坦然之道 Honest Way of Living

有些人習於隱瞞、模糊、或扭曲事實來做事。	Some people are used to concealing, obscuring, or distorting facts in their lives.
狡猾的人這麼做是以為自己可占到便宜；無知的人這麼做是以為誠實會招來麻煩。其結果，占到小便宜，失去大便宜；躲過小麻煩，招來大麻煩。這些都是愚蠢的表現。	A sly person does this because he thinks that he can get a profit; an ignorant person does this because he thinks that he will suffer a trouble because of his honesty. Finally, one gets a small profit but loses a big profit; one avoids a small trouble but suffers a big trouble. These are stupid behaviors.
聰明的人懂得坦然是最便利的處世之道。	A smart person knows that honesty is the most convenient way of living.
然而，坦然的先決條件是有自保的武器，遇到壞人利用我們的坦然來傷害我們的時候，反擊它；必要時，摧毀它。	However, a precondition of honesty is a weapon for self protection. When a bad person uses our honesty to hurt us, we shall fight back, and destroy him, if necessary.