天知道　林钰堂

回人家的问话
就算知道，也不一定正确
何况还有不想或不便说的
又不愿撒谎
就说
天知道

不信人家说的
又不好直接说不信
　　　 或者拆穿
也可以说
天知道

总之，“天知道”
就没错
自己非唯非否　没责任

学会了如此应用
生活中添了不少乐趣

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二〇〇八年五月十一日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　养和斋　　　　于加州

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Heaven Knows

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Heaven Knows　Yutang Lin

Replying to other's inquiry
Even if one had the answer, it need not be correct
Not to mention matters that one rather not or would be awkward to say
And yet one would not lie
Then simply say
Heaven knows

Not believing what others say
And yet inconvenient to say directly that one does not take it
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Or to uncover its falsehood
Then one may also say
Heaven knows

Anyway, "Heaven knows"
Is always fault-proof
One neither says yes nor says no, free from responsibility

Once one learned to apply it so
Much fun added to daily life

Written in Chinese and translated on May 11, 2008
El Cerrito, California

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