【导读】 《谁动了我的奶酪?》是由全球最受欢迎的作家之一斯宾塞·约翰逊所作的寓言故事,充满了人生中有关变化寓意深长的真理。主要描述了四个住在“迷宫”里的人物竭尽所能寻找滋养他们身心,使他们快乐的“奶酪”的过程。
Who moved my cheese?(excerpt)
If you do not change,you can become extinct.
Then,Haw stuck his head out and peered anxiously into the Maze.He thought about how he'd gotten himself into this cheeseless situation.
He had believed that there may not be any Cheese in the Maze,or he may not find it.Such fearful beliefs were immobilizing and killing him.
Haw smiled.He knew Hem was wondering,“Who moved my cheese?”but Haw was wondering,“Why didn't I get up and move with the Cheese sooner?”
As he started out into the Maze,Haw looked back to where he had come from and felt its comfort.He could feel himself being drawn back into familiar territory—even though he hadn't found Cheese there for some time.
Haw became more anxious and wondered if he really wanted to go out into the Maze.He wrote a saying on the wall ahead of him and stared at it for some time:
What would you do if you weren't afraid?
He thought about it.
He knew that,sometimes,some fear can be good.When you are afraid things are going to get worse if you don't do something,it can prompt you into action.But it is not good when you are so afraid that it keeps you from doing anything.
He looked to his right,to the part of the Maze where he had never been,and felt the fear.
Then,he took a deep breath,turned right into the Maze,and jogged slowly into the unknown.
As he tried to find his way,Haw worried,at first,that he might have waited too long in Cheese Station C.He hadn't had any Cheese for so long that he was now weak.It took him longer and it was more painful than usual to get through the Maze.He decided that if he ever got the chance again,he would get out of his comfort zone and adapt to change sooner.It would make things easier.
Then,Haw smiled a weak smile as he thought,“Better late than never.”