如何判斷一個人的真正品性？

02-20

按：本文出自Quora問答，原文作者為Awdhesh Singh。

How do you know someones true personality?

Let me narrate you two stories before I reply this question.

在回答這個問題之前，我先講兩個故事：

1: Story of a Noble Man

1. 一個高尚的人

Once upon a time, there was a famous painter. He decided to make a painting of the noblest person in the world. He travelled far and wide, and finally, on a mountain, came across a saint who was famous for his wisdom. When he saw him, the saint was surrounded by innumerable followers who worshipped him like God. When the painter requested the saint to let him do his painting, the saint agreed. The painter made his painting and kept it in his drawing room.

從前有位著名的畫家，有一天，他突然決定，想給這世上最高尚的人，畫一幅畫像。為此，他尋尋覓覓，走遍千山萬水，終於在一座山上，尋到了這樣一位以智慧而聞名的聖人。當他見到這位聖人的時候，他發現，在聖人的身邊，圍繞著無數崇拜他，視他為神的追隨者。畫家提出，想為這位聖人畫一幅畫像。聖人同意了。畫家完成畫像之後，便將畫像放進他的畫室裡面。

Many years passed. The painter decided that he should now paint the wickedest man of the world. He again travelled far and wide, and finally, in a prison, he found a person undergoing punishment for innumerable heinous crimes. He took permission from the jailer to paint the wicked man, and upon securing it, brought him home. The wicked man asked, 『Why do you want to make my paining?』『Because you are the most wicked person in this world,』replied the painter.

很多年過去了，這位畫家突然又決定，應該給這世上最邪惡的人也畫一幅畫像。於是他又跋山涉水，多處尋覓，最終在一座牢房裡面，找到了一位犯下滔天罪行，並正在接受懲罰的犯人。在徵得牢頭同意之後，並確保安全的前提之下，畫家將這位犯人帶回了家，開始準備畫畫。這位犯人就問他：「為什麼你要給我畫像呢？」「因為你是這世上最邪惡的人。」畫家回道。

In the drawing room, the painter asked the wicked man to sit on a chair and he started painting him. The wicked man saw before him the painting of the noblest man and asked the painter, 『Who is that man?』

在畫室裡面，畫家要求這位邪惡之人坐到一張椅子上，然後開始準備給他畫像。就在這時，這位邪惡之人，突然看到了前方懸掛著的那幅世上最高尚的人的畫像，於是他就問畫家，「這人是誰啊？」

『He is the noblest man in this world,』 the painter replied.

「他是這世上最高尚的人。」畫家回道。

Upon hearing this, the wicked man wept and wept.

誰知這位邪惡之人，突然就泣不成聲，眼淚刷刷流了下來，止都止不住。

『Why are you crying?』 asked the painter. 『Are you feeling ashamed about yourself, sitting opposite the noblest man of the world?』

「你怎麼哭了呢？」畫家問道，「難道是因為，此時此刻，面對眼前這世上最高尚的人，你的內心感到了羞恥？」

『No,』 replied the prisoner. 『The other painting is also mine.』

「不是的，」這位犯人答道，「因為這幅畫里的所謂的世上最高尚的人，其實也是我呀！」

2: Story of a Bandit

2. 強盜的故事

Thousands of years ago, there was a bandit in a jungle who used to loot people passing through the jungle. Once, a few sages were going that way when the bandit stopped them and asked them to surrender whatever possessions they had.

久遠劫以前，在一座叢林裡面，有一位強盜，專門打劫過往叢林的行人。有天，一群聖人在經過那座叢林的時候，被這位強盜給攔了下來，並要求他們交出隨身所有的財物。

A sage asked the bandit,『Why are you doing this? Don』t you know it is a sin to loot others』wealth?』

其中一位聖人就問這個強盜：「卿本佳人，奈何為盜？施主難道不知，打劫別人財物是一種罪業嗎？」

『I know it is a sin. However, I am doing it to feed my family,』 the bandit replied.

「我當然知道這是罪業，但我做這行其實也是為了養活我的家人啊！」強盜回應道。

『But you are making a big mistake,』 said the saint. 『As you are doing it through the act of looting, you have to carry all the burden of this sin.』 He then asked the bandit, 『Your family may be sharing the loot, but will they also share your sin?』

「但是你知道嗎，你犯了一個很大的錯誤，」這位聖人說道。「你這樣的行為——打劫別人財物，你是要承擔這所有的罪業的呀！」接下來他又問強盜：「你的家人可能也享用了你所打劫的財物，但是他們也會跟你一起分擔這罪業嗎？」

『Surely they will,』 said the bandit confidently. 『When they share my loot, why shall they not share my sin?』

「那當然了，」強盜自信地回道。「他們享用著我靠打劫而得來的財物，那又有什麼理由不一起分擔我的罪業呢？」

『Please go and ask your family members,』 replied the saint. 『If they are willing, please take all we have.』

「你可以回去問問你的家人們看看？」聖人回道。「如果他們真的願意同你一起分擔罪業的話，那麼我們這所有的財物，你可以全部拿去。」

The bandit went home and asked each member of his family if they were willing to share his sin. However, all the members replied that since he was the one committing those sins, only he must bear their burden. They showed their unwillingness to be a party to his sins.

強盜回到家之後，就開始問他家裡的每一個成員，問他們是否願意跟他一同分擔罪業，然而所有的成員都回道，這些罪業的執行者是強盜本人，所以強盜必須獨自承擔罪業。每個人都十分明確表示，不願意一同分擔強盜的罪業。

Shocked, the bandit realized his mistake and came back to the saints. He fell on their feet and sought their forgiveness. 『Only God can forgive you,』 they said. 『Please go and pray to God and He will forgive you and give you light.』

這令強盜非常震驚，他開始意識到，自己確實是錯了，於是便回到了聖人們的身邊，俯首尋求他們的寬恕。「只有神才能寬恕你。」聖人們說道。「請去祈禱神吧，他會寬恕你的，並且還會點亮你的心燈。」

The bandit did penance and prayed for many years and sought light from God. Finally, he gained enlightenment and became one of the greatest saints of India. He later went on to write the most famous Indian epic, Ramayana—the story of Rama—and earned eternal fame.

His name was Valmiki.

強盜開始了每天的苦行，並不斷地懺悔自己，就這樣一直祈禱了很多年，希望能得到神的指引。最終，他獲得了啟迪，豁然開悟，成為了印度最偉大的聖人之一。後來，他寫出了最富盛名的印度史詩級作品——《羅摩傳》，並因之獲得了永久的聲望。

他的名字是——蟻垤。

People Change Colours

人類如色彩一般變化

When you start classifying people in black and white, good and evil; you would hardly find any good person in the world. It is so because the good people become bad and bad people become good with time, experience and knowledge. No person can ever be good or bad.

當你開始用黑和白，正和邪，來對人群進行劃分的時候，你會發現，這世上根本就沒有好人。那是因為，好人有可能會變成壞人，隨著時間、經歷、知識的增長，壞人也可能會變成好人。沒有人永遠是好人，也沒有人永遠是壞人。

Just as the bandit Valmiki can become a saint and the noblest man can become the most wicked man of the world, we all change in our life.

正如強盜蟻垤能夠成為聖人、最高尚的人，同時他也可能會成為世上最邪惡的人。在漫漫的生命長河裡面，我們哪時哪刻不在變化呢？

Someone has wisely said: 『Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.』

有人曾說過這樣一句智慧之語：「每個聖人都有一個不堪回首的過去，但每個罪人也都有一個不可估量的未來。」（佛是過去人，人是未來佛。）

· The worst man for you may be the best man for someone else.

· 你認為最差勁的人，對於別人可能是最好的人。

· The terrorist of one society may be a martyr for another society.

· 一個社會上的恐怖分子，在另一個社會中可能是一位烈士。

· A murderer for one person may be savior for another person.

· 一個殺了人的殺人犯，對於另一個人有可能就是救世主。

Don』t judge people.

不要隨便評判他人。

Understand them.

要給予他人理解。

When you understand people as they are, you don』t find them good or bad.

當你以這樣的心態去理解他人時，你就會發現，根本就沒有所謂的好人或者壞人。

You find them to be as human as you full of all types of colours that make the universe and humanity.

你會發現，這世間的每一個人，正如赤橙黃綠青藍紫各種色彩一般，而富有變化，這，正構成了我們這個宇宙和人類。

Source of the Stories: https://awdheshbooks.quora.com/Practising-Spiritual-Intelligence-For-Innovation-Leadership-and-Happiness