不对自己说谎

基督徒要凭信心做事,其关键就是保证做的事情不会愧疚和后悔,同时不对自己说谎。

如果你足够敏感,就会意识到人是多么容易给自己说谎。不要畏惧任何事,将困难和问题看作机会,对自己和他人都说真话,做能做到的事情,直面生活才是唯一途径。

主要是想分享陀思妥耶夫斯基在卡拉马佐夫兄弟中的一段话:

主要的是避免说谎,不说一切谎言,特别是不对自己说谎。留心提防自己的虚伪,每时每刻都小心监视它。还要避免对别人和对自己苛求;凡是您觉得自己内心似乎是恶劣的东西,只要您一旦在自己身上觉察到了,也就等于已经洗干净了。您还应该避免恐惧,虽然恐惧只是一切虚伪的必然后果。您永远不必害怕自己在努力爱别人时所表现的畏缩,甚至也不必过分畏惧在这样做时所犯的错误行为…因为积极的爱和幻想的爱相比,是一件冷酷和令人生畏的事。幻想的爱急于求成,渴望很快得到功绩。至于积极的爱,那是一种工作和耐心,对于某些人而言也许是整整一门科学…你会突然达到目的,清楚地看到冥冥中上帝奇迹般的力量。

“Above all, avoid lies, all lies, especially the lie to yourself. Keep watch on your own lie and examine it every hour, every minute. And avoid contempt, both of others and of yourself: what seems bad to you in yourself is purified by the very fact that you have noticed it in yourself. And avoid fear, though fear is simply the consequence of every lie. Never be frightened at your own faintheartedness in attaining love, and meanwhile do not even be very frightened by your own bad acts.”