纪伯伦：我曾七次鄙视自己的灵魂
Seven times have I despised my soul : Kahlil Gibran
The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height .
The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled .
The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy , and she chose the easy .
The fourth time when she committed a wrong , and comforted herself that others also commit wrong .
The fifth time when she forbore for weakness , and attributed her patience to strength .
The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face , and knew not that it was one of her own masks .
And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise , and deemed it a virtue .
第一次，当我本可进取时，却故作谦卑；
第二次，当我在空虚时，用爱欲来填充；
第三次，在困难和容易之间，我选择了容易；
第四次，我犯了错，却借由别人也会犯错来宽慰自己；
第五次，我自由软弱，却把它认为是生命的坚韧；
第六次，当我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，我侧身于生活的污泥中，虽不甘心，却又畏首畏尾。
用于自省。没人救你，请你自救。
Salvation lies within.
The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height .
The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled .
The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy , and she chose the easy .
The fourth time when she committed a wrong , and comforted herself that others also commit wrong .
The fifth time when she forbore for weakness , and attributed her patience to strength .
The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face , and knew not that it was one of her own masks .
And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise , and deemed it a virtue .
第一次，当我本可进取时，却故作谦卑；
第二次，当我在空虚时，用爱欲来填充；
第三次，在困难和容易之间，我选择了容易；
第四次，我犯了错，却借由别人也会犯错来宽慰自己；
第五次，我自由软弱，却把它认为是生命的坚韧；
第六次，当我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，我侧身于生活的污泥中，虽不甘心，却又畏首畏尾。
用于自省。没人救你，请你自救。
Salvation lies within.
