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第3章架起心灵之桥
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BuildingBridges
佚名Anonymous
&imetwobrotherswholivedonadjoiningfarmsfellintoflict.Itwasthefirstseriousriftin40yearssidebyside,shariradinglaboodsasahitch.
&helongcollaboratio.Itbeganwithasmallmisuandingaoamajordifferendfinallyitexplodedintoaerwordsfollowedbyweeksofsilence.
therewasakno’sdoor.Heopeofindamaneoolbox.“I’mlookingforafewdayswork,”
hesaid.“Perhapsyouwouldhaveafewsmalljobshereandthere.CouldIhelpyou?”
“Yes,”
saidtheolderbrother.“Idohaveajobforyou.LookacrossthecreekatthatfarThat’smyneighbor,infact,it’smyyouher.Lastweektherewasameadowbetweenusaookhisbulldozertotheriverleveeandnowthereisacreekbetweenus.Well,hemayhavedoospiteme,butI’llgohimohatpilebythebarn?Iwantyoutobuildmeafen8-footfence—soIwooseehisplaymore.down,anyhow.”
&ersaid,“Ithihesituatiohenailsaholediggeraodoajobthatpleasesyou.”
Theolderbrototownforsupplies,sohehelpedthetergetthematerialsreadyandthenhewasofffortheday.
&erworkedhardallthatdaymeasuring,sawing,nailing.Aboutsuhefarmerreturerhadjustfinishedhisjob.Thefarmer’seyesopenedwide,hisjawdropped.
Therewasall.Itwasabridge...abridgestretohecreektotheother!
Afinepieceofworkhandrailsandall—andtheneighbor,hisyouher,wasingacross,hishached.
“YouarequiteafellowtobuildthisbridgeafterallI’vesaidanddone.”
&hersstoodateade,aheymetinthemiddle,takiher’shaurheterhoisthistoolboxonhisshoulder.“No,wait!
Stayafewdays.I’vealotofotherprojectsforyou,”
saidtheolderbrother.
“I’dlovetostayoersaid,“but,Ihavesestobuild.”
从前,在相邻的农场里住着两兄弟,他们之间发生了冲突。
这是40年来他们第一次产生严重的隔阂。
这40年里,他们共用机器,按需交换劳力和物品,日子过得很和美。
然而,长久的合作消失了。
这次矛盾起因于一个小误会,后来误会渐渐恶化,最后发展到相互诅咒,以至于几个星期互不理睬。
一天早晨,有人敲了哥哥约翰的门,他打开门看到一个带着工具箱的木匠。
“我是来找活儿干的。”
他说,“你有需要我干的零碎活儿吗?”
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