友情可贵
Golden Friendship
在这个物质化倾向非常严重的时代，人们疯狂地追求成功，而衡量成功的标准只可能是一些看得见摸得着的东西，例如性、金钱和权力，这些东西需要人靠头脑的智力和胆识去攫取，说到底就是一种占有欲望的实现。我一点也不否认人应该努力去满足自己身体和精神的需要，但需要不是欲望。欲望是已经疯狂的需要，只是为了和别人攀比，为了虚荣心的缘故在无谓地耗费自己宝贵的生命。
This over-materialized society drive people crazy for success, while success only can be measured by such tangible things as sex, money or power, which cannot be obtained without courage and insight and just fulfill possessive desires. I also admit one should struggle to fulfill his physical and spiritual needs, yet need is different from desire. Desire is crazy need, which drives one to waste precious life just for vanity or competition with others.
真实需要的满足才能带给人放松和快乐，但欲望是永远满足不了的，它是一列疯狂奔驰的火车，加速奔向死亡而已。这个时代严重缺失真诚的爱，所以大家在空虚的时候特别需要爱。爱其实和占有欲望完全相反，需要的是给予和分享。在占有欲望的笼罩下，爱往往变成一种追求新鲜刺激的游戏，那绝对不是爱。真正的爱怎么会伤害人呢！爱会给人自由和智慧。伤害人的东西也许会打着爱的名义，但那绝对是另外的接近占有欲望的东西。
Only the fulfillment of true needs can make people relaxed and happy, but desire can never be fulfilled, which rushes toward death like a speedy train. People are in great need of love when they feel empty in this age seriously short of sincere love. Contrary to possessive desire, love actually means giving and sharing. Due to possessive desire, love often turns into a kind of excitement-pursuing game, which cannot be regarded as love at all. How can true love hurt others? Love is the source of freedom and wisdom. Though in the name of love, those hurting things must be similar to possessive desires.
友情的可贵，也仅在于两个灵魂的相互理解，是一种灵性的东西，一旦物质化，就变成交情。这个世界，凡是金钱能够买到的东西都是没有价值的，真正有价值的东西，如爱情和友情，都是金钱买不到的。而人的生命需要爱情和友情的滋养才会感到充实和快乐。金钱只能成为人的奴隶，而不是相反。电影【英雄】中反映的那种甘愿交付生命的真挚友情是罕见的，也是令人深深感动的。我第一次看的时候，居然情不自禁地哭了起来，那种情引起我内心深处的共鸣。
Friendship is golden due to mutual understanding between two souls. Spiritual friendship will turn into fellowship once it is materialized. In this world, valueless things can be bought by money, while such valuable things as love and friendship can never. Only with nourishment of love and friendship can life be rich and happy. Money should not be our master but our servant. The sincere friendship worth the price of life in the movie HEROES is so unusual that I am deeply moved. I couldn't help my tears when I first watched it, for it aroused my innermost resonance.
译于2005年4月14日。
