One day, a professor came into the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise exam.They waited anxiously to start with the examination in front of the desk.The professor handed out the papers face down as usual.Once he distributed them all, he asked his students to turn a page.To everyone's surprise, there's only one black spot in the middle of the page.
有一天,一位教授走進教室,讓他的學生們準備一次奇特的考試。同學們在桌子前焦急地等待開考。教授像往常一樣把卷子面朝下分發。當他把所有的卷子分發出去之後,他要求學生們翻頁。然後每個人都驚了,頁面中間只有一個黑點。
The professor saw the expression on everyone's face and told them, "I want you to write about what you saw there."The puzzled students began this puzzling task.
教授看到了每個人臉上的表情,並告訴他們,「我想讓你們寫下在卷子上看到的東西。」困惑的學生們開始做這一個令人費解的任務。
At the end of the class, the professor took all the answers and began to read each of them loudly in front of all the students.They describe the black spot without exception, trying to explain its position in the middle of the paper and so on.
課後,教授拿走了所有答卷並開始在他們面前大聲朗讀每一個答案。毫無例外,同學們都描述了那個黑點,他們試圖解釋它在紙張中間的位置等等。
After reading it, there was no sound in the classroom.The professor began to explain, "I'm not going to grade you. I just want to give you something to think about.No one has ever written the white part of a newspaper.
讀完後,教室裡鴉雀無聲。教授開始解釋說:「我不打算給你們評分了。我只想讓你們思考一些事情。沒有人寫過卷子上面白色的部分。
Everyone focuses on black spots, and the same thing happens in our lives.We have a white paper to observe and appreciate, but we always focus on black spots.Our life is a gift from God, full of love and care.We always have reason to celebrate, to update ourselves every day, to work for us, and to see the wonders we see every day.」
每個人都專注於黑點了,而同樣的事情也發生在我們的生活中。我們本來有一張可以觀察和用來欣賞的白紙,但我們卻總是專注於那些黑點。我們的生活是上帝賜給的禮物,充滿了愛與關懷。我們應該慶賀,每天去提升自己,去為我們的工作忙碌,並看那些每天發生在我們眼前的奇蹟。「
"However, we insist on focusing only on black spots, health problems that plague us, lack of money, complex relationships with family members, disappointment with friends and so on.
「但是,我們只是執迷於那些黑點,那些長期困擾我們健康的問題,缺錢,與家人的複雜關係,與朋友相處的失望等等。
plague n. 死亡率高的傳染病; (老鼠或昆蟲等肆虐造成的) 災害,禍患;v. 給…造成長時間的痛苦(或麻煩); 困擾;折磨; 使受煎熬;糾纏;纏磨;纏擾;
These black spots are very small compared to everything in our lives, but they pollute our minds.Remove your eyes from the black spots of life.Enjoy every moment of your blessing, every moment of life.Happy, active life!」
與我們生活中的一切相比,這些黑點其實非常小,但它們汙染了我們的思想。把你們的眼光從生活的黑點中移開。享受每一刻的祝福,享受生命的每一刻,享受快樂而積極的生活!
正如教授所解釋的那樣,生活中有好有壞,我們也都有積極和消極的態度。但是,我們必須把更多的精力投入到健康、幸福的生活之中。關注那些正面的事情,不要主觀放大那些「小黑點」的影響。無論做什麼,都不要把時間浪費在思考負面因素當中。
感謝收看,與小夥伴們共勉。