米奇,我不允许自己比这更多的自怜。每天早晨有几只眼泪,仅此而已。几分钟,如果莫里(Morrie)可以做到这一点。
(Mitch, I don't allow myself any more self-pity than that. A little each morning, a few tears, and that's all." I thought about all the people I knew who spent many of their waking hours feeling sorry for themselves. How useful it would be to put a daily limit on self-pity. Just a few minutes, then on with the day. And if Morrie could do it, with such a horrible disease . . .")
在“与莫里(Morrie)的星期二”中,米奇·阿尔伯(Mitch Albom)反映了莫里·施瓦茨(Morrie Schwartz)的凄美话,他倡导有限的自怜。莫里(Morrie)建议,让自己每天都会体验一小部分的自怜,例如每天早晨几乎流泪,可以在不让它占主导地位的情况下创建一个宣泄的释放。这种方法与那些长期自怜的人形成鲜明对比,这可能是无效且有害的。
Albom认为,以莫里的榜样为灵感,个人每天对自怜施加限制的有效性。通过限制自怜,可能会鼓励个人更多地专注于充分生活和积极地与自己的生活保持积极的态度,而不是迷失在悲伤中。这个想法引起了人们的共鸣,特别是考虑到莫里与一种令人沮丧的疾病的斗争,强调即使面对艰辛,也可以建设性地管理情绪。