飞鸟集摘录（四）

16.The stars are not afraid to appear like fireflies.

16.群星不怕显得像萤火虫那样。

17.Man does not reveal himself in his history, he struggles up through it.

17.人在他的历史中表现不出他自己，他在历史中奋斗着露出头角。

18.Like the meeting of the seagulls and the waves we meet and come near. The seagulls fly off, the waves roll away and we depart.

18.我们如海鸥之与波涛相遇似的，遇见了，走近了。海鸥飞去，波涛滚滚的流开，我们也分别了。

19.My day is done, and I am like a boat drawn on the beach, listening to the dance-music of the tide in the evening.

19.日间的工作完了，于是我像一只拖在海滩上的小船，静静地听着晚潮跳舞的乐声。

20.Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it.

20.我们的生命是天赋的，我们惟有献出生命，才能得到生命。

From stray birds by Rabindranath Tagore

——泰戈尔《飞鸟集》

整理：2024年1月31日于北城家园