There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
从前,有个男孩特别容易发脾气。一天,他的父亲给了他一袋钉子,告诉他:“每次你要发脾气的时候呢,就去篱笆那儿,往篱笆上钉一枚钉子。”
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.
第一天,男孩整整在篱笆上钉了37个钉子。在之后的几周时间里,男孩开始学着控制自己的情绪,篱笆上每天新增钉子也渐渐少了下来。终于有一天,男孩不再大发脾气。
He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
他去告诉了父亲,父亲又告诉他:“每回你能控制住自己的脾气的时候,就从篱笆上拔下一枚钉子来。”
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
一些日子之后,男孩告诉父亲,篱笆上所有的钉子都被拔去了。
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.'
父亲拉着儿子的手,来到了篱笆边上,“你做得很棒,我的孩子。”父亲说,“可是你瞧见篱笆上那些洞了吗?篱笆再也不会是原来那个样子了。”“每每你因为大发脾气,说出那些伤害别人的话,如同用小刀去扎一个人,随后又把刀抽出来,所造成的伤害对别人来说,就会像这些篱笆上的洞一样,变成留在别人的心里的一个刀疤。无论你之后说多少次‘抱歉’、‘对不起’,伤口将一直在那里。要知道,身体上的伤口和心灵上的伤口一样都难以恢复。孩子,要记住,朋友是世上最珍贵的宝贝,他们聆听我们的话语、他们对我们敞开心怀、他们带给你无尽欢笑,用最真诚的赞扬给予你前行的力量。”
Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if it means sending it back to the person who sent it to you! If it comes back to you, you will then know you have a circle of friends.
请告诉你的朋友们,你有多在乎他们。告诉他们上面这个小故事,当有人告诉你同样的故事的时候,你会知道,你拥有的,是那份直到世界尽头的绵长情谊。
钉在篱笆上的钉子
从前,有一个脾气很坏的男孩.他的爸爸给了他一袋钉子,告诉他,每次发脾气或者跟人吵 架的时候,就在院子的篱笆上钉一根。第一天,男孩钉了37根钉子。后面的几天他学会了控制自己的脾气,每 天钉的钉子也逐渐减少了。他发现,控制自己的脾气,实际上比钉钉子要容易的多。终于有一天,他一根钉子都没有钉,他高兴的把这件事告诉了爸爸。
爸爸说:"从今以后,如 果你一天都没有发脾气,就可以在这天拔掉一根钉子." 日子一天一天过去,最后,钉 子全被拔光了。爸爸带他来到篱笆边上,对他说:"儿子,你做得很好,可是看看篱笆上的钉子洞,这些洞永远也不可能恢复了。就象你和一个人吵架,说了些难听的话,你就在他心里留下了 一个伤口, 像这个钉子洞一样。"插一把刀子在一个人的身体里,再拔出来,伤口就难以愈合了。无论你怎么道歉,伤口总是在那儿。要知道,身体上的伤口和心灵上的伤口一样都难以恢复。你的朋友是你宝贵的财产,他们让你开怀,让你更勇敢。他们总是随时倾听你的忧伤。你需要他们的时候,他们会支持你,向你敞开心扉