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"I am in desperate need of help--or I'll go crazy. We' re living in a single room--my wife, my children and my in-laws. So our nerves are on edge, we yell and scream at one another. The room is a hell."

"Do you promise to do whatever I tell you?" said the Master gravely.

"I swear I shall do anything."

"Very well. How many animals do you have?"

"A cow, a goat and six chickens."

"Take them all into the room with you. Then come back after a week."

The disciple was appalled. But he had promised to obey! So he took the animals in. A week later he came back, a pitiable figure, moaning, "I'm a nervous wreck. The dirt ! The stench! The noise! We're all on the verge of madness!"

"Go back," said the Master, "and put the animals out."

The man ran all the way home. And came back the following day, his eyes sparkling with joy. "How sweet life is! The animals are out. The home is a Paradise, so quiet and clean and roomy!"

“我急切地需要帮助――不然我会疯掉的。我们挤在一个单间里――我的妻子、孩子和我的岳父母。我们关系很紧张，彼此之间经常大吼大叫。整个房间简直就是一个地狱。”

“你发誓按我的要求去做吗?”大师严肃地说。

“我发誓我会去做任何事。”

“很好。你养了多少动物?”

“一头奶牛，一只山羊和六只鸡。”

“把它们全部放到屋里养，一周后再回来。”

这个信徒很惊讶，但他曾许诺要按吩咐办事。于是那些动物全部被他放到屋里养。一个星期后，他回来了，可怜地抱怨说：“我精神崩溃了。那些粪土!那些臭气!那些嘈杂声!我们都要疯掉了!”

“回去吧，”大师说，“把动物们都放到屋外。”

那个人一路跑回家。第二天，他回来了，眼里闪耀着喜悦的光芒：“生活是多么美好啊!所有的动物都搬到屋外去了。屋里简直就是一个天堂，多么安静，多么清洁，多么宽敞!”

注释：

desperate adj．情急拼命的，铤而走险的；绝望的；危急的；极度渴望的

nerve n．神经；忧虑，焦躁；神经过敏；勇敢，胆量v．鼓起勇气

gravely adv．严肃地，庄重地；沉重地，阴郁地；严重地

sparkling adj．闪闪发光的，闪烁的

paradise n．天堂；伊甸园，乐园