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0原著作者｜居伊·德·莫泊桑
- Have you ever met someone like this
- You help them ten times
- miss once
- and you're the bad guy
- You refuse them ten times
- help once
- and you're the good guy
- Human hearts
- can be so strange sometimes
- Today's story
- will show you the truest side of human nature
- During the Franco-Prussian War
- France was defeated
- In a carriage
- sat a group of fleeing nobles
- merchants
- and politicians
- They dressed elegantly
- spoke gracefully
- and looked down on another woman in the carriage
- Her skin was fair and smooth
- like a piece of suet jade
- so people called her Boule de Suif
- She was a prostitute
- Those respectable people
- found her dirty
- found her cheap
- even breathing the same air made them sick
- The carriage traveled through the snow for a long time
- everyone grew hungry
- Those who had just been putting on airs
- now had green eyes from hunger
- Then
- Boule de Suif dragged a basket from under her seat
- Roasted chicken
- bread
- cheese
- wine
- The aroma instantly filled the carriage
- She looked at the hungry people
- and gently said
- "Have some"
- No showing off
- no revenge
- just pure kindness
- Can you imagine
- The same people who despised her a second ago
- were now wolfing down food the next
- They ate with greasy mouths
- then started praising her beauty
- her kindness
- calling her a good woman
- Boule de Suif smiled
- she thought true heart could exchange for true heart
- But she was wrong
- The carriage was trapped in a small town
- The Prussian officer said
- let that woman spend the night with me
- or no one leaves
- Boule de Suif shook her head
- she might be a prostitute
- but she sells her body not her country
- Those respectable people
- at first supported her
- "Yes
- we French must have backbone"
- But one day passed
- two days passed
- the carriage still couldn't move
- Their faces
- began to change
- The countess said
- "For everyone
- some sacrifice is necessary"
- The merchant said
- "We can't delay everyone's business
- just for one person
- can we"
- Even the nun said
- "God will forgive you"
- Boule de Suif looked at these people
- who had once smiled at her
- and suddenly understood
- Her kindness
- in their eyes
- was worth nothing
- She was isolated and helpless
- she broke down crying
- she finally compromised
- That night
- she lost her dignity
- And those people
- they celebrated in the inn
- cheering for their "victory"
- The next day
- the carriage continued its journey
- Boule de Suif returned to the carriage
- trembling all over
- She thought
- at least someone would look at her
- But no one did
- Those people
- resumed their arrogance
- as if she were something dirty
- They ate breakfast
- chatted
- no one gave her a single piece of bread
- Someone even said
- "Isn't this what she does
- stop pretending to be pitiful"
- Boule de Suif finally cried
- cried her heart out
- But no one looked back
- The carriage continued through the snow
- leaving a trail of wheel marks
- Like this story
- rolling over human hearts
- leaving deep scars
- Maupassant didn't preach a single word
- But he showed us one thing
- Those who talk most about morality
- often have the least
- Those who claim to be noble
- are often the basest
- Kindness and nobility
- never lie in fine clothes
- but in the soul
- But remember this
- Your kindness
- must have teeth
- Don't be the one
- who burns yourself
- but can't warm a heart of stone
- Let kindness grow teeth
- Able to warm the world
- and able to withstand the cold wind
