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紀伯倫／著 溫文慧／譯

The ProphetBy Kahlil Gibran

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「紀伯倫詩作的魅力來自於某種強大的普世精神生活寶庫，但其詩之文字語

言的美妙與莊嚴則全然得益於自身的天賦。」

克勞德．布萊登

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於婚姻

接著，阿蜜翠又開口問道：「那麼婚姻呢，大師？」

他回答道：

你們同時出生，你們必將永遠相依偎。

即便到了死神的白色羽翼分散你們的日子，你們也應在一起。

啊，即使在上帝無聲的回憶裡，你們也將形影不離。

但在彼此之間也要保留點空間，

讓天堂之風在你們之間飛舞。

彼此相愛，但不要讓愛成為束縛；

讓愛成為你們靈魂之岸間的奔流大海。

替彼此斟滿酒杯，但不要只從一隻杯中取飲。

彼此互相分享麵包，但不要只拿同一條麵包取食。

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On Marriage

Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"

And he answered saying:

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.

You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.

Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness,

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another but make not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.

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一同歡樂地載歌載舞，但要彼此保持獨立，

琵琶的琴弦也彼此分開，即使它們同彈奏一首樂曲。

奉獻你們的心，但無需讓對方保管。

因為唯有生命之手才能緊握你們的心。

站在一起，但不要靠得太近；

即使殿宇的支柱也是彼此分立的，

橡樹和柏樹斷然無法在彼此陰影下生長。

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Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together, yet not too near together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

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於孩子

一位懷抱嬰兒的婦女說：「請為我們講講孩子吧。」

他說道：

你們的孩子並不是你們的孩子。

他們是對生命本身有所渴求的子女。

他們經你們而來，卻非出自於你們。

儘管他們跟你們在一起，但並不屬於你們。

你可以給他們的，是你的愛而非想法，

因為他們有自己的想法。

你們可以建房給他們的身體居住，但無法讓他們的靈魂居住在裡面，

因為他們的靈魂，住在明日之屋中，甚至在夢中，你們也無法探訪。

你們可以努力效仿他們，卻不可試圖讓他們像你們一樣。

因為生命無法倒退，也不會逗留於昨日。

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On Children

And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children."

And he said:

Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts.

For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

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如果你們是弓，那麼你們的孩子便是被發射出的活躍之箭。

弓箭手看準在永恆小徑上的箭靶，施展全力將你拉開，使箭射得又

快又遠。

愉悅地在弓箭手的手中彎曲吧；

正如同他既愛飛馳的箭，也愛平穩的弓。

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;

For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.

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於施予

接著一位富人說：「請為我們講講施予。」

他答道：

當你們施捨財物時，這樣的施予是非常少量的。

當你們奉獻自己時，才是真正的施予。

因為你們的財產不就是一些你們擔心明天可能需要用到，因此去保

有、去維護的東西嗎？

謹慎的小狗，在追隨朝聖者去聖城前，把骨頭先埋藏在荒沙裡，但

明天，明天又能給牠帶來什麼呢？

對需求的恐懼，不就是需求本身嗎？

當你們的井水已經滿溢，但仍害怕會口渴，這個渴望豈不是永無止

盡嗎？

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On Giving

Then said a rich man, "Speak to us of Giving."

And he answered:

You give but little when you give of your possessions.

It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow?

And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the overprudent dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims to the holy city?

And what is fear of need but need itself?

Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, thirst that is unquenchable?

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有些人只捐贈自己擁有的少部份財產—

他們只是為了得到認可，

而他們所隱藏的欲望卻使得他們的饋贈變得一無是處。

也有一些人，他們擁有甚少，卻付出許多。

信仰者們都相信生命與生命的賜予，他們的儲蓄從不匱乏。

那些快樂的施予者，他們所獲得的回報就是快樂。

那些痛苦的施予者，他們所獲得的回報就是痛苦做為洗禮。

還有一些人，施予時並不感覺痛苦，也不是為了尋求快樂，或被人

歌功頌德；

他們的施予，就像遠方山谷邊的桃金孃散發芳香。

透過這些人手中，上帝在向大家布道，透過他們的雙眸，上帝在向

大地微笑。

雖然被要求施予很好，但若能透過體諒，在別人提出要求之前相贈

的話，這是更高的境界；

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There are those who give little of the much which they have -- and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome.

And there are those who have little and give it all.

These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.

And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;

They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.

Though the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth.

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding;

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對於慷慨大方的人而言，施比受有福。

你們還有什麼要保留的呢？

你所有的一切，終究有一天都將施予他人；

所以從今天起就施予吧，奉獻的時機由你自己決定，而不是由你的

繼承人來決定。

你們常說：「我只為值得的人施予。」

但你們果園中的樹木可不是這樣說的，你們牧場上的牛羊也不會這

樣說。它

們奉獻因而得到生存，而保留意味著滅亡。

一個值得獲得白晝與黑夜的人，當然也值得從你們這裡獲得其他的

一切。一

個值得從生命之海裡瓢飲的人，同樣也值得從你們的小溪裡取滿

水杯。

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And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.

And is there aught you would withhold?

All you have shall some day be given;

Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors'.

You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving."

The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.

They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.

Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and his nights is worthy of all else from you.

And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream.

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是什麼樣的東西能大過於去接受勇氣、自信、甚至是施捨？

你是誰呢？值得人們撕開胸膛、摘下自尊的面紗，讓你看到他們赤

裸的價值和無畏懼的自尊？

先看看自己是否配作一個施予者，一個施予的工具。

事實是，是生命給予了生命—

而你，自以為自己是施予者，其實

只是一個見證者罷了。

至於你們這些受惠者—

你們的確都是受惠者—

毋須承擔著感恩

的負擔，以免給你自己和施予者都套上束縛。

不如藉著贈與物，一同與施予者憑藉著翅膀，一起飛翔，

如果一直耿耿於懷你所欠負的，就表示你懷疑了那位寬大為懷的大

地為母，上帝為父的施予者對你的慷慨了。

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And what desert greater shall there be than that which lies in the courage and the confidence, nay the charity, of receiving?

And who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed?

See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving.

For in truth it is life that gives unto life -- while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.

And you receivers -- and you are all receivers -- assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself and upon him who gives.

Rather rise together with the giver on his gifts as on wings;

For to be overmindful of your debt, is to doubt his generosity who has the free-hearted earth for mother, and God for father.