《This, I believe》勵(lì)志美文
盡管我們每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該樂于勇敢、獨(dú)立地發(fā)揮自己的能力，但也要相信，只要我們?cè)敢猓覀円材軓耐饨绔@得力量之源。
Spiritual Handholds on Life
by Dr. Fred Dow Fagg, JR
The view of the high Sierra Lake, nestled in the snow and rock slightly below the timber line, was beautiful from my vantage point some five hundred feet above its shimmering surface. I was anxious to rejoin my companions and try the fishing before are afternoon shadow - edging out from the surrounding array of peaks - entirely covered the lake. Just a short distance beyond the intervening shale, the trail zigzagged down to the valley. I disliked the thought of returning by the long, tedious trail I had ascended, and decided to chance the shale - even though part of it lay above a sheer drop-off of several hundred feet.
I started working my way over the loose rock with considerable caution and had covered about half the distance when I became aware of a slight but persistent yielding of the shale under my feet. Desperately, I looked for something that would offer support and lurched forward to grasp a light outcropping of solid rock just as the surface shale underfoot - loosened from its foundation by the warm noonday sun - cascaded downward and disappeared over the cliff. Several seconds passed before I heard it rattle into the lake.
Finally - after due consideration of the folly of short cuts - I managed to move from handhold to handhold and, at last, pulled myself to the trail by the aid of a dwarf juniper root. I have forgotten how many trout I caught that afternoon, but I have not forgotten the value of handhold.
Handholds are needed also during the course of everyday life. They provide security when the things we depend upon seem to be slipping out from under us. What are the spiritual handholds I have found to be most value?
First, the teachings of the humble carpenter of Nazareth - for their insistence on the supreme worth of the individual, for their stressing of the significance of sympathetic understanding, and for their unsurpassed evidence of dauntless faith.
Second, the conviction that, while every person should delight in making a courageous and self-reliant effort to live up to his capabilities, there are well-springs of power outside himself that can be tapped - if he will avail himself of them.
Third, that the nature of this world and of the people in it is determined more by our individual vision, understanding and conduct than by any material environmental factors, and that - in other words - nothing will produce the good world but the good man.
These are the principal spiritual handholds I have found to possess enduring value. They offer both an exciting challenge and a calm assurance. They are the things I believe.
生命的精神支撐
小弗雷德.道.法格博士
坐落在高山上的謝拉湖，依偎在積雪與巖石的懷抱中，巖層往上是一片森林。從高出湖面約500英尺的觀景點(diǎn)看下去，湖面微波蕩漾，美不勝收。我著急與同伴再次會(huì)合，準(zhǔn)備在午后周圍群山的陰影尚未籠罩全湖之前，一起釣魚。離錯(cuò)層的頁(yè)巖不遠(yuǎn)，便是一條通往山谷的蜿蜒小路。我不想再走上山時(shí)所走的那條漫長(zhǎng)而乏味的小道，便決定試著走上頁(yè)巖——雖然這其中一段路的下面是幾百英尺的垂直峭壁。
我小心翼翼地走在松動(dòng)的頁(yè)巖上。大約走到一半時(shí)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)腳下的頁(yè)巖正一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)地不斷下滑。我急忙尋找可以抓住的東西。我向前一撲，抓住了一塊露出地表的堅(jiān)硬巖石。就在這時(shí)，腳下被午后陽(yáng)光照射的發(fā)熱的頁(yè)巖表層開始松動(dòng)，從山上滑了下去，消失在峭壁上。幾秒鐘后，我聽到它落進(jìn)湖中的聲音。
稍微考慮了一下抄近路這愚蠢行為的后果后，我想辦法從一個(gè)支撐點(diǎn)挪到另一個(gè)支撐點(diǎn)，最終借助一棵矮松的根將自己拉到小路上。那天下午釣了多少鮭魚，我已經(jīng)不記得了，但我絕對(duì)忘不了支撐點(diǎn)的重要性。
在日常生活中，支撐點(diǎn)也是非常重要的。當(dāng)我們的依靠即將從腳下溜走時(shí)，支撐點(diǎn)會(huì)帶給我們安全的.保障。我發(fā)現(xiàn)的最有價(jià)值的精神支撐是什么呢？
首先，是拿撒勒卑微的木匠的教誨——他堅(jiān)決主張個(gè)人價(jià)值至上，強(qiáng)調(diào)同情與理解的重要性，并為堅(jiān)定的信仰提供了無可厚非的證明。
其次，盡管我們每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該樂于勇敢、獨(dú)立地發(fā)揮自己的能力，但也要相信，只要我們?cè)敢猓覀円材軓耐饨绔@得力量之源。
再次，除了物質(zhì)環(huán)境因素外，世界和人類的本質(zhì)更多的是取決于我們個(gè)人的視野、理解和行為。也就是說，唯有出色的人才能創(chuàng)造出美好的世界。
這些便是我所發(fā)現(xiàn)的精神支撐點(diǎn)，它們具有永恒的價(jià)值。它們給予我們的不僅是刺激的挑戰(zhàn)，還有令人安心的承諾。這就是我信仰的一切。
本文選自《這，我相信》，該書共選取自述性散文七十二篇。原文作者用簡(jiǎn)潔、樸實(shí)的文字講述自己如何在逆境中領(lǐng)悟到生活的真諦而最后獲得成功。原文短小精悍、語(yǔ)言平實(shí)，啟迪讀者心智。譯文忠實(shí)于原文的內(nèi)容和風(fēng)格，可讀性強(qiáng)。本書不僅是一本英漢對(duì)照的優(yōu)秀勵(lì)志讀物，而且還是翻譯佳作，可供在校大學(xué)生、英語(yǔ)自學(xué)者和翻譯愛好者閱讀學(xué)習(xí)。
本書譯自美國(guó)暢銷書This I Believe。This I Believe起初是一個(gè)廣播節(jié)目，策劃于1949年，旨在幫助美國(guó)人克服看重物質(zhì)享受而輕視精神情操的社會(huì)傾向。該節(jié)目每日播出，每位嘉賓講敘五分鐘，其講稿為一篇六百字的短文，每周在報(bào)紙上刊登。這些嘉賓或是社會(huì)名流，或是無名小卒，他們的膚色、職業(yè)、種族均不相同，但他們必須有一點(diǎn)共同之處——事業(yè)成功，應(yīng)對(duì)生活成功。該節(jié)目獲得巨大的成功!每天約有三千九百萬(wàn)美國(guó)人圍在收音機(jī)旁聆聽羅斯福總統(tǒng)夫人、海倫·凱勒、公司老板、商人或出租車司機(jī)講述他們的信仰。
該廣播節(jié)目最后成為一種文化現(xiàn)象，共有用六種語(yǔ)言播出、八十五家主要報(bào)紙開辟專欄每周刊登此節(jié)目的文章。1952年經(jīng)仔細(xì)挑選，選中一百人的一百篇短文匯集出版。書名是This I Believe，暢銷三十萬(wàn)冊(cè)，是當(dāng)年銷售量?jī)H次于《圣經(jīng)》的暢銷書。該書的阿拉伯譯本創(chuàng)下了三天內(nèi)售出三萬(wàn)冊(cè)的記錄。This I Believe至今仍然是美國(guó)全國(guó)性的媒體節(jié)目。它邀請(qǐng)各行各業(yè)的美國(guó)人撰文討論指導(dǎo)他們生活的哲學(xué)。聽眾每周可在兩個(gè)廣播節(jié)目中聽到這些人的自述，還可以在網(wǎng)上閱讀他們的短文。
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