【弱水三千，只取一瓢：汉译英欣赏】
宝玉呆了半晌，忽然大笑道：“任凭弱水三千，我只取一瓢饮。” 黛玉道：“瓢之漂水奈何？" 宝玉道：“非瓢漂水，水自流，瓢自漂耳！" 黛玉道：“水止珠沉，奈何？" 宝玉道：“禅心已作沾泥絮，莫向春风舞鹧鸪。”
黛玉道：“禅门第一戒是不打诳语的。” 宝玉道：“有如三宝。"
For several minutes Bao-yu was completely silent. Then suddenly he burst out laughing and cried:
'If all the Seas of Paradise were mine, with my simple gourd I'd be content.'
Dai-yu: 'What if your gourd is carried away by the stream?'
Bao-yu: 'Never! Wherever the stream flows, the gourd will always hold its own course.'
Dai-yu: 'What if the flow comes to an end and your Pearl sinks?"
Bao-yu:
'"Like a catkin held fast in a puddle,
This Zen Mind:
Not a partridge, gaily cavorting
In the spring ruind."'
Dai-yu: 'The first rule of Zen is not to tell lies.'
Bao-yu: 'But it's the truth, so help me Buddha, the Dharma and the Holy Brotherhood.'
——曹雪芹《红楼梦》第九十一回，闵福德 英译

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of daily circumstance. I should know that the little things are little, and the big things big,before it is too late. I want to see things now as they will seem forever, in the light of eternity. https://t.cn/RJvjelS

I suspect that I have some sleeping disorder or serious problem with caffeine dependence. I felt so sleepy to the point that I cannot stay focused despite my second cup of coffee today. Or ... maybe I should give up drinking coffee/tea and focus on setting my sleeping patterns. #coffee# https://t.cn/EXfb6cb