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IForgiveYou"
1
第二单元ThreeDaystoSee3
第三单元:
TheShadowlandofDreams4
第四单元:
ChooseOptimism6
第五单元:
WhyCharacterCounts8
第六单元:
TheCreativePersonality11
第七单元:
WhatDoesTeamworkReallyMean?
13
第八单元:
DidYouHaveaToughChildhood?
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Trueforgivenessishardtoachieve,especiallywhenwebelievewe'
vebeenhurttoodeeply.Butmanyofusmaynotknowthatourlifeneedsforgiveness.Justastheauthorputsit,forgivenesshelpsestablishharmoniousrelationshipsbetweenhumanbeings.Soletusfollowtheauthor'
sadviceandtakethefirststeptowardlivinginharmony.
Marriageisn'
ttheonlyrelationshipthatneedsforgiveness.It'
srequiredwithourchildren,friends,workmates,neighboursandevenstrangers.Infact,nohumanrelationshipcansurvivewithouttheoxygenofforgiveness.It'
snotthekindofqualitythatonlygood-temperedpeoplechoosetohave;
it'
sauniversalnecessityforrelationshipsandforyourownphysicalandmentalhealth.
Someofusmaythinkthatwe'
vebeenhurttoodeeply,ortoooften,toforgive.Butironically,it'
sthoseofuswho'
vebeenmosthurtthatreallyneedtoforgive,foronesimplereason:
likecancer,bitternesscandestroyitshost.Unlessit'
sswiftlyrootedout,ittakesholdandgrows,cripplingandeventuallyevenkillingthosewhoinsistonclingingdeterminedlytoit.
Forthetruthisthatunlesswecanforgive,wecanneverrecover.Ourwoundswillcontinuetogrowworseandneverheal.AstheancientChineseproverbputsit,"
Whoeverseeksrevengeshoulddigtwograves."
Forsomepeopleforgivenessseemsimpossiblebecausetheyhavenoideahowtogoaboutit.Thefirstandmostimportantthingyouneedtoacceptisthattheactofforgivenessisnotgoingtobeeasy.Infact,itwillprobablybethehardestthingmostofuseverhavetodo.
Itseemstotallyunfairthatweshouldforgivewhenwe'
retheoneswhohavebeenhurt.Andthat'
sthecoreofforgiveness.
Thesaying"
Forgiveandforget"
mayrolloffthetongue,butit'
sasshallowasitisshort.Foronething,it'
stotallyimpossible.Foranother,itmissesthewholepointofforgiveness.Thethingswemostneedtoforgiveinlifearethethingswecan'
tforget.Ratherthansweepingthemunderthecarpet,weneedtodrawalineunderthem,deliberatelychoosingnottocountthemagainstthepersonwhodidthem,andmovingon.
That'
swhy,sometimes,theinitialactofforgivenessmayseemrelativelyeasy,butdealingwiththeemotionsthatfolloweverytimeyouseethatperson,orspeaktoorjustthinkabouthimorher,canbeharder.Trueforgivenessisnotaone-offact;
saconstantemotionalconfrontation.
Andthelongeryouwaittoforgivesomeone,theharderitbecomes.Timereallydoesn'
theal;
itjustgivesthebitternessandresentmentlongertoeatawayatyoufrominside.Ifyouwaitforthe"
righttime"
youmayneverdoit.
Aquestionyoushouldaskyourselfbeforeyoubegintotackletheartofforgivenessisthis:
Howmanyofusareevercompletelyinnocentinanygivensituation?
Someyearsago,mywifeandIboughtapieceofcheapfurniture.Forthefirstfewmonths,itfooledeveryone—itwassmart,functionalandimpressive,andwefeltitfittedourhomeperfectly.Butastimerolledby,thethincoveringslowlybegantopeelattheedges.Itdidn'
tcreatethesameimpressionanymore,butatleastitwasbeinghonest!
Thefactisthat,likeitornot,behindoursmartcovering,we'
realljustchipboard.Sobeforewebecomeotherpeople'
sjudgeandjury,we'
dbewisetotakealong,hardlookatourselvesinthemirror.Andthemoreweseeourselves,wartsandall,themorewe'
llwanttoandbeabletoforgiveothersfortheirflaws,andthemoreweforgive,themorewe'
llknowtruecontentment.
Forgivingotherscangetasatisfyingreaction.I'
vefoundthatsayingsorrytomykidshasnotonlyhealedbrokenrelationshipsbuthashelpedeasethesituation,makingiteasierformykidstoaskforforgivenessthemselves.Soifyouthinkyou'
rerightandcan'
tfinditinyourselftoforgive,askyourselfthisquestion:
wouldyouratherberightorhappy?
Oneofthehardestthingsaboutforgivenessismakingthatfirstmoveespeciallywhenyouhaven'
tspokentothepersonwhohurtyouforawhile.Butrememberthey'
llprobablybehappytohearfromyou.Theymightevenbeimpressedthatyou'
vedonewhatthey'
vewantedtodoforyears.Butkeepinmindyou'
redoingthisforyoujustasmuchasforthem,sodon'
tbeupsetiftheydon'
treactasyouhoped.
Ofcourse,somepeopledon'
tbelievethey'
vedoneanythingwrong,ordon'
tcare,sotellingthemyouforgivethemwouldonlyfrustratethemandyou.Butthatdoesn'
tmeanyoucan'
tfindforgivenessinyourheart.Infact,that'
swhattrueforgivenessis:
lettinggoofyourangerandhurt,becomingatpeacewithwhathappenedandmovingon.
Themoreyounurtureyourresentment,themoreunhappyyou'
llbecome.Unlessyoulearntodevelopthe"
lostart"
offorgiving,you'
llalwaysremainavictim,notjustofpeoplewho'
vedoneyouwrong,butalsoofyourownemotions.
Forgivingputsyouincontrol.Howevertoughitis,thealternativeisfarworse.Thephrase"
Forgiveusoursins,thoughwerefusetoforgivethosewhosinagainstus"
doesn'
texistintheBible.Andthere'
sareasonforthat.
第二单元ThreeDaystoSee
Wetendtotakewhatwehaveforgranted,andseldomdowethinkaboutthevalueoflife.Yet,HelenKeller,beingbothblindanddeaf,taughtushowtomakethefullestuseofourwonderfulsensestoappreciatelifefromawhollydifferentview-withloveandpassion.HelenKeller
Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;
sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlyconfined.
Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?
Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast,whatregrets?
SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.Weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,ofcourse,whowouldadoptthemottoof"
Eat,drink,andbemerry"
butmostpeoplewouldbepunishedbythecertaintyofdeath.
Mostofustakelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareingoodhealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutendlessly.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.
Thesamelistlessness,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizetheblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedlossofsightorhearingdamageseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundshazily,withoutconcentration,andwithlittleappreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit,ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill.
Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;
silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.
NowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved."
Nothinginparticular,"
shereplied.ImighthaveshowndisbeliefhadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchresponses,forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle.
Howwasitpossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyofnote?
Iwhocannotseefindhundredsofthingstointerestmethroughmeretouch.Ifeelthedelicatesymmetryofaleaf.Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch,ortheroughbarkofapine.InspringItouchthebranchesoftreeshopefullyinsearchofabud,thefirstsignofawakeningNatureafterherwinter'
ssleep.Ifeelthedelightfultextureofaflower,anddiscoveritsremarkablefolds;
andsomethingofthemiracleofNatureisrevealedtome.Occasionally,ifIamveryfortunate,Iplacemyhandgentlyinasmalltreeandfeelthehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong.Iamdelightedtohavecoolwatersofabrookrushthroughmyopenfingers.TomeathickcarpetofpineneedlesorsoftgrassismorewelcomethanthemostluxuriousPersianrug.Tomethecolorfulseasonsareathrillingandunendingdrama,theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.
Attimesmyheartcriesoutwithlongingtoseeallthesethings.IfIcangetsomuchpleasurefrommeretouch,howmuchmorebeautymustberevealedbysight.Yet,thosewhohaveeyesapparentlyseelittle.Thepanoramaofcolorand
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