On Joy and Sorrow
On Joy and Sorrow
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
你的喜悅，是卸下面具的悲傷。
同一口曾湧出你笑聲的井，
也曾一次又一次盛滿你的眼淚。
生命，本來就是如此。
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
悲傷在你的生命裡雕刻得愈深，
你所能承載的喜悅，也愈豐盛。
那盛著美酒的杯子，
不正是曾在陶工窯火中燒製而成的嗎？
那撫慰你心靈的琴，
不正是曾被刀刃一刀一刀挖空的木頭嗎？
When you are joyful, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
當你充滿喜悅時，
請向自己的內心深處望去。
你會發現，
正是曾帶給你悲傷的事物，
如今也帶給你喜悅。
而當你感到悲傷時，
請再次凝望自己的心。
你會看見，
你所流下的眼淚，
其實是為了那些曾帶給你幸福與喜樂的人事物。
Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.
有人說：
「喜悅比悲傷更珍貴。」
也有人說：
「悲傷才更深刻。」
但我要告訴你們：
它們從未分離。
它們總是一起來到你的生命。
當其中一位正坐在你的餐桌前陪伴你時，
請記得，
另一位只是暫時在你的床上安睡。
They are inseparable.
Together they come.
喜悅與悲傷，從未分離。
它們總是同行。
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