勇氣 - Courage D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930)

"勇氣" - "Courage"

D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930)

 

人類之天生弱點，

就是對謊言的容忍。

 

如果人們有勇氣，

就是拒絕謊言，

發掘內心真正的感受和願望，

且付諸於行。

 

如此，人類得以

從曆史的每一次經曆，

薈萃出精華的元素，

容之生長如秋天的鬆榛，

直至甘甜和飽滿。

 

如此，生活在老人間的

年輕一代，如若處身於九月的

鬆榛林裏，蓄漿並成核

積累醞釀出，

鬆榛成熟的蜜玥。

 

然而，如今那些老一輩留下的，

是被謊言腐蝕了的，

酸澀，苦辣的毒果。

 

英文原文:
"Courage"
D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930)

What makes people unsatisfied
is that they accept lies.

If people had courage, 
and refused lies and found out 
what they really felt and really meant
and acted on it,

They would distil the essential oil 
out of every experience
and like hazel-nuts in autumn, 
at last be sweet and sound.

And the young among the old
would be as in the hazel-woods of September
nutting, gathering nuts of ripe experience.

As it is, all that the old can offer
is sour, bitter fruits, cankered by lies.