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有一種美麗，是看不見，摸不著的，它需要我們用心來感受，這種美麗就是善良；有一種氣質，是至尊的，高貴的，它需要我們用心來品位，這種氣質愿自于善良。
一個人的外表可以平凡，但內在的東西卻可以使這個人不平凡。善良是一種高貴的氣質，它可以令你在人群中發出非凡的光芒。
在競爭激烈的當今社會，善良同忠厚一樣，不知不覺地變成了無用的別名，今天，再提善良，似乎顯得有些過時或老土了，特別是現今的青年一代，更是對“善良”這個詞熟悉而又陌生。
摘自：百度
My time in Iraq showed me the truth of my beliefs. I believe in mankind — not gods, not devils, not angels and not spirits. I saw man’s bravery from both soldier and civilian, and I saw horror and destruction from them, too. I saw hate and loathing from all sides, and I saw caring for children, rebuilding of hospitals and schools, and feeding the poor. Not by a government but by individuals, by one man helping another man.
As a medic, I went to local clinics to inspect conditions and help when I could. I delivered supplies to schools and relief centers, and Iraqis who knew us would bring us tea and cigarettes. Language was the only barrier, but a friendly smile bulldozed that wall.
I saw men moved by the death of innocents and was with those same men when they killed those responsible. On June 24, 2004, insurgents detonated several car bombs around the city of Mosul, killing over one hundred — no cops, no Iraqi national guardsmen, no Americans — all innocent civilians. Cars were covered in blood as if they’d been hit with a paint sprayer. My unit fought Zarqawi-backed insurgents in a firefight that lasted almost eight hours. Then people moved quickly to help out — Iraqi civilians as well as American troops. But it shouldn’t take a war for people to get along.
I don’t justify our reasons for this war — that’s not a soldier’s luxury — and I don’t justify what the insurgents have done to the Iraqis. But the passion of all sides — Iraqi, American, ally and insurgent — shows that if man can redirect his energies to one of acceptance and not intolerance, we can bring the zealot, the politician, the soldier and the outsider to a place where man is just that: man.
Many say that I’m cut off from the real world, but I believe they are the ones missing the truth. For all the death and destruction reported in the news, there are thousands of stories of kindness and caring that no one ever knows.
I believe that by striving for a world that accepts its oneness, we can transform wars, intolerance, religious persecution and political extremism into memory and maybe even folklore.
