雙語智慧書·不要對所有的人和事都負責

286．不要對所有的人和事都負責
　　不要對所有的人和事都負責。否則，你將淪為一個奴隸，所有人的奴隸。有的人天生就比其他人更幸運，他們生來就廣施恩惠，別人即受惠于他們。你也許會受到誘惑，拋棄自由來換取某樣東西，其實，自由更加珍貴。與其把重心放在讓許多人依賴你上面，不如讓自己獨立于眾人。手握實權的唯一好處就是你可以憑借它做更多的好事。最重要的一點是，別把責任視作恩惠，一般來說，這是別人的計謀，想達到讓你依賴于他的目的。


286．Do not become responsible for all or for everyone
　Do not become responsible for all or for everyone, otherwise you become a slave and the slave of all. Some are born more fortunate than others: they are born to do good as others to receive it. Freedom is more precious than any gifts for which you may be tempted to give it up. Lay less stress on making many dependent on you than on keeping yourself independent of any. The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good. Above all do not regard responsibility as a favour, for generally it is another's plan to make one dependent on him.