第12部分(第2/5 頁)

heir　plight　but　do　little　to　relieve　it。　Why　should　anybody　care　about　children　of　no　consequence？　They　do　not　even　have　a　vote！

It　will　take　more　than　a　public　outcry　to　change　the　way　decision…makers　feel　about　those　wretches　whose　welfare　depends　on　them。

A　Connemara　hotelier　wrote　a　furious　letter　to　the　County　Manager　plaining　that；　in　his　area；　renowned　for　outstanding　natural　beauty；　major　road　repairs　were　consistently　carried　out　in　the　height　of　the　tourist　season。　If　this　wasn’t　sabotage；　he　growled；　it　was　an　example　of　extreme　professional　insensitivity。

The　County　Engineer　replied；　politely　and　regretfully；　explaining　that；　given　the　Irish　climate；they　had　no　option　but　to　repair　the　roads　in　summer；　as　otherwise　the　tar　wouldn’t　set。

The　hotel　owner　laughed　when　he　told　the　story。 “Years　of　anger　and　frustration　–　and　all　due　to　my　own　ignorance！”

I　was　reminded　of　a　man　I　knew；　whose　childhood　had　been　overshadowed　by　the　fact　that；　aged　eight；　he　had　been　dispatched　to　relatives　in　the　country；　while　his　mother　underwent　treatment　for　cancer。　To　spare　the　boy；　nothing　was　said　about　the　cause　for　his　removal。

He　suffered　through　many　weeks；　assuming　that　he　must　have　done　something　terrible　to　forfeit　the　right　to　his　home　and　to　his　parents’　love。　Even　after　he　grew　up　and　got　his　facts　straight；　the　feeling　of　rejection　persisted。

It’s　staggering　to　think　that；　even　as　we　speak；　countless　lives　and　relationships　are　being　ruined　by　virulent；　destructive　feelings　generated　by　pure　misconceptions。

Feelings　感覺（3）

If　only　everyone　ensured　that　they　were　properly　informed　before　allowing　a　feeling　to　take　root；　the　world　wouldn’t　be　full　of　fools　barking　up　the　wrong　tree！

The　door…bell