【小故事】爱与时间

这是一则外国寓言故事, 我把它翻译了过来. 和大家分享: 

很久很久以前，有一个神秘的小岛, 上面住着全部的情绪和感受：开心，悲伤，博学等等等等。一天，大家发现小岛要沉没了，于是大家都开始建造自己的船，除了 爱情。

爱情 是唯一一个守着小岛，仍然怀着最后的希望。

直到小岛要完全沉没的时候，爱情 才不得不决定离开。可是它没有自己的船，只能寻求其他人的援助。

财富 开着他的富丽堂皇的大船驶过，爱情 说：

“财富，让我上你的船，可以吗？”

财富 回答，“我没办法啊，我的船上已经装满金银财宝，可没地方给你啊”

虚荣 刚好开着他漂亮精致的船驶过，爱情 没办法，对 虚荣 说，

“虚荣，救救我吧？”

虚荣 回答，”我可没法帮你，爱情，你浑身湿漉漉的，上来肯定会弄坏我精致的小船的”

悲伤 也在附近，爱情 对 悲伤 说：

“悲伤，快让我上你的船啊！”

悲伤 回答，“哦，爱情，我太难过了，我需要一个人呆着“

开心 也在爱情旁边经过，可是他实在太开心了，根本没注意到 爱情 的呼救。

“快过来，爱情，上我的船！” 一个苍老的声音响起，终于得救了，爱情 实在太高兴了，甚至忘了问这个老人是谁。等到了陆地，老人并没有停留，便独自离开了。

爱情 跑去问 博学，那位老者是谁，

“那是时间” 博学回答, “时间？” 爱情 有些疑惑，“为什么时间会来救我？”

博学 露出一个儒智的微笑，缓缓回答，“因为，只有 时间 才能懂得 爱情 是多么的珍贵”

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原文:

Love and The Time Story

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”

Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat,” Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!” Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder.

So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went his own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who Helped me?”

“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.”