节选于美丽英文之《女人香》系列。简单而又温暖人心的句子,感受生活,品味世间冷暖真情。该篇Love is a power which produces love, 读音十分清楚,欲速较慢,背景带有舒缓的纯音乐,在听的时候也能够放松心情~
What does one person give to another? He gives of himself, of the most precious thing he has, he gives of his life. This does not necessarily mean that he sacrifices his life for the other—but that he gives him of that which is alive in him; he gives him of his joy, of his understanding, of his knowledge, of his humor, of his sadness—of all expressions and manifestations of that which is alive In him. In thus giving of his life, he enriches the other person, he enhances the other's sense of aliveness by enhancing his own sense of aliveness. He does not give in order to receive; giving is in itself exquisite joy. But in giving he cannot help bringing something to life in the other person, and this which is brought to life reflects back to him; in truly giving, he cannot help receiving that which is given back to him. Giving implies to make the other person a giver also and they both share in the joy of what they have brought to life, in the act of giving, something is born, and both persons involved are grateful for the life that is born for both of them.
一个人给予另一个人什么东西呢?他把他自己给予别人,把自己拥有的最珍贵的东西给予别人,把自己的生命给予别人。这不一定意味着他要为别人而牺牲自己的生命,而是指他把自己身上存在的东西给予别人,把自己的快乐、理解、知识、幽默、哀愁,把他身上存在的所有东西表露和显现给别人。在他把自己的生命给予别人的同时,他丰富了别人的生命。通过提高自己的生存感,他会提高别人的生存感。他不是为了获取才给予;给予本身就是一种强烈的快乐。当然,在给予中,他不知不觉地使别人身上某些东西得到新生,这种新生的东西反过来又给他带来了新的希望;在真诚的给予中,他无意识地得到了别人给他的回馈。给予暗示了让对方也成为给予者;双方共同分享他们已使某些东西得到新生的快乐。在给予的行为中,某种东西得以新生,而对于这新生的事物,涉及到的双方都充满感激之情。