YouActorReact?
佚名
Anonymous
Iwalkedwithmyfriendtothenewsstandtheothernight,andheboughtaaer,thankingthenewsaersellerolitely。Thevendordidn’tevenacknowledgeit。
“Asullenfellow,isn’the?”Icommented。
“Oh,he’sthatwayeverynight,”shruggedmyfriend。
“Thenwhydoyoucontinuetobesoolitetohim?”Iasked。
“Whynot?”inquirednayfriend。“WhyshouldIlethimdecidehowI’mgoingtoact?”
AsIthoughtaboutthisincidentlater,itoccurredtomethattheimortantwordwas“act”。Myfriendactstowardeole;mostofusreacttowardthem。
Hehasasenseofinnerbalancewhichislackinginmostofus;heknowswhoheis,whathestandsfor,howheshouldbehave。Herefusestoreturnincivilityfromincivility,becausethenhewouldnolongerbeincommandofhisownconduct。
WhenweareenjoinedintheBibletoreturngoodforevil,welookuonthisasamoralinjunction—whichitis。Butitisalsoasychologicalrescritionforouremotionalhealth。
Nobodyisunhaierthantheeretualreactor。Hiscenterofemotionalgravityisnotrootedwithinhimself,whereitbelongs,butintheworldoutsidehim。Hissiritualtemeratureisalwaysbeingraisedorloweredbythesocialclimatearoundhim,andheisamerecreatureatthemercyoftheseelements。
Praisegiveshimafeelingofeuhoria,whichisfalse,becauseitdoesnotlastanditdoesnotcomefromselfaroval。Criticismderesseshimmorethanitshould,becauseitconfirmshisownsecretlyshakyoinionofhimself。Snubshurthim,andthemerestsusicionofunoularityinanyquarterrouseshimtobitterness。
Aserenityofsiritcannotbeachieveduntilwebecomethemastersofourownactionsandattitudes。Toletanotherdeterminewhetherweshallberudeorgracious,elatedorderessed,istorelinquishcontroloverourownersonalities,whichisultimatelyallweossess。Theonlytrueossessionisself-ossession。
前两天晚上,我和朋友散步,走到一个书报摊前,朋友买了一份报纸,很礼貌地跟那位报贩道谢,而那报贩却置若罔闻。
“他可真是个沉闷的家伙,不是吗?”我批评道。
“噢,他每个晚上都这样。”朋友耸耸肩说。
“那你为什么还对他这么有礼貌呢?”我问道。
“为什么不呢?”朋友反问道,“我怎么做,为什么要让他决定呢?”
后来,我反复思索这件小事,发现最重要的字眼是“主动去做”。朋友的举动是主动待人,而我们大多数都是被动的回应。
他拥有内心的平衡感,而我们大多数人却很缺乏;他了解自我,明确自己的立场,通晓处世之道。他拒绝以怨抱怨,那样他将不再是自己行为的主宰。