博文
THE DYING MAN AND THE VULTURE
(2006-10-12 08:19:01)
Wait,waityetawhile,myeagerfriend.
Ishallyieldbuttoosoonthiswastedthing,
Whoseagonyoverwroughtanduseless
Exhaustsyourpatience.
Iwouldnothaveyourhonesthunger
Waituponthesemoments:
Butthischain,thoughmadeofbreath,
Ishardtobreak.
Andthewilltodie,
Strongerthanallthingsstrong,
Isstayedbyawilltolive
Feeblerthanallthingsfeeble.
Forgiveme,comrade;Itarrytoolon...[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (0)
REPENTANCE
(2006-10-12 08:17:59)

Onamoonlessnightamanenteredintohisneighbour'sgarden
andstolethelargestmelonhecouldfindandbroughtithome.
Heopeneditandfounditstillunripe.
Thenbeholdamarvel!
Theman'sconsciencewokeandsmotehimwithremorse;
andherepentedhavingstolenthemelon.[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (3)
OTHER SEAS
(2006-10-12 08:16:39)
Afishsaidtoanotherfish,
"Abovethisseaofoursthereisanothersea,
withcreaturesswimmminginit
--andtheylivethereevenaswelivehere."
Thefishreplied,"Purefancy!Purefancy!
Whenyouknowthateverythingthatleavesourseabyevenaninch,
andstaysoutofit,dies.
Whatproofhaveyouofotherlivesinotherseas?"[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (0)
VALUES
(2006-10-12 07:58:42)

Onceamanunearthedinhisfieldamarblestatueofgreatbeauty.
Andhetookittoacollectorwholovedallbeautifulthingsandofferedittohimforsale,
andthecollectorboughtitforalargeprice.Andtheyparted.
Andasthemanwalkedhomewithhismoneyhethought,
andhesaidtohimself,"Howmuchlifethismoneymeans!
Howcananyonegiveallthisforadeadcarvedstoneburiedandundreamedofintheearth
forathousandyears?&...[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (3)
omnipresence, blindness, and devotion
(2006-10-10 09:50:15)

C9:TheBlissfulDevoteeandHisCosmicRomance
"Littlesir,pleasebeseated.IamtalkingtomyDivineMother."SilentlyIhadenteredtheroomingreatawe.TheangelicappearanceofMasterMahasayafairlydazzledme.Withsilkywhitebeardandlargelustrouseyes,heseemedanincarnationofpurity.Hisupraisedchinandfoldedhandsapprizedmethatmyfirstvisithaddisturbedhiminthemidstofhisdevotions.Hissimplewordsofgreetingproducedthemo...[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (0)
THE SCHOLAR AND THE POET
(2006-10-09 13:40:55)

Saidtheserpenttothelark,"Thouflyest,
yetthoucanstnotvisittherecessesoftheearth
wherethesapoflifemovethinperfectsilence."
Andthelarkanswered,"Aye,thouknowestovermuch,
naythouartwiserthenallthingswise--pitythoucanstnotfly."
Andasifhedidnothear,theserpentsaid,
"Thoucanstnotseethesecretsofthedeep,
normoveamongthetreasuresofthehiddenempire.
...[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (0)
'SAID A SHEET OF SNOW-WHITE PAPER . . . '
(2006-10-09 13:38:11)

Saidasheetofsnow-whitepaper,
"PurewasIcreated,andpurewillIremainforever.
Iwouldratherbeburntandturntowhiteashesthansufferdarkness
totouchmeortheuncleantocomenearme."
Theink-bottleheardwhatthepaperwassaying,
anditlaughedinitsdarkheart;butitneverdaredtoapproachher.
Andthemulticolouredpencilsheardheralso,
andtheytoonevercamenearher.
Andthesnow-whitesheet...[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (5)
KNOWLEDGE AND HALF-KNOWLEDGE
(2006-10-09 13:32:43)
Fourfrogssatuponalogthatlayfloatingontheedgeofariver.
Suddenlythelogwascaughtbythecurrentandsweptslowlydownthestream.
Thefrogsweredelightedandabsorbed,forneverbeforehadtheysailed.
Atlengththefirstfrogspoke,andsaid,"Thisisindeedamostmarvellouslog.
Itmovesasifalive.Nosuchlogwaseverknownbefore."
Thenthesecondfrogspoke,andsaid,"Nay,myfriend,thelogislikeotherlogs,anddoesnotmove.
阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (1)
DYNASTIES
(2006-10-09 13:22:08)

ThequeenofIshanawasintravailofchildbirth;
andthekingandthemightymenofhiscourtwerewaitinginbreathlessanxiety
inthegreathalloftheWingedBulls.
Ateventidetherecamesuddenlyamessengerinhaste
andprostratedhimself
beforetheking,andsaid,
"Ibringgladtidingsuntomylordtheking,
anduntothekingdomandtheslavesoftheking.
MihrabtheCruel,thylife-longenemy,thekingofBethroun,i...[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (0)
THE KING OF ARADUS
(2006-10-09 13:18:35)

OncetheeldersofthecityofAraduspresentedthemselves
beforetheking,
andbesoughtofhimadecree
toforbidtomenallwineandallintoxicants
withintheircity.
Andthekingturnedhisbackuponthem
andwentoutfromthemlaughing.
Thentheeldersdepartedindismay.
Atthedoorofthepalacetheymetthelordchamberlain.
Andthelordchamberlainobservedthattheyweretroubled,
andheunderstoodtheirca...[阅读全文]
阅读 () ┆ 评论 (1)
[上一页]
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[下一页]
[>>]
[首页]
[尾页]