The Father and His Son
Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.
小船第一次下水,看着眼前茫茫的大海,不解地问:“大海呀,你的路在哪儿呢?”
“你躺着不动,我便没有路;但当你迈开步子,我便四处都是路。”大海说。
“为什么我走过后,你很快就抹除我行走过的痕迹呢?”小船问。
“因为真正的路,不是你走过的痕迹,而是你将要开拓的征程。”大海说。
“大海呀,你的暗礁在哪儿呢?”小船问。
“就在你触礁的地方。”大海说。
“难道你不可以在我触礁前,就预先告诉我暗礁所在吗?”小船问。
“世上没有预先的成功,也没有预先的失败,只有亲身经历过、实践过,才能总结出成功和失败的。”大海回答道。
“如果我被一个浪头打翻了,怎么办呢?”小船问。
“去准备迎接下一个浪头,在下一个浪头中,努力把自己扳转过来。”大海说。
“大海呀,岸在哪儿呢?”小船问。
“岸就在远方。”大海说。
“远方又在哪儿呢?”
“就在你不懈的追求中。”
Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion laughed and let him go.
It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free.
exclaimed: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any.
repayment of your favour; but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
“假使世界上突然有三分钟完全无政府状态,一切道德观念,习惯行为也都可以弃置不顾;而且在这三分钟内所发生的一切事实,在三分钟之后,都得合法承认。那么,你们想干些什么呢?一个个地说出来,要说得爽快!”
随后,国王又解释这话的意思,说是没有别的,只不过想了解各人的思想而已。所以要大家说得爽直痛快。
于是,大臣们轮流地一个个地把自己在世上罕有的三分钟所要***事说了_瞰来。
一个说:我要在那三分钟之内,到后宫去夺得某公主为妻。
一个说:我要把我的政敌,在那个时候全部***死。
一个说:我要把城外的几十亩肥田占有下来。
一个说:……
各大臣的意思都说过了。国王听着,一一点头微笑。
最后一位大臣说:“我!”他仅说一个我字,其余的却又吞了下去。
国王笑说:“要痛快!要爽直!”
“我要在那三分钟之内,夺得陛下的位置!”那大臣象放炮仗似的`,气说完了。他觉得他的爽直与痛快,一定会得到赏识i
不料国王大为震怒,大声吼道:“来!卫士!把他捆了!拖出去!斩!现在还不是真的到了有那么样的三分钟,他就有了这样的可怕思想;如果真的有的话,那还了得,斩,拖出去!斩1”
过了相当时候,这国王又召集了他的大臣们,用同样的问题,要求大臣们坦白痛快的说意见。可是因为有了上次被***的大臣所得的教训,都有了戒心;但又不能不说。于是,只好措词格外小心,特别剔除那极端的自私,而渗杂一些忠君的说话。
一个说:我要在那个时候,自己带了大队人马去灭掉敌国,把胜利品献给陛下。
一个说:我要不顾一切,把所有无能而懦弱的人民***掉。
一个说:我要把所有对陛下发表不恭敬言论的报纸封闭,如果他们敢反抗,我就叫士兵开火。
一个说:……
最后一个说:我要把臭虫公司所有的货物都没收充公,并且把这个只顾赚钱的公司放火烧掉!
国王大惊失色喊道:“那么该公司的***们你如何处置?”
“***!”大臣爽直而又痛快地说。
国王大怒了,立即下令把这个大臣***掉。而且宣示道:“该大臣对于朕即为该公司之***尚不明嘹,既属非是,又要将该公司之货物充公,房屋焚毁,更为失当。尤甚者,即对朕之生命亦欲加害,若此等逆贼留之以俟假使的三分钟到来,天下岂有不大乱也耶?”
第三次国王召集大臣们征询意见时,许多大臣都面面相觑,不敢回答了。但是就有一个大臣因为不回答,而被国王认为不爽直不痛快,且有意藐视国王,而定下死罪! 当国王为了这个问题,作第四次的召集大臣时,大臣们都变得聪明了,且听他们的回答吧:
一个说:如果那假使的三分钟到来,我仍然要在宫殿上朝拜陛下。
一个说:职务对于我是习惯,不论在什么时候,我仍然要执行我原来的职务。
一个说:那时候,我要和现在一个样。
一个说:……
国王听了大喜,乃欣然道:“注意!现在就是那假使的三分钟到来了!一!二!三l开始!”——选自1943年《时事新报》
爸爸似乎看透了我的心思,有一天他突然提议说,“我们来玩个游戏怎么样?”
“好啊!什么游戏?”听到玩游戏,我兴奋地点头。
“我们来玩失明三分钟游戏。就是蒙住你的眼睛,要求你完成几项任务。”
玩就玩,这个又不难!我心里想。
爸爸于是用一条手帕遮住我的眼睛。第一项任务是让我写下我的名字和一句话。我小心翼翼的拿着笔准备写我的姓。我很快就把“口”写完,但是,当我提起笔准备写“十”的时候,心里突然有点慌了。刚才写的“口”在哪里?接下去的横应该横在哪里?我顿时不知所措。后面的几个字,也差不多,完全不知道位置,每一笔画好像都像迷路了一样,在我的脑袋里乱飞。我知道我写的字肯定不怎么样,爸爸则在边上哈哈大笑。
第二项任务是把笔放回笔筒。我想这个应该比较简单,于是我就随手拿起笔,准备往笔筒里放。但是当我拿着笔的时候,就发现笔筒的位置有点搞不清楚。“哦,这里不对,应该往右一点。”“这里也不对,可能再往前一点……。”心里默默的念着,额头不知不觉已经冒出汗来了。我的手在桌子上像个无头苍蝇一样游走。好不容易碰到了笔筒,我像抓到救命稻草一样,赶紧把另一只手也拢过来,捧住笔筒,总算把笔投了进去。
第三项任务是拿水杯喝水。爸爸递给我一杯水,我小心翼翼地凑到嘴巴旁,把杯子倾斜过来。可是我看不到水杯里有多少水,不知道要把杯子斜过来多少的时候才能喝到水。有时候没对准,水杯里的水都泼洒出来,搞得我非常狼狈。爸爸又被逗得哈哈大笑。
我急忙扯掉手帕,看着我写得歪歪扭扭的字和地上泼洒出来的水,心里又是懊恼,又是惭愧。我不禁为自己之前粗浅的想法感到羞愧。在这短短的三分钟之内,我连最简单的事情都做不好,更何况是一生呢!海伦凯勒要付出多少常人无法想象的努力,才能取得这么伟大的成就啊!通过这次游戏,我更加体会到“光明”的重要,体会到我们要加倍爱惜自己的,珍惜自己所拥有的一切有利条件,努力奋斗,实现愿望。
A man walking in the night slipped from a rock. Afraid that he would fall down thousands of feet, because he knew that place was a very deep valley, he took hold of a branch that was hanging over the rock. In the night all he couls see was a bottomless abyss. He shouted, his own shout reflected back--there was nobody to hear.
You can imagine that man and his whole night of scare. Every moment there was death, his hands were becoming cold, he was losing his gripand as the sun came out he looked down and he laughed. There was no abyss. Just six inches down there was a rock. He could have rested the whole night, slept well---the rock was big enough---but the whole night was a nightmare.
Fear is only six inches deep. Now it is up to you whether you want to go on cling to the branch and turn your life into a nightmare, or whether you would love to leave the branch and stand on your feet.
There is nothing to fear.
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