与人为善
2007-10-22过境千帆/译
意林 2007年16期
过境千帆/译
“What shall I do to love my neighbor?”
“Stop hating yourself.”
The disciple pondered those words long and seriously and came back to say, “But I love myself too much, for I am selfish and self-centered. How do I get rid of that?”
“Be friendly to yourself and yourself will be contented and it will set you free to love your neighbor.”
“我要怎样才能做到爱护我的邻居呢?”
“不要讨厌你自己。”
弟子将这句话很认真地琢磨了很久后,回頭问道:“可是我很爱自己呀,我既自私又自我。要如何才能改掉呢?”
“对自己友善一点,你自己心满意足了,就可以尽情地爱护你的邻居了。”
(张明芳摘自《美丽英文》)