Seven times I have despised my soul:——Kahlil GibranThe first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.The fifth time when she forbode for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.我曾七次鄙視自己的靈魂

第一次，當(dāng)它本可進取時，卻故作謙卑；

第二次，當(dāng)它在空虛時，用愛欲來填充；

第三次，在困難和容易之間，它選擇了容易；

第四次，它犯了錯，卻借由別人也會犯錯來寬慰自己；

第五次，它自由軟弱，卻把它認(rèn)為是生命的堅韌；

第六次，當(dāng)它鄙夷一張丑惡的嘴臉時，卻不知那正是自己面具中的一副；

第七次，它廁身于生活的污泥中，雖不甘心，卻又畏首畏尾。