赖大师的精选---我的挚爱(13)

第十三弹：相信别人

Have faith in others


Belief is a happier state of mind than doubt and suspicion. By this I live, for if I don’t have faith in others, who will believe in me? I would rather believe in a thousand people, friends and strangers, and have 999 fail me than not believe. If many fail me, I remember how many I failed.

This is not to say that the behind belief of sentimentality, the so-called “tolerance¹” of the dishonest and vicious, is sensible or rewarding. There are some dark corners which do not react to sweetness and light. Belief in people should be accomplished² with open eyes and clarity of judgment³. But when your judgment proves bad rather than good, it’s no reason to walk thereafter with suspicion as a companion.

None knows another’s heart, his grief his struggle, his despair and motivation. Not all our geese become swans, but one swan atones⁴ for many flocks of geese. All men share pain and mortality; some bear these better than others, and multitudes have perished spiritually for the lack of another’s belief in them.

So, I would rather be disappointed than afraid of disappointment.

1 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

2 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

3 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

4 atones   

v.补偿，赎（罪）( atone的第三人称单数 )；补偿，弥补，赎回

参考例句：

• His hard work atones for his lack of skill. 他的艰苦努力弥补了技术的不熟练。 来自互联网
• Not all our geese become swans, but one swan atones for many flocks of geese. 我们周遭的芸芸众生并非个个都会成大器，但这些芸芸众生中只要一个成大器就够了。 来自互联网