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Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do.
任何傻瓜都會(huì)批評(píng)、譴責(zé)和抱怨——絕大多數(shù)的傻瓜也就是這樣做的。
But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
但是要想理解別人、原諒別人，這就要求一個(gè)人有人品、有自制力。
"A great man shows his greatness," said Carlyle, "by the way he treats little men." Bob Hoover, a famous test pilot was returning to his home from an air show. At three hundred feet in the air, both engines suddenly stopped. By deft maneuvering he managed to land the plane, but it was badly damaged although nobody was hurt.
卡萊爾說：“一個(gè)偉人的偉大，就看他如何對(duì)待小人物。”鮑勃·胡佛是一位著名的試飛員。有一天，他在空中表演結(jié)束后返航。突然，在飛機(jī)離地面300英尺的地方，兩個(gè)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)同時(shí)停了。靠著他高超的技術(shù)，他才將飛機(jī)降落，但是飛機(jī)遭到了嚴(yán)重?fù)p壞，雖然人沒有受傷。
Hoover's first act after the emergency landing was to inspect the plane's fuel. Just as he had suspected, the mechanic had put in the wrong fuel.
胡佛緊急著陸以后，立刻就去檢查飛機(jī)的燃料。果然不出所料，機(jī)械師放錯(cuò)了燃料。
Upon returning to the airport, Hoover asked to see the mechanic. The young man was sick with the agony of his mistake. Tears streamed down his face. He was anticipating the tongue-lashing that this proud and precise pilot would unleash for his carelessness. But Hoover didn't scold the mechanic; he didn't even criticize him. Instead, he put his big arm around the man's shoulder and said, "To show you that I'm sure you'll never do this again, I want you to service my F-51 tomorrow."
回到機(jī)場(chǎng)以后，他就要求見那位機(jī)械師。那個(gè)年輕人為了他犯的錯(cuò)誤深感痛苦，淚流滿面。他以為這位驕傲和嚴(yán)格的駕駛員肯定會(huì)為此嚴(yán)厲地斥責(zé)他，但是胡佛沒有罵這位機(jī)械師，甚至都沒有批評(píng)他。他只是摟著他的肩膀說：“為了表明我確信你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)再犯這種錯(cuò)誤，我想讓你明天為我的F-51飛機(jī)進(jìn)行檢修保養(yǎng)。”
Instead of condemning people, let's try to understand them.
所以，不要指責(zé)他人，還是讓我們努力理解他們吧。
As Dr. Johnson said: "God himself, sir, does not propose to judge man until the end of his days." Why should you and I?
就如約翰遜博士所說：“先生，上帝自己都主張到人類最后的時(shí)候再對(duì)他們進(jìn)行評(píng)判。”那你我為什么要過早評(píng)判他人呢？
