Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers
but to be fearless in facing them.
let me not beg for the stilling of my pain
but for the heart to conquer it.
Let me not look for allies in life's battlefield
but to my own strength.
Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved
but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
Grant me that i may not be a coward,
feeling your mercy in my success alone:
but let me find the grasp of your hand in my failure.
(excerpted from Rabindranath Tagore, "Fruit Gathering")
我不祈求從險境中得蔭蔽
但求無畏地面對它
我不哀求痛苦得以止息
但求一個克服它的心志
我不期望在人生的戰場上有幫手
但求自己剛強膽壯
我不渴望在焦慮中被他人解救
但望自己有耐心去擺脫它
求您(上天)不要讓我變成一個懦夫
安於您恩賜而得到的成就
只求在我失敗時見到您拉住我的手
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