双语散文：生命中最重要的一天
<p>一个青年去寻访住在深山里的智者，想向他请教一些人生问题。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sage">sage</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p>请问大师，在人的一生中哪一天最重要?是生日还是死日?是初恋开始的那一天，还是事业成功的那一天?青年问。</p><p><span word="Excuse">Excuse</span> <span word="me">me</span>! <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="die">die</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="off">off</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p>都不是，生命中最重要的是今天。智者不假思索地答道。</p><p><span word="None">None</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sage">sage</span> <span word="replied">replied</span> <span word="calmly">calmly</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="hesitation">hesitation</span>.</p><p>为什么?青年甚为好奇，今天发生了什么惊天动地的大事吗?</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="today">today</span>?</p><p>今天什么事也没有发生。</p><p><span word="Nope">Nope</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p>那今天重要是不是因为我的来访?</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>?</p><p>即使今天没有任何来访者，今天仍然很重要，因为今天是我们拥有的惟一财富。昨天不论多么值得回忆和怀念，它都像沉船一样沉入海底了;明天不论多么辉煌，它都还没有到来;而今天不论多么平常、多么暗淡，它都在我们手里，由我们支配。</p>
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