《Do you have any change》
Several years ago I was at a train station in Amsterdam waiting in line to buy a ticket.I saw a young homeless man asking people for money so he could buy breakfast.Most of the travelers simply ignored the young man or gave him a dirty look[厭惡地看人].There was one exception though:an older,well-dressed businessman.When approached by the panhandler[行乞者],the gentleman looked straight into his eyes and quietly asked,“How much will you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched as the old man pulled several bills from his wallet and placed them in the young man’s hands.
I don’t know if the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose.What I do know is that I witnessed two completely different reactions to the same situation.I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful[猜疑的].And then I saw this old man who treated the homeless man as though he were a brother.I decided then and there that,even though we have to be careful in this world,I would rather be like him.
May this day bring us many opportunities for kindness...
很多年前我在阿姆斯特丹火車站排隊(duì)買票.我看到一個(gè)年輕的流浪漢在向人討錢買早餐.大多數(shù)旅行者要么忽視他要么以一種厭惡的表情看著他.除了一個(gè)特例：一位年長的穿著考究的商人.這位紳士靠近流浪漢,直視他的眼睛輕輕地問道：”你需要多少錢?“我聽不到那位年輕人說了些什么,但是我看到那位長者從他的錢包里拿了數(shù)美元放到年輕人的手里.
我不知道年輕人是否真的用那些錢買了早晨或者用于其它用途.我所知道的是我目睹了對(duì)同一情形的兩種截然不同的反應(yīng).我看到人們要么害怕要么厭惡要么猜疑.之后我又看我那位長者像兄弟一樣對(duì)待那位年輕人.從那時(shí)起,我做出決定：即使在這個(gè)世界上我們應(yīng)該小心謹(jǐn)慎,我還是會(huì)像那位長者那樣去做.
希望上天能帶給善良的人更多好運(yùn)...
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