For many years 多年来 I was treated in a very unkind way. 我遭受过恶意的对待 I was not only talked about behind my back 人们不仅在我的背后诽谤我 but I was spoken to in an unkind manner to my face. 还有人当面对我用十分失礼的态度说话 我相信 a lot of people can relate to this. 许多人有过类似的经历 There came a time 后来 when I had the opportunity to help this person out. 我得到一个机会,可以对那个人提供帮助 For some reason, 出于某种原因 much to my surprise, 连我自己都感到惊讶的是 I chose to be kind and help. 我选择对他友善,并且帮助了他 My action to show love and help not only surprised me, 我的行动表现了爱和帮助,这不仅让我吃惊 but it surprised others as well. 也让周围的其他人大吃一惊 我分享这个故事 because I can not tell you 是因为我想告诉你 how much my action set me free. 我的举动让我感到难以言喻的轻松自由 I now had the power 如今我手握重权 to treat this person the same way I had been treated 对此人以其道还治其人之身 or I could be kind 我也可以选择善良 and put love into action. 用我的行动传达大爱 The choice was mine. 选择权在我手中 Love your enemies “爱你的敌人” and bless them that curse you. “祝福那些诅咒你的人” I never really understood this maxim 我从没有真正理解这句箴言 until I put it into practice. 直到我将它诉诸实践 Being kind and showing love did as much for me 行善举,传达大爱,这对我的益处 as it did for the other person. 与对那人的益处一样多 This is a good time 这正是一个好时机 to not only show love to those who love us 不仅对爱我们的人表达爱意 but to be kind to those who have done us wrong. 也要对曾对我们有失公允的人表达善意 |
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