一０七 逝者如斯
大師卽將圓寂的跡象愈來愈明顯。弟子們十分憂傷。
大師微笑地說：「你看見沒有，死亡帶給生命孤獨？」
「不！我們寧願你永遠不死。」
「凡是真實活過的東西都會死亡，看那些花朶，只有塑膠花永遠不死。」
FLOW
When it became clear that the Master was going to die the disciples were depressed.
Said the Master smilingly. “Don‘t you see that death gives loveliness to life?”
“No. We’d much rather you never died.”
“Whatever is truly alive must die. Look at the flowers: only plastic flowers never die.”