想要自由的感觉？那就做个好人吧|英语阅读|英语阅读理解

For many years多年来I was treated in a very unkind way.我并没有遭受过恶意的对待I was not only talked about behind my back没有人在我的背后诽谤我but I was spoken to in an unkind manner to my face.当曾经有人当面对我用十分失礼的态度说话I"m sure我相信a lot of people can relate to this.许多人有过类似的经历There came a time后来when I had the opportunity to help this person out.我得到一个机会，可以对那个人提供帮助For some reason,出于某种原因much to my surprise,连我自己都感到惊讶的是I chose to be kind and help.我选择对他友善，并且帮助了他My action to show love and help not only surprised me,我的行动表现了爱和帮助，这不仅让我吃惊but it surprised others as well.也让周围的其他人大吃一惊I"m sharing this我分享这个故事because I can not tell you是因为我想告诉你how much my action set me free.我的举动让我感到难以言喻的轻松自由I now had the power如今我手握重权to treat this person the same way I had been treated对此人以其道还治其人之身or I could be kind我也可以选择善良and put love into action.用我的行动传达大爱The choice was mine.选择权在我手中Love your enemies“爱你的敌人”and bless them that curse you.“祝福那些诅咒你的人”I never really understood this maxim我从没有真正理解这句箴言until I put it into practice.直到我将它诉诸实践Being kind and showing love did as much for me行善举，传达大爱，这对我的益处as it did for the other person.与对那人的益处一样多This is a good time这正是一个好时机to not only show love to those who love us不仅对爱我们的人表达爱意but to be kind to those who have done us wrong.也要对曾对我们有失公允的人表达善意