第9部分(第1/6 页)

溢于我们身边的爱，那么我们便可得到其他生物所不能获得的满足感。

The　Wholeness　of　Life

Anonymous

Once　a　circle　missed　a　wedge1。　The　circle　wanted　to　be　whole；　so　it　went　around　looking　for　its　missing　piece。　But　because　it　was　inplete，　and　therefore　could　roll　only　very　slowly。　It　admired　the　flowers　along　the　way；　It　chatted　with　worms；　It　enjoyed　the　sunshine；It　found　lots　of　different　pieces；　but　none　of　them　fit。　So　it　left　them　all　by　the　side　of　the　road　and　kept　on　searching。　Then　one　day　the　circle　found　a　piece　that　fit　perfectly。　It　was　so　happy。　Now　it　could　be　whole；　with　nothing　missing。　It　incorporated2　the　missing　piece　into　itself　and　began　to　roll。　Now　that　it　was　a　perfect　circle；　it　could　roll　very　fast；　too　fast　to　notice　flowers　or　talk　to　the　worms。　When　it　realized　how　different　the　world　seemed　when　it　rolled　so　quickly；　it　stopped；　left　its　found　piece　by　the　side　of　the　road　and　rolled　slowly　again。

The　lesson　of　the　story；　I　suggested；　was　that　in　some　strange　sense　we　are　more　whole　when　we　are　missing　something。　The　man　who　has　everything　is　in　some　ways　a　poor　man。　He　will　never　know　what　it　feels　like　to　yearn；　to　hope；　to　nourish　his　soul　with　the　dream　of　something　better。　He　will　never　know　the　experience　of　having　someone　who　loves　him　give　him　something　he　has　always　wanted　or　never　had。

健全的人生（2）

There　is　a　wholeness　about　the　person　who　has　e　to　terms　with　his　limitations；　who　has　been　brave　enough　to　let　go　of　his　unrealistic　dreams　and　not　feel　like　a　failure　for　doing　so。　There　is　a　wholeness　about　the　man　or　woman　who　has　learned　that　he　or　she　is　strong　enough　to　go　through　a　tragedy　and　survive；　she　can　lose　someone　and　still　feel　like　a　plete　person。

Life　is　not　a　trap　set　for　us　by　God　so　that　he　can　conde