PLAYTHINGS

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PLAYTHINGS

Child,
how happy you are sitting in the dust,
playing with a broken twig all the morning.
I smile at your play with that little bit of a broken twig.
I am busy with my accounts,
adding up figures by the hour.
Perhaps you glance at me and think,
"What a stupid game to spoil your morning with!"
Child,
I have forgotten the art of being absorbed in sticks and mud-pies.
I seek out costly playthings,
and gather lumps of gold and silver.

With whatever you find you create your glad games,
I spent both my time and my strength over things I can never obtain.
In my frail canoe I struggle to cross the sea of desire,
and forget that I too am playing a game in it.

玩具

孩子，
整个早晨你那么快乐的坐在泥土里，
玩着折断的小树枝儿。
我微笑着看你玩那折断的小树枝儿。
我正忙着算账，
一小时一小时的累计着数字。
或许你看我一眼，
想：“这种无聊的游戏，竟毁了你整个早晨！”
孩子，
我已忘了一心一意玩树枝与泥饼的方法了。
我寻求贵重的玩具，
收集大把的金银。

无论你找到什么，
总能创造使你快乐的游戏，
我却把时间和精力消磨在我永远得不到的东西上。在我单薄的独木舟里，
我挣扎着要横穿欲望之海，竟忘了自己也在其中游戏。