人生的要义
一个父亲通过四个儿子对四季的描述，教育他们看事情不能太武断。
（摘自《英语广场》2010 7-8月号）
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There was once a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent and twisted. The second son said that it wasn't true and it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment. The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that comes from that life can only be measured by the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer and the fulfillment of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later. Please think a minute.
从前某人有四个儿子。他想让儿子们明白看事情不能太武断，于是给他们一一分派任务，让他们轮流去遥远的地方寻找并观察一棵梨树。大儿子冬季出发，二儿子春季出发，三儿子夏季出发，最小的儿子秋季出发。 他们全部出门归来后，他将四个儿子喊拢来，叫他们描述他们看见的东西。大儿子说那棵树其貌不扬，歪歪扭扭。二儿子说，不对，树上长满了嫩芽，充满了希望。三儿子不同意，他说树上繁花似锦，芳香扑鼻，令人赏心悦目，这是他所见过的最优美的景致。小儿子毫不赞同三个哥哥的说法，他说树上硕果累累，充满了生机和丰收的喜悦。 父亲对四个儿子解释说，他们都对，因为他们每个人都只看到了那棵树一生中的一个季节。他告诉他们，不能单凭一个季节去评判一棵树或者一个人，树或人的本质以及生活中的喜怒哀乐只是等到经历四季后才能衡量。 如果在冬季就放弃了，你会错失春天的希望，夏天的魅力，秋天的丰收。不要让一个季节的痛苦毁掉一生的愉悦，不要用一个苦难的季节去评判一生。经历苦难后，美好的时光迟早会到来。