Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.
He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then
addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks."
今天放学有点晚,怕妈妈着急担心,我背上书包急匆匆往家赶。
经过一个小卖部的时候,无意中瞥了一眼,眼前的情况让我下意识地张大了嘴巴:一个女孩刚从小卖部买了一根雪糕出门,还不等撕开包装纸,一个男孩冲过来,一把抢了过去,还顺势推倒了女孩。女孩被突如其来的袭击吓坏了,坐在地上哇哇大哭起来。
我脑海中立刻浮现出小时候院子里的小朋友用皮球砸我的情景,于是急忙过了马路,准备安慰女孩几句。此时,那个男孩却又不知从哪里冒了回来,本以为他意识到了自己的错误,是来道歉还东西的。谁料到,小男孩不但没有道歉的意思,还变本加厉地对小女孩发起了攻击:抢她的漫画书、喝她的果汁水,还抢走她的发夹。小女孩变得披头散发,只剩低头抹泪了。
正在这时,男孩的父亲从远处走来,看到这种情况,立刻揪着男孩的耳朵,让他给女孩道歉,男孩不敢违背父命,于是冲着女孩不情愿地说:“对不起!”男孩的父亲一边笨手笨脚地给小女孩梳头,一边命令男孩把女孩的东西还给她,不住地连声道歉。此刻的我无比愤怒,想那女孩一定会生气地指责他们。可出乎意料的是,女孩抬头看了看冒着汗的叔叔和脸红脖子粗的男孩,轻轻地说道:“没关系,他在和我玩儿呢。”眼前这一幕,我惊诧了。
是啊,世上还有什么比一句发自内心的“对不起”和一声简单宽容的“没关系”更可贵呢?小女孩的话,相信我会一直记得。
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