I recently started a new job, in a small office, where four of us share a fridge. In that fridge is a Brita water filter pitcher. One of my coworkers complained the water tasted "dirty". It went on for a few days, and she was stunned I could drink the water without any trouble. I started to doubt my taste buds, but the water really tasted fine.
近期我找了份新工作，是在一间小办公室里，大家四个人共用一个冰箱。冰箱里有一个Brita牌滤水壶，有一个同事抱怨说水喝起来感觉非常“脏”，她连续抱怨了几天，还非常震撼我喝如此的水居然没事。我开始怀疑我们的味蕾出问题了，但我真觉着水喝着还很好。
Finally, she figured out the problem was actually her cup. She simply forgot to clean it, and after awhile started to affect the water inside it. She cleaned her cup, and drank the water with no problem.
最后，她发现问题出在了她的杯子上，她只不过忘了刷杯子，过一段时间就影响里面水的味道了。她把杯子洗干净了，水就没异味了。
I can't help but think about the world we live in. Too often we quickly blame other people, other things, anything else but ourselves. "You're racist". "You're intolerant". "You're the problem". The world isn't perfect, I know, but I think we should take a step back sometimes and ask ourselves some tough questions.
我禁不住考虑了大家生活的世界，大家一直急于责备别的人、其他事、除去自己以外的所有东西。“你有种族歧视”、“你太狭隘”、“是你的问题”，我了解世界并不完美，但我觉得有时大家应该退一步，问自己几个非常难回答的问题。
Can I be better? Is my heart really pure? Can I help this situation with kindness?
我能变得更怎么样？我的心真的纯洁吗？我能携带善意解决问题吗？
I want to tell you this; please clean your cup. Because when you do, the water will taste much better. I promise you this.
我想对你说这个道理：请洗干净我们的杯子。由于只有你把杯子洗干净了，里面的水味道才会好，我保证。
（翻译：菲菲）
