晨讀英語(yǔ)美文100篇六級(jí)How to Be Ture to Yourself

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:02.54]Passage 25. How to Be Ture to Yourself [00:08.12]My grandparents believed you were either honest or you weren’t. [00:13.15]There was no in between. [00:15.23]They had a simple motto hanging on heir living-room wall: [00:18.40]“Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; [00:21.57]where I choose to walk every step will show.” [00:24.20]They didn’t have to talk about it—they demonstrated the motto by the way they lived. [00:29.67]They understood instinctively that integrity means [00:33.83]having a personal standard of morality and ethics [00:36.67]that does not sell out to selfishness and that is not relative to the situation at hand. [00:42.25]Integrity is an inner standard for judging your behavior. [00:45.86]Unfortunately,integrity is in short supply today—and getting scarcer. [00:50.90]But it is the real bottom line in every area of society. [00:54.73]And it is something we must demand of ourselves. [00:57.68]A good test for this value is to look at what I call the Integrity Trial, [01:02.71]which consists of three key principles: [01:05.23]Stand firmly for your convictions in the face of personal pressure. [01:09.49]Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs. [01:12.45]Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs. [01:16.06]Don’t be afraid of those who might have a better idea [01:18.69]or who might even be smarter than you are. [01:21.09]Be honest and open about who you really are. [01:23.93]People who lack genuine core values rely on external factors [01:28.31]—their looks or status—in order to feel good about themselves. [01:32.04]Inevitably they will do everything they can to preserve this appearance, [01:36.42]but they will do very little, to develop their inner value and personal growth. [01:41.88]So be yourself. [01:43.09]Don’t engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life. [01:47.89]When it’s tough, do it tough. In other words, [01:51.40]face reality and be adult in your responses to life’s challenges. [01:55.34]Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity [02:00.37]and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others. [02:03.87]Integrity means you do what you do because it’s right [02:08.14]and not just fashionable or politically correct. [02:10.88]A life of principle, of not giving in to the seductive sirens of easy morality, [02:16.79]will always win the day. [02:18.32]It will take you forward into the 21st century [02:21.92]without having to check your tacks in a rearview mirror. [02:24.99]My grandparents taught me that.

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