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"What was written on the Emerald Tablet?" the boy wanted to know.
“翡翠板上寫的是什么？”男孩很想知道。
The alchemist began to draw in the sand, and completed his drawing in less than five minutes.
煉金術士開始在沙地上畫起來，畫了接近五分鐘。
As he drew, the boy thought of the old king, and the plaza where they had met that day; it seemed as if it had taken place years and years ago.
在他畫的過程中，男孩回想起老撒冷王和那天他們相遇的廣場，這件事似乎已經過去很久很久了。
"This is what was written on the Emerald Tablet," said the alchemist, when he had finished.
“這就是寫在翡翠板上的東西。”煉金術士寫完之后說。
The boy tried to read what was written in the sand.
男孩試著讀寫在沙子上的東西。
"It's a code," said the boy, a bit disappointed. "It looks like what I saw in the Englishman's books."
“這是一種密碼。”男孩說，他有些失望，“跟英國人書上的東西很像。”
"No," the alchemist answered. "It's like the flight of those two hawks; it can't be understood by reason alone.
“不對。”煉金術士反駁說，“這就像鷹的飛翔，不能簡單地用理智去解釋。
The Emerald Tablet is a direct passage to the Soul of the World.
翡翠板是通往世界之魂的直接途徑。
"The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise.
“人間只不過是天堂的映像和復制品。
The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect.
世界存在本身，只是證明還存在著一個比它更完美的世界。
God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom.
上帝創造世界，是為了讓人們通過可見的事物理解他的教誨，以及他智慧的神奇之處。
That's what I mean by action."
我把這稱之為行動。”
"Should I understand the Emerald Tablet?" the boy asked.
“我應該理解翡翠板的內容嗎？”男孩問。
"Perhaps, if you were in a laboratory of alchemy, this would be the right time to study the best way to understand the Emerald Tablet.
“也許吧。假如你正在一間煉金術實驗室里，現在就是你研究的最佳時機，你將會找到理解翡翠板的最好方法。
But you are in the desert. So immerse yourself in it.
然而此刻你在沙漠里，因此你要潛心于沙漠之中。
The desert will give you an understanding of the world; in fact, anything on the face of the earth will do that.
沙漠和世上其他東西一樣，可以用來理解世界。
You don't even have to understand the desert: all you have to do is contemplate a simple grain of sand, and you will see in it all the marvels of creation."
你甚至不必理解沙漠，只要觀察普通的沙粒就行，從中你可以看到天地萬物的神奇之處。”
"How do I immerse myself in the desert?"
“怎樣才能潛心于沙漠之中呢？”
"Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there."
“傾聽你的心聲。心了解所有事物，因為心來自世界之魂，并且總有一天會返回那里。”
