Chapter 106 Sadie's Rose Garden
Sadie's
Saadi, the ancient Iranian poet, is one of three world cultural figures to be commemorated this year.on the second of last month
On the 10th, Beijing just held a grand commemorative meeting for him.
Sadie was born in the thirteenth century (1200, one said he was born in 1193), his real name
It was Muslim Odd al-Din.He was one of the great poets of the ancient Middle East who approached saints and prophets,
The writing is simple and beautiful, full of clear and profound wisdom, but it does not smear humanity.he was born in iran
Shiraz, hence the name "Nightingale of Shiraz".The works left by Sadie, the most popular
There are two recitations, one is "Guristan", namely; the other is "Busdan", namely "Fruit
Tree Garden".This is a mixed collection of rhyme and prose poems, including fables, short stories and
Lesson learned aphorisms.The works of the modern Lebanese poet Gibran are obviously influenced by him.
I haven't read the full translation, only an English translation of ancient oriental literature
I read some of them in the anthology.Here are a few passages to try to translate:
"Wealth is for the comfort of life, not life for the collection of wealth.
I asked a Homo sapiens, who is the lucky one and who is the unlucky one?He replied: 'I used to scatter
Blessed are those who sow and reap, unlucky are those who die without enjoying.That
Those who only know how to collect wealth but not how to use it in their lives can be said to be useless.
things, you don't have to pray for them! '
There are two kinds of people who work in vain and gain nothing: one is rich but not
Those who know how to enjoy are those who have knowledge but do not know how to use it.whether you have
No matter how much knowledge you have, if you don't apply it, you still don't know anything.
You don't make a scholar, or a philosophy, with a few books on your back
Home.What can that empty mind know, be it laden with precious books
Or firewood?
When a matter can be solved with money, there is no need to risk your life;
After not all methods have been used and failed, one should not resort to the sword.
Things often succeed through patience, and impatience always results in disappointment.I have been in
I have seen it in the desert, the slow-moving people catch up with the fast-moving people, and the fast-moving people are exhausted
But when he fell down, the slow camel driver was able to support him to the finish line.
Those who only know how to read books but do not know how to use them are like driving oxen to plow the field but not sowing seeds.
If every night is a night of power, the night of power loses its value.Such as
If every pebble was a gem, the gem would be worth as much as the pebble.
For the ignorant, the best thing is silence.However, if he can understand Shen
Mo, he is no longer ignorant."
Sadie's book has recently been translated into Chinese in China, but it is also a selected translation.