己见　林钰堂

己见若何无与争
后果自得宜小心
固执偏颇成牢笼
能不自限天地宽

　一个人的见解
　 又有谁会那么关心
　 费神来争辩呢
　 说你不听　也就算了
　　
　 但是见解所定的行止
　 自己便需承受
　 所以宜加当心
　
　 错误狭窄的想法
　 紧紧地抓着
　 把自己关得死死的

　要是懂得不被自己的想法绑住
　才能享受
　本来开阔的风光

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二○○七年十二月三日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

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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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