多數人

（其中當然也包括我，我必須誠實面對自己，期待自己能改變）

總是花了太多時間，

去努力取悅無所不在的旁觀者。

專心地關注在自己最在意的事，是中年後自省的重要課題。

來自葡萄牙的作家José Micard Teixeira，最近，

他的這一段文字，

因為國際知名影星梅莉史翠普轉述他的這一段話而被很多人看見。

這段話如下:

（中英文都好美。謝謝這些智者。）

「對於某些事情，我已失去耐性，並非我變得自大，而是

走到了人生的這一步，我不想再浪費時間在任何讓我不悅

或傷痛的人事物。對於那些憤世嫉俗、過度批判和貪婪無度

的索求，我不再忍耐。對於那些不喜歡我、不愛我甚至吝於

對我微笑的人，我亦完全無動於衷。對於那些擅於說謊

或挑撥離間的人，我完全無法與之共處；我也決定不再

與任何虛情假意、偽善、不忠和廉價的恭維共存。

我不再容許賣弄小聰明和以學者自居的傲慢。

對於蜚短流長的八卦，我處之淡然；我痛恨衝突矛盾和無謂的較勁。

正因為我相信世界上充滿對立，因此我盡量迴避那些

性格剛硬冥頑不靈的人。我不喜歡缺乏忠誠的友誼和背叛。

我無法和那些吝於讚美或無法展現支持鼓勵的人相處。

對於浮誇的言行我心生厭惡，並且無法喜歡那些不喜歡動物的人。

而凌駕於這一切的是，對於不值得我付出耐心的人，

我已經毫無耐性。」～José Micard Teixeira

This quote is widely attributed to Meryl Streep,

but is actually from a great Portuguese

author José Micard Teixeir :

"I no longer have patience for certain things,

not because I’ve become arrogant,

but simply because I reached a point in my life where

I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me

or hurts me. I have no patience for cynicism,

excessive criticism and demands of any nature.

I lost the will to please those who do not like me,

to love those who do not love me and to smile

at those who do not want to smile at me.

I no longer spend a single minute on those who lie

or want to manipulate. I decided not to coexist

anymore with pretense, hypocrisy,

dishonesty and cheap praise.

I do not tolerate selective erudition nor academic arrogance.

I do not adjust either to popular gossiping.

I hate conflict and comparisons.

I believe in a world of opposites and that’s

why I avoid people with rigid and inflexible personalities.

In friendship I dislike the lack of loyalty and betrayal.

I do not get along with those who do not know

how to give a compliment or a word of encouragement.

Exaggerations bore me and I have difficulty accepting

those who do not like animals.

And on top of everything I have no patience

for anyone who does not deserve my patience."

～José Micard Teixeira