处世的艺术TheArtofLiving

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1、处世的艺术TheArtofLiving处世的艺术TheArtofLivingheartoflivingistoknowwhentoholdfastandwhentoletgo.Forlifeisaparadox:itenjoinsustoclingtoitsmanygiftsevenwhileitordainstheireventualrelinquishment.Therabbisofoldputitthisway:”Amancomestothisworldwithhisfistclenched,butwhenhedies

2、,hishandisopen.”生活的艺术是要懂得如何取舍；由于生活本身自相冲突:它一面警告我们珍爱它所赐予的诸多恩惠,一面又注定最终将其全部收回；古时犹太教的拉比对此这样诠释:“一个人初降人世时手紧握成拳,撒手人寰时却手掌张开；”Surelyweoughttoholdfasttolife,foritiswondrous,andfullofabeautythatbreaksthrougheveryporeofGod’sownearth.Weknowthatthisisso,butalltoooftenwerecognizet

3、histruthonlyinourbackwardglancewhenwerememberwhatwasandthensuddenlyrealizethatitisnomore.我们当然应当牢牢抓住生活,由于它神奇无比、美不胜收,渗透了上帝的每一寸土地；我们明白这一点,但往往是在忆及往事、蓦然回首却发觉好景不再时才有所感受；1/5处世的艺术TheArtofLivingWerememberabeautythatfaded,alovethatwaned.Butwerememberwithfargreaterpainthatwed

4、idnotseethatbeautywhenitflowered,thatwefailedtorespondwithlovewhenitwastendered.我们记得凋谢的美,消褪的爱；但我们更痛楚地忆起,在漂亮绽放时没有观赏那份漂亮,在情意绵绵时没有回应那份爱意；Arecentexperiencere-taughtmethistruth.Iwashospitalizedfollowingasevereheartattackandhadbeeninintensivecareforseveraldays.Itwasnotap

5、leasantplace.最近的经受让我重新熟悉到这个真理；在严峻心脏病发作后,我被送进医院,在重症室住了好几天；那可不是令人开心的地方；Onemorning,Ihadtohavesomeadditionaltests.Therequiredmachineswerelocatedinabuildingattheoppositeendofthehospital,soIhadtobewheeledacrossthecourtyardonagurney.一天早晨,我不得不再做些其它检查,所需的器械在医院对面终点的一幢楼里,因此我必

6、需被推着从院子经过；Asweemergedfromourunit,thesunlighthitme.That’salltherewastomyexperience.Justthelightofthesun.Andyethowbeautifulitwas--howwarming,how2/5处世的艺术TheArtofLivingsparking,howbrilliant.Ilookedtoseewhetheranyoneelserelishedthesun’sgoldenglow,buteveryonewashurryingt

7、oandfro,mostwitheyesfixedontheground.ThenIrememberedhowoftenI,too,hadbeenindifferenttothegrandeurofeachday,toopreoccupiedwithpettyandsometimesevenmeanconcernstorespondfromthatexperienceisreallyascommonplaceaswastheexperienceitself:life’sgiftsareprecious--butweareto

8、oheedlessofthem.检查完出来时,阳光照在我身上；那是我当时感受到的一切；和煦的阳光,多么漂亮———多么暖和,多么刺眼,多么辉煌.我环顾四周,想看其他人是否也在观赏这金灿灿的阳光,但来来去去的每个人都行色匆忙,眼睛大都盯着地面；这时,我忆起我也常常因被琐碎、有时甚至毫无意义的事