The Peace Seeker

 　　From the poetry collection Silent Tears

　　Once upon a time,

　　A true peace lover wandered around the many worlds in search

　　of eternal happiness.

　　She walked over the face of the earth, the suns, the moons and

　　the clouds.

　　At last she found:

　　That it was all the while hidden in her very heart.

　　Then she sat down.

　　And was about to enjoy the new found Bliss¹.

　　But suddenly she looked down:

　　And saw countless² beings were still grovelling³ in darkness,

　　for they’re searching for happiness without.

　　Just like her before erring⁴ over millions of ages.

　　Her tears were then rolling down…

　　One drop, two drops … and many more…

　　Each drop became a shining jewel and soon the firmament⁵ was

　　studded with glittering tears which are the stars today,

　　They are too shy in the day and too restless in the night

　　to go to sleep.

　　For all peace seekers.

　　The stars are there to light the Way

　　And to remind them of the compassion⁶ of a holy Sage⁷.

　　和平追寻者

　　从前有一位和平爱好者

　　全宇宙浪迹

　　为了寻求永恒的快乐

　　她走遍地球表面、太阳、月亮、 云上

　　最后，她发现原来快乐心隐藏在她内在

　　那个时候她坐下，即将享受

　　当时她忽然看下去

　　看到无数的众生，在黑暗中忙求

　　因为他们寻求永恒的快乐，从外面

　　和她以前一样弄错，百千万劫

　　她感动地流泪

　　一滴、二滴、还有无数滴

　　立刻虚空充满闪亮的珠宝

　　这个，我们说星宿

　　它们白天很害羞

　　晚上又不能睡觉

　　对那些要找真理的人

　　星宿永恒照亮

　　这个奥妙道

　　启示他们一位圣人的大悲心

1 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

2 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

3 grovelling   

adj.卑下的，奴颜婢膝的v.卑躬屈节，奴颜婢膝( grovel的现在分词 )；趴

参考例句：

• Can a policeman possibly enjoy grovelling in the dirty side of human behaivour? 一个警察成天和人类行为的丑恶面打交道，能感到津津有味吗？ 来自互联网

4 erring   

做错事的，错误的

参考例句：

• Instead of bludgeoning our erring comrades, we should help them with criticism. 对犯错误的同志， 要批评帮助，不能一棍子打死。
• She had too little faith in mankind not to know that they were erring. 她对男人们没有信心，知道他们总要犯错误的。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5 firmament   

n.苍穹；最高层

参考例句：

• There are no stars in the firmament.天空没有一颗星星。
• He was rich,and a rising star in the political firmament.他十分富有，并且是政治高层一颗冉冉升起的新星。

6 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

7 sage   

n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的

参考例句：

• I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
• The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。