摘要
这是一个印第安人部落中流传的故事。在我七岁那年，我的祖父来到田边的一个池塘。他让我丢一颗石子到水中，并嘱咐我仔细观察石子所激起的水波纹。然后他叫我把自己想象成那颗石子。他说：“在生命的水面上，你也许能激起许多波纹，而你所激起的波纹也会打破别人的平静”，“要谨记，对你所激起的波纹中所包含的东西负责，因为这些东西会接触、影响到别人的波纹，”“你应当努力使自己波纹中的平和宁静传播给他人。当然，如果你的波纹中携带有愤怒、嫉妒，别人也会受到你的影响，因此，你要对它们负责”。
It is an Indian story. My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water. He told me to watch the circles created by the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone. ＂You may create lots of splashes in your life, but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace of all your fellow creatures,＂ he said.
