Once, a circle was missing a wedge. The circle wants to remain intact, so it looks around for the missing piece. But because it is incomplete, it can only roll very slowly, and it appreciates the flowers along the way. It chats with bugs. It enjoys the sunshine. It found many different parts, but none of them fit. So it left them all on the side of the road and kept looking. Then one day, the circle found a perfectly matched fragment. I'm so happy. Now it may be complete, with nothing missing. It integrates the missing parts into itself and begins to roll. Now it is a perfect circle, and it can roll so fast that it won't notice the flowers talking to bugs. When it realized how different the world looked when it rolled so fast, it stopped, put the piece it found on the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
I think the lesson of this story is that in a strange sense, when we lose something, we are more complete. The man who has everything is poor in some ways. He will never know what it feels like to yearn, hope and nourish his soul with better dreams. He will never know the experience of someone who loves him giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
A person's integrity lies in that he can accept his own limitations, bravely give up unrealistic dreams, and will not feel failed because of it. A complete man or woman knows that he or she is strong enough to experience a tragedy and survive. Even if she loses someone, she still feels like a complete person.
Life is not a trap set by God for us, so that he can condemn our failure. Life is not a spelling bee. No matter how many words you spell correctly, if you make a mistake, you will be disqualified. Life is more like a baseball season. Even the best team will lose one-third of the games, and even the worst team will have its glorious days. Our goal is to win more games than to lose.
When we accept imperfection as a part of human beings, when we can continue to live and appreciate it, we will get the wholeness that others can only desire. I believe that this is what God demands of us-not "perfection", not "no mistakes", but "completeness".
If we are brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, generous enough to rejoice in the happiness of others, and wise enough to know that there is enough love around us, then we can get satisfaction that other creatures will never get.
Translation:
Once upon a time, a circle was missing a wedge. The circle wants to remain intact, so it looks around for the missing wedge. Because it is incomplete, it can only scroll very slowly. Along the way, it showed envy for the flowers. It talks to bugs. It also enjoys the beauty of sunshine. Circle found many different accessories, but none of them can match perfectly. So, it abandoned them all on the side of the road and continued to look for them. Finally, one day, it found a perfect accessory. The circle is so happy that it can be said to be perfect now. It wrapped the accessories and rolled up. Now it has become a complete circle. It rolls so fast that it has no time to look at the flowers and talk to the bugs. Running in circles quickly, I found that the world in my eyes has become so different, so I couldn't help but stop, leave the accessories I found on the side of the road and start rolling slowly again.
I think this story tells us that in a wonderful sense, when we lose something, we feel more complete. A man who has everything is actually a poor man in some ways. He will never know what is the vision, expectation and understanding of a beautiful dream. He will never have the experience that someone who loves him gives him something he dreams of or never had, which means something.
The integrity of life lies in how a person knows how to face his own shortcomings and how to bravely abandon those unrealistic fantasies without taking them as regrets. The integrity of life lies in the fact that a man or woman understands that she can bravely face the tragedy of life and continue to survive, and can still show the demeanor of a complete person after losing her loved ones.
Life is not a trap set by God to condemn our shortcomings. Life is not a spelling bee. No matter how many words you spell, once you make a mistake, you give up all your efforts. Life is more like a baseball season. Even the best team will lose 1/3, and the worst team will have its heyday. Our goal is to win more and lose less.
We admit that incompleteness is part of human nature. If we keep rolling in life and realize its value, we have completed the process of life. For others, this can only be a dream. I believe this is what God requires of us: not to be "perfect" or "never make mistakes", but to be "complete" in life.
If we are brave enough to love, strong enough to tolerate, generous enough to share the happiness of others, and wise enough to understand that there is love around us, then we can achieve what other creatures can't.
Say goodbye to Cambridge again
-Xu Zhimo
I left quietly.
Just as I came here quietly;
I quietly waved goodbye.
To the rosy clouds in the western sky.
Golden willow by the river
Is a young bride in the sunset;
Their reflections in the waves.
Always haunting my heart.
A floating heart growing in the sludge
Swing leisurely underwater;
In the soft waves of Cambridge
I will be a water plant!
The pool in the shade of elm trees
It is not water, but a rainbow in the sky;
Break into pieces in duckweed
Is it the precipitation of a rainbow-like dream?
To dream? Just to prop up the boat and go upstream
Go to a greener place;
Or make the boat full of stars
Sing loudly in the splendor of starlight.
But I can't sing loudly.
Silence is my farewell music;
Even summer insects are silent for me.
Silence is Cambridge tonight!
I left quietly.
Just as I came here quietly;
I gently waved my sleeve.
I won't take away a cloud.
Say goodbye to Cambridge again
Xu zhimo
I left quietly,
When I came softly;
I waved gently,
Say goodbye to the western clouds.
Golden willow by the river.
Is the bride in the sunset?
Shadows in the waves,
Ripple in my heart.
Green grass on the soft mud,
Oily, swaying at the bottom of the water;
In the gentle waves of He Kang River,
I would like to be an aquatic plant.
A pool in the shade of a tree,
Not a clear spring, but a rainbow in the sky.
Crushed between floating algae,
Precipitate a rainbow-like dream.
Looking for dreams? Lift a long pole,
Back to the greener grass,
Full of stars,
Play a song in the starlight
But I can't play songs,
Quiet is a farewell flute;
Summer insects are also silent for me,
Silence is Cambridge tonight!
I left quietly,
Just as I came quietly;
I waved my sleeve,
Don't take away a cloud.
smile
"I'm sure I will be killed. I became very nervous. I clumsily
[1] In my pocket, I checked to see if there were any cigarettes, and escaped [2]
Their search. I found one, because my hands are shaking, I can hardly bring it to my lips. But I didn't have any matches. They took them. "I looked at my jailer through the fence. He didn't make eye contact with me. I shouted to him, "Do you have a light?" He looked at me, shrugged his shoulders and came over to light my cigarette. When he approached and lit the match, his eyes met mine by accident. At that moment, I smiled I don't know why I did that. Maybe it's nervousness, maybe it's because it's hard not to laugh when you are close to each other. Anyway, I smiled. At that moment, it seemed as if a spark crossed the gap between our two hearts and our two human souls. I knew he didn't want to do this, but my smile crossed the fence and made his mouth smile. He lit my cigarette, but stayed nearby, looked me straight in the eye and continued to smile.
"I have been smiling at him, and now I realize that he is a person, not just a jailer. The way he looked at me also took on a new meaning. "Do you have children?" he asked. "'Yes, here, here.' I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for photos of my family. He also took out photos of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes are full of tears. I said I was afraid that I would never see my family again, and I would never have a chance to watch them grow up. He also had tears in his eyes. Suddenly, without saying anything, he opened my cell and took me out silently. Get out of prison, quietly, through the back door, out of town. There, on the edge of town, he let me go. Without saying a word, he turned and walked towards the town.
"A smile saved my life." Yes, smile-an unaffected, unplanned and natural connection between people ... I really believe that if your part and my part can recognize each other, we will not be enemies. We can't have hatred, jealousy or fear.
smile
"I can't help falling into extreme fear at the thought of dying tomorrow. I rummaged through my pockets and finally found a cigarette that they didn't take away, but my hands were too nervous to put it in my mouth, and my matches were taken away during the search. " I looked at the guards outside through the fence. He didn't notice that I was looking at him. I called him, "Can I borrow a light from you?" He turned to look at me, shrugged his shoulders, and then came over and lit my cigarette. "When he helped me light the fire, his eyes inadvertently touched mine, and then I suddenly smiled at him. I don't know why there is such a reaction. Maybe I'm too nervous, or it's hard not to smile when you're so close to another person. Whatever the reason, I smiled at him. At this moment, this smile, like a spark, broke the gap between our hearts. Infected by me, he smiled unconsciously, although I knew he didn't mean it. He didn't leave immediately after lighting the fire. He stared at me with a smile on his face.
"I also responded with a smile, as if he were a friend, not a guard who guarded me. He looked at me less fiercely. "Do you have children?" he asked. "'Yes, look.' I took out my wallet and fumbled for my family photo. He also took out photos and began to talk about his expectations and plans for his family. At this time, my eyes filled with tears, and I said that I was afraid that I would never see my family again. I'm afraid I won't have a chance to watch the children grow up. He also shed two lines of tears. "Suddenly, he opened the door of the prison without saying a word, quietly took me out of the prison from the back path, out of the town, to the edge of the town, he let me go, and then turned and walked back without leaving a word.
"Smiling can actually save a person's life." "Yes, smiling is the most natural and sincere way of communication between people. If you can know each other with your heart, there will be no regret of making enemies; Hatred, jealousy and fear will also disappear.
Background introduction:
Smile is the work of French writer Antoine de Saiot Exupery. Saint Exupery was a pilot who was shot down and died in World War II. Before that, he also participated in the Spanish civil war against fascism. Based on this experience, he wrote a wonderful story-smiling. His masterpiece The Little Prince is a fairy tale that Americans are familiar with.
Precautions:
1. Clumsy: We can always see shots of men who like smoking touching cigarettes everywhere. Clumsy is a more appropriate verb to describe their actions. Nervously groping for the pictures mentioned below is also used to describe the scene that "the protagonist is nervously searching for photos in his wallet"; Now, if you see someone looking through books for what he wants, you can boldly use fumle to describe his behavior. You can say that he is looking through books for a place.
2. Escape is a naughty word, always "escape from here, escape from there". Escaped their search here literally means "(smoke) escaped their search", that is, "smoke that has not been searched by them"; I'm afraid I can't remember your name. I seem to have forgotten your name, which means I'm afraid I can't remember your name. If you are a teacher, you may seriously say to naughty students in class: Nothing can escape my attention. Now, it's time for those students to listen to the class.
Shrugging means "shrugging". For example, when you tell your friend a news, "She just shrugged after hearing the news", you can describe it as "She shrugged when hearing the news". Because we often use shrugging to express the mentality of "not interested" or "indifferent", shrugging can be extended to mean "indifferent, indifferent, indifferent". For example, in court, the judge has sentenced a corrupt criminal, but this person still protested angrily, so it seems that "people just shrugged their shoulders contemptuously at his protest." "
4. Dimensions: If you already know that dimensions are used to express "size, area and size", then you will be confused about what a new dimension here means. But think about it, since the dimension represents the "length, width and height" of things, it is equivalent to all aspects of things, so "a new dimension" here is equivalent to "a new aspect". From the context, it can be inferred that this "new aspect" is the change of the jailer's attitude towards "heroes". From the initial "fierceness", if you find new characteristics in your boyfriend, you can tell him that I have found a new dimension of your personality. I promise he'll let you tell him about the new dimension.
I hope these are helpful to you!