一七二 无字天书
大师声称他有一本书,记载着人们想要知道有关天主的一切。
从没有人见过这书,直到有位学者来访,禁不住他的苦苦哀求,终于从大师那儿挣得此书。他带囘去迫不及待地翻开,却发现每一页都是空白的。
「这书根本没说什么嘛!」学者极其失望。
「我知道,」大师心平气和地说:「仔细看看它所暗示的何等丰富!」
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!”