《剪下一方暖和--喻道小故事》

学习信靠 Learn to Trust

The three-year-old felt secure in his father’s arms as Dad stood in the middle of the pool. But Dad, for fun, began walking slowly toward the deep end, gently chanting, “Deeper and deeper and deeper,”as the water rose higher and higher on the child. The boy’s face showed more and more panic , and he held all the more tightly to his father, who, of course, easily touched the bottom of the pool.

In truth, the child had no reason to be frightened or anxious. Though the water, even in the shallowest part, would have been over his head, his father had a secure grip even in the deepest parts. The child was safe in the strong arms of his father; he learned to trust his dad at all times and in all circumstances.

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字汇
Panic惊慌的，恐慌的。
Anxious焦虑的。
Grip紧握

爸爸站在游泳池的当中，三岁的小男孩安全十足地在爸爸的膀臂里。可是爸爸为了好玩，开始慢慢向深处走去，还轻轻唱着，「越来越深，越来越深，」水在孩子身上越升越高，越升越高。男孩显岀越来越惊恐的表情，他把父亲抓得越来越紧，而其实呢，父亲轻易就可以触到池底。

事实上，孩子没有理由害怕或焦虑。虽然水的最低处，都超过孩子的头，然而即使在最深处，父亲安稳地紧握住孩子，在父亲强壮的膀臂中孩子十分安全。他学习要信靠父亲，不论任何时候任何环境。

思考与应用

1. 请思考自己什么时候容易焦虑，什么是我的游泳池呢？

2. 学会游泳是否就不需要学习信靠？我有哪一级的游泳证书保证不会灭顶呢？

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