四九 荒 原
大师一向轻视学术论著，却称它们为「智慧之珠」。
「既然它们堪称为珍珠，为什么您还藐视它们？」弟子问。
答复是：「你可曾看过任何珍珠，种在土里，还能继续成长的？」
STERILITY
The Master had no use at all for scholarly discourses. He called them “pearls of
wisdom.”
“But if they are pearls why do you scorn them?” said the disciples.
“Have you ever known pearls to grow when planted in a field?” was the reply.