up. What awakened me was not the smartphone alarm but my dream. I enjoy getting up early. It’s a habit I’m proud of. Early birds catch more worms.

Whoever makes the most of the morning stand a better chance of being a winner.

顾不得吃早餐，我立即投身写作。写作是我的责任、信仰，也是我的至乐。对我来说，除了写作，其它一切都是次要的。如何度过一天，就如何度过一生。

Instead of having breakfast, I got down to writing immediately. Writing is my responsibility, my belief and my greatest pleasure. To me nothing can be more important than writing. How I spend a day means how I live through the remainder of my life.

一口气，两篇文章在我手里“诞生”，花去好几个小时。一日之计在于晨。家有三件事，先从紧处来。

It took me quite a few hours to finish composing two articles without a break. As you know, one hour in the morning is worth two in the afternoon. The urgent come first.

妻子不在家。女儿安家落户于另一个城市。眼下，我留守独居,孤单，孤寂。李白的诗歌“花间一壶酒，独酌无相亲。举杯邀明月，对影成三人”，终于感同身受。漫长的后半天怎样度过，我忧愁不堪。

Wife was away from home and Daughter made her home in another city. For the time being I live by myself, lonely and solitary.

I was reminded of a poem by Li BaI, Drinking wine in the garden , I was so homesick. Holding up the cup I invited the moon, thus I was accompanied by it and my shadow.How to spend the rest of the day was a problem.

曾经，我相信一位哲学家的金玉良言“要么孤独，要么庸俗”，逼迫自己工作精益求精，忍受着孤独的煎熬。现在，我宁可庸俗，也不要孤独。

I used to believe in a philosopher’s remarkable advice, Stay alone, or stay vulgar，forcing myself to perfect my work, and enduring solitude.Now I prefer to be vulgar.

我太累太累，无法继续工作。我想放松、想娱乐。工作是为了活下去，活下去未必为了工作。

I got too tired to do any work, hoping for relaxation and amusement. I work to live on, not live on to work.

遗憾的是，我想唱歌跳舞，但没有天赋；我想公园散步，却找不到伴侣。我可以看电视，网上听小说，但提不起兴趣；我可以去电影院，却没有一点兴致。

Unfortunately, I wanted to sing and dance, but lacked the talents; I felt like strolling in the park, but lacked companions.I could watch TV or listen to novels online, but short of interest;I could go to a movie, but didn’t want to.

我也可以饲养宠物，然而，我没有时间伺候。

Also, I could keep a pet, but I can’t spare the time.

手机静悄悄的。没人联系我。我决定打电话和朋友聊一会，但不知道谁在闲着。我决定做东请客，但不知道谁能接受邀请。

My mobile phone kept silent. Nobody called me. I decided to talk over the phone with friends. However, I had no idea who was free. I decided to give a dinner party. However, I didn’t know for sure who would accept my invitation.

我决定在家里品茶，可是，良师益友不登门。一些人光顾着赚钱，一些光顾着追名。一些人鄙视我。一些人和我道不同，志不和。

I decided to drink tea with guests at home. Sadly, no one visited me.

Some people keep busy making money. Some devote themselves to seek fame. Some look down upon me. Some have ambitions different from mine.

物以类聚，人以群分。甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜。

Birds of a feather flock together. One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

令多数人震惊、失望的是，我是另类。他们热衷的，正是我厌恶的。我引以为乐的恰恰是他们反感的。

To most people’s amazement and disappointment, I am a unique and peculiar bird. What they like is what I HATE. What I take delight in is what disgusts them.