1.As You Plant. So Will You Reap 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆（梅兰选译）If you pla nt hon esty, you will reap trust .播种诚实，收获信任。
If you plant goodness , you will reap friends 播种善良，收获友谊。
If you pla nt humility, you will reap great ness. 播种谦逊,收获伟大。
If you plant perseveranee , you will reap victory . 播种坚持，收获胜利。
If you plant consideration , you will reap harmony •播种周全，收获和谐。
If you plant hard work , you will reap success .播种勤奋，收获成功。
1f you pla nt forgiven ess , you will reap recon ciliati on. 播种宽恕, 收获和解。
If you plant openness , you will reap intimacy .播种坦率，收获亲密。
If you plant patienee , you will reap improvements .播种耐心，收获改善。
If you plant faith , you will reap miracles .播种信念，收获奇迹。
If you pla nt disho nesty, you will reap distrust .播种欺骗，收获怀疑。
If you plant selfishness , you will reap Ioneliness. 播种自私，收获孤独。
If you plant pride , you will reap destruction 播种骄傲,收获毁灭。
If you pla nt en vy, you will reap trouble .播种妒忌，收获烦恼。
If you pla nt laz in ess , you will reap stag natio n 播种懒惰，收获停滞。
If you plant bitterness , you will reap isolation 播种尖酸，收获孤立。
2.Sa nd and Sto ne 沙土与石头During some point of the journey, two men had an argument , and onefriend slapped the other one in the face . The one who got slapped was hurt , butwithout saying anything , he wrote in the sand : Today my best friend slapped me in the face .They kept on walking , until they found an oasis , where they decided to take a bath . The one whohad been slapped got stuck in the mire （ 沼泽, 泥潭）and starteddrowning ，but his friend saved him . After he recovered from the near drowning ，he wrote on a stone : Today my best friend saved my life .The man , who had slapped and saved his best friend , asked him ，“ After I hurt you , you wrote in the sand , and now , you write on a stone , why? ”The other man replied :" When some one hurts US we should write it dow n insand where the winds of forgiven ess can erase it away . but whe n some one does I f you plant gossip, you will reap enemies . 播种流言,收获敌人。
I f you plant worries , you will reap wrinkles . 播种忧虑，收获皱纹。
If you plant sin , you will reap guilt.播种罪恶。
收获罪过。
播种贪婪。
收获损失。
If you plant greed , you will reap losssomethi ng good for us, we must en grave it in stone where no wind or rain can evererase it .两个男人在旅途中发生了争执，其中一人打了他的朋友一记耳光。
被打的人很伤心，但是没有说任何话，而是在沙地上写道：今天我最好的朋友打了我一记耳光。
他们继续前行，直到找到一片绿洲。
二人随即打算在水中洗个澡。
先前被打的那位不慎陷入了泥沼，身体开始下沉，但他的朋友将他救了出来。
险些淹死的他缓过神来后，在一块石头上又写道：今天我最好的朋友救了我一命。
见此场景，那位既打了人又救了人的男人不禁问道：我伤害你后，你在沙土上写下一句话，而现在却在石头上写，为什么呢？”另一个人回答道：当有人伤害我们时，我们应该将此事记在沙土中，宽恕的风会将其刮得无影无踪，而当别人有恩于我们时，我们必须将其刻在石头上，即使风吹雨淋也无法将其磨灭。
”3. As I See It亲眼所见One day a wealthy man took his son on a trip to the country so he could have his sonsee how poor country people were ，and appreciate what they had. They stayed oneday and one ni ght in a very humble farmhouse .At the end of the trip and back home the father asked the son :" What did youthi nk of the trip? ”The son replied : Very nice , Dad .”Father:" Did you notice how poor they were? ”Son :Father:" What did you learn? ”Son :" I learnedhat we have one dog in the house and they have four . We havea fountain in the garden and they have a stream that has no end . We have lamps inthe garden : they have the stars . Our garden goes to the edge of our property ; they have the en tire horiz on as their backyard ，”At the end of the son's reply the father was speechless and his son added :" Thankyou for show ing me how poor we really are .”一天，一位商翁带着儿子去乡下旅行，想让儿子看一看乡下人有多穷，从而珍惜他们所拥有的一切。
他们在一间十分简陋的农舍里住了一天一夜。
旅行结束回家后，父亲问儿子：你觉得这次旅行怎么样？”儿子回答道：非常好，爸爸。
”父亲又问：你注意到那里的人有多穷了吗？”儿子说：是的。
”父亲接着问道：那你有什么发现？”儿子回答：我发现我们家只有一条狗，可人家却有四条，我们家花园中有一个喷泉，可人家却有一条没有尽头的小溪。
我们家花园里安的是灯，可人家却有满天星斗。
我们家的花园就到宅子的尽头，可是人家的后院却一望无际。
”儿子的一席话令父亲无言以对。
儿子又补充道：谢谢您让我看到我们真的很穷。
”4. The Dista nee Between Hearts 心的距离A Hindu saint who was visiting river Ganges to take a bath found a group of family members on thebank , shouti ng in an ger at each other . He tur ned to his disciples and asked，“ Why do people shout in an ger at each other? ”His disciples thought for a while , and one of them said ，“ Because we lose our calm , we shout. ”“ Buwhy should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can aswell tell him what you have to say in a soft manner, ” asked the saintHis disciples gave some other an swers but none satisfied the other disciples .Fin ally the saint expla ined ，“ When two people are angry at each other, there will be a distanee between their hearts . To cover that distanee they must shout to be ableto hear each other . The angrier they are , the stronger they will have to shout to cover that great dista nee."W hat happens when two people fall l in love? They don ' t shout at each other but talk softly , because their hearts are very close. The distanee between them is either nonexistent or very small . When they loveeach other even more, what happens?They do not speak , only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love.s all Fin ally they even n eed not whisper; they only look at each other and that Thatis how close two people are whe n they love each other.Owhen you argue do not let your hearts get distant ; do not say words thatdista nee each other more, or else there will come a day whe n the dista nee is sogreat that you will not find the path to return .”一位在恒河里洗澡的印度教圣徒看到有一家人在河岸上冲着彼此愤怒地嚷嚷着，便转身问他的弟子们：人们为什么互相愤怒地叫喊呢？”他的弟子想了一会儿，其中一个回答道：因为我们沉不住气了，所以才大声叫喊。