"A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle
08 鸭子打架和人打架的区别
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2022.5.09
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终于可以评论了！最近一直琢磨奥森的鸭子咋辣么厉害呢！又能“游哉游哉”，又能展翅高飞，吃一会儿眯一会儿，游一会儿飞一会儿，神仙一样！本来就日思夜想地羡慕鸭子，听完这期更羡慕了！（长颈鹿评论完，扑棱着想象中的翅膀飞走了
贝贝书屋:比我的词儿高级多了😎
英文原文:
THE DUCK WITH A HUMAN MIND
In The Power of Now, I mentioned my observation that after two ducks get into a fight, which never lasts long, they will separate and float off in opposite directions. Then each duck will flap its wings vigorously a few times, thus releasing the surplus energy that built up during the fight. After they flap their wings, they float on peacefully, as if nothing had ever happened.
If the duck had a human mind, it would keep the fight alive by thinking, by story-making. This would probably be the duck’s story: “I don’t believe what he just did. He came to within five inches of me. He thinks he owns this pond. He has no consideration for my private space. I’ll never trust him again. Next time he’ll try something else just to annoy me. I’m sure he’s plotting something already. But I’m not going to stand for this. I’ll teach him a lesson he won’t forget.” And on and on the mind spins its tales, still thinking and talking about it days, months, or years later. As far as the body is concerned, the fight is still continuing, and the energy it generates in response to all those thoughts is emotion, which in turn generates more thinking. This becomes the emotional thinking of the ego. You can see how problematic the duck’s life would become if it had a human mind. But this is how most humans live all the time. No situation or event is ever really finished. The mind and the mindmade “me and my story” keep it going.
We are a species that has lost its way. Everything natural, every flower or tree, and every animal have important lessons to teach us if we would only stop, look, and listen. Our duck’s lesson is this: Flap your wings—which translates as “let go of the story”—and return to the only place of power: the present moment.
THE DUCK WITH A HUMAN MIND
In The Power of Now, I mentioned my observation that after two ducks get into a fight, which never lasts long, they will separate and float off in opposite directions. Then each duck will flap its wings vigorously a few times, thus releasing the surplus energy that built up during the fight. After they flap their wings, they float on peacefully, as if nothing had ever happened.
If the duck had a human mind, it would keep the fight alive by thinking, by story-making. This would probably be the duck’s story: “I don’t believe what he just did. He came to within five inches of me. He thinks he owns this pond. He has no consideration for my private space. I’ll never trust him again. Next time he’ll try something else just to annoy me. I’m sure he’s plotting something already. But I’m not going to stand for this. I’ll teach him a lesson he won’t forget.” And on and on the mind spins its tales, still thinking and talking about it days, months, or years later. As far as the body is concerned, the fight is still continuing, and the energy it generates in response to all those thoughts is emotion, which in turn generates more thinking. This becomes the emotional thinking of the ego. You can see how problematic the duck’s life would become if it had a human mind. But this is how most humans live all the time. No situation or event is ever really finished. The mind and the mindmade “me and my story” keep it going.
We are a species that has lost its way. Everything natural, every flower or tree, and every animal have important lessons to teach us if we would only stop, look, and listen. Our duck’s lesson is this: Flap your wings—which translates as “let go of the story”—and return to the only place of power: the present moment.
🌹🌹送给你☺️！
开心的收下～😘
读到鸭子打架这段故事的时候我在想，人类大脑通常能记住很多发生在自己身上过去的bad things，而且会不自主地反复回想……那些美好的开心的事情呢，却需要刻意去回忆，才肯占用大脑的空间。大脑这种特性可能是基因遗传下来的生存本能，为的是从痛苦中吸取教训。但是偶尔会有例外情况，比如热恋期的男女，每天活在甜腻中，脑子里回忆的尽是俩人温馨甜蜜的瞬间，每每想起，脸上甚至洋溢着笑容，整个人精神焕发。这种情况也就持续一段时间，如果能长久，就需要in the power of NOW，刻意去练习。读书的意义，瞬间升华～😄
有了娃忙到啥都不想让自己想了😂
哈哈😄娃娃是填补大脑空洞的良药，谁养谁知道……🤪
