善良的限度
陈荣生 译
（图片欣赏——区怡摄/湛江）
最近，史蒂夫遇上了一次车祸，所以，他把车送到修理厂进行修理。因为他每天都要去上班，于是他决定在车修好之前，他都将乘地铁去上班。
一天晚上，他在地铁站看到一个流浪汉。他很同情他，就从口袋里掏出一些零钱给他。
流浪汉对他的帮助说了声谢谢。第二天，他在同一地方再次看到了这个流浪汉。这一次史蒂夫想给他买些吃的东西，于是他就到车站外面给他带回来了一个盒饭。流浪汉对他的善良表示感谢。但这时史蒂夫感到好奇了，就问他：“你是怎么到了这种地步的呢？”
流浪汉抬起头看着他，笑着说：“因为展示爱。”
史蒂夫不明白他的话，于是问他：“你这么说是什么意思？”
流浪汉回答说：“在我的一生中，我都是要让每一个人开心快乐。无论我生活中所做的事情是对是错，我都总是帮助每一个人。”
史蒂夫问他：“你后悔吗？”
对此，流浪汉回答：“不后悔，但却让我的灵魂受到了伤害，因为我将身上仅有的衬衫脱下来给了一个人，而在我有需要的时候，这个人竟然连那件衬衫的一只袖子都不愿意给回我。孩子，你自己建好房子请别人进来住，要好过把你在建房子用的砖头递给别人。因为，总有一天你得转身察看你计划建你自己房子的那个地方。它将会是一块空地。然后，你就成了那个寻找砖头的人。”
史蒂夫明白流浪汉所说的话了，并感谢他给出的好建议。
帮助他人绝对不是一件坏事。但有时候，我们在帮助他人的时候，忘记了我们自己的问题和需求。必须记住，分享有时候要胜过给予。让自己处在强势位置，而不是把自己带入弱势境地，你就能够做出更多的事情。
（作者佚名，译自《寓意故事》）
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A Limit Of Your Kindness
Recently Steve had a car accident. So he put his car in the garage to carry out the repair work. Since he had to go to the job daily, he decided that until the car is ready, he will travel by the metro train.
One day, he noticed a homeless guy at the train station at night. He felt pity for him, so he gave him some change from his pocket.
The homeless guy thanked him for it. Next day again, he noticed the homeless guy at the same place. This time Steve thought to get him something to eat, so he went outside the station and brought him a meal. The homeless guy thanked him for his kindness. But Steve got curious and asked him, “How did you get to this point?”
The homeless guy looked up at him and with a smile, he said, “By Showing Love.”
Steve didn’t understand it, so he asked him, “What do you mean by that?”
The homeless guy replied that “Throughout my whole life, I made sure that everyone was happy. No matter what was going right or wrong in my life, I always helped everyone.”
Steve asked him, “Do you regret it?”
To which the homeless man replied,“No, It just hurts my soul that the very people I gave the shirt off my back to wouldn’t give me a sleeve of that same shirt when I was in need. Son, It is better to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter than to hand them your bricks while you are building yours. Because one day you will turn around and look at the spot where you had planned to build your house. It will be an empty lot. Then you are the one looking for bricks.”
Steve understood what the homeless guy meant and thanked him for the good advice.
Moral: Helping others is not a bad thing at all. But Sometimes, while we are helping others, we forget our own problems and needs. One must remember that sometimes sharing is better than giving away. You can do a lot more by being in a strong position instead of bringing yourself into a weaker situation.
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