英语哲理美文欣赏：舍与得（双语）Thereoncewasamasterwhowenttoindia.inthosetimes,wedidn'thavethecommunicationsorairplanesormanykindsoftransportationthatwedonow.sothemasterwenttoindiaonfoot.hehadneverbeentoindiabefore;perhapshecamefrompersia.andwhenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit.inindiatheyhaveplentyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensivebecausetheycan'tgrowmuchduetothewatersituation.sohesawonebasket,abigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.anditwasthecheapestintheshop,notexpensiveatall.从前有一位师父，他到印度去，那时候因为交通不发达，没有飞机，不像现在一样有很多交通工具，所以这位师父就步行去印度。他有可能是波斯人，以前没去过印度。他到印度时，看见许许多多的水果。在印度，有时因为缺水的缘故，水果产量不多，许多小店虽然摆满了水果，但多半都很贵。那位师父发现有个大篮子里面装着一种红色长条形的水果，这种水果的价格最便宜，一点都不贵.Sohewentupandasked,"howmuchperkilo?"andtheshopkeepersaid,"tworupees."tworupeesinindiaisnothing;it'slikedirt.soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.butafterheatesomeofit:oh,mygod!hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.ashecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,"ah!ah!ah!"他就走过去询问：“这个一公斤要多少钱？”小贩回答：“两卢比。”两卢比在印度根本不算什么，像尘土一样不值钱，于是他就整整买了一公斤，然后开始吃。吃了几口之后，这位师父就眼泪、口水齐流，眼睛发红，嘴巴辣得像着火一样，整个头好像要烧起来，他又咳又呛，满脸通红地喘不过气来，在那里边跳边叫：“啊！啊！啊！”Buthestillcontinuedtoeatthefruit!somepeoplewhowerelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid,"you'recrazy,man.thosearechilies!youcan'teatsomany;they'renotgoodforyou!peopleusethemasacondiment,butonlyalittlebittoputintofoodfortaste.youcan'tjusteatthembythehandfullikethat;they'renotfruit!"sothestupidmastersaid,"no,ican'tstop!ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowi'lleatthem.it'smymoney!"不过他还是继续吃！有人看到他这样子后，就摇摇头说：“老兄，你是脑袋坏掉啦？这是辣椒耶！不能吃那么多，这样对你不好。辣椒是用来调味的，煮菜时每次只放一点点在食物里增加味道。这个不是水果，不能这样整把拿起来吃啊！”那位笨师父说：“不行，我已经花钱买了，就要把它吃完，这可都是钱哪！”Andyouthinkthatmasterwasstupid,right?similarly,wesometimesdoalotofthingslikethat.weinvestmoney,timeoreffortinarelationship,businessorjob.andeventhoughit'sbeenalongtime,bitterexperiencetellsusitwon'twork,andweknowthere'snomorehopethatthingswillchangeinthefuture-thiswedefinitelyknowbyintuition-westillcontinuejustbecausewe'veinvestedmoney,time,effortandloveintoit.ifso,we'rekaputinthebrain.justlikethemanwhoatethechiliesandsufferedsomuchbutcouldn'tstopbecausehedidn'twanttowastethemoneyhe'dpaid.你们觉得这位师父很笨，是吗？其实我们有时候也做很多类似的傻事。有时候我们在某些感情或事业工作上，投入了金钱、时间和心力，经过长期的经营之后，我们从惨痛的经验中知道行不通，直觉也很清楚未来不会有任何转机，但我们还是舍不得放弃，因为已经投入了金钱、时间、心力和感情在里面。像这种情形，表示说我们头脑坏掉，就像那个吃辣椒的人一样，明明已经那么痛苦了，还是不肯停止，只因为不想白白浪费已经付出的钱。Soevenifyou'velostsomething,letitgoandmoveon.that'sbetterthancontinuingtolose.就算你会有所损失，还是要放下，然后继续前进！这样总比一直损失下去来得好。英语哲理美文欣赏：Silence沉默Silenceissoundlessness;silenceexistsindifferentforms.无声即沉默。沉默有各种各样——Anemptyheadorablankmindwhichleadstospeechlessness--thatissi...
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