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震撼世界的墓誌銘
2013/11/08 22:09
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在倫敦聞名世界的威斯敏斯特大教堂地下室的墓碑林中,有一塊名揚世界的墓碑。
其實這只是一塊很普通的墓碑,粗糙的花崗石質地,造型也很一般,同周圍那些質地上乘、做工優良的亨利三世到喬治二世等二十多位英國前國王墓碑,以及牛頓、達爾文、狄更斯等名人的墓碑比較起來,顯得微不足道,不值一提。

並且墓碑上面沒有姓名、沒有生卒年月,甚至連墓主的介紹文字也沒有。
但是,就是這樣一塊無名氏墓碑,卻成為名揚全球的著名墓碑。

每一個到過威斯特敏斯特大教堂的人,他們可以不去拜謁那些曾經顯赫一世的英國前國王們,可以不去拜謁那諸如狄更斯、達爾文等世界名人們,但他們卻沒有人不來拜謁這一塊普通的墓碑,他們都被這塊墓碑深深地震撼著,準確地說,他們被這塊墓碑上的碑文深深地震撼。
因為,
在這塊墓碑上刻著這樣的墓誌銘:

When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits,

I dreamed of changing the world.
As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change,

so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided

to change only my country.

But it, too, seemed immovable.
As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt,

I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me,

but alas, they would have none of it.
And now, as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize:
If I had only changed myself first,

then by example I would have changed my family.
From their inspiration and encouragement,

I would then have been able to better my country,

and who knows, I may have even changed the world. 

當我年輕時,無拘無束,我的想像力從沒有受到過限制,

我曾經夢想能改變這個世界。
當我長大、變聰明一點以後,我發現我無法改變這個世界,

所以,我將目光縮短了些,決定只改變我的國家。
但我依然改變不了我的國家。

當我進入暮年後,我的最後願望僅僅是改變我的家庭。

但是,這竟然也不可能。
現在
我臥病在床,行將就木,我突然意識到:
如果一開始我僅僅改變我自己,作個好好的榜樣,

我可能改變我的家庭;

在家人的幫助和鼓勵下,我可能為國家做一些事情。

然後誰知道呢?或許我甚至可以改變世界。

據說,許多世界政要和名人看到這塊碑文時都感慨不已。

有人說這是一篇人生的教義,有人說這是靈魂的一種自省。
當年輕的曼德拉看到這篇碑文時,頓然有醍醐灌頂之感,聲稱自己從中找到了改變南非甚至整個世界的金鑰匙。

回到南非後,這個志向遠大,原本贊同以暴治暴,填平種族歧視鴻溝的黑人青年,一下子就改變了自己的思想和處世風格!

他從改變自己、改變自己的家庭和親朋好友著手,經歷了幾十年,終於改變了他的國家。
真的,要想撬起世界,它的最佳支點不是地球、不是國家、民族,也不是別人,而只能是自己的心靈。
要想改變世界,你必須從改變你自己開始;要想撬起世界,你必須把支點選在自己的心靈上。
現在,您可以〈分享〉、〈轉發〉這篇積極正向思維的資訊,就可能照亮無數人的命運!

人因夢想而偉大!更可以因行動而成功、因學習而改變!

請把您的愛心傳遞出去,傳播這樣的正能量,好讓更多人擁有正面思維和正能量!

墓碑上的碑文深深地震撼著。
在這塊墓碑上,刻著這樣的一段話:
When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits,I dreamed of changing the world.
As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country. But it, too, seemed immovable.
As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.
And now, as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize:
If I had only changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family.
From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country, and who knows, I may have even changed the world.好
讓世間灌注更多一點的愛!幫助更多人學習、成長,走向成功!

這就叫〈愛出者愛返,福往者福來〉!

 

 

 

 

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