卡里·纪伯伦/KahlilGibran
Thenaploughmansaid, SpeaktousofWork.
Andheanswered, saying：
Youworkthatyoumaykeeppacewiththeearthandthesouloftheearth, fortobeidleistobecomeastrangeruntotheseasons, andtostepoutoflife'sprocession, , dumbandsilent, whenallelsesingstogetherinunison?
'sfurthestdream, assignedtoyouwhenthatdreamwasborn, andinkeepingyourselfwithlaboryouareintruthlovinglife, andtolovelifethroughlaboristobeintimatewithlife'sinmostsecret.
Butifyouinyourpaincallbirthanaffictionandthesupportofthefeshcursewrittenuponyourbrow, thenIanswerthatnaughtbutthesweatofyourbrowshallwashawaythatwhichiswritten.
Youhavebeentoldalsothatlifeisdarkness, , andallurgeisblindsavewhenthereisknowledge, andallknowledgeisvainsavewhenthereiswork, andallworkisemptysavewhenthereislove；Andwhenyouworkwithloveyoubindyourselftoyourself, andtooneanother, ?Itistoweavetheclothwiththreadsdrawnfromyourheart, evenasifyourbelovedweretowearthatcloth；itistobuildahousewithaffection, evenasifyourbelovedweretodwellinthathouse；itistosowseedswithtendernessandreaptheharvestwithjoy, evenasifyourbelovedweretoeatthefruit；itistochargeallthingsyoufashionwithabreathofyourownspirit, Andtoknowthatalltheblesseddeadarestandingaboutyouandwatching.
