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[dvnews_pa/!/ge]Predestination翻译:北京外国语大学北戴河外语培训基地副校长张宝丹

Manythingsinthisworldfindneitheranawernoraproperexplanation.Forexample,whyshouldtwobecomeacoupleamongthebillioofpeopleonearth?Whydon’ttheyloveeachothereventhoughtheylivetogethereveryday,andyetoneofthemfallsinlovewithsomeoneelseatthefirstsight?Whydothemembersofafamilyquarreldailybutstillstayunhailytogether?Whycan’ttheygetmarriediniteofthefactthattheyareaperfectmatchtoeachother?Whyshouldonetoilsomuchfortheother?Whyshouldthelove-infatuatedalwaysbedesertedbytheheartle?.....Peopleremainpuzzlediniteoftheirgreatefforttounderstandtheendlequestio,sotheyinventedtheall-embracingword---“predestination”.Inordertobemoreprecise,differentcombinatiowerederivedfromit:lovepredestination,sinfulpredestination,evilpredestination,andkindpredestinationetc.,hencewehavethesayingslike:“Predestinationwilldefinitelybringyoutogetherdeitethegreatdistancewhilewithoutpredestination,you’llneverknoweachothereventhoughyouarestandingfacttoface”“Adistantcoupleistiedupwiththethreadofpredestination”andeventhephrasesandexpreiolike“thegodofmarriage”,“predestinationwithoutluck”,“luckwithoutpredestination”,“Comingacroeachotherisakindofpredestination”,“Enemiesareboundtomeetonanarrowroad”,“Theyshallnotmarryeachotherunletheyarepredestinedlovers”.Ifpeoplestillcannotfindawers,theyturnto“reincarnation”forhelp.LinDaiyuisalwaysintearsjustforrepayingforthewaterJiaBaoyuhadgivenherwhenshewasaplantinherpreviouslifeinADreamoftheRedMaio.

Infact,theso-called“predestination”isoftenakindofcoincidenceorchanceencounter,evenakindofaccident.Ifyoudon’tmeetthisperson,you’llsurelymeetsomeoneelse.Butpeopleiistonaddingsomecolorsofemotioorsuperstition,thusgeneratingvariousreligiousfactio,themaintheoriesofwhicharenomorethanthatof“reincarnation”,“heavenandhell”and“theever-lastingsoul”etc.

Butdoesanyoneknowanythingabouthispreviouslifeorhisafterlife?Whatcouldhedoevenifheknewthem?Ifhecan’tgrathepresentlife,what’sthebenefitofcommentingonthevisionaryafterlife?Givinguptodayisthesameasgivinguptomorrow,fortheyarecloselycoected.Howaurditistoworklikethehorseorcattleinthepresentlifeinordertobeaboveothersinthenextlife.

HaveyoueverseenemperorQihihuangreincarnate?HaveyoueverheardofEmperorWudioftheHanDynastygoingintoanotherlife?WhereisnowMonkXuanzangoftheTangDynasty(WhatweknowistheBigWildGoosePagoda)?WhereistheMonkeyKing(TheFlowerandFruitMountaindoesexist,though)?AndwherecanwefindthosegreatemperorssuchasYao,ShunYuandtheinfluentialphilosopherslikeConfucius,LaoziandZhuangzi?

Howmanyheavedowefind?Aretheyalsodividedintotheorientalandtheoccidentalworld?IsGodaChineseorwesterner?WhichisthegreatestreligionamongBuddhism,Daoism,Christianity,CatholicityandIslamism?Allreligioadvocatedoinggooddeedsandnotkilling,butwhydotheykeepcontendingagaiteachother,evenfightingandkillingamongthemselves?Istheparadisethesameoneinallreligio?There’sonlyonesuninthesky,andthereshouldbeonlyoneemperorinacountry,butdoallreligiobelieveinthesameGod,ordotheyhavedifferentgodsoftheirown?IfallofusexpectedGod’shelp,wouldn’tGodbetoobusyandtootired?

DoesGodreectscience?Ifnot,whydoesheallowcomputersandt elecommunicatiotorunrampant?IfitisGodwhocreatedhumanbeings,thendoe’tHefeeloutofcontrolofwhatthehumanbeingaredoingnow(thenuclearweapoandbio-chemicalweapo,etc.)?

Wehumanbeingshaveanorigin,andisitthesamewithGod?DoesGodgetmarried?IsGodhereditary,orisitthesameever-lastingone?

Wehaveallthosequestiobutwhocanawerthem?.

Predestinationneedsustostrivefor;friendshipneedsustomaintaigoodwillneedsustotreasureandfutureneedsustocreate.ThereisnoSavior,norGoddeofMercywhooncesavedpeopleinthepastbutcaotdoanythingtohelpthepeopleatthepresent.Theworldisdevelopingtoofast.

Peoplehavetoworktogetherandaociatewitheachother.Talkingaboutpredestination,it’sjustakindofexplanationaboutwhathashaened,andI’mafraidnobodycanpredictitbeforehand.Fromancienttimestillthe1980’s,oncegettingmarried,thecouplehadtosticktoeachotherfortheirwholelife.Canwesayitisbecauseoftheirlife-longpredestination?Itisjustbecauseofthemarriagesystem.Inthewesterncountries,life-longmarriageisrare.Canwesayitisbecausetheirpredestinationmakesitso?Itisactuallytheresultofhumannature.Thecoloroflovecouldbeattachedtopredestination,butnotthecolorofsuperstition.

Predestinationisalovelywordwhichweshouldtreasureandreect.Inthepresentworld,weshouldalwaysfollowthewin-winormulti-winpolicy,iteadofbeingsingle-handed.Inordertoachievesucce,wemustgainmasuortiteadofindulginginself-admiration.Wemightaswellcallthecommunication,thecooperation,thecommonconcerandthecommonairatioofhumanbeings“predestination”.

TralatedbyZhangBaodan

缘北京外国语大学北戴河外语培训基地校长宋远利

人世间有许多东西即没有答案,也解释不清。例如几十亿的人类,为什么就你们俩结为夫妻?为什么天天在一起没感情,素不相识的会一见钟情?为什么一家人会天天吵架,又吵而不散?为什么看去很般配的又不能结为连理?为什么一个为另一个付出的太多?为什么多情总被无情弃?……

百思不得其解,于是人们创造了“缘”这个包罗万象、包容万物的词汇。为了左右逢缘,人们又派生了“情缘”、“孽缘”、“善缘”、“恶缘”等几大支脉。诸如:“有缘千里来相会,无缘对面不相识”,“千里姻缘一线牵”,甚至还创造了“月下佬”、“有缘无份”、“有份无缘”、“相逢即是缘”,“冤家路窄”,“不是冤家不聚头”等。再解释不通,那就求助于“前生后世”了。连林黛玉流泪都是为了还前世欠贾宝玉的浇灌之情。

其实所谓“缘份”,经常是一种巧合、偶遇,甚至误打误撞。你不遇到这个人,你也会遇到别的人。但人们执意将其加上感彩,甚至迷信色彩。由此竟引出了无数的宗教门派。其主要理论无非是“前生后世”之说,“天堂地狱”之说,和“精神不灭”之说。

可是前生谁知道?知道又怎样?后世谁予知?知道又怎样?今天在眼前的尚不能把握,还谈什么虚无飘渺的后世?放弃今天,其实无异于放弃明天,因为二者是连续的。为了来世高人一等,宁愿今世当牛做马,是很荒唐的。

谁见过秦始皇转世?谁听说过汉武帝托生?唐僧今在哪里(空余大雁塔)?孙悟空又在何方(花果山确有其名)?三皇五帝至于今,包括孔子、老子、庄子等诸子,我们还能在哪里找到他们的身影?

天堂有几个?是否也分东西方?上帝是中国人、还是外国人?佛教、道教、基督教、天主教、伊斯兰教……哪个教更正确?哪个教更伟大?各教都主张行善、不杀生,为什么彼此、甚至内部仍争斗不休、甚至打打杀杀?西方极乐世界是各教共享吗?天无二日,国无二主,上帝是大家一个,还是各教不一?都希望上帝保佑,上帝是否太忙,太累?

上帝是否崇尚科学?如不,怎么会允许电脑、电讯泛滥?如果是上帝造人,现在人们的所作所为(核武器、化学武器等)是否让上帝感到失控?

人有起源,上帝是否也有起源?上帝有无婚姻?是世袭,还是千古一帝?

许多问题也只能是问问,谁能作答?

缘份也要争取,友情也要维护。恩赐也要珍惜,未来全靠创造。没有救世主。观世音能救古代人,帮不了现代人。世界发展太快了。

人们总要共事,总要交往。说缘,也只是事后的解释,事前谁能予料?中国古代,乃至八十年代前,基本上一婚到底,能说就都是一世的缘?不过是中国的婚姻制度使然。而西方很少一婚到底的,你能说就都是缘本肤浅?其实是生活逻辑的自然体现。缘份可以加进感彩,但不必添加迷信份额。

“缘份”这个词是蛮可爱的,要珍惜和维护。当代世界,任何事情都应该是双赢或多赢,而不应是唯我独享。事业要成功,就一定要搞浩浩荡荡,不能搞孤家寡人。我们不如就把人们这种沟通、这种共识、这种合作、这种情感叫作“缘”。

宋远利

20__/1/16

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