Seven times have I despised my soul

Seven times have I despised my soul      

— Kahlil Gibran

The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.

The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.

The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.

The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.

The fifth time when she forbore for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.

The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.

And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.

冰心譯：

第一次是在她可以上升而卻謙讓的時候。

第二次是我看見她在瘸者麵前跛行的時候。

第三次是讓她選擇難易，而她選擇了易的時候。

第四次是她做錯了事，卻安慰自己說別人也也同樣做錯了事。

第五次是她容忍了軟弱，而把她的忍受稱為堅強。

第六次是當她輕蔑一個醜惡的容顏的時候，卻不知道那是她自己的麵具中之一。

第七次是當她唱一首頌歌的時候，自己相信這是一種美德。

所有跟帖： 

• 七是個好數字：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/29/2022 postreply 11:06:44

• 讚善念。周末愉快。 -chuntianle- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/29/2022 postreply 19:01:48

• 謝分享。不太懂，第七條為啥不好。 -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/30/2022 postreply 05:35:09

• 這就象達摩對梁武帝的回答 -心存善念- ♀ (665 bytes) () 01/30/2022 postreply 08:26:39