缺点是条可爱的小狗

Shortcomings are like cute Puppies

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我们要以仁慈而幽默的心情去对待和处理自己的缺点，这样的话，我们也会用仁慈和幽默的心情去处理其他人的缺点。如果我们对自己都很苛刻，那对别人也会一样苛刻、狭隘。
当然，仁慈和幽默不代表就纵容自己的缺点，我们对自己的缺点和恶念就像对待一只可爱的小狗一样，看到小狗我们心情马上就好起来了，内心那种慈悲心就会生起来。处理自己的缺点也是这样子的，看到缺点，我们的心情要变得宽容、仁慈和幽默起来，再积极地去处理和改正。

We should handle our shortcomings with a sense of humor and gentle kindness. And by doing so, we will learn how to handle other’s shortcomings kindly and humorously. If we are harsh to ourselves, we will likely be picky to others and easily being mean.

Having said that, being kind and gentle to ourselves does not mean that we are free to make mistakes and let loose. But at least we should be compassionate to ourselves when we see our shortcomings as if we see a cute little puppy. Our emotions are uplifted and love is generated when we see a cute puppy, and that’s the same sense of playfulness and kindness that we should imply when handling our shortcomings. It starts with forgiveness, love and a sense of humor, then we go on to rectify the problems.

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