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Sand and stone

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the said:” Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on stone: Today my best friend saved my life.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, after I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.why?

The other friend replied: When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away .But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind ever erases it.

Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in stone. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to forget him.

Send this phrase to the people you will never forget .It is a short message to let them know that you will never forget them.

Take the time to live.

伤害只写在沙地上

两个朋友在荒漠里穿行，途中他们发上了争执；其中一个人单了另一位一个耳光。被达的人非常伤心，但他什么也没说，只是在沙地上写到：“今天，我最好的朋友打了我一个耳光。”

他们继续往前走，发现了一片绿洲，他们决定在那里洗个澡。结果，被打的那位陷进了泥潭，眼看就要被淹死，结果他的朋友救了他。恢复过来都他在石头上写到：“今天，我最好的朋友救了我的命。”

那位打他并救了他的朋友问：“为什么我伤害你时，你在沙地上写下来，而现在却在石头上刻下来呢？”

被救的那位答到：“受到伤害时，我们应该把他写在沙地上，宽恕之风会将它抹平。可是受人恩惠时，我们应该把它刻在石头上，任何风雨也不会把它擦掉。”

学会将所受的伤害写在沙子上，把所的的恩德刻在石头上。有人这样说，找到一个特别的人只需要用一分钟，欣赏他需要用一小时，喜欢他需要用一天，但忘掉他却需要用一生的时间。

把这句话送给那些你永远无法忘记的人吧。这段短短的话能让他们知道你永远不会忘记他们。

此生不忘。

Who moved my cheese?

“Who moved my cheese?” is a story about change that takes place in a maze. Where four characters look for “cheese”——cheese being a metaphor for what we want in life. Whether it is a job、a relationship、money、a big house、freedom、health、recognition、spiritual peace, or even an activity like jogging or golf.

Each of us has our own idea of what cheese is and we pursue it. Because we believe it makes us happy. If we get it, we often became attached it. And if we lose it or it’s taken away. It can be traumatic.

The “Maze” in the story represents where you spend time looking for what you want. It can be the organization you work in、the community you live in、or the relationships you have in your life.

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In the story the two mice do better when they are faced with change. Because they keep things simple. While the two people complicate things.

As you watch the four characters, you realize both the mice and the people represent parts of ourselves——the simple and the complex——and you can see it would be to our advantage to do the simple things that work when things change.

The story of who moved my cheese?

Having cheese makes you happy.

Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese.

The more important your cheese is to you. The more you want to hold on to it.

Imagining myself enjoying new cheese, even before find it, leads me to find it.

Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old.

The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese.

It is safer to search in the maze than remain in a cheese less situation.

Old beliefs do not lead you to new cheese.

When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese you can change course.

Noticing small change early helps you to adapt to the bigger changes that are to come.

THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL

Change Happens——They keep moving the cheese.

Anticipate Change——Get ready for the cheese to move.

Monitor Change——Smell the cheese so you know when it is getting old.

Adapt to change quickly——The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you can enjoy new cheese.

Change——Move with the cheese.

Enjoy Change——Savor the adventure and enjoy the taste of new cheese.

Be ready to change quickly and enjoy it again.

They keep moving the cheese.

Move with the cheese and enjoy it.

That’s all for my speech.

Many thanks for your attention.

谁动了我的奶酪？

《谁动了我的奶酪》所讲的是一个关于变化的故事，故事发生在一个迷宫之中，有四个可爱的小生灵在迷宫里寻找他们的奶酪。故事里的“奶酪”是对我们在现实生活中所追求目标的一种比喻，它可以是一份工作、一种人际关系、可以是金钱、一幢豪宅，还可以是自由、健康、社会的认可和老板的赏识，它可以是精神上的宁静，甚至还可以是一项运动，如慢跑、高尔夫等等。

我们每个人的内心都有自己想要的“奶酪”我们追寻它，想要得到它，因为我们相信，它会带给我们幸福和快乐。然而一旦我们得到了自己梦寐以求的奶酪，又常常会对它产生依赖心里，甚至会成为它的附庸；这时如果我们突然失去了它，或者它被人拿走了，我们将会因此而受到极大的伤害。

故事里的“迷宫”代表你花时间寻求的东西所在的地方，它可以是你效力的机构、你生活的社区、亦或是你生活中的某种人际关系。

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在故事里，你会发现，当面对变化时两只小老鼠做的比两个小矮人更好，因为他们总把事情简单化；而两个小矮人所具有的复杂的脑筋和人类的情感，却总是把事情变得复杂化。这并不是说老鼠比人更聪明，我们都知道人类更具智慧。

当你观察故事中四个角色的行为时，你会发现，其实老师和小矮人代表我们自身不同的方面——简单的一面和复杂的一面，当事物发生变化时，或许简单的行事会给我们带来许多的便利和益处。

“谁动了我的奶酪？”的故事（精华摘录）

拥有奶酪，就拥有幸福

朝新的方向前进，你就会发现新的奶酪

奶酪对你越重要，你就越想抓住它

在我发现奶酪之前，想象我正在享受奶酪，这会帮我找到新的奶酪

经常闻一闻你的奶酪，你就会知道，它什么时候开始变质

越早放弃旧的奶酪，你就会越早发现爱你新的奶酪

在迷宫中搜寻比停留在没有奶酪的地方更安全

陈旧的信念不会帮你找到新的奶酪

当你发现你会找到新的奶酪并且能够享受它时，你就会改变你的路线

尽早注意细小的变化，这将有助于你适应即将来临的更大的变化

奶酪墙上的话：

变化总是在发生——他们总是不断地拿走你的奶酪

预见变化——随时做好奶酪被拿走的准备

追踪变化——经常闻一闻你的奶酪，一便知道他们什么时候开始变质

尽快适应变化——越早放弃旧的奶酪，你就会越早享用到新的奶酪

改变——随着奶酪的变化而变化

享受变化——尝试冒险，去享受新的奶酪的美味

做好迅速变化的准备，不断地享受变化！

记住：他们仍会不断地拿走你的奶酪。

随着奶酪的变化而变化，并享受变化。

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