《漫漫自由路》：Love comes more naturally to the human hea...

今天小编给大家推荐的书是曼德拉的自传《漫漫自由路》（Long Walk to Freedom）。

纳尔逊·曼德拉（1918-2013）是南非著名的革命家、政治家、慈善家，被视为南非的国父、“最伟大的南非人”，并于1993年获得了诺贝尔和平奖。他在1994年至1999年间担任南非总统，致力于废除种族隔离制度与消除贫困不公。

曼德拉一生坎坷，曾在监狱服刑26年半，其中大约有13年在罗本岛度过。这本书便是曼德拉在罗本岛写下的回忆录。

在管理严格的监狱里，写书并不是一件容易的事。起初，曼德拉白天劳动，晚上写书。但他的身体实在是难以承受，于是他白天请病假不去劳动，晚上继续写书。为了不让监狱发现，他还和几个狱友合作，把书稿藏匿起来，最终让其中一个狱友于1976年出狱时带走。大约20年后的1994年，曼德拉就任总统，这本书才得到正式出版，并在全世界引起了轰动。

这本回忆录从曼德拉的童年写起，一直写到他出狱后为建立新南非付出的各种努力，最后当选总统。青年时他好学上进，坚持自己的原则；中年时他为废除种族隔离而奔走，即使在监狱中也从未放弃斗争。读这本书，我们可以进一步了解这位伟大的领袖，学习他的宝贵品质。

下面我们来看看书中的精彩句子吧~

“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”

我从根本上来说是一个乐观主义者。至于这是天生的还是后天的，我说不清。做一个乐观的人，就要面朝太阳，不断前行。我对人性的信仰曾受到过严峻的考验，经历了许多黑暗的时刻，但我不会也不能让自己向绝望屈服，因为那意味着失败和死亡。

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

没有人生来就会因为一个人的肤色、背景或宗教而怨恨他。怨恨必然是后天学会的。如果人们能学会恨，他们也能学会爱，因为爱比恨更能自然而然地浸入人心。

“A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”

一个领导者就像一个牧羊人。他站在羊群后，让最敏捷的羊冲在前面，于是其他的羊便跟在领头羊身后，却不知它们自始至终都在受后面那人的指挥。

“Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.”

没有语言，人就不能与人交流并理解对方，不能分享他们的希望与志向，不能理解他们的历史、欣赏他们的诗歌或品味他们的歌曲。

“I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.”

我一向不太在乎个人奖励。一个人不会因为希望获得奖励而成为自由斗士。

Education is the great engine of personal development.

教育是个人发展的绝佳引擎。

I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there is mercy and generosity.

我内心深处始终明白，每个人的心中都有慈悲和慷慨。

“Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.”

尽管我爱交际，但我更爱独处。

“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.”

在某种程度上，做一个持不同意见的人更容易，因为不用承担责任。