双语诗歌练习8 | The treasure in the ch

小时候

害怕浑水

害怕一转眼

宝贝就消失在浑浊的水中

于是

不停地用网兜捞

直到宝贝在混浊中浮现

不停地用勺舀

希望把杂质撇净

可是

捞的次数越多

水越浑浊

撇去的杂质越多

失去的宝贝越多

我开始学会

静静地等待

杂质会在时间里沉淀

宝贝会在期盼中显现

然而

生活并不是静止的

总是被不停地搅拌

我开始学会

在混沌中用心看

宝贝都掺着杂质

杂质中亦闪耀着宝贝

它们从来都不曾分开过

When I was a child

I was afraid of the turbid water

I was afraid that in the twinkling of an eye

The treasure would disappear into the murkiness

So

I kept fishing for it by tuck net

Until it emerged from the turbidity

I kept on scooping with ladle

Hoping to discard the impurity

However

The More times it was fished for

The more befouled the water became

The more impurity you discarded

The more treasure lost

I learned to wait in the silence

Impurity would subside in the time

Treasure would appear in the expectation

However

Life isn't still

It is always stirring

I begin to learn

Look through the chaos with your heart

All the treasure is mixed with impurity

All the adulteration is shinning with treasure

They have never been separated from one another.