所以,即使做很困难的事情,也一定能够达到目的,没听说过想达到自己的愿望,而能回避困难的。
The best reactions are those that work the first time and every time.
【原文】曾子有疾,召门弟子曰:“启予足!启予手!《诗》曰:‘战战兢兢,如临深渊,如履薄冰。’而今而后,吾知免夫!小子。”【译文】曾子得了重病,召集他的弟子们说:“(掀开被子)看看我的脚!看看我的手(有没有毁伤之处)!《诗经》中说:‘小心翼翼,就像站在深渊之旁,就像踩在薄冰之上。’从今以后,我知道(我的身体)再也不会受伤了。弟子们!”
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.