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冷靜。
我的信條是:同胞之間、群體之間應該快樂地相處。我反對我國早期曾盛行的宣揚殘酷的地獄之火及戰火這樣的謬論,這讓人類對來世的信仰產生了巨大恐懼。為什麼連教堂裡靠背椅的椅背都像件瘦小的外套,令人很不舒服!快樂地面對生活不但使自己感到高興,還能溫暖他人,減輕他人的生活負擔。
我相信,幸福能夠產生兄弟情誼,有助於消除小群體偏見產生的衝突和不公平的苗頭。
只要每個人都能確立一個正確的哲學觀,制定出一套個人行為規範,我相信我們能夠解決國際問題。托馬斯·曼曾經提出了這樣一條富有挑戰性的定義:“戰爭只是對和平解決問題方式的逃避。”只要心中有信仰,有良好的願望,只要思想和靈魂追求和平,我們就一定能夠在有生之年讓世界變得更加美好。
無私的愛與奉獻是人類存在和世界美好的基礎。只要我們有一個正確的大方向,心中有信仰,有良好的願望,只要思想和靈魂追求和平,有愛的支援,沒有什麼是做不到的。我們一定能夠在有生之年讓世界變得更加美好。
Paying the Rent of Service
Lee Hastings Bristol
In a plex society and a plex civilization the individual is inevitably confused much of the time。 But I believe that the basic solution of all world and group problems must first be solved by the individual himself。 Each one of us; whether we publicly admit it or not; has a deeply spiritual side。 Not one of us can conceal it—scratch the surface and it is always there。 So first of all—and underlying all my credo—I believe in God and an orderly universe。
As a mortal; passing through this life for just a limited period of time。 I believe that happiness is a truly basic objective—happiness for one’s self and; hopefully; happiness for others。 It hasn’t taken too much living on my part to discover that real happiness; which sounds so selfish and self…centered; is never achieved merely by selfish materialism—it can only have depth and real satisfaction if it is bound up with unselfishness—a consideration for others。 Service is the very essence of it。 It has been said that “serv