己見_Personal Views

己見若何無與爭
後果自得宜小心
固執偏頗成牢籠
能不自限天地寬

　一個人的見解
　又有誰會那麼關心
　費神來爭辯呢
　說你不聽　也就算了
　　
　但是見解所定的行止
　自己便需承受
　所以宜加當心
　
　錯誤狹窄的想法
　緊緊地抓著
　把自己關得死死的

　要是懂得不被自己的想法綁住
　才能享受
　本來開闊的風光

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○七年十二月三日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　養和齋　　　　於加州

Personal Views　Yutang Lin

Whatever one's personal views may be, none will contest them
But consequences that follow will be one's own; better be careful
Stubborn and biased views will form cages and cells
Whoever goes beyond self-set limits will find sky and earth wide

Views of one person could hardly
Arouse others' care enough
To spend their energies into arguing
If you don't listen to advices, that will be end of the story

But actions and inactions decided by one's views
Will bear upon oneself
Hence it is only proper to be careful

Mistaken and narrow views
Tightly grasped
Shut oneself dead and stiff

If one comprehends how not to be bound by one's thoughts
Only then could one enjoy
Splendors of original openness

Written in Chinese on December 3, 2007
Translated on December 6, 2007
El Cerrito, California

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