WhenIwas15,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshort-comings(缺点).Weekbyweekherlistgrew.Iwasskinny(瘦的),Italkedtooloud,Iwastooproud,andsoon.Iputupwith(忍受)heraslongasIcould.Atlast,Irantomyfatherintearsandanger.Helistenedtomyoutburstquietly.Theyheasked,“Arethethingsshesaysthetrueornot?”True?Iwantedtoknowhowtostrikeback.Whatdidtruthhavetodowithit?
“Mary,didn’tyoueverwonderwhatyouarereallylike?Well,younowhavethatgirl’sopinion.”Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretrue.Youneedn’tpayattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.
Ididashetoldmeanddiscoveredtomysurprisethatabouthalfthethingsaretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchange(likebeingskinny),butagoodnumberIcouldandsuddenlywantedtochange.ForthetimeinmylifeIbegantogetaquietclearpictureofmyself.
IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy,buthewouldn’ttakeit.“That’sjustforyou,”hesaid.“Youknowbetterthananyelsethetruthaboutyourself,onceyouhearit.Butyou’vegottolearntolisten,notcloseyourearsinangerorhurt.Whensomeonesayssomethingaboutyou,you’llknowifit’strueornot.Ifitis,you’llfinditwillecho(共鸣)insideyou.”
“Istilldon’tthinkitveryniceofhertotalkaboutmeinfrontofeverybody.”
“Mary,thereisonewayyoucouldstopotherstalkingaboutyoueveragain,andcriticizing(批评)you—justsaynothinganddonothing.Butthen,ifyoudothat,you’dfindyouwerenothing.Youwouldn’tlikethatnow,wouldyou?”“No,Iadmitted(承认)”
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