看完《七宗罪》,回想起富兰克林的人生13项原则。重新思考起自己所犯的罪恶和应该坚持的美德。人是否具有与生俱来而又时常暴露出来的罪恶与缺陷?又是否应该时刻警惕他们?它们能否被原谅?如果没有阻止他们的发生,会对自己造成什么样的后 果?我说不清也道不明。
七宗罪:
饕餮、贪婪、懒惰、淫欲、傲慢、嫉妒和暴怒
富兰克林以耶稣与苏格拉底为榜样,制定的自己的十三项人生原则
TEMPERANCE.节制。
Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
食不可过饱,饮不可过量。
SILENCE.缄默。
Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
避免闲言碎语,开口必求利人利己。
ORDER.秩序。
Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
物品各得其所,办公时间要合理安排。
RESOLUTION.决心。
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
对该做的事情,要下决心去做;决心既下,勿使其废。
FRUGALITY.节俭。
Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
不乱花钱,花钱必对人对己有益。
INDUSTRY.勤勉。
Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
惜时如金,把所有精力投入到有用的事情上,凡不必要的活动一律停止。
SINCERITY.真诚。
Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
言行不得欺诈,内心公正纯洁,说话必依据事实。
JUSTICE.正义。
Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits thatare your duty.
不伤害他人,不收受职责以外的钱财。
MODERATION.中庸。
Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
遇事不走极端,克制报复心理。
CLEANLINESS.清洁。
Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.
保持身体、着装和住所的洁净。
TRANQUILLITY.平静。
Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
不要对琐事、常见的和不可避免的事情起烦恼之心。
CHASTITY.节欲。
Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
少行房事,除非为了健康和后代需要,勿使自己疲劳、虚弱。不可损害自己或他人的名誉和安宁。
HUMILITY.谦逊。
Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
每个人的生活经历和生活背景不同,但是必须有自己清晰而明确的人生原则,否则自己的所有言行都是虚无缥缈的。这些或许就是我昨天所说的“人的核心”吧。
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