《不管怎樣,還是要》這本書,英文原名叫做:
《The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World》
作者提出十個原則,不管你遇到什麼樣的困難,只要你遵守這十個原則。也就是堅持自己的理想,積極向前。那麼你的人生會很快樂自在,周遭的人也會受到你的影響而變得更好。
本書的原始構想,來自於作者就讀哈佛大學二年級時所寫的一篇短文。當時作者十九歲,時序則是一九六八年,亦即學生運動風起雲湧的年代,日後,這十條誡律傳遍世界各地,影響極為深遠。
甚至連遠在印度的德蕾莎修女,讀到了「矛盾十誡」之後,也把它做成一面牌子,掛在兒童之家的牆壁上,日後Lucinda Vardey更將它略作編纂修改,收錄在其所著的《一條簡單的道路:德蕾莎修女的質樸之道》書中內文的最後一頁。
「矛盾十誡」羅列如下: 《The Paradoxical Commandments》~~~by Dr. Kent M. Keith
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
Ⓞ人都是邏輯不通、不講道理、只顧自己的。但不管怎樣,還是要愛人。
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
Ⓞ你做好事,別人說你是為自己打算。但不管怎樣,還是要做好事。
3. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
Ⓞ你成功以後,會獲得假朋友和真敵人。但不管怎樣,還是要成功。
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Ⓞ你今天所行的善事,明天就會被遺忘。但不管怎樣,還是要行善。
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulunerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
Ⓞ誠實與坦率待人常使你受到傷害。但不管怎樣,還是要誠實坦率。
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas, can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
Ⓞ眼光遠大的人,會被心胸狹隘的小人攻擊。但不管怎樣,還是要眼光遠大。
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
Ⓞ人都會同情弱者,可是只追隨贏家。但不管怎樣,還是要為弱者奮鬥。
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
Ⓞ你多年建立起來的東西,極可能毀於一旦。但不管怎樣,還是要建設。
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
Ⓞ別人急需幫忙,你幫了忙以後竟然被他們攻擊。但不管怎樣,還是要助人。
10.Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
Ⓞ你把最好的自己獻給了世界,卻大大受挫。但不管怎樣,還是要獻上最好的你。
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