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第14章主动还是被动
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DoYouActorReact?
佚名Anonymous
Iwalkedwithmyfrieahernight,aapaper,thankingtheneersellerpolitely.Thevendordidn’teve.
“Asullenfellow,isn’the?”
Iented.
“Oh,he’sthatwayeverynight,”
shruggedmyfriend.
“Thenwhydoyouuetobesopolitetohim?”
Iasked.
“Whynot?”
inquirednayfriend.“WhyshouldIlethimdegoingtoact?”
AsIthoughtaboutthisier,itoethattheimportantwordwas“act”
.Myfriendactstole;mostofusrea.
Hehasasenseofinnerbalancewhichislamostofus;heknowswhoheis,whathestandsfor,howheshouldbehave.Herefusestoreturnincivilityfromincivility,behewouldnolongerbeinandofhisownduct.
WhenweareeheBibletoodforevil,welookuponthisasamoralinjun—whichitis.Butitisalsoapsychologicalpresforouremotioh.
Nobodyisuheperpetualreactor.Hisotionalgravityishinhimself,whereitbelongs,butintheworldoutsidehiHisspiritualtemperatureisalwaysbeingraisedorloweredbythesocialclimatearoundhim,andheisamerecreatureatthemercyoftheseelements.
Praisegiveshimafeelingofeuphoria,whichisfalse,becauseitdoesnotlastaselfapproval.Criticismdepresseshimmorethanitshould,becauseitshisowlyshakyopinionofhimself.Snubshurthim,asuspipopularityinanyquarterrouseshimtobitterness.
&yofspiritotbeatilwebeastersofourownadattitudes.Toletaermiherweshallberuderacious,elatedordepressed,istorelinquishtroloverourowies,whichisultimatelyallwepossess.Theonlytruepossessionisself-possession.
前两天晚上,我和朋友散步,走到一个书报摊前,朋友买了一份报纸,很礼貌地跟那位报贩道谢,而那报贩却置若罔闻。
“他可真是个沉闷的家伙,不是吗?”
我批评道。
“噢,他每个晚上都这样。”
朋友耸耸肩说。
“那你为什么还对他这么有礼貌呢?”
我问道。
“为什么不呢?”
朋友反问道,“我怎么做,为什么要让他决定呢?”
后来,我反复思索这件小事,发现最重要的字眼是“主动去做”
。
朋友的举动是主动待人,而我们大多数都是被动的回应。
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