一０七 逝者如斯
大师即将圆寂的迹象愈来愈明显。弟子们十分忧伤。
大师微笑地说：「你看见没有，死亡带给生命孤独？」
「不！我们宁愿你永远不死。」
「凡是真实活过的东西都会死亡，看那些花朶，只有塑胶花永远不死。」
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.”