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2009 年 9 月 25 日 星期五  |
| love & marriage |
分類: 轉載 |
One day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is love? How can I find it?”
一天，柏拉圖問他的老師，“什麽是愛情？我怎麼樣才能找到它？”
Teacher answered, “There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love.”
老師說,“那邊有一片小麥田。一直往裏面走別回頭，而且只能摘下一株小麥。如果你摘到最茁壯的那一株，那你就找到了愛情。”
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, “Why did you not pick any stalk?” Plato answered, “Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end. ”
柏拉圖往裏面走去，過不久，他兩手空空回來，沒摘到任何小麥。他的老師問，“你爲什麽沒摘小麥？”柏拉圖回答，“因為我只能摘一株，而且不能回頭。我發現了自認為最茁壯的那株，但不知道有沒有更好的在那前路上，所以沒摘下來。當我繼續接著走，我看到的那些都沒之前發現的那株好，因此最後我一株都沒摘到。”
His teacher then said, “And that is love.”
他的老師說，“這樣就是愛情喇。”
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is marriage? How can I find it?”
又一天，柏拉圖問他的老師，“什麽是婚姻？我怎麼樣才能找到它？”
His teacher answered, “There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage.”
他的老師說，“那邊有一片茂盛的小樹林。一直往裏面走別回頭，而且只能砍倒最高的那棵樹。如果你砍到一棵最高的樹，你就找到了婚姻。”
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was an ordinary tree.
柏拉圖往裏面走去，過不久，他帶回一棵樹。那棵樹既不算茂盛，也不算高大。它是一棵平凡的樹而已。
His teacher asked, “Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?”
他的老師問，“爲什麽你砍下這麼一棵平凡的樹呢？”
Plato answered, “Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.”
柏拉圖回答說，“因為之前我的經驗影響了我。我只走了樹林的一半就回來了，但沒空手，這次，我看到這棵樹后覺得它不算差，因此我砍下帶回來了。我不想再兩手空空回來了。”
His teacher then said, “And that is marriage.”
他的老師說，“這樣就是婚姻喇。”
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