英文爱藏：打开生命的窗

2022年5月6日 星期五 祝福早安 天气晴朗 气温18℃ 《打开生命的窗》 一生最大的收获 Catch of a Lifetime 佚名 / Anonymous He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire Lake. On the day before the bass season opened， he and his father were fishing early in the evening， catching sunfish and perch with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset， then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake. When his peapole doubled over， he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally， he very gingerly lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen， but it was a bass. The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish， gills playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10：00 p.m. —two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish， then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back， son.” he said. “Dad！” cried the boy. “There will be other fish.” said his father. “Not as big as this one.” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them， nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish， the boy could tell by the clarity of his father’s voice that the decision was not negotiable. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water. The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish. That was 34 years ago. Today， the boy is a successful architect in New York City. His father’s cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock. And he was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish again and again—every time he comes up against a question of ethics. For， as his father taught him， ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult. Do we do right when no one is looking？ Do we refuse to cut corners to get the design in on time？ Or refuse to trade stocks based on information that we know we aren’t supposed to have？ We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives fresh and fragrant in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren. Not about how we had a chance to beat the system and took it， but about how we did the right thing and were forever strengthened. 他11岁那年，一有机会就到新汉普郡湖心岛上他家的小屋码头钓鱼。 在鲈鱼季节来临的前一天，他和父亲傍晚很早就开始准备了。他们用小虫做诱饵来钓太阳鱼和鲈鱼。他在银色的钓钩上放好诱饵，开始练习抛线。钓钩撞到水面上，在夕阳中荡起一片金光闪闪的水波。月亮升起来时，水波就变得银光闪闪。 当钓竿弯下去的时候，他知道线的那一端一定钓到了一条大鱼。他灵巧地在码头边沿和那条大鱼周旋。父亲用赞赏的眼神关注着他。 最后，他很小心地将那条筋疲力尽的鱼从水里拉了出来。这可是他所见过的最大的一条鱼，而且还是条鲈鱼。 男孩和他的父亲凝视着这条漂亮的鱼，它的鳃在月光下一张一翕。父亲点燃一根火柴，看了一下表。现在是10点——离鲈鱼季节的开放时间还有两个小时。他看了看鱼，又看了看儿子。 “你要把它再放回去，儿子。”他说。 “爸爸！”男孩喊。 “还会有其他鱼的。”父亲说。 “但肯定不会像这条一样大。”男孩喊道。 他看了看湖的周围。月光下，周围没有其他渔民或船只。他再一次看着父亲。尽管并没有人看着他们，也没有人知道他们是什么时候钓到鱼的，但从父亲那坚定的声音中，男孩知道这个决定是不容更改的。他慢慢地将钓钩从大鲈鱼的唇上拿下来，然后蹲下来把那条鱼再放回水里。 那条鱼摆了摆强健的躯体，消失在水里。男孩怀疑他再也不可能看到那么大的鱼了。 那件事已经过去34年了。而今，男孩已经成为纽约城里一位成功的建筑师。他父亲的小屋仍然伫立于湖心岛上。他也曾带着自己的儿子和女儿回到同一个码头去钓鱼。 他当时的猜想是对的。他再也没有见过那么大的鱼了，就像很久以前的那天晚上所钓到的那样。但是，在他每次面对道德难题时，那条大鱼总会浮现在他的眼前。 因为正如父亲告诉他的那样，道德就是简单的对和错的问题，困难的是付诸行动。在无人旁观时，我们的行为能否仍然正当？为了将图纸及时送到，我们是否会抄近路？或者在明知不应该的情况下，我们是否会将公司股份卖掉？ 当我们年轻的时候，如果有人要让我们把鱼放回去，我们应该那样去做，因为我们将从中学到真理。选择去做正确事情的决定将在我们的记忆里变得深刻而清晰。我们可以把这个故事自豪地讲给我们的朋友和后辈听。这并不是关于如何攻击某种体制并战胜它，而是关于如何去做正确的事情，从而不断完善自己。 道德就是简单的对和错的问题，困难的是付诸行动。在无人旁观时，我们的行为能否仍然正当？当我们年轻的时候，如果有人要让我们把鱼放回去，我们应该那样去做，因为我们将从中学到真理。 I was waiting in line to register a letter in the post office at 33rd Street and 8th Avenue in New York. I noticed that the clerk appeared to be bored with the job—weighing envelopes， handing out stamps， making change， issuing receipts—the same monotonous grind year after year. So I said to myself： “ I am going to try to make that clerk like me. Obviously， to make him like me， I must say something nice， not about myself， but about him. So I asked myself， what is there about him that I can honestly admire？” That is sometimes a hard question to answer， especially with strangers； but， in this case， it happened to be easy. I instantly saw something I admired no end. So while he was weighing my envelope， I remarked with enthusiasm： “I certainly wish I had your head of hair.” He looked up， half-startled， his face beaming with smiles. “Well， it isn’t as good as it used to be，” he said modestly. I assured him that although it might have lost some of its pristine glory， nevertheless it was still magnificent. He was immensely pleased. We carried on a pleasant little conversation and the last thing he said to me was： “Many people have admired my hair.” I’ll bet that person went out to lunch that day walking on air. I’ll bet he went home that night and told his wife about it. I’ll bet he looked in the mirror and said： “It is a beautiful head of hair.” I told this story once in public and a man asked me afterwards： “What did you want to get out of him？” What was I trying to get out of him！！！ What was I trying to get out of him！！！ If we are so contemptibly selfish that we can’t radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to get something out of the other person in return—if our souls are no bigger than sour crab apples， we shall meet with the failure we so richly deserve. Oh yes， I did want something out of that chap. I wanted something priceless. And I got it. I got the feeling that I had done something for him without his being able to do anything whatever in return for me. That is a feeling that flows and sings in your memory long after the incident is past. There is one all-important law of human conduct. If we obey that law， we shall almost never get into trouble. In fact， that law， if obeyed， will bring us countless friends and constant happiness. But the very instant we break the law， we shall get into endless trouble. The law is this： Always make the other person feel important. John Dewey， as we have already noted， said that the desire to be important is the deepest urge in human nature； and William James said： “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” As I have already pointed out， it is this urge that differentiates us from the animals. It is this urge that has been responsible for civilization itself. Philosophers have been speculating on the rules of human relationships for thousands of years， and out of all that speculation， there has evolved only one important precept. It is not new. It is as old as history. Zoroaster taught it to his followers in Persia 2，500 years ago. Confucius preached it in China 2，400 years centuries ago： “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” 有一次，在纽约第8大街第33街区的一个邮局里，我正在排队寄一封挂号信，无意间发现那位负责收寄挂号信的工作人员看起来对工作很厌烦的样子——称信、取邮票、找零、开收据……他年复一年地重复着这些单调乏味的动作。 于是，我暗暗对自己说：“我一定要让这个人注意我。显然，让他注意我，我就一定要对他说一些赞美的话——不是关于我的，而是关于他的。”于是，我问自己：“他身上有哪些东西值得我称赞呢？” 有时，这样的问题很难有答案，特别是在面对一个陌生人的时候。然而，巧合的是，我一眼就发现了他身上值得我称赞的地方。这样一来，事情就变得简单多了。 于是当他为我称信时，我热情地对他说：“我真希望能有像您这样的好头发。” 听了我的话，他抬起了头，显得有些吃惊，脸上还露出一丝由衷的微笑。 “不过，现在没有原来好了。”他很谦虚地说。 我真诚地对他说，尽管头发的光泽或许比以前稍差了点，不过看上去依然很不错。他显得非常高兴，我们开心地聊了起来。最后，他对我说：“许多人都曾夸奖过我的头发。” 我相信，他那天吃午餐的时候肯定是心情欢畅的；我相信，他晚上回家后，肯定会跟他的妻子讲起这件事；我还相信，他会站在镜子前欣赏着自己的头发，并由衷地说上一句：“我的头发多漂亮啊！” 我曾经在一个公开场合讲过这个故事。故事讲完后有个人问我：“您希望从他那里得到些什么呢？” 我想从他那里得到些什么！！！我想从他那里得到些什么！！！假如我们都是如此自私，做什么事情唯一的目的就是贪图他人的回报，那么我们就不会给他人带去一丝快乐，就会吝于给他人一句真诚的赞美。如果我们的灵魂如此卑微，那么陪伴我们的只会是失败和沮丧，绝不是成功和幸福。 是的。我确实想从那个人的身上得到某种东西，某种珍贵无价的东西。最终，我也确实得到了。我得到了这种感觉，在不求回报的前提下，做了一件让他感到高兴的事情。这件事过去以后，我仍会时常想起……

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