女兒臨睡前找到我:「媽媽,有一張表要你簽字。」接過來一看,又是她的「Teen-aid」(青少年教育)課上發的討論作業。內容十分有深意。看我仔細讀了,認真簽了名,她滿意地睡覺去了,我心裡卻總想著這張紙,想著要找個時間和她好好聊聊。實在,其內容不僅對情竇初開的他們,就是對很多成年人,也是很有意義的。於是把它翻譯了放到這裡,或許還有感興趣的人。大家都是高手,若有不妥之處,請一定不客氣地指出。
Love vs. Infatuation
愛與迷戀
Love is …
---- Friendship that caught fire
---- Grows one day at a time
---- Real
---- Trust
---- Calm
---- Secure
---- Unthreatende
---- Based on whole person
----「Other centered」
---- Deep commitment to one person
---- Upper
---- Heart + Head
---- Stays
愛是....
---- 擦出火花的友誼
---- 一天天加深
---- 真實
---- 信任
---- 沉靜
---- 安全
---- 沒有威脅
---- 以全人為基礎
---- 「以對方為中心」
---- 彼此專一
---- 引人向上
---- 用心也用腦
---- 穩定
Infatuation is ……
---- Instant desire
---- Insecurity
---- Nagging doubts
---- Unanswered questions
---- Lacks confidencet
---- Worry about 「cheating」
---- Based on emotion
---- Self-centered
---- Out of touch with reality
---- Jealous & possessive
---- Downer
---- Heart only
---- Gose
迷戀是....
---- 一時的衝動
---- 沒有安全感
---- 沒完沒了的懷疑
---- 有很多沒有答案的疑問
---- 缺乏自信
---- 總擔心「欺騙」
---- 感情用事
---- 自我中心
---- 不切實際
---- 嫉妒與佔有慾
---- 令人消沉
---- 只用心
---- 不穩定
Mature vs. Immature Relationship
成熟與不成熟的關係
A relationship is MATURE if:
---- Caring about the other person is just a little more important than having
the other person care for you.
---- The relationship makes both partners feel better.
---- Parters are playful and affectionate.
---- Having time apart as well as together is important and accepted.
---- There is some give and take; partners do not try to control or manipulate
each other.
---- Life is viewed with a sense of humor.
---- Partner's appreciate each other's ideas.
---- Neither partners to frequently ask "Do you love me?"
---- There is open, honest communication.
---- As individuals, each person feels proud of who he or she is and each has
respect and admiration for his or her partner.
---- Partners are senstive to each other's needs.
成熟關係的標誌是:
---- 關心對方多於要求對方關心你;
---- 這份關係令雙方都很愉快;
---- 彼此愉悅,彼此關愛;
---- 樂意花時間在一起,也同樣願意有些分開獨處的時間;
---- 有給予也有索取,不試圖控制操縱對方;
---- 以幽默的心態看待生活;
---- 欣賞對方的觀點和思想;
---- 任何一方都不會總問:「你愛不愛我?」
---- 彼此間有誠實、開放的溝通;
---- 作為個人,欣賞自己也尊重對方;
---- 彼此了解對方的需要。
A relationship is IMMATURE if:
---- It is more important to have the other person care for you than for you to care
for the other person.
---- The relationship may feel like a burden.
---- It frequently involves more taking than giving.
---- Jealousy, bickering, meanness and apologies may prevail.
---- One or both partners pay a lot of attention to things outside their relationship
and very little to the relationship, or partners ignore all other responsbilities
and just want to spend time with each other - they can't stand to be apart.
---- One person always calls the shots and the other person jutst goes along.
---- Violence may be a part of the relationship - hurting each other physically or
verbal abuse like putting the other person down or shouting at each other.
---- One or both of the partners keeps expecting things to get better.
---- Many promises are made but not kept.
不成熟關係的標誌是:
---- 要對方關心自己多於自己關心對方;
---- 有時覺得這份關係是種負擔;
---- 索取常常多於給予;
---- 常常吃醋、拌嘴、惡語相向又不住道歉;
---- 一方或雙方不注重彼此的關係而注重雙方關係以外其它的事情;
或者置其它的一切於不顧,只想在一起,不能忍受分離;
---- 一方總是比較主動而另一方則顯得被動。
---- 可能會動粗:在身體上或語言上彼此傷害;
---- 一方或雙方總在期望事情會有轉機,會好起來;
---- 常常許諾卻很少履行。
這些條文里所包含的內容是非常深刻的,有的甚至是我們需要走過一生大半的道路才能領會到的。我不知道這些孩子們能領受多少,但能在尚未踏進生活之前得到這樣的指點,我不能不說是一種福氣,但願他們能珍惜!!