Chapter 51 two hunters

One day in May, joy and sorrow met by the lake.They greeted each other and sat down near the lake to talk. Joy spoke of the beauties of the land, of the wonders of daily life in the mountains and woods, of the songs heard in the morning and in the evening. Then Sorrow spoke, and she agreed with all that Joy said; for Sorrow knows the magic of time and the beauty in it. Sorrow was also eloquent when she spoke of the fields and hills of May. Joy and sorrow talked together for a long time, and they agreed in all that they had seen. But at this time, two hunters walked by the other side of the lake.The hunters looked across the lake, and one of them said, "I don't know who these two people are." The second hunter said, "You said there were two people? I only saw one person."

The first hunter said: "There are indeed two people." The second hunter said: "I can see only one person; and there is only one person's reflection in the lake." "No, there are two people," said the first hunter, "the reflection of two people is also in the calm lake." But the second hunter said again: I only saw one person. "The first hunter said again: "But I clearly saw two people. " To this day, the second hunter says that the first hunter is blinded and sees two things in one object, while the first hunter says: "My friend is more or less blind." "

The Two Hunters Upon a day in May, Joy and Sorrow met beside a lake. They greeted one another, and they sat down near the quiet waters and conversed. Joy spoke of the beauty which is upon the earth, and the daily wonder of life in the forest and among the hills, and of the songs heard at dawn and eventide. And sorrow spoke, and agreed with all that Joy had said; for Sorrow knew the magic of the hour and the beauty therefore. And Sorrow was eloquent when he spoke of may in the fields and among the hills. And Joy and Sorrow talked long together, and they agreed upon all things of which they knew.

Now there passed by on the other side of the lake two hunters. And as they looked across the water one of them said, "I wonder who are those two persons?" And the other said, "Did you say two? I see only one." The first hunter said, "But there are two." And the second said, "There is only one that I can see, and the reflection in the lake is only one." "Nay, there are two," said the first hunter, "and the reflection in the still water is of two persons." But the second man said again, "Only one do I see." And again the other said, "But I see two so plainly."

And even unto this day one hunter says that the other sees double; while the other says, "My friend is somewhat blind."