So, What Will Matter...A Reflection (Eng. & Chi.)

1A Reflection

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Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.

There will be no more sunrises,

no minutes, hours or days.

无论有无做好准备，终有一天，生命的旅程

会来到终点。那时候，不会再有日出

，没有时分日夜。

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• All the things you collected,

whether treasured or forgotten,

• will pass to someone else.

• Your wealth, fame and temporal power,

• will shrivel to irrelevance.

所有一切的收藏物品，珍爱或已被遗忘的，将由给别人继承。

钱财名声权势，皆化为乌有。

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It will not matter what you owned,

or what you were owed.

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations,

and jealousies will finally disappear.

你拥有的，你所欠的，

都无所谓了。

怨恨，愤恨，

挫折感，妒忌都烟消云散

。

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• So, too, your hopes,

ambitions, plans,

• and to-do lists will expire.

希望，抱负，计划，

待办事项列表，都成为过期的东西

。

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The wins and losses

that once seemed so important

will fade away.

It won't matter whether

you were beautiful or brilliant.

得失曾经是那么重要，即将消逝无踪。

尽管你曾经即 漂亮又有才华， 现在已不要紧了

。

• In the end it won't matter

where you came from,

• or on which side of the track you

lived.

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最终，你来自那一方，富有还是贫穷，已不要紧了。

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Even your gender and skin colour will be irrelevant.

你的性别，肤色，不再相干。

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Then, how will the value of your

days be measured?

So, what will matter?

那么，你的一生的价值是以什麽来衡量呢？

什麽才是要紧的呢 ?

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What will matter is not what you

bought,

but what you built;

not what you got, but what you

gave.

要紧的不是你购买了什么，

而是你建盖了什么；

不是你拥有什么，而是你奉献了什么。

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What will matter is not your success,

but your significance.

What will matter is not what you

learned,

but what you taught.

要紧的不是你的成就，

而是 你的重要性。

要紧的不是你学了什麽，

而是你教导了什麽。

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What will matter

is every act of integrity,

compassion, courage or

要紧的是 正直的行为，

悲悯心，勇气或

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sacrifice that enriched,

empowered or encouraged

others to emulate your

example.

所牺牲充实了，给了力量，鼓励了别人

来仿效你的榜样。

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What will matter is not your

competence,

but your character.

要紧的不是你的能力，

而是品格。

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What will matter is not

how many people you

knew,

but how many will feel

a lasting loss when you're

gone.

要紧的不是 你认识多少人， 而是当你离开後

，多少人会感到

一个巨大的损失。

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What will matter is not your memories,

but the memories that

live in those who loved you.

要紧的不是 你的记忆，

而是留在爱你的人对你

的回忆。

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What will matter is how

long you will be

remembered,

by whom and for what.

要紧的是你会被记得多

久，

是谁以及记得你的什麽

。

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Living a life that matters

doesn't happen by accident;

it's not a matter of circumstance

but of choice;

懂得什么是要紧 而活一生，

不是无故而发生；它不是由环境造成，

而是一个选择；

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and of much patience,

perseverance, &

determination.

还需要耐心，恒心和决心。

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So Reflecting mindfully and

wisely,LET US

• lead a righteous life

• reach out to others in need

• cultivate and purify the mind

所以让我们以正念和智慧来反思，

•正直活一生• 对需要帮助的人， 伸出援手• 修心净意

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• strive diligently in the Dhamma

• help spread the Dhamma for

the benefit and happiness of all

• 精勤修法• 弘法利世• 利乐群生

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The End

May AllBe Well,

Happy AndPeaceful

With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin

完

愿您 安好， 快乐， 安宁。

祝六时吉祥，胡德民居士

中文翻译：Chinese Translation by

teh kk (ipohteh)