找誰倚靠—我們都是有故事的人來自內(nèi)心的禮物

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[00:12]Gifts from the heart [00:16]According to legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. [00:24]The water was so sweet. [00:26]He filled his leather canteen so that he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher. [00:33]After a four-day journey he presented the water to the old man who took a deepdrink, [00:39]smiled warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. [00:44]The young man returned to his village with a happy heart. [00:48]Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. [00:52]He spat it out, saying it was awful. [00:55]It apparently had become stale because of the old leather container. [01:00]The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was foul. Why did you pretend to like it?” [01:07]The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. [01:10]I tasted the gift. [01:13]The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.” [01:19]I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of love from young children. [01:26]Whether it’s a ceramic tray or a macaroni bracelet, [01:30]the natural and proper response is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift. [01:38]Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally. [01:41]Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given rather than the feeling embodied in it. [01:49]We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. [01:58]After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

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Gifts from the heart

According to legend①, a young man while roaming② the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet. He filled his leather canteen③ so that he could bring some back to a tribal④ elder who had been his teacher. After a four-day journey he presented the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.
Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat⑤ it out, saying it was awful. It apparently had become stale⑥ because of the old leather container. The student challenged his teacher, “Master, the water was foul. Why did you pretend to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.”
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a ceramic⑦ tray⑧ or a macaroni⑨ bracelet, the natural and proper response is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given rather than the feeling embodied⑩ in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

① legend n. 傳說，傳奇故事
② roam v. 漫步，漫游
③ canteen n. 水壺，食堂
④ tribal a.（通常作定語）部落的
⑤ spit v. 吐出
⑥ stale a. 不新鮮的，陳腐的
⑦ ceramic a. 陶瓷的 n. 陶瓷器（常復數(shù)形式）
⑧ tray n. 盤，碟
⑨ macaroni n. 通心粉
⑩ embody v. 體現(xiàn)，使具體化

來自內(nèi)心的禮物

有這樣一個傳說：一個年輕人在沙漠里漫游時偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了一眼清泉。泉水清冽甘甜，于是年輕人用隨身的革制水壺盛了一壺，想要帶回去送給部落里一位曾做過他老師的老人。四天跋涉后，他終于將水送給了老人。老人滿滿飲了一口，露出了使人如沐春風的笑容，他對泉水的甘冽贊不絕口，也毫不吝惜對學生的感謝之詞。于是年輕人滿心歡喜地回村去了。

后來，老師請另外一位學生嘗了嘗泉水。學生一喝便吐了出來，說難喝極了。顯然，水因為裝在老舊的革制水壺里而不新鮮了。于是學生找到老師，質(zhì)疑地問道：“老師，水明明難以下咽，你為什么還假裝很喜歡？”

老師說：“你嘗到的僅僅是泉水，而我品到的則是饋贈。泉水不過是滿盛著善舉的容器罷了，沒有什么比善舉更能沁人心脾了。”

我想在我們收到孩子們充滿愛心的、純潔的禮物時可以很好地理解這個道理。不管那禮物是用陶瓷制的盤子還是用通心粉做的手鐲，最自然和最合適的回應都是欣賞和表達謝意，因為我們喜歡這禮物所包含的心意。

感恩之心并不是與生俱來的。不幸的是，多數(shù)孩子和許多成人僅僅在乎所得的價值而不是禮物所承載的深情。我們應該時刻提醒自己，也要教育我們的子女，感激之情有多么美麗與純潔，以及如何表達感恩的心情。不管怎樣，發(fā)自內(nèi)心的饋贈才是盛滿了真心的禮物。

心存感激，品讀心意，原來生活可以如此美麗。

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