最偉大的信任 the greatet trut (第1/4頁)
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LastnightIwasdrivingfromHarrisburgtoLewisburg,Pa,adis-tanceofabouteightymiles。Itwaslate。IwaslateandifanyoneaskedmehowfastIwasdriving,IdhavetoleadtheFifthAmendmenttoavoidself-incrimination。SeveraltimesIgotstuckbehindaslow—movingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft,andIwasclinchingmyfistswithimatience。
Atoneointalonganoenhighway,Icametoacrossroadswithatrafficlight,Iwasaloneontheroadbynow,butasIaroachedthelight,itturnedredandIbrakedtoahalt。Ilookedleft,tightandbehindme。Nothing。Notaear,nosuggestionofheadlights,butthereIsat,waitingforthelighttochange,theonlyhumanbeingforatleastamileinanydirection。
IstartedwonderingwhyIrefusedtorunthelight。Iwasnotafraidofbeingarrested,becausetherewasobviouslynocoaround,andtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit。
Muchlaterthatnight,afterIdmetwithagrouinLewisburgandhadclimbedintobednearmidnight,thequestionofwhyIdstoedforthatlightcamebacktome。IthinkIstoedbecauseitsartofacontractweallhavewitheachother。Itsnotonlythelaw,butitsanarrangementwehave,andwetrusteachothertohonorit:wedontgothroughredlights。Likemostofus,Immoreattoberestrainedfromdoingsomethingbadbythesocialconventionthatdisarovesofitthanbyanylawagainstit。
Itsamazingthatweevertrusteachothertodotherightthing,isntit?Andwedo,too。Trustisourfirstinclination。Wehavetomakeadeliberatedecisiontomistrustsomeoneortobesusiciousorsketical。Thoseattitudesdontcomenaturallytous。
昨晚我從哈里斯堡驅車前往賓夕法尼亞州的劉易斯堡,全程約80英里。天很晚了,我遲到了,若有人問我車速如何,我得求助於美國憲法的第五條修正案。很多次,我都被一輛緩慢行駛的卡車擋住了前行的路——路面很窄,而我的左側是不可逾越的白線。於是,我急躁起來,不由得捏緊了拳頭。
開到一個有交通燈的十字路口時,路上只剩我一個人了。就在我快到路口時,交通燈變紅了,我只好緊急剎車。我左顧右盼,又望了望後方。沒看到其他車子,沒有絲毫動靜,也沒有前燈的光影。可我仍舊靜靜地坐在那裏,等紅燈變綠,方圓一英里僅我一人。