新高级阅读前（双语）42（1062）

PASSAGE FORTY-TWO

Decide your place

1.You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or a creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place.

2.“They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around.

3.Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing your victimization.

4.The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.

5.Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way.

6.They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter.

7.They believe their dance with each sacred moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.

8.Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart.

9.Victims relish in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too.

10.Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them.

11.Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.

12.In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime.

13.Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.

14.In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.

第四十二篇

决定自己的地位

1.在生活中，你有很多机会选择成为受害者或创造者。当你选择成为受害者时，这个世界是一个冷酷而艰难的地方。

2.“他们”对你做了一些事，造成了你所有的痛苦和折磨。“他们”是错误的，坏的，只要“他们”在身边，生活就很可怕。

3.或者你可能会为你所有的问题责备自己，从而将你的伤害内化。

4.事实是，只要你觉得有必要责怪自己或他人，你的生活就很可能保持这种状态。

5.那些选择成为创造者的人对生活的看法截然不同。他们知道有些人可能想要控制他们的生活，但他们不会让这些成为阻碍。

6.他们知道自己有弱点，但失败时也不会自责。无论发生什么事，他们都有选择权。

7.他们相信他们与生命中每一个神圣时刻的舞步都是一份礼物，暴风雨是生命中自然的一部分，可以带来情感和精神成长所需的雨水。

8.受害者和创造者生活在同一个物质世界，面对许多相同的物质现实，但他们的生活经历却截然不同。

9.受害者喜欢愤怒、内疚和其他让别人，甚至他们自己，也觉得自己是受害者的情绪。

10.创造者有意识地选择爱、灵感和其他品质，这些品质不仅能激励他们自己，也能激励他们周围的人。

11.受害者和创造者都有选择来决定他们的生活方向。

12.在现实中，我们所有人都在生活的不同阶段扮演受害者或创造者。一个人，在失去一份工作或一段特殊的关系时，可能会觉得好像是世界末日，陷入几个月、几年甚至一生的可怕痛苦中。

13.另一个有同样经历的人可能会选择先经历悲伤，然后接受损失，很快就会成为他生命中强大的创造力。

        14.在任何时刻、任何情况下，你都可以选择拥有更充实、更丰富的生活，通过设定一个清晰的意图来改变内心的受害者，通过邀请你这个强大的创造者进入你的生活。