One man was searching for an answer to thequestion: “What is the power? “ He found out that there was a sage in hisregion. He came to this sage and saw that there was a nice house instead ofpoor shag and children were playing in the yard… The man was surprised; hethought that people who comprehended the truth, should live differently. Heasked the owner to help him to find the answer.
有这样一个人一直在找寻这样一个问题的答案：什么是力量？他得知就在他的家乡有一位圣人。于是便去拜访这位圣人。他发现圣人的住处非常华丽，而不是想象中的简朴。圣人家里的孩子们在院子里玩耍嬉戏。这个人感到很震惊，他认为致力于追寻真理的人应该与凡人有别。他就恳求圣人回答他自己心中的问题。
A sage said:
— You can find the strength yourself. Seek your way or follow theroad of the ancestors.
One man, looking for perfection, wastraining hard day after day. And he knew the power of body.
圣人告诉他说，你可以找到自己的强项。发挥你的强项，或者跟你的前人学习。
Not bowing to the difficulties, he wentahead. Defeated himself. And he knew the power of spirit.
Comprehending the thoughts of great people,he found his opinion. And he knew the power of knowledge.
于是他不畏艰难，勇往直前起来。自己打败自己，他知道了意志力和精神的力量。通过阅读伟大人物的思想，他拥有了自己的思想。他懂得了知识的力量。
He fell in love, bowed down to the earthgoddess of his heart. And he knew the power of feelings.
他深陷爱河，于是他懂得了爱情女神的力量并屈服于她。他懂得了感情的力量。
He got a house, a family, took his child inthe arms, and knew the power of life. Encountering the unknown withpacification, he did not regret about the past and knew the power of death.
他有了自己的家，家人，他怀抱自己的孩子，他懂得了什么是生活。对于未知，他淡然识之。他无悔过去，他懂得了死亡的力量。
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