What Makes a Teacher
Anonymous
It is customary for adults to forget how hard and dull and long school is。 The learning by memory of all the basic things one must know is a most incredible and unending effort。 Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don’t believe that； watch an illiterate adult try to do it。 School is not easy and it is not for the most part very much fun； but then； if youare very lucky； you may find a real teacher。 Three real teachers in a lifetime is the very best of my luck。 My first was a science and math teacher in high school； my second； professor of creative writing at Stanford； and my third was my friend and partner； Ed Ricketts。
I have e to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists。 It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit。
My three had these things in mon： they all loved what they were doing。 They did not tell； they catalyzed a burning desire to know。 Under their influence； the horizons sprung wide and fear went away and the unknown became knowledge。 But most important of all； the truth； that dangerous stuff； became beautiful and precious。
I shall speak only of my first teacher because in addition to the other things； she brought discovery。
She aroused us to shouting； book…waving discussion。 She had the noisiest class in school and she didn’t even seem to know it。 We could never stick to the subject。 Our speculation ranged the world。 She breathed curiosity into us so that we brought in facts or truths shielded in our hands like captured fireflies。
She was fired and perhaps rightly so； for failing to teach fundamentals。 Such things must be learned。 But she left a passion in us for the pure knowable world and she inflamed me with a curiosity which has never left。 I could not do simple arithmetic but through her I sensed that abstract mathematics was very much like music。 When she was relieved； a sadness came over us but the light did not go out。
奉献是支付租金（1）
李·黑斯廷斯·布里斯托尔
人类生活在复杂的社会和文明中，总会不可避免地感到困惑。然而，我相信：人类自身才是解决全世界和群体问题的根本，无论是否公开承认，每个人的内心深处都藏着一个精神家园。揭开覆盖在它表层的东西，它永远在那里，没有人能够将其隐藏。我相信上帝和有序的宇宙，这是我所有信条中的第一个。
生命是有限的，我相信，人类应该为自己追求幸福，同时也为他人带去幸福，这才是人类真正要追求的最基本的生活目标。回顾自己丰富的生活阅历，我明白了，真正的幸福似乎是自私和以自我为中心。但是，那些牟取私利、满足个人物质需要的人永远不会拥有真正的幸福。只有当幸福与无私、体谅他人联系在一起时，这种幸福才会是有深度、真正令人满意的幸福。幸福的本质是奉献，这种奉献带来了我们所有人所追求的真正幸福。曾经有人说过这样的话：“幸福是我们为在地球上占据的空间而支付的租金。”
自私自利是世界上最令人憎恶的恶行，它是一切幸福的对立面。世界的每一个角落似乎都存在着这种恶行，国家之间对于权利的贪婪追求，人与人之间为了物质财富而进行的斗争。
每个人都需要一种幽默感和分寸感，我相信幽默感是理解的开端，能够使人类沉着、冷静。
我的信条是：同胞之间、群体之间应该快乐地相处。我反对我国早期曾盛行的宣扬残酷的地狱之火及战火这样的谬论，这让人类对来世的信仰产生了巨大恐惧。为什么连教堂里靠背椅的椅背都像件瘦小的外套，令人很不舒服！快乐地面对生活不但使自己感到高兴，还能温暖他人，减轻他人的生活负担。
我相信，幸福能够产生兄弟情谊，有助于消除小群体偏见产生的冲突和不公平的苗头。
只要每个人都能确立一个正确的哲学观，制定出一套个人行为规范，我相信我们能够解决国际问题。托马斯·曼曾经提出了这样一条富有挑战性的定义：“战争只是对和平解决问题方式的逃避。”只要心中有信仰，有良好的愿望，只要思想和灵魂追求和平，我们就一定能够在有生之年让世界变得更加美好。
无私的爱与奉献是人类存在和世界美好的基础。只要我们有一个正确的大方向，心中有信仰，有良好的愿望，只要思想和灵魂追求和平，有爱的支持，没有什么是做不到的。我们一定能够在有生之年让世界变得更加美好。
Paying the Rent of Service
Lee Hastings Bristol
In a plex society and a plex civilization the individual is inevitably confused much of the time。 But I believe that the basic solution of all world and group problems must first be solved by the individual himself。 Each one of us； whether we publicly admit it or not； has a deeply spiritual side。 Not one of us can conceal it—scratch the surface and it is always there。 So first of all—and underlying all my credo—I believe in God and an orderly universe。
As a mortal； passing through this life for just a limited period of time。 I believe that happiness is a truly basic objective—happiness for one’s self and； hopefully； happiness for others。 It hasn’t taken too much living on my part to discover that real happiness； which sounds so selfish and self…centered； is never achieved merely by selfish materialism—it can only have depth and real satisfaction if it is bound up with unselfishness—a consideration for others。 Service is the very essence of it。 It has been said that “service is the rent we pay for place on earth。” That kind of service brings the true happiness we all seek。书包 网 。 想看书来
奉献是支付租金（2）
The antithesis of all this is selfishness； which is outstandingly the greatest worldwide vice1。 It seems as though all the world had the “gimmies”； selfishly grasping for power and more power at national levels； with individuals selfishly struggling for material things at their own level。
Each one of us needs a sense of humor with its balancing factor of a sense of proportion2。 I believe a sense of humor brings poise and a start towards understanding。
My credo embraces a joyous3 approach for me towards my fellow man and for collective groups towards each other。 I want none of that grim hellfire…and…brimstone stuff that flourished in the early days of our country—a religion of frightening fear of the hereafter4。 Why； even their old church pews were as unfortable as strait jackets！ A joyous approach towards living even cheers you yourself—to say nothing of its warmth that eases the burdens of others。
I believe that brotherhood can grow from this to help destroy forever the seeds of friction and injustice that stem from group minority5 prejudices。
If only each one of us can develop a sound philosophy and work out a course of conduct as individuals； then I believe we can solve our world problems at the international level。 Thomas Mann once gave this challenging definition： “War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace。” With faith and good will in our hearts and with peace in our souls and minds； surely we can leave this world the better for our having lived in it。
健康
H。 马丁
俗话说得好：直到失去某物时，我们才会完全懂得它的价值。我们往往在死神把朋友的生命夺走时，才会珍视他的关爱和优点，而不是他活着和我们生活在一起的时候；只有在我们从中学或大学毕业后，才会意识到获得受教育机会的重大意义，但是它已经远去，不再回来；身患疾病和体弱多病的人才会懂得健康的珍贵。身强力壮时，我们不会想到体弱多病的滋味。我们对身强力壮是如此习以为常，甚至认为这是理所当然的。我们身体的各个器官如此灵活地运转，让我们差点忘记了自己还有肺、肝、心和胃。然而一旦感到哪个器官出了问题，出现疼痛和病症时，我们�