曾经有这样一个故事,说的是:从前,有一个人被带去参观天堂和地狱,以便比较之后,能明智地选择自己的归宿。他先去看了地狱,第一眼令他大吃一惊,因为所有人都坐在酒桌旁,桌上摆满了各种佳肴。然而,当他仔细看那些人时,却发现没有一张笑脸。所有人都无精打采,愁眉苦脸,而且瘦得皮包骨。然后,他发现每人的左臂都捆着一把叉,右臂捆着一把刀,刀和叉都有4尺长的把手,使他们不能用来吃,所以,即使每一样美味佳肴都在他们手边,结果还是吃不到,一直在挨饿。
Once upon a time, there was a story that said: Once upon a time, there was a man who was taken to visit heaven and hell, so that after comparison, he could choose his own destination wisely. He went to hell first and surprised him at the first sight, because everyone was sitting at a table full of delicacies. However, when he looked at the people carefully, he found no smiling face. Everyone was listless, sad, and skinny. Then, he found that each man had a fork tied to his left arm and a knife tied to his right arm. Both the knife and fork had four foot long handles, which made them unable to eat. So even if every delicious food was in their hands, they still couldn't eat it, and they were starving all the time.
然后,他又去了天堂。景象完全一样――同样的佳肴,刀叉与那些4尺长的把手。然而,天堂里的居民却都在唱歌、欢笑。为什么情况相同,结果却如此不同?为什么地狱里的人都在挨饿悲伤,而在天堂的每一个人都吃得好,而且很快乐?他迷惑不解。最后,他终于看到了答案:在地狱里的每一个人都试图喂自己,可是心有余而力不足,把手太长了。而在天堂的每一个人都是喂对面的人,也被对面的人所喂,因为互相互助,结果帮助了自己。
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