Look for the Extraordinary 平凡中的伟大

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Look for the Extraordinary

I heard a story about two workers who were approached by a reporter. The reporter asked the first worker, "What are you doing? His response was to complain that he was virtually a slave, an underpaid bricklayer who spent his days wasting his time, placing bricks on the top of one another.

The reporter asked the second worker the same question. His response, however, was quite different. "I’m the luckiest person in the world, "he said. "I get to be a part of important and beautiful pieces of architecture. I help tum simple pieces of brick into exquisite masterpieces.”

They were both right.

The truth is, we see in life what we want to see. If you search for ugliness you’ll find plenty of it. If you want to find fault with other people, your career, or the world in general, you'll certainly be able to do so. But the opposite is also true.

If you look for the extraordinary in the ordinary, your can train yourself to see it. This bricklayer sees cathedrals within pieces of brick. The question is, can you? Can you see the extraordinary synchronicity that exists in our world; the perfection of the universe in action; the extraordinary beauty of nature: the incredible miracle of human life? To me. it's all a matter of intention. There is so much to be grateful for, so much to be in awe about. Life is precious and extraordinary. Put your attention on this fact and little, ordinary things will take on a whole new meaning.

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在平凡中挖掘非凡

我听过一个关于两个工人被记者采访的故事。记者问第一个工人:“你是做什么工作的?”他带着抱怨的语气说,自己和奴隶没什么分别,每天都在不停地砌砖,简直是在浪费生命,可得到的报酬却是各行业中最低的。

当记者向另一个工人提出同样的问题时,他的回答却与前者截然相反。“我是世上最幸运的人,”他说道,这份工作让我成为一个非常有用的人,它让我可以为高楼大厦添砖加瓦;与此同时,它还让我意识到,正是因为有我的存在,才使得原本平凡的砖块变成了精美的杰作。”

他们的回答都很有道理。

事实上,只要你愿意,就能在生活中看到积极的一面。只要你用心去看丑陋的事物也有它美好的一面。如果你抱怨别人、对自己的工作感到不满,甚至感到整个世界都是不公平的,也未尝不可,因为这是你的权利,但另一种思想也是真实存在的。

如果你能在平凡中寻找非凡,那么你总会看到积极的一面。第二位砌砖人可以把一块块砖头看成是神圣的教堂,问题是,你也能这样看待万事万物吗?你能看到此时正发生在世上的非凡之事吗?世间确有尽善尽美的事。但是,是自然中的超凡美,还是人类本身创造出的非凡事迹?对我而言,这一切全在自己做事的态度上。生命是珍贵而非凡的,许多事情都值得我们去感激、去尊敬。只要你仔细想想,平凡的事情就会被赋予新的意义。

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