The Splashes of Life 生命的波纹
My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water. He told me to watch the circles created by the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone.
7岁时, 祖父待我到农场的鱼塘边玩. 他让我往水中扔一粒石子, 并叫我细心观察激起的波纹. 而后, 他就要求我把自己也看成那粒石子.
“You may create lots of splashes I your life, but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace of all your fellow creatures,” he said.
“生活中, 你可能会激起很多波纹, 这些波纹会打破周围的平静.” 他说.
“Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle and that circle will also touch many other circles.”
“你要记住, 一定要对自己激起的波纹负责, 因为它们会触及他人的波纹, 并对其产生影响.”
“You will need to live in a way that allows the good that comes from your circle to send the peace of that goodness to others. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for both.”
“你应该将自己平和静谧的波纹传递给别人, 而那些愤怒和嫉妒的波纹会向外传递消极情绪, 所以你应该对它们负责.”
That was the first time I realized that each person created the inner peace or discord that flowed out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we are riddled with inner conflict, hatred, doubt or anger.
那时, 我第一次意识到, 每个人平和或躁动的心情都会传递给整个世界. 如果我们的内心充斥着矛盾, 仇恨, 怀疑和愤慨, 就不可能创造一个和平的世界.
We radiate the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside, whether we speak them or not. Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling out into the world, creating beauty or discord with all other circles of life.
不论时把内心的情感表达出来, 我们无意中都在向外传递着自己的喜怒哀乐. 不了我们的内心激起的波纹时哪一种, 都会波及他人, 与他们的生命波纹共振, 创作或美好, 或不和谐的生活.
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