我的心曾悲伤七次（卡里·纪伯伦）

《我的心曾悲伤七次》
----卡里·纪伯伦

The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.
第一次，是当我看到她本可进取，却故作谦卑时。

The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.
第二次，当它在空虚时，用爱欲来填充；-

The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.
第三次，是当她在难易之间，却选择了容易时。 -

The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.
第四次，是当她犯了错，却借由别人也会犯错来宽慰自己时。 -

The fifth time when she forbore for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.
第五次，是当她因为软弱而忍让，却声称为自己的坚韧时。 -

The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.
第六次，是当她鄙夷一张丑恶的嘴脸，却不知那正是自己面具中的一副时。

And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.
第七次，它侧身于生活的污泥中，虽不甘心，却又畏首畏尾。

Kahlil Gibran，1883—1931 纪伯伦

我有一次因为没有去听从自己的内心，因为懦弱与恐惧，我选择了安于现状