我的心曾不爽七次

SEVEN REPRIMANDS

By Kahlil Gibran

I reprimanded my soul seven times !
 

The first time:
when I attempted to exalt myself by exploiting the weak.
 
The second time:
when I feigned a limp before those who were crippled.
 
The third time:
when, given a choice, I elected the easy rather than the difficult.
 
The fourth time:
when I made a mistake I consoled myself with the mistakes of others.
 
The fifth time:
when I was docile because of fear and then claimed to be strong in patience.
 
The sixth time:
when I held my garments upraised to avoid the mud of Life.
 
The seventh time:
when I stood in hymnal to God and considered the singing a virtue.



我的心曾悲伤七次

     ——卡里·纪伯伦（Kahlil Gibran）

第一次，当它本可进取时，却故作谦卑；

第二次，当它在空虚时，用爱欲来填充；

第三次，在困难和容易之间，它选择了容易；

第四次，它犯了错，却借由别人也会犯错来宽慰自己；

第五次，它自由软弱，却把它认为是生命的坚韧；

第六次，当它鄙夷一张丑恶的嘴脸时，却不知那正是自己面具中的一副；

第七次，它侧身于生活的污泥中，虽不甘心，却又畏首畏尾。