The Real Meaning of Peace ---宁静的真谛

There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

曾经有一个国王, 他颁布了一道诏书,如果有人能够画出一副最能表达宁静和谐的画,他就会给这个画家颁发奖励.于是很多画家都试图贡了自己的作品, 国王看着这些画,但是只有其中两幅画是他较为喜欢的, 于是他就要在这两幅画中选择其中一幅.一幅画是一个平静的湖, 湖面似乎是一个完美宁静的镜面.,四围环山, 湖面上空蓝蓝的天空中飘着几片绒毛似的白云. 所有的人看到这幅画都认为这就是极其完美的宁静和谐之画.

The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.

另一幅画也有山,但是这些山都是崎岖不平和光秃秃的什么也没有. 上空是乌云密布风雨交加,闪电雷鸣.下面是翻滚咆哮的一幕瀑布, 这般景象一点都没有和平宁静的气氛.

But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — in perfect peace.

但是,当国王靠近仔细观察那幅画时. 他看到瀑布后面的的岩石裂缝里有一丛正在生长的小灌木,在灌木里有一只鸟妈妈为自己筑好的鸟巢.中间是翻滚咆哮的瀑布, 那只鸟妈妈却坐在自己的鸟巢里－――极其宁静．.

Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?

你认为那一幅画可以获奖呢? 这位国王选择了第二幅画, 你知道为什么吗?

“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">国王解释道:　“因为宁静和谐并不意味着某个地方没有噪音，没有麻烦 或者烦劳的工作就是宁静和谐．宁静和谐的意义是在这些嘈杂麻烦的环境当中你的心情是否感到平静和谐．这才是宁静的真谛．　

这个故事实际就在折射我们的生活，在这个错综复杂的社会，就像国王所选的那幅画一样，你是否可以保持一种宁静和谐的心境？