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营造美丽回忆

Creating Beautiful Memories

 营造美丽回忆

What happens during meals shapes a large part of our memories. As we grow older we forget many things, but we mostly remember the Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners in our families. We remember them with joy and gratitude or with sadness and anger. They remind us of the peace that existed in our homes or the conflicts that never seemed to get resolved. These special moments around the table stand out as vivid reminders of the quality of our lives together.

 在用餐期间发生的故事往往在我们的回忆中占据很大一部分位置。当我们一天天长大、老去，我们会忘记很多事情，但是我们记得最多的是我们感恩节或圣诞节的家庭晚餐。我们会带着幸福和感恩回忆这些，或者是带着伤痛和忿恨。这往往会我们想起家庭中的和平温馨或是永无休止的冲突。这些围绕餐桌前的特别时刻成为彰显我们共同生活的质量的生动画面。

Today fast-food services and TV dinners have made common meals less and less central. But what will there be to remember when we no longer come together around the table to share a meal? Maybe we will have fewer painful memories, but will we have any joyful ones? Can we make the table a hospitable place, inviting us to kindness, gentleness, joy, and peace and creating beautiful memories?

今天，快餐文化和“电视晚餐”让一日三餐在我们的生活中越来越不重要。可是当我们不在围聚桌前分享美餐了，我们的回忆还会留下什么？也许我们会记得一些令人伤痛的往事，但是哪些快乐的瞬间呢？我们要不要让我们的餐桌成为一个热情好客的地方？要不要邀请我们大家一起分享仁爱、温柔、喜乐、和平，去营造一个美丽的回忆呢？