Support
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Therearetwowaysofspreadinglight:tobethecandleorthemirrorthatreflectit.
—Wharton
Yousupportsomeonewhenyouwillinglystepforwardtohelphimthroughachallengingtime.Yetthegreatironyisthatwhenyousupportothers,youarealso,infact,supportingyourself.Whenyouwithholdsupportfromothers,itisusuallyanindicatorthatyouarealsowithholdingsupportfromyourself.
Wearemostoftencalledupontosupportothersinfriendship.Oneofmyacquaintances,Donna,toldmeastoryrecentlythatclearlyillustratesthemagicofsupportanditspotentialasanemotionalmirror.
Severalyearsago,Donnahadbeenfeelingverydepressed.Shehadjustbrokenupwithherboyfriendoftwoyears,andshewashavingaverydifficulttimeacceptingtheloss.Shehadbeenlaidupwithakneeinjuryforseveraldays,andthetimealoneathomecertainlywasnothelping.Hermiserywasonlycompoundedbyherfrustrationatherselffornotbeingabletopullittogetherandstopcryingallthetime.
Earlyonemorning,Donnareceivedaphonecallwithapieceofterriblenews:herbestfriend』sbrotherhadbeenkilledinacaraccident.Donnahadknownthisfriend,Mary,andherbrothernearlyherentirelife,andthenewswasdevastating.However,Donnaquicklypulledherselftogether,gotinthecar,anddrovetoherfriend』shousetobetherewithher.
Overthecourseofthenextfewdays,amidstthehazeofthefuneralandhundredsofvisitors,Donnawas100percentpresentforMary.Sheheldherclosewhileshecriedendlesstears,satbyhersideasthewavesofgriefwashedoverherfriend,andsleptonthefloornexttoMary』sbedtomakesureshedidnotwakeupaloneinthemiddleofthenight.Duringthattimeshehardlyfeltanypaininherkneeatallandnoneofthedepressionshehadbeenexperiencing.
Severalweekslater,whenlifebegantoreturntonormal,DonnarealizedthatthelevelofsupportshehadgivenMaryfarexceededanysupportshehadofferedherselfduringherdarktime.Shewasabletousethesupportshehadgivenherfriendasamirrorforthesupportshehadbeenwithholdingfromherself.Sherealizedthatherowntearsrequiredasmuchattentionandnurturingfromherasanyoneelse』s,andthatifshecouldgiveittoanother,shemustbeabletoalsogiveittoherself
So,whenyoufindyourselfunabletosupportsomeoneelse,lookwithinandseeifperhapsthereissomethingwithinyourselfthatyouarenotsupporting.Conversely,whenyougivecompletesupporttoothers,itwillmirrorthoseplaceswithinyouthatrequirethesamelevelofattention.
傳播光明的方法有兩種:要麼做一根蠟燭,要麼做一面鏡子去反射它的光芒。
——沃頓
他人身處困境時,你主動幫他渡過難關,你就是在支持他。或許你不會想到,你幫助他人的同時,也是在幫你自己。拒絕對他人施以援手,其實也是拒絕幫助自己。
朋友之間最需要相互支持。前幾天,我認識的一個熟人唐娜給我講了一個故事,故事清楚地闡明了支持的魔力及其作為情感之鏡的潛在效應。
幾年前,唐娜一度委靡不振。那時,她和相戀兩年的男朋友剛剛分手,這讓她難以承受。接著,她又因膝蓋受傷臥床數日,當然,孤獨在家的日子,對她的身心毫無益處。她無法控制這種局面,因而痛苦不堪,整天懊惱、傷心、淚流滿面。
一天清晨,唐娜接到她最好的朋友瑪麗的一個電話,瑪麗的弟弟在一場車禍中死去。這一噩耗讓唐娜悲慟萬分。要知道,唐娜與他們有著多年的交情,算得上是一輩子的朋友。唐娜很快振作起來,立刻驅車前往瑪麗家陪她。
出事後的幾天裡,在張羅瑪麗弟弟的葬禮和接待弔唁者期間,唐娜總是陪在瑪麗身旁,寸步不離。瑪麗痛不欲生時,唐娜緊摟著她;瑪麗悲傷萬分時,唐娜給她以慰藉;為了不讓瑪麗在半夜驚醒後獨自黯然神傷,唐娜就睡在她床邊的地板上。那段時間,唐娜全然忘記了膝蓋的疼痛,心中的傷痛也沉寂下來。
之後幾周,一切都回歸常態。這時,唐娜才意識到,在這段陰暗的日子,她給予朋友的支持遠多於給自己的,她幾乎沒有主動幫自己擺脫困境。她覺得自己同樣也需要他人的關愛與支持。可她能給別人關愛和支持,就一定能給自己。
所以,當你發現自己無法給予他人關懷時,仔細審視自己吧,看自己是否有某些地方拒絕得到支持。反過來,如果你能全心全意地關懷他人,你就會發現,這些地方你也同樣需要關愛。
1.Wearemost_______calledupontosupportothersinfriendship._______ofmyacquaintances,Donna,toldmea_______recentlythatclearlyillustratesthe_______ofsupportanditspotentialasanemotionalmirror.
2._______onemorning,Donnareceivedaphonecall_______apieceofterriblenews:herbestfriend』sbrotherhadbeen_______inacaraccident.Donnahadknownthis_______,Mary,andherbrothernearlyherentirelife,andthe_______wasdevastating.
1.或許你不會想到,你幫助他人的同時,也是在幫你自己。
2.當你發現自己無法給予他人關懷時,仔細審視自己吧,看自己是否有某些地方拒絕得到支持。
3.反過來,如果你能全心全意地關懷他人,你就會發現,這些地方你也同樣需要關愛。
1.Shehadjustbrokenupwithherboyfriendoftwoyears.
breakupwith:跟……分手;與……斷絕關係
2.Severalweekslater,whenlifebegantoreturntonormal.
returntonormal:恢復正常