一位十六歲的少年去拜訪一位年長的智者。

他問：我如何才能變成一個自己愉快、也能夠給別人愉快的人呢？

智者笑著望著他說：孩子，在你這個年齡有這樣的愿望，已經是很難得了。很多比你年長很多的人，從他們問的問題本身就可以看出，不管給他們多少解釋，都不可能讓他們明白真正重要的道理，就只好讓他們那樣好了。

少年滿懷虔誠地聽著，臉上沒有流露出絲毫得意之色。

智者接著說：我送給你四句話。第一句話是，把自己當成別人。你能說說這句話的含義嗎？

少年回答說：是不是說，在我感到痛苦憂傷的時候，就把自己當成是別人，這樣痛苦就自然減輕了；當我欣喜若狂之時，把自己當成別人，那些狂喜也會變得平和中正一些？

智者微微點頭，接著說：第二句話，把別人當成自己。

少年沉思一會兒，說：這樣就可以真正同情別人的不幸，理解別人的需求，

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