Never let anyone's indifference, insolence, and ignorance stop you from being the best person that you can be.
永遠不要讓別人的無情、無禮、與無知，阻止你成為最好的自己。
－－麻辣公主 (Ella Enchanted)
禮貌；客氣（的評價）
She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth.她客氣地跟他們打招呼，可是不大熱情。
After a few civilities, they got down to business.寒暄幾句後他們就談起了正事。
Unexpected Kindness: The Civility Experiment
The Civility Experiment
Learn how civility and kindness go much deeper than appearances and quick judgments. Read President Thomas S. Monson’s full address, “Charity Never Faileth.”
So this me. My name is Arabelle. This is true account of an experience that I had while shooting a video in Central Park. I was part of a group of strangers brought together to discuss civility and kindness.
We're all--
People can be so cruel.
Be themselves and not feel judged. They'll let me have it. I'll tell you what.
That's what you learn when you go to another place.
How should people--
Treat people the way you want to be treated.
We were split into pairs. And we all began discussing the various subjects.
See, I see everybody equal, whether they're young, old, black, or white--
Is it a gift though?
Whatever religion. I do feel it's a gift. Because I honestly believe everybody's born with the potential that they're a good person.
I'd been talking with the other people in the group. I remember looking over and I seen this homeless man. I remember thinking I do hope this man doesn't take my bicycle. I actually was quite abusive to him.I wasn't very nice. I told exactly what I thought of him. Just as we were wrapping up the last conversation, the director asked the person I was speaking to to step out and asked the homeless man to step it. I was shocked. I was mortified. I was completely mortified by what he'd just done.
Hello.
Hello.
And what brings you here today.
The weather.
The weather?
Yes.
If you hang around in the park, are people nice to you?
Yes, very nice.
So people say hello?
Yes. Even get hugs. I even get a few hugs. Really?
As a group all morning we'd been discussing love thy neighbor. And yet I just turned on this guy and completely verbally abused him. And here I was now face to face, having a discussion with him.
And how do you feel about civility.
I think it comes more from our heart. But a lot of people think it comes more out your pocket. It doesn't cost one cent to be polite. The world can be kind of cruel at times. And you get confused. And you don't know what to do. So you just start reacting.
So what keeps you good?
I think it's more ways to be good than bad. We just don't exercise the goodness that's instilled in us.
There I'd been earlier saying all these lovely things and was a complete and utter hypocrite. From the moment laid eyes on him, I just judged. I did. And he ended up being a completely different individual.He showed no ill will towards me. And he was talking to me as though we were the best of friends. Ever since I spent that day with him, I said to myself I am going to be a much kinder person.
I hope people are inspired by the experience that I had in Central Park that day that you will look at people just a little differently and understand that one homeless man sitting in Central Park can honestly change your whole view on humanity.
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生命的價值本就不該僅是金錢、美貌、權力、地位、學歷與職位，而是活出那份美好與光彩。 by 憲哥
Brian Dyson：
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends and spirit — and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls ~ family. health, friends and spirit — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked. nicked. damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends and spirit — and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls ~ family. health, friends and spirit — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked. nicked. damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
How?
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
- 物美價廉又得體！網友熱薦十大交換禮物！
交換禮物到底要送什麼才能讓收到禮物的對方開心呢？
in‧so‧lent /ˈɪnsələnt/ adjective rude and not showing any respect → cheeky an insolent tone of voice You insolent child!► see thesaurus at rude—insolently adverb—insolence noun [uncountable]
禮貌；客氣（的評價）
She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth.她客氣地跟他們打招呼，可是不大熱情。
After a few civilities, they got down to business.寒暄幾句後他們就談起了正事。
crueladjective
UK /ˈkruː.əl/ US /ˈkruː.əl/ crueller, cruellest or crueler,cruelestequaladjective
UK /ˈiː.kwəl/ US /ˈiː.kwəl/equal adjective (SAME)
abusiveadjective
UK /əˈbjuː.sɪv/ US /əˈbjuː.sɪv/wrap sth up
(FINISH)
mortifiedadjective
UK /ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪd/ US /ˈmɔːr.t̬ə.faɪd/
very embarrassed
極度尷尬的
[ + to infinitive ] She was absolutely mortified to hear her son swearing at the teacher.聽到兒子罵老師，她簡直窘死了。
thydeterminer
UK /ðaɪ/ US /ðaɪ/ old usehumanitynoun
UK /hjuːˈmæn.ə.ti/ US /hjuːˈmæn.ə.t̬i/juggleverb
UK /ˈdʒʌɡ.əl/ US /ˈdʒʌɡ.əl/irrevocableadjective
UK /ɪˈrev.ə.kə.bəl/ US /ɪˈrev.ə.kə.bəl/markverb
UK /mɑːk/ US /mɑːrk/mark verb (DAMAGE/MAKE DIRTY)
nickverb [ T ]
UK /nɪk/ US /nɪk/nick verb [ T ] (CUT)
shatteredadjective
UK /ˈʃæt.əd/ US /ˈʃæt̬.ɚd/
C2 to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely tosucceed, or to make something weaker, often gradually
（常指逐漸地）削弱信心、權威等，損害
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.總統指責有兩位內閣部長在暗中算計他。
Criticism just undermines their confidence.批評只是削弱了他們的信心。
C2 to consider or judge something in a particular way
認為，視為；覺得
[ + obj + noun/adj ] The area has now been deemed safe.該地區現在被認為很安全。
[ + noun/adj ] We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.無論何時只要你認為合適，我們就會提供協助。
closeadjective, adverb
UK /kləʊs/ US /kloʊs/clingverb
UK /klɪŋ/ US /klɪŋ/ clung, clungslip through sb's fingers
If you allow an opportunity or a person to slip through your fingers, you lose it, him, or her through not taking care or making an effort.
（機會或某人）被錯過fragileadjective
UK /ˈfrædʒ.aɪl/ US /ˈfrædʒ.əl/threadnoun
UK /θred/ US /θred/thread noun (CONNECTION)
C2 [ C ] The thread of a book, discussion, speech, etc. is its story or the way that it develops, one part connecting with another
思路；貫穿的主線
One of the main threads of the film is the development of the relationship between the boy and his uncle.電影的其中一條主線是男孩和他叔叔之間的關係發展。
bindverb
UK /baɪnd/ US /baɪnd/ bound, bound使團結；使聯合
The things that bind them together are greater than their differences.將他們團結在一起的力量勝過他們的分歧。
encounterverb [ T ]
UK /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ US /ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/encounter verb [ T ] (MEET)
encounter verb [ T ] (EXPERIENCE)
B2 to experience something, especially something unpleasant
遭遇，遇到（尤指不愉快的事情）
When did you first encounter these difficulties?你甚麽時候開始遇到這些困難的？
The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance.據報道，部隊正遭遇到頑強的抵抗。