在离市中心较近的北区,有一座一半公众一半私人会所的高尔夫球场,常见许多当地居民在周边活动,如果没有球员到球的时候居民利用。当然地震时候可以当避难所。沿道堤上一段是市内马拉松路线,早晚有许多人跑步。如在傍晚没有球员打球时可看见许多人带上宠物散步,还有玩航空模拟游戏等。
经常见到有的人在遛狗,有的人在周边寻找野花野草,有摘八朔橘柑的人,也带宠物在球道走走也是很惬意的事。
但最近看到一幕却是很出乎意料的事情。有位老人带着小狗在奔跑,以为是在训练
小狗、或为了小狗透透气等。看到一些养宠物者手里拿着塑料袋,估计为了接受它们的
排泄物。但这次当回过头看到的光景不同,见小狗的主人手中拿着的是一小口袋里装着
的是高尔夫球,而小狗跑去池塘边或小沟旁,那是罚杆区域(OB或水池),看见小狗叼
住一颗球向主人跑去。才明白这是狗的主人训练自己的小狗为自己去球场找寻丢失球啊!
要知道丢失球可以在二手求市场上销售,这养宠者将宠物当成了的工具了。
在球场许多乌鸦,趁球员专心注意急求和推球的时候放在求车里的食物都要被乌鸦
偷走。其速度之快,好像实现认准了又是无私的,准备充饥的食物一眨眼就被叼走。有一位老球员刚买的面包放在有拉链的小包里一会儿功夫就不见了。气得该老者咒骂这乌鸦太可恨了。其实在球场多有提醒乌鸦将物品叼走的通知。这里的乌鸦很聪明,可以专门等候在某一株树上,嗅觉灵敏,动作麻利,装在包里还会打开小包的拉链同组打球的一位老翁说:让小狗去替自己找球,让狗怕也太可怜了,还不如训练乌鸦让乌鸦去为自己找球呢。
可惜乌鸦还没有狗那么忠诚,鸟禽类除了鸬鹚可以训练为捕鱼鱼鹰外,驯养老鹰为自己打猎,但还没有训练乌鸦为自己找球的。更有一位年轻人说与其训练乌鸦找球还不如让乌鸦去抓取别人的食物好!这都是一些不着边际的想法。即便能够成功,也是犯法的:从利己主义的观念出发将别人的所有物变为自己的所有。人类社会行不通,而乌鸦情有可原,生活在荒野能发现充饥的东西就可为了生存而攫取。那些为了本国利益,自国利益至上,将他国利益转化为自国利益的想法和乌鸦的思维完全不可同日而语(略)。
当我真正开始爱自己,
我才认识到,所有的痛苦和情感的折磨,
都只是提醒我:活着,不要违背自己的本心。
今天我明白了,这叫做“真实”。
当我真正开始爱自己,
我才懂得,把自己的愿望强加于人,
是多么的无礼,就算我知道,时机并不成熟,
那人也还没有做好准备,
就算那个人就是我自己。
今天我明白了,这叫做“尊重”。
当我开始爱自己,
我不再渴求不同的人生,
我知道任何发生在我身边的事情,
都是对我成长的邀请。
如今,我称之为“成熟”。
当我开始真正爱自己,
我才明白,我其实一直都在正确的时间,
正确的地方,发生的一切都恰如其分。
由此我得以平静。
今天我明白了,这叫做“自信”。
当我真正开始爱自己,
我不再牺牲自己的自由时间,
不再去勾画什么宏伟的明天。
今天我只做有趣和快乐的事,
做自己热爱,让心欢喜的事,
用我的方式、我的韵律。
今天我明白了,这叫做“单纯”。
当我开始真正爱自己,
我开始远离一切不健康的东西。
不论是饮食和人物,还是事情和环境,
我远离一切让我远离本真的东西。
从前我把这叫做“追求健康的自私自利”,
但今天我明白了,这是“自爱”。
当我开始真正爱自己,
我不再总想着要永远正确,不犯错误。
我今天明白了,这叫做“谦逊”。
当我开始真正爱自己,
我不再继续沉溺于过去,
也不再为明天而忧虑,
现在我只活在一切正在发生的当下,
今天,我活在此时此地,
如此日复一日。这就叫“完美”。
当我开始真正爱自己,
我明白,我的思虑让我变得贫乏和病态,
但当我唤起了心灵的力量,
理智就变成了一个重要的伙伴,
这种组合我称之为,“心的智慧”。
我们无须再害怕自己和他人的分歧,
矛盾和问题,因为即使星星有时也会碰在一起,
形成新的世界,今天我明白,这就是“生命”
卓别林《当我真正开始爱自己》英文原文:
AS I BEGAN TO LOVE MYSELF
CHARLIE CHAPLIN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is AUTHENTICITY.
As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me.
Today I call it RESPECT.
As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
Today I call it MATURITY.
As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment, so I could be calm.
Today I call it SELF-CONFIDENCE.
As I began to love myself I quit steeling my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.
Today I call it SIMPLICITY.
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything the drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is LOVE OF ONESELF.
As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time.
Today I discovered that is MODESTY.
As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening.
Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it FULFILLMENT.
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally.
Today I call this connection WISDOM OF THE HEART.
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.
Today I know THAT IS “LIFE“!
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