English Original
A man and his girlfriend were married in a large celebration attended by all their friends and family. The bride looked gorgeous in her white wedding gown, and the groom was dashing in his black tuxedo. Their love for each other was evident to everyone.
A few months later, the wife proposed an idea she had read in a magazine to strengthen their marriage. "Let's each write a list of the little things we find annoying about the other," she suggested. "Then we can discuss how to fix them together and be happier." The husband agreed.
They each went to separate rooms and spent the day thinking and writing. The next morning at breakfast, they decided to share their lists.
"I'll start," said the wife. She took out her list, which filled three pages. As she began reading her list of annoyances, she noticed tears forming in her husband's eyes.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing," he replied. "Keep reading."
She read all three pages, then neatly placed her list on the table. "Now, you read your list, and then we'll talk," she said happily.
Quietly, the husband stated, "I don't have anything on my list. I think you are perfect just the way you are. I don't want you to change anything for me. You are lovely and wonderful, and I wouldn't want to try and change anything about you."
Touched by his honesty, the depth of his love, and his complete acceptance of her, the wife turned her head and wept.
中文翻译
一对情侣结婚了,举办了一场盛大的庆典。所有的亲朋好友都来参加了这场美好的仪式,共享欢乐。新娘身着白色婚纱,美丽动人;新郎穿着黑色礼服,英俊潇洒。所有人都能看出他们彼此真挚的爱意。
几个月后,妻子向丈夫提出了一个建议:“我前不久在一本杂志上读到,我们可以通过一个方法来巩固婚姻。我们各自写下对方身上让自己有点烦恼的事情。然后,我们可以一起讨论如何解决它们,让我们的生活更幸福。”丈夫同意了。
于是,他们各自走进家里的一个房间,思考着对方让自己烦恼的地方。他们想了整整一天,并把想到的都写了下来。
第二天早上,在早餐桌上,他们决定交换彼此的清单。
“我先开始吧,”妻子主动说道。她拿出自己的清单,上面列了很多项,足足有三页纸。事实上,当她开始念那些小小的“烦恼”时,她注意到丈夫的眼里开始泛起泪光。
“怎么了?”她问。
“没什么,”丈夫回答,“继续念你的清单吧。”
妻子继续念,直到把三页纸的内容都念给丈夫听。她把清单整齐地放在桌上,双手交叠放在上面。
“现在,你念你的清单,然后我们再来讨论我们俩清单上的事情,”她高兴地说。
丈夫平静地说道:“我的清单上什么也没写。我觉得现在的你就很完美。我不希望你为我改变任何事。你可爱又美好,我不想试图改变你任何地方。”
妻子被他的诚实、对她深沉的爱以及全然的接纳所感动,转过头去,流下了眼泪。
在生活中,我们已经有足够多感到失望、沮丧和烦恼的时刻了。我们其实不必刻意去寻找它们。我们拥有一个充满美好、光明和希望的美妙世界。当我们环顾四周就能看到眼前的奇妙事物时,为何还要浪费时间在这个世界里寻找糟糕、令人失望或烦恼的事情呢?