美国第25任总统威廉·麦金莱（William McKinley）正在为一个重要的任命而为难。为此，麦金莱差不多做了将近3个月的考察，最后通过综合测评初步选定了两个候选人。

麦金莱拿着两个人的详细资料仔细斟酌，看着两个候选人的照片，他的眼睛一亮，回忆起了在很多年前一个暴风雨的夜晚发生的事情——那是很多年前的夜里，他搭乘一辆市内有轨电车回家。因为天色晚了，车上人很多，他坐在了后排一个位置上。这个时候上来了一位老妇人，提着一个看似沉重的篮子。

老妇人浑身湿透了，她孤零零地无助地扫视着车上每个有座位的人，似乎想寻得一线帮助。而他对面坐着的一个男人，故意举起报纸挡住自己的脸，装作没有看见。

麦金莱从过道走过去，把老人家让到了自己的座位。麦金莱在回头的一瞬间看到了男人的面容，是一种复杂的表情。而这个男人的照片现在就在麦金莱的手里。麦金莱一阵释然，他知道自己该如何选择了。

这位候选人可能永远不知道，就是他这么一点点自私的行为，或者说是缺少了那么一点点仁慈之心，而失去了本可以成就他一生的东西⋯⋯

上帝很公平，我们偷懒、我们造假，我们自私，只能是自欺欺人。

因为，上帝会看得见我们每一个眼神。

God Remembers Every Expression on Your Face

The 25th President of the United States William J. William McKinley was struggling with an important task. To resolve his dilemma McKinley spent nearly three months on a study and finally selected two candidates after a comprehensive assessment.

McKinley looked at the photos of the two candidates and his eyes widened as he recalled what happened on a stormy night many years ago.

That particular night, he took a city bus home. It was late and the bus was very busy so McKinley sat in the back row. An old woman boarded the bus and looked around for somewhere to sit with her heavy bags. The old woman was soaking wet and she scanned everyone on the bus as if trying to find someone who would help her.

A man sitting opposite him deliberately held up a newspaper to block his face and pretended not to see anything. McKinley walked down the aisle and gave the old lady his seat. As McKinley glanced back he saw that the man’s face wore a complex expression. Today that man's picture was in McKinley's hands.  McKinley experienced a moment of relief, for he was able to make the right choice regarding the candidates then.

That candidate may never know that his little bit of selfishness, or lack of compassion, caused him the loss of an opportunity which could have changed his life. God is fair but our laziness, selfishness, and hypocrisy can only fool ourselves for God will see every expression on our faces.

Translator: Yi Ming
Edited by Helen