流沙 林鈺堂

遍地流沙步步營,虛實未辨略探足;
支撐轉弱急抽腿,不逐海市免踏空。

世情變遷迅速,人生若行於遍地流沙之上。探虛實,換方位,減迷執;步步為營,庶幾免於跌倒之苦。

                    
                     二○○二年二月四日
                     養和齋   於加州


Quicksand Yutang Lin

Quicksand everywhere, pausing step by step;
Gentle poking with one foot to find certainty.
Feeling shift of support, change station soon;
Don't run after mirage lest it comes to naught.

Comment:

Situations in the world change rapidly; life is like walking on quicksand everywhere. Testing for certainty and reliability, changing position and course, reducing illusion and grasping; pausing step by step so that one might be spared the suffering of fall.


Written in Chinese on February 4, 2002
Translated on February 26, 2002
El Cerrito, California


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