評論
打印
The mendicant
乞丐
When I think how long I have lived
每當我想起自己年高壽長
I am struck by life’s injustice:
命運的不公讓我愕然；
Others have lived much less
他人的生命何其短暫
Some have been given less than an hour of life.
一些人在出生短短時間后便告別塵寰。
I recall my childhood
我想起了我的童年
And the various stages of my growth.
和生命成長的各個階段。
I have been blessed, indeed, beyond anything
我，事實上，受到了絕無僅有的
I expected or deserved!
我所期望的，和我值得的眷顧！
I think of the experiences that life has given me—happy ones that filled my heart,
我想起生命賦予我的種種經歷—幸福的事兒充滿我的心房，
Painful ones that helped me grow—
痛苦的事兒幫助我成長—
Of the discoveries I have made...
我思考，那些我的發現…
Of the persons I was privileged to meet...
那些我有幸遇到的人…
And of my talents and abilities,
我的才華與能力，
Of sight
視力，
And hearing,
聽力，
Smell and taste and touch
嗅覺，味覺和觸覺
And mind and will and memory
思想，意愿和記憶
And the limbs and organs of my body.
四肢及器官。
If I were to die today
如果我今天就要離去
I should certainly have had more than my fair share of life’s blessings.
當然，我已經受到自己不應該有的那份人生眷顧。
Whatever else life has in store for me is an added gift
不管未來的人數還有什么在等待著我，
Quite undeserved.
那都是一件額外的禮物。
Having accepted this, I make myself aware of the fact
我誠惶誠恐甚感不配擁有。
That I have another day of life to live and relish.
知道這個，我清楚了我要認真生活，體味生命中的另一天
I see myself go through the morning,
我要看著自己穿過清晨，
The afternoon,
走過下午，
And evening,
度過夜晚，
And accept my good luck gratefully.
感激地接收我的好運氣。
I think of the person who to me is the dearest
我想到了哪個我生命中最重要的人
Of all who are alive today,
所以至今還健在的人們，
Of how he or she has enriched my life.
他或她讓我的生命更加富麗斑斕。
Tomorrow I may lose her...
明天也許我就會失去她….
Such is life’s fragility.
生命就是如此脆弱。
And if I did, I should have no cause for complaint.
如果我真的失去了她，我也不應該有理由抱怨。
I have had her for so long,
我已經擁有她太長時間了，
God knows I have no right to her for a single hour.
上天知道，我無權再據她為己有，哪怕只有一小時。
Life has been unjust:
人生是不公正的；
I think of those who never had
我想起那些從未擁有過
The riches she has brought me.
如她給我帶來的財富的人們。
I tell her this in fantasy
我似在幻夢中告訴她此事
And see what happens.
等待會發生什么。
I now become aware
我現在明白了
That she is here for yet another day
她還會在這兒度過另一天
And I am grateful.
我感激不盡。
