人人都是天生的乐观派｜《健康之道》连载（9）

那些态度天生存在于身体最小的微观部分——每个原子、细胞和器官的一部分，有助于触发所有促进生长与完成的身体反应。婴儿并非生来就对环境或其他生物有天生的恐惧。相反，他们沉浸在幸福、活力和生机勃勃的感觉中。他们认为自己的需要会得到满足是理所当然，而宇宙也会善待他们。他们感觉自己是环境的一部分。

Those attitudes are inbred in the smallest microscopic portions of the body — a part of each atom and cell and organ, and they serve to trigger all of the body's responses that promote growth and fulfillment. Infants are not born with an inbred fear of their environment, or of other creatures. They are instead immersed in feelings of well-being, vitality, and exuberance. They take it for granted that their needs will be met, and that the universe is well-disposed toward them. They feel a part of their environment.

他们不会带着狂暴或愤怒的感觉出生，而且基本上不会经历怀疑或恐惧。出生是从“自我发现”的角度来体验的，包括“自性”的感觉——从宇宙的秘密之心缓缓升起、展开。

They do not come into life with feelings of rage, or anger, and basically they do not experience doubts or fears. Birth is experienced in terms of self-discovery, and includes the sensation of selfhood gently rising and unfolding from the secret heart of the universe.

相反，许多人认为，出生是一个充满创伤甚至愤怒的时刻——当婴儿离开母亲的子宫时。出生是生命最宝贵的自然过程。即使在被认为不“正常”的诞生里，婴儿也有一种发现与喜悦的感觉。

Many people believe that birth, to the contrary, is a time of trauma, or even of rage, as the infant leaves its mother's womb. Birth is life's most precious natural process. Even in births that are thought of as not "normal," there is on the infant's part a sense of discovery and joy.

在本书后面的章节中，我们会对出生过程有更多阐述。现在，我只想指出，从最基本的角度来说，人类的出生，就与自然界任何生物的诞生一样，是有序和自发的——一个小孩打开自性，就像一朵花打开花瓣一样。

We will have more to say about the process of birth later on in this book. For now, I simply want to make the point that in the most basic of terms the human birth is as orderly and spontaneous as the birth of any of nature's creatures — and a child opens its selfhood even as a flower opens its petals.

理想地说，我们一直在讨论的天生倾向与态度，应该一辈子陪伴着你，在你的知识通过经验而扩展时，引导你去表现你的能力，找到成就感。理想地说，这同样的感觉与信念也该帮助你带着安全感、支持感与保证感死去。虽然这些与生俱来的心理支持永远不会完全离开你，但它们往往会因为人生后来遭遇的信念而减弱，那些信念会破坏个人的安全感与幸福感。

The inborn leanings and attitudes that we have been discussing should ideally remain with you for the rest of your life, leading you to express your abilities, and finding fulfillment as your knowledge expands through experience. The same feelings and beliefs should also ideally help you die with a sense of safety, support and assurance. While these inbred psychological supports never leave you entirely, they are often diminished by beliefs encountered later in life, that serve to undermine the individual's sense of safety and well-being.

——摘译自《健康之道》第二章

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