美文舍得的才智

原文阅览-美文舍得的才智
    　　There once was a master who went to India. In those times， we didnt have the communications or airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India on foot. He had never been to India before； perhaps he came from Persia. And when he got there， he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell， but much of it is expensive because they cant grow much due to the water situation. So he saw one basket， a big basket of some very red， long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop， not expensive at all.
    　　So he went up and asked， “How much per kilo？” And the shopkeeper said， “Two rupees.” Two rupees in India is nothing； its like dirt. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it： Oh， my God！ His eyes watered， his mouth watered and burned， his eyes were burning， his head was burning and his face became red. As he coughed and choked and gasped for breath， he jumped up and down， saying， “Ah！ Ah！ Ah！”
    　　But he still continued to eat the fruit！ Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said， “Youre crazy， man. Those are chilies！ You cant eat so many； theyre not good for you！ People use them as a condiment， but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You cant just eat them by the handful like that； theyre not fruit！” So the stupid master said， “No， I cant stop！ I paid money for them， and now Ill eat them. Its my money！”
    　　And you think that master was stupid， right？ Similarly， we sometimes do a lot of things like that. We invest money， time or effort in a relationship， business or job. And even though its been a long time， bitter experience tells us it wont work， and we know theres no more hope that things will change in the future—this we definitely know by intuition—we still continue just because weve invested money， time， effort and love into it. If so， were kaput in the brain. Just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldnt stop because he didnt want to waste the money hed paid.
    　　So even if youve lost something， let it go and move on. Thats better than continuing to lose.
    　　

美文舍得的才智譯文
    　　当令舍得的才智
    　　曾经有个大师到印度去。其时没有飞机或咱们现在知晓的许多交通工具，因而大师只能步行前往。大师从未到过印度，或许来自波斯。当他抵达印度时，他看到了许多生果，印度出售的生果许多，但由于水的原因，许多生果十分贵重。这时，他看见一个大篮子里边有许多红红的、长长的生果，而且一点也不贵，是店里最廉价的。
    　　所以他就走上前去问询：“一公斤多少钱？”“两卢布”，店员回答道。在印度，两卢布就像尘土，何足挂齿。所以大师买了整整一公斤这种生果开端吃起来。但才吃了几口，眼里和嘴里就呛出了水，头和眼睛感觉火辣辣的，脸也红了，咳嗽得简直要窒息，他上蹿下跳，嘴里“啊，啊，啊”地不知说着什么。
    　　可是他仍然继续吃着这种生果！ “你疯了吗？那些是辣椒！你不能多吃，对你没优点。人们用它做佐料，食物中放一点调味用的，你不能大把大把地这样吃，他们可不是生果！” 看着他这样，旁人摇着头说，而愚笨的大师回答道：“不，我不能停，这是我花钱买的，我得把这钱吃回来！”
    　　你也以为大师愚笨，对吗？其实，咱们有时也会做这样的事。咱们投入金钱、时刻或尽力在联系、生意或工作上，尽管继续很长时刻，苦楚的阅历奔驰咱们这样不会见效，而且凭直觉咱们也知道今后情况不会有起色，但咱们仍然继续下去，只是由于咱们投入了时刻、金钱和尽力。假如这样，咱们的脑子就出问题了。就像吃辣椒的那个人，即使辣成那样也不愿停，就由于他不想糟蹋他付的钱。
    　　一旦失掉，就该当令甩手，顺从其美，这样不会失掉更多，成果更好。
    　　（作者：殷华新，泰州市第三高级中学）