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無字天書

一七二 無字天書

大師聲稱他有一本書,記載着人們想要知道有關天主的一切。

從沒有人見過這書,直到有位學者來訪,禁不住他的苦苦哀求,終於從大師那兒掙得此書。他帶囘去迫不及待地翻開,却發現每一頁都是空白的。

「這書根本沒說什麼嘛!」學者極其失望。

「我知道,」大師心平氣和地說:「仔細看看它所暗示的何等豐富!」

INSINUATION

The Master claimed he had a book that contained everything one could conceivably
know about God.

No one had ever seen the book till a visiting scholar, by dint of persistent entreaty,
wrested it from the Master. He took it home and eagerly opened it — only to find that
every one of its pages was blank.

“But the book says nothing.” wailed the scholar.

“I know,” said the Master contentedly. “But see how much it indicates!”