寧靜的心跡(99) 當情緒低落時

我們可能會經歷情緒低落的時刻，這是完全正常的，無需驚慌。只要不失理智，我們就能平靜地度過。情緒低落的原因，通常是對未來失去希望，並將生存視為一種負擔。

當情緒低落時，我們比較喜歡安靜，想要更多獨處的時間。只要不給別人造成負擔，這時候也是一個認識自己的好機會。如果我們的情緒沒有對外界造成破壞，那麼一段時間後就能平靜下來。

最要避免的是，那些會令人完全失去理智與常性的情緒，因為這種情緒的破壞力非常強大，能導致生命的損害。發生這種情況，我們更要避免情緒進一步惡化。

面臨情緒低落，我們第一時間要做的不是發洩，也不是壓抑，而是仔細地看看自己在鏡中的面貌，然後觀察一下自己的心思。想一想我們可以為自己做些甚麼，以及如何做。

現在的一刻已成為過去，當我們能夠展望未來，就會減少對過去的執著。於是我們的心思可以脫離現在，進入對未來的思考，此時的情緒狀態就會被改變。

想像未來，是調動理性的第一步。能夠及時踏出這一步，我們的理智就能恢復，然後認真地思考導致情緒低落的原因，以及尋找可行的解決方法。

每個人都有情緒，即使我們能夠經常理性行事，但也有情緒低落的時候。只有在瞬間改變自己的情緒狀態，才能讓我們的理性在關鍵時刻發揮保護生命的作用。

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The path to Tranquility (99) When feeling down

We may be going through moments of feeling down, and that's completely normal, no need to panic. As long as we don't lose our sanity, we can peacefully get through it. The usual reason for feeling down is losing hope for the future, and perceiving existence as a burden.

When we're feeling down, we prefer to be quiet and want more time alone. As long as we don't burden others, it's actually a good opportunity to get to know ourselves. If our emotions do not cause destruction to the outside world, they will calm down after some time.

The most to be avoided are those emotions which lead to a total loss of sanity and normality, because such emotions are very destructive and can cause damage to life. When this happens, we must avoid further deterioration of emotions.

When faced with feeling down, the first thing we should do is not vent or suppress, but to carefully look at our own appearance in the mirror, and then observe our own thoughts. Think about what we can do for ourselves, and how we can do it.

The present moment has become the past, when we can look to the future, we will be less attached to the past. Then our thoughts can leave the present and enter into thinking about the future, and the emotional state at this time will be changed.

Imagining the future is the first step in mobilizing rationality. If we can take this step in time, our rationality can be restored, and we can then seriously contemplate the causes of our feeling down and explore viable solutions.

Everyone has emotions, and even though we may frequently act rationally, there are also moments of feeling down. Only by changing our emotional state in an instant can our rationality play a role in protecting life at critical moments.

On August 15, 2023