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."
一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去,将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来,捉住老鼠,要弄死它。老鼠哀求说:「只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命,我将来一定会报答你的大恩。」狮子便笑着放了它。
后来狮子被几个猎人捉住,用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的`吼声,走来用牙齿咬断绳索,释放了它,并大声说:「你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙,而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了,就算是小老鼠,也能向狮子效劳的。」
德国电影《恩典》讲了这样一个故事。
德国工程师尼尔斯在挪威靠近北极的一个城市工作。为挽救濒临破裂的婚姻,他将妻子玛利亚和儿子接到一起生活,但夫妻关系并未得到好转,尼尔斯反而有了外遇。
玛利亚在临终医院经常上夜班。有一天晚上下班开车回家,忽然看见北极光,就在此时,小车发出撞击的声音,玛利亚吓坏了,停车片刻,不敢下车,只在车上看了看周边情况并没有发现什么,以为是撞到狗之类的东西,便继续将车开回家。她心情不安,还是担心撞到了人,难以入睡,在丈夫的追问下她将情况说出。她丈夫连忙开车到撞击处仔细寻找,仍未发现什么。
后来,她们通过新闻得知,一个女孩被撞到路边的沟里,因无力爬上来而去世。警方调查没有线索。
玛利亚内心非常纠结。如去自首,自己可能会坐牢,也会给丈夫和儿子带来痛苦;不去自首,心里又非常不安。夫妻俩最终商议的结果是隐瞒下来。尼尔斯将妻子撞坏的汽车挡板悄悄修好。
两个人表面上平安无事,内心里却从此不得安宁。
他们每次路过事故地点时,心里总是想起那个女孩。
玛利亚面对***的同事,想到那女孩生命的珍贵;看到病人去世,想到那女孩最后的情景。特别是在教堂合唱颂歌时,那种纯洁和谐的声音与内心复杂的不安形成巨大的心理冲突,让她痛苦不已。
尼尔斯也无意再与情人幽会。他如实告知她实情,并主动提出分手,引起情人的愤怒,离他而去。由于共同面对难题,他与妻子的关系虽有所改善,但双方的心情却无法轻松。
面对儿子,他们在家里都得装着像没事人一样。
隐瞒的结果,让两人都感到心情压抑,身心俱疲,生活没有了乐趣。最后,夫妻双双到受害人家里把事情的真相原原本本地告诉了女孩的父母,同时也完成了对自我心灵的救赎。
好人的心里为何放不了坏事?我在想,是不是有这样几个原因:
坏事放在心里与道德观念不相容。人在犯了严重错误后,内心是极度不安的。为了躲避惩罚,保护自己,有的人选择了隐瞒。隐瞒的结果是别人不知道,而自己的内心是清清楚楚的。这种躲避行为与自己的良知不相容,与自己向好的行为取向不一致,也就是说,你想做好人,就不能选择隐瞒坏事。
坏事放在心里与宗教信仰不相容。信仰是一种对真善美的追求,信仰要求言行一致,行善积德。而隐瞒自己所做的坏事是一种恶劣行为,虽然能保持自己人身的自由,但内心却得不到安宁,一旦有机会,宗教的信条就会跑出来盘问噬咬自己的灵魂。
坏事放在心里与为人父母不相容。父母教育子女,既要符合道义,也要以身作则。如果嘴上一套,心里一套,自己会感到内心虚伪,自己都瞧不起自己,哪里还能坦诚地对待子女教育?
解脱的\'唯一途径,便是将事情的真相说出来,或坦白,或自首,虽然也痛苦,还可能受到惩罚,但说出来之后,心灵不再有负担,内心不再有纠结,心里会感到平静如水,自然也就得到了安宁。影片选择了当事人向受害人父母说明真相,比到警局自首更加突出了拯救心灵的意味。
由此想到身边和自己遇到的一些事情也是如此。看到老人跌倒了扶不扶?扶,担心自己无辜受牵连;不扶,帮人救困的良心会受到谴责,与自己受伤后希望有人来求助的本能心态相冲突。企业想拿大的订单,给不给关键人送礼?送,破坏了公平竞争的秩序,使正常的商业行为染上污点;不送,担心订单落空,企业的利益受损。这种让人纠结的事,虽说不像影片中的事例那么典型,但也常常让我们的心灵受到折磨。
人是善与恶的综合体。要做一个好人,必须抑恶扬善。要想有好心情,需要做好事不做坏事,哪怕是无意做了坏事也不能隐瞒。否则,内心会承受不了长久的煎熬,除非你放任自流,将坏人做到底。
电影看完后,有一点我没有弄明白,为何片名叫“恩典”?是指做了坏事,要通过恩惠于别人才能赎罪吗?但影片的故事并未就此展开。
Country Garden and Me
On the way from Panyu City to Shunde City and approaching the conjunction point of both cities, a big advertisement board of the infamous Country Garden will catch your eyes. And on the board, a lovely girl gently holds a little white pigeon.
She looks at everybody with a sweet smile. Who is this girl? Let me tell you later. Country Garden is located at the Beijao town, Shunde City of Guangdong Province. Ten years ago when my Dad and Mom took me as a baby to Guangzhou, it was a wasteland here. But what does this piece of wasteland look like nowadays? Country Garden has been developed and enlarged rapidly on the ground of this land, and a great number of high-quality houses and apartments have been built up within the garden. Over the past decade, other nine country gardens with various unique designs have been erasing around the great city of Guangzhou. The construction and management of several gardens have engaged the devoted contributions from my Dad and Mom.
Country Garden has grown up together with me, and I am one of the witnesses of its growth and development.
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