The Five Boons of Life
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="five">five</span> :<span word="Fame">Fame</span>, <span word="Love">Love</span> ,<span word="Riches">Riches</span>,<span word="Pleasure">Pleasure</span>,<span word="Death">Death</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>,<span word="said">said</span>,<span word="eagerly">eagerly</span>:"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span>";<span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="Pleasure">Pleasure</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasures">pleasures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="delights">delights</span> <span word="in">in</span> . <span word="But">But</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="liyed">liyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span>,<span word="vain">vain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="each">each</span>,<span word="departing">departing</span>,<span word="mocked">mocked</span> <span word="him">him</span> .<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>:"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="wisely">wisely</span>."</p><p>在生命之初，一位仙女带着篮子走来，对一位年轻人说道：＂这里有几份礼物，你可以从中选一份，留下其它的．你要小心，做一个明智的选择；啊，你要明智地进行选择！因为这里面只有一份礼物是珍贵的．＂</p><p>一共有五份礼物：名声，爱情，财富，快乐，还有死亡．年轻人迫不及待地说：＂没有必要多想．＂他选了快乐．</p><p>此后他就开始步入世界，追逐年轻人所喜爱的快乐．然而每一种快乐都是如此短暂，令人感到空虚和失望．每当一种快乐弃他而去时，还要把他嘲弄一番．最后，年轻人感叹道＂这些年我都浪费了．如果我可以再选一次，我一定会做一个明智的选择．＂</p><p>２</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>:"<span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>.<span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="more">more</span>:<span word="and">and</span> <span word="oh">oh</span>,<span word="remember">remember</span>--<span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flying">flying</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="precious">precious</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="long">long</span>,<span word="then">then</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="Love">Love</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p>
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