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小故事大道理全集(英汉双语)

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前言

《小故事大道理全集》是让人获得自信的心灵密码,是按摩情感的心灵圣经,也是温暖千万心灵、改变千万人生的传世宝典。本书所选篇章以英汉对照形式编排,原汁原味,新颖独特,系统全面,贴近实际,贴近时代,贴近生活,所选内容发人深省、引人入胜、耐人寻味、励人奋进。《小故事大道理全集》分为悟人生的真谛、人生的价值、大自然的爱、人生的恩惠、母亲的爱、永远的父爱、相信爱就会有奇迹和只要心中有爱等八卷,涉及心态、宽容、尊重、亲情、爱情、友谊、善良、感恩、幸福、做人、做事、挫折、成功等一系列人生课题。这些文章既可以使读者感到心灵震撼,又可以从容自信,端正人生态度,找到生活方向,成就美满人生。

朋友,每当华灯初上,白天的喧哗与骚动渐渐平息,伴着明月清风,和着舒缓旋律,携一卷美文,品一杯香茗,坐在属于自己的空间,体验文字带给你的优美、睿智、灵动与流畅,感受时间从指缝间飘然而去,体味一种纯净、充实和有趣的生活,是何等美妙和惬意!

我们奉献给你的正是这样一种精神享受。她们像一只只神奇灵动的手拨动着你的心弦,使你如沐春风、如逢甘霖。她们就像鲜花一样芬芳,月色一样柔和,微风一样清新,春雨一样滋润。

朋友,请走进我们营造的精神家园,这里有你的青春,有你的记忆,有你的梦想,还有你的爱情和希望。让我们在此相会,让我们的人生得到心灵的滋润,提升人生的品位。

本书由焦作大学青闰主编、翻译和统稿,焦作大学外语学院张连亮副主编并参与部分翻译。第一卷悟人生的真谛Life Is an Opportunity

Life is an opportunity.A chance to influence someone else's life by your daily example.

I have experienced loss, gain, hope and sorrow.My experiences have made me into the person I am today.Yes, I could wallow in the despair that comes with the loss of a loved one or the failure of a venture, but why choose sorrow when you can choose joy?

When my dear friend and mentor Debbie passed away, my family and I took it very hard.She was a wonderful person, an inspiration to everyone she met.I was devastated when I found out that she had cancer.I prayed, cried, and was very angry for a long time.She should not deserve this!When I went to visit her she looked pale.I did everything I could to hold back my tears.There before me was a beautiful and handsome woman who did so much for so many, as a teacher and a friend.She was obviously in a great deal of pain, but she smiled.I'll never forget it.In her weakness she reached out to me.She chose to have a good outlook on her life.

She chose to be strong.She chose to live, and so do I.人生是一次机遇

人生是一次机遇。是一次用你的日常典范去影响他人生活的机会。

我曾经历过失败、收获、希望和悲伤。我这些经历使我成了今天这样的人。是的,我可以沉迷在痛失我爱的绝望中或沉迷在冒险的失败中,但在你可以选择快乐时,为什么要去选择悲伤?

我的良师益友黛比去世时,我和家人都很难接受。黛比是一个了不起的人,她鼓舞着每一个遇到的人。发现她患癌症时,我不知所措。我祈祷过,哭泣过,而且愤怒了很长时间。她不该得到这种结局!我去看望她时,她面无血色,我竭尽全力忍住眼泪。我面前的是一位美丽大方的女人,她既是老师又是朋友,为这么多人做了这么多事。显然她剧痛难忍,但她面带微笑。这情景我永远难忘。她虚弱地向我伸出手。她选择快乐地面对生活。

她选择坚强。她选择活下去,我也要这样。The Three Boxes of Life

A rich man lives in his enormous villa, enjoying the extremely luxurious life.

Every day there are some strangers who take away a couple of boxes from his home.The rich man decided to follow them and came to a mysterious valley.Seeing they were about to throw the three boxes in the abyss, he demanded with surprise, “Please tell me what's in boxes.”

The strangers answered indifferently, “They are the feelings that you have abandoned.”

“No, it's impossible!”The rich man disbelieved them and opened them.

In the first box there was his beloved one walking alone slowly along the beach at night.

His close friend was in the second box.After bankruptcy, his friend was longing for help and consolation from him.

His parents were seen in the third box.They have prepared a table of delicious food for dinner, waiting for him to reunion.

Seeing them, he felt that his heart was lashed by a burning whip full of misery and guilt.He begged the strangers, “Please give them back to me.I have a lot of money.You can take as much as you want!”

However, the strangers told him with a serious look, “It's too late to take them back.The woman you loved never showed up again at charming night; your friend, having endured the long daytime, finally made out the stars with different distance; your parent bought a dog and found love and warmness from it.”

After finishing their words, they threw the three boxes down to the abyss and disappeared.

With a lonely look, the rich man stood there still, gazing at the hollow of the valley in front of him…人生的三只箱子

富翁住在巨大的别墅里,享受着非常豪华的生活。

每天都有几个陌生人从他家里搬走几只箱子。富翁决定跟踪他们,随后来到了一个神秘的山谷。他看到这些人正准备把三只箱子扔进深渊,便吃惊地问道:“请告诉我,这些箱子里装的是什么。”

陌生人冷冷地回答说:“它们是你抛弃的那些感情。”“不,这不可能!”富翁不相信他们的话,就打开了那三只箱子。

第一只箱子里装的是他心爱的人夜晚独自在海滩慢慢地走着。

第二只箱子里装的是他的密友。公司破产后,密友渴望富翁的帮助和安慰。

第三只箱子里装的是他的父母亲。他们做了一桌美餐等待他回家团聚。

看完后,他感到心像被火辣辣的鞭子抽打了一般,充满了痛苦和愧疚。他哀求陌生人说:“请把它们还给我吧。我有的是钱,你们要多少都可以拿去!”

然而,陌生人一脸严肃地告诉他说:“太晚了,无法收回了。你爱的女人在迷人的夜晚再也没有出现。你的朋友熬过长长的白天后,终于看清了那些远近不一的星星。你的父母买了一条狗,从它身上找到了爱和温暖。”

说完,陌生人把三只箱子扔下了山谷,就消失了。

富翁神情孤独,站在那里一动不动,凝望着眼前空荡荡的山谷……The Orientation of Life

In 1957, in an Arkansas primary school, there were two good friends: one was named Bill, the other John.Once, they lay basking on the lawn.After drinking a coke, John said to Bill as if he suddenly discovered the New World, “Originally, Roosevelt who led the Americans to win World War II was handicapped!”

“Yes, he is my idol!”Bill said.“His spirit of perseverance is worth studying for us.”

“He is my idol, too!”John said.“I think the most important point of his success is his adversity!”

Later, John stubbornly amputated his legs because he wanted to create the same adversity for himself as Roosevelt and became a great man like Roosevelt.However, he did not become the President of the United States, but only won a medal in the Games for the Disabled.

Bill learned Roosevelt's industrious character and indomitable spirit.Finally, he became master of the White House.His name was Bill Clinton.人生的定位

1957年,在美国阿肯色州一所小学里有一对好朋友,一个叫比尔,一个叫约翰。一次,两人躺在草坪上晒太阳。约翰喝了一口可乐后,突然像发现新大陆似的对比尔说:“原来带领美国人赢得二战胜利的罗斯福是一个残疾人呀!”“是的,他是我的偶像!”比尔说,“他做事执着的精神值得我们学习。”“他也是我的偶像!”约翰说,“我认为他成功的最重要一点是他的不幸!”

后来,约翰固执地锯掉了双腿,因为他想给自己创造一个和罗斯福一样的逆境,成为像罗斯福一样的伟人。不过,他并没有成为总统,只是在一届残疾人运动会上拿到了一枚奖牌。

比尔则学习罗斯福刻苦勤奋的品格和不屈不挠的精神。最后,他成了美国白宫的主人。他的名字叫比尔·克林顿。The Philosophy of a Mirror

“Dr.Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?”I asked.

Papaderos looked at me for a long time, and taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror, about the size of a quarter.

And what he said went like this, “When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor living in a remote village.One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror.A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.

“I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece.By polishing it on a stone, I made it round.I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine—in deep holes and crevices and dark closets.It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.

“As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life.I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light.But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is there, and it will shine in many dark places as long as I reflect it.

“I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know.Nevertheless, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world—into the black places in the hearts of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do likewise.This is what I am about.This is the meaning of life.”一面镜子的人生哲理“帕帕德罗斯博士,人生的意义是什么?”我问。

帕帕德罗斯看了我好一阵子,然后从裤子后面的口袋里掏出一只皮夹,拿出了一块非常小的圆镜,大概有25分硬币大小。

随后,他这样说道:“战争期间,我还很小的时候,我们很穷,住在一个偏僻的村里。有一天,我在路上发现了一块镜子的那些碎片,是一辆德国摩托车在那个地方发生了事故。“我设法找到所有的碎片,把它们拼在一起,但那不可能做到,所以我只保留了最大的那块碎片。我在一块石头上打磨,使它变圆。我开始把它当玩具玩,渐渐着迷,发现自己可以用它把光线反射到太阳永远照不到的暗处:深洞、裂缝和黑暗的壁橱。这渐渐成了我的一种游戏,把光线照到我能找到的那些最难接近的地方。“随着我渐渐长大,我慢慢明白了这不只是一个孩子的游戏,而且对我的人生是一种象征。我最终明白自己既不是光,也不是光源,但真理、理解和知识这些光就在那里,只要我反射,它就会照亮许多黑暗的地方。“我是镜子的一块碎片,我并不知道整个镜子的图案和形状。不过,我尽力把光照射到世界上那些黑暗的地方,照射到人们心灵的黑暗处,让一些人有所改变。说不定其他人看到,也会这样做。这就是我的看法,这就是人生的意义。”The Art of How to Hold Life

The art of life is to know when to hold fast and when to let go.For life is paradox: it gives us many gifts, but eventually it will take them back.Someone said in this way, “A man comes to this world with his fists clenched, but when he dies, his hands are open.”

Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is wondrous.We know that this is so, but all too often we recognize this truth only in our backward glance and then suddenly realize that it is no more.

A recent experience re-taught me this truth.Due to a severe heart attack I was hospitalized for several days.

One morning I had to have some additional tests, so I had to be wheeled across the courtyard.As we emerged from our ward, the sunlight hit me.I looked to see whether anyone else relished the sun's golden glow, but everyone was hurrying to and fro, most with eyes fixed on the ground.Then I remembered how often I, too, had been indifferent to the grandeur of each day.

So we should be reverent before each dawning day.Embrace each hour.Seize each minute.

Hold fast to life, but not so fast that you cannot let go.This is the second side of life's coin, the opposite pole of its paradox: we must accept our losses, and learn how to let go.

At every stage of life we sustain losses and grow in the process.把握人生的艺术

生活的艺术是知道何时抓紧、何时放手。因为生活自相矛盾:它赐给我们很多礼物,但最终会一一收回。有人这样说道:“人紧握拳头来到世间,离世时却两手张开。”

的确,我们应该紧紧抓住生活,因为生活非常精彩。尽管我们知道如此,但我们常常是在回首的那一刻才认识到这个真理,随后突然明白一切都不复存在。

最近的一次经历又教给了我这个真理。由于严重心脏病,我住院治疗了好几天。

一天早上,我必须做一些额外的体检,所以必须坐轮椅穿过院子。我们刚一出病房,阳光就照在了我身上。我看了看周围,看其他人是不是也喜欢太阳的金色光芒,但每个人都来去匆匆,大部分人眼睛盯着地面。随后,我想起了自己平时对每天的壮观景象也是无动于衷。

所以,我们要虔诚地对待每个黎明,拥抱每个小时,抓住每一分钟。

紧紧抓住生命,但不能抓得太紧而无法放手。这就是生活的另一面,也是生活矛盾体的另一面:我们必须接受失去、学会放手。

在生命的每个阶段,我们既忍受失去,又在这个过程中成长。The Law of Life Grandma Taught Me

Two years ago my grandma left this earth.It wasn't until she died that I truly recognized how much she meant to me.She was my friend, my teacher and my inspiration.She taught me things that became my own personal laws of life, which have helped me get through each day with a smile, have made me aware of my strong points as well as my weaknesses, and helped me overcome those weaknesses.They are true lessons to live by, and I hope I will never forget them.

As we each let our own light shine, through our talents and ideas, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same.Just think about what our world could be like if each and every one of us let our own light shine through.I think it would be a better place.

One lesson my grandma taught me was to always go for my dreams and never give up.She once told me, “Shoot for the moon because even if you fall, you'll land among the stars.”

I have never heard anything truer in all my life.I have tried to live by these words, and have figured out that it is very important to go for your dreams and never let anything get in your way.Even if you have had a bitter experience in the past, never limit your view of life by that experience.I believe that life is constantly testing our commitment, and I am convinced life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who show a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve.This kind of determination can accomplish miracles, but it must be continual and consistent.Simple as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those that live in regret.

Another great lesson my grandma taught me was, “Never let anyone come to you without coming away better and happier.”Everyone should see goodness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile.Too often we underestimate the power of such things: a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or even the smallest act of caring.All have the potential to turn a life around.

My grandma is no longer present here on earth, but she will always remain present in my heart.Her words and personality have affected my life.Her lessons on life have become a part of me, and have made me a better person.I will never forget the great love my grandma shared with everyone.She is my idol.My grandma's laws of life will live in me forever.奶奶教给我的人生准则

两年前,奶奶离开了这个世界。她去世后,我才真正认识到,她对我有多么重要。她是我的朋友、我的老师和我的灵感。她教给我的东西渐渐成了我个人生活的准则。这些准则帮助我微笑度过每一天,使我认识到自己的优点与缺点,并帮助我克服那些弱点。它们是我赖以为生的真正训诫,我希望自己永远不要忘记它们。

当我们各自通过自己的才能和思想让自己发光时,我们无意中就同意别人也这样做。试想一下,如果每个人都让自己的光照亮别人,我们的世界会是什么景象。我想那会是一个更加美好的地方。

奶奶教给我的一个训诫是,要永远追逐自己的梦想、绝不放弃。她曾告诉我说:“争取摘到月亮,因为即使你坠落,也会落在群星间。”

我一生从来没有听过比这更真实的事情。我努力按照这些话去生活,而且明白这对追逐梦想非常重要,永远不要让任何事情阻挡你的道路。即使过去曾有过惨痛经历,也永远不要让那种经历限制自己的人生观。我相信,生活总在考验我们的责任感,而且我确信,生活最大的奖赏就是为那些不懈奋斗,直至成功的人而准备。这种决心可以成就奇迹,但必须始终如一。尽管这听起来可能简单,但仍是区分追逐梦想者和懊悔过去者的共同点。

奶奶教给我的又一大训诫是:“离开时不能给人留下更幸福、更美好的印象,千万不要让任何人到你身边来。”每个人都应该从你的脸上、你的眼里和你的微笑中看到善意。我们常常会低估一次抚摸、一个微笑、一句善言、一只倾听的耳朵、一声真诚的赞美甚或最小的一个关爱之举这些东西的力量。所有这些都有转变人生的可能。

尽管奶奶已不在人世,但她会永远活在我的心里。她的话语和人格魅力已经影响了我的人生。她对人生的训诫已经成为我的一部分,使我更加出色。我永远不会忘记奶奶和每个人分享的大爱。她是我的偶像,奶奶的人生准则将永远活在我的心里。The Best Time of My Life

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty.I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.

My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work.Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym.He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape.As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality and asked if there was anything wrong.I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty.I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question.

“When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.

“When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.

“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.

“The Second World War came, my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives.When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, it was the best time of my life.

“When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

“When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.

“And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old.I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met.This is the best time of my life.”我一生中最好的时光

那天是6月15日,再过两天我就要30岁了。我对要进入生命中又一个新的10年没有把握,害怕自己最好的时光现在就会远去。

我每天上班前都要去体育馆锻炼一会儿。每天早上,我都会在体育馆见到我的朋友尼古拉斯。他79岁了,身材特棒。那天我跟他打招呼时,他注意到我不像往常那样充满活力,便问我是不是有什么不舒服。我对他说我对自己快要30岁感到担忧。我不知道自己到了尼古拉斯的岁数会怎么回顾一生,就问他:“你一生中最好的时光是什么时候?”

尼古拉斯毫不犹豫地回答说:“噢,乔,这是我对你的哲理问题做出的哲理回答。“小时候我在奥地利时,一切都被照顾得很好,我被父母抚养成人,那是我一生中最好的时光。“我上学时学会了我现在熟悉的那些事情,那是我一生中最好的时光。“我找到第一份工作,承担职责并因努力而拿到报酬时,那是我一生中最好的时光。“当我遇到妻子并坠入爱河时,那是我一生中最好的时光。“二次大战来临,我和妻子为了活命,不得不逃离奥地利。当我们一起平安坐上驶向北美洲的一艘轮船时,那是我一生中最好的时光。“当我们来到加拿大建立家庭时,那是一生中最好的时光。“当我成了一位年轻的父亲,看着自己的孩子长大时,那是我一生中最好的时光。“而现在,乔,我都79岁了。我身体健康,感觉良好,和我们初次相遇时一样爱我的妻子。这是我一生中最好的时光。”The Inquiry of Life

During my junior year in high school, Mr.Reynolds, my English teacher, handed each student a list of thoughts or statements written by other students, then gave us a creative writing assignment based on one of those thoughts.

At 17, I was beginning to wonder about many things, so I chose the statement, “I wonder why things are the way they are?”That night, I wrote down in the form of a story all the questions that puzzled me about life.I realized that many of them were hard to answer, and perhaps others could not be answered at all.

When I turned in my paper, I was afraid that I might fail the assignment because I had not answered the question, “I wonder why things are the way they are?”I had no answers.I had only written questions.

The next day Mr.Reynolds called me to the front of the class and asked me to read my story for the other students.He handed me my paper and sat down in the back of the room.The class became quiet as I began to read my story:

Mommy, Daddy…Why?

Mommy, why are the roses red?

Mommy, why is the grass green and the sky blue?

Why does a spider have a web and not a house?

Daddy, why can't I play in your toolbox?

Teacher, why do I have to read?

Mother, why can't I wear lipstick to the dance?

Daddy, why can't I stay out until 12∶00? The other kids can.

Mother, why do you hate me?

Daddy, why don't the boys like me?

Why do I have to be so skinny?

Why do I have braces and wear glasses?

Why do I have to be 16?

Mom, why do I have to graduate?

Dad, why do I have to grow up?

Mom, Dad, why do I have to leave?

Mom, why don't you write more often?

Dad, why do I miss my old friends?

Dad, why do you love me so much?

Dad, why do you spoil me?

Your little girl is growing up.

Mom, why don't you visit me?

Mom, why is it hard to make new friends?

Dad, why do I miss being at home?

Dad, why does my heart skip a beat when he looks in my eyes?

Mom, why do my legs tremble when I hear his voice?

Mother, why is being “in love”the greatest feeling in the world?

Daddy, why don't you like to be called“Gramps”?

Mother, why do my baby's tiny fingers cling so tightly to mine?

Mother, why do they have to grow up?

Daddy, why do they have to leave?

Why do I have to be called“Grannie”?

Mommy, Daddy, why did you leave me? I need you.

Why did my youth slip past me?

Why does my face show every smile that I have ever given to a friend or a stranger?

Why does my hair glisten shiny silver?

Why do my hands quiver when I bend to pick a flower?

Why are the roses red?

At the conclusion of my story, my eyes locked with Mr.Reynolds' eyes, and I saw a tear slowly sliding down his cheek.It was then that I realized that life is not always based on the answers we receive, but also on the questions that we ask.人生的疑问

我上初中时,英语老师雷诺先生给每位同学发了一个其他同学写的各种想法或说法的清单。随后,他要我们据此写一篇有创意的作文。

17岁的我对很多事都想知道,所以就选了“我想知道为什么事情是这样?”这个题目。那天晚上,我以故事形式写下了我对人生的所有困惑。我知道很多问题很难回答,也许有些问题根本无法回答。

交过作文后,我担心作业可能过不了关,因为我没有回答“我想知道为什么事情是这样?”这个问题。我找不到答案,只写出了问题。

第二天,雷诺先生让我到堂前,让我把自己的作文念给其他同学听。他把我的作业递给我,在教室后面坐下来。我开始念自己的故事时,全班鸦雀无声:

妈妈、爸爸……为什么?

妈妈,为什么玫瑰是红的?

妈妈,为什么草是绿的、天是蓝的?

为什么蜘蛛有网、没有房?

爸爸,为什么我不能在你的工具箱里玩耍?

老师,为什么我得读书?

妈妈,为什么我不能抹口红参加舞会?

爸爸,为什么我不能在外面待到12点?别的小孩都可以。

妈妈,为什么你讨厌我?

爸爸,为什么男生不喜欢我?

为什么我得那样骨感?

为什么我要系背带、戴眼镜?

为什么我得过16岁?

妈,为什么我得毕业?

爸,为什么我得长大?

妈,爸,为什么我得离开家?

妈,为什么您不常写信来?

爸,为什么我想老朋友?

爸,为什么您这样爱我?

爸,为什么您这样宠我?

您的小女儿渐渐长大。

妈,为什么您不来看我?

妈,为什么交新朋友这样难?

爸,为什么我想在家的日子?

爸,为什么每次他看着我的眼睛时我就怦然心动?

妈,为什么听到他的声音我就双腿打战?

妈妈,为什么“堕入爱河”是世界上最美妙的感觉?

爸爸,为什么您不喜欢有人叫您“外公”?

妈妈,为什么我宝宝的小手指那样紧地抓住我的手?

妈妈,为什么他们得长大?

爸爸,为什么他们得离开家?

为什么要有人叫我“奶奶”?

妈妈、爸爸,为什么你们要离我而去?我需要你们呀!

为什么我的青春悄悄从我的身边溜走?

为什么我要对朋友和陌生人面带微笑?

为什么我的头发银光闪闪?

为什么我弯腰摘花时双手颤抖?

为什么玫瑰是红的?

我念完故事,望着雷诺先生,雷诺先生也望着我。我看到一颗泪珠正慢慢地滑过他的脸颊。就在那时,我意识到,生活并不总是以我们得到的答案为基础,而且也以我们提出的问题为基础。First Change Yourself

A man hired a taxi outside the airfield.The cab had a woolen carpet with brilliant laces.On the grass partition that shielded the driver's seat was a replica of a famous painting.Its windows were all clean.

The passenger was surprised very much and said to the driver, “I've never seen a nicer cab.”

“Thank you for your praise,”the driver answered smilingly.

“How did it occur to you to decorate your car?”asked the passenger.

“The car isn't mine,”said the driver.“It belongs to the company.I used to be a cleaner of cabs.When they returned, all of them were as dirty as garbage cans with cigarette butts and rubbish scattered here and there.On the seats and door-handles could be found something sticky like peanut sauce or chewing gum.Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean, the passengers would mostly likely be considerate and refrain from littering.

“So when I got a license to be a taxi-driver, I began to put my idea into practice-to tidy and decorate the car.Now before a new passenger gets on my car, I'd make a check and be sure it is in good order.When my car returns after a day's work, it always remains spotless.”

When doing a thing, one makes efforts and wants to see the result.To change others, one has to make twice the effort but get half the result.To change oneself is the other way round.One had better ask oneself why one makes demands on others much more than on oneself.If you take enough care to do as best you can for other people's sake, your efforts will yield results.If you look into the inner world of your own, examine yourself and wipe out the dust and dirt, instead of fixing your eyes on other people, you will find a cheerful mood for yourself and create a pleasant environment for others.改变从自己做起

一个人在机场租了一辆出租车。出租车铺着绣有鲜艳花边的羊毛地毯,保护司机座的玻璃隔板上是一幅名画的复制品,车窗都非常干净。

乘客非常惊讶,对司机说:“我从未见过这样漂亮的出租车。”

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