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“我是一面镜子的一块碎片,我不知道整面镜子的样式和形状。不过,我倾尽所有,能够把光线反射进这个世界漆黑的地方,反射进人们心灵的阴暗处,给他们带来某些改变。也许其他人看到后,也会仿效着做。这就是我之为我,这就是我人生的意义。”


Shining Light in Dark Corners

"Dr.Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?"

The usual laughter followed, and people stirred to go.

Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.

"I will answer your question."

Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror, about the size of a quarter.

And what he said went like this: "When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror. A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.

"I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece. This one, and, by scratching it on a stone, I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine---in deep holes and crevices and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.

"I kept the little mirror, and, as I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light. But light---truth, understanding, knowledge---is there, and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

"I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world---into the black places in the hearts of men---and change some things in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life."

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remote [ri'məut]

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adj. 偏僻的,遥远的,远程的,(感情等)距离很大

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fragment ['frægmənt]

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n. 碎片
v. 变成碎片
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challenge ['tʃælindʒ]

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n. 挑战
v. 向 ... 挑战

 
understand [.ʌndə'stænd]

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vt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为<

 
nevertheless [.nevəðə'les]

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adv. 仍然,不过
conj. 然而,不过

 
idle ['aidl]

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adj. 无目的的,无聊的; 懒惰的,闲散的; 无根据的

 
metaphor ['metəfə]

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n. 隐喻,暗喻

联想记忆
reflect [ri'flekt]

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v. 反映,反射,归咎

联想记忆
source [sɔ:s]

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n. 发源地,来源,原始资料

 
wallet ['wɔlit]

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n. 皮夹,钱包

 


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