一只猫的生命哲学The Zen of Cat(中英文)

原来很大的道理不一定需要很难的语言去解释，本文简单地一问一答告诉我们，当身边的人离去时，他们其实活在我们的心里；告诉我们，生命原本是一个无所谓开始更无所谓结束的圆圈；告诉我们，每一段生命的结束都意味着新生命的开始。只要心中还有爱，有思念，我们就可以笑对生死，珍惜人生。——题记 The Man was very sad. He knew that the 男人非常伤心。他知道猫Cat’s days were numbered.The doctor had 余下的日子不多了。医生说已经said there wasn’t anything more that could 没得治了，他只能把猫带回家，be done,that he should take the Cat home and 并尽可能地让他在剩下的时间make him as comfortable as possible.

里过得舒服些。

The man stroked the Cat on his lap and 男人把猫放在腿上，叹了口sighed.The Cat opened his eyes, purred and 气。猫睁开眼睛，呼噜呼噜地叫looked up at the Man. A tear rolled down the 着，抬眼看了看男人。一滴眼泪Man’s cheek and landed on the Cat’s forehead.The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look.

从男人的脸颊边滑落，落在了猫的额头上。猫有点不高兴地看了他一眼。

‚Why do you cry, Man？‛the Cat asded. ‚你哭个什么啊，伙计？‛‚Because you can’t bear the thought of 猫问道，‚因为你无法承受将要losing me？ Because you think you can never 失去我的念头？因为你认为永replace me？‛The Man nodded ‚yes.‛

远都没有什么能代替我？‛男人

‚And where do you think I’ll be when 点了点头。‚是啊。‛ I leave you？‛the Cat asked. The Man

‚那么你认为我离开你以

shrugged helplessly. ‚Close your eyes, 后，会到什么地方去了呢？‛猫Man,‛ the Cat said. The Man gave him a 问道。男人无望地耸了耸肩。‚闭questioning look, but did as he was told. 上眼睛吧，伙计，‛猫说。男人 ‚What color are my eyes and fur？‛ the 疑惑地看了他一眼，但还是听话Cat asked. ‚Your eyes are gold and your fur 地闭上了眼睛。

is a rich, warm brown,‛ the Man replied. ‚我的眼睛和毛皮是什么颜 ‚And where is it that you most often 色的？‛猫问。‚你的眼睛是金see me？‛asked the Cat. ‚I see you…on the 色的，你的毛皮是浓郁而温暖的kitchen windowsill watching the birds…on 褐色的。‛男人回答道。 my favorite chair…on my desk lying on the ‚那你最常在什么地方见到papers I need…on the pillow next to my head 我呢？‛猫问。‚我经常见到at night.‛ ‚Then, whenever you wish to see 你……在厨房地窗台上看me, all you must do is close your eyes,‛ 鸟……在我最喜欢的椅子said the Cat.

上……躺在桌子上我需要用的

‚Pick up that piece of string from the 文件上……晚上睡在我脑袋边floor——there, my ‘toy.’‛ The Man opened 的枕头上。‛‚那么，无论什么his eyes, then reached over and picked up 时候你想见我，你只要闭上你的the string. It was about two feet long and 眼睛就可以了。‛猫说。 the Cat had been able to entertain himself ‚把地上的那段绳子捡起来for hours with it. ‚Now take each end of ——那里，我的‘玩具’。‛男the string in one hand,‛ the Cat ordered. 人睁开眼睛，伸手捡起了绳子。The Man did so.

绳子大约有两英尺（约0.6米）

‚The end in your left hand is my birth 长，猫曾经能够玩着绳子自娱自and the end in your right hand is my death. 乐一玩就是几个小时。‚现在用Now bring the two ends together,‛ the Cat 两只手捏住绳子的两端。‛猫命said. The Man complied.

令道。男人照做了。

‚You have made a continuous circle,‛ ‚你左手捏着的那端就是我said the cat.‚Does any point along the 的出生，而右手的那端就是我的string appear to be different, worse or 死亡。现在把两端连在一起。‛better than any other part of the string？‛ 猫说道。男人又照做了。 The Man inspected the string and then shook ‚你做出了一个连贯的圆his head ‚no.‛

圈，‛猫说，‚这个绳子上的任

‚Close your eyes again,‛ the Cat said.意一点同其他点有什么不同‚Now lick your hand.‛ The Man widened his 吗？比绳子的其他部分更好或

eyes in surprise. 者更差吗？‛男人审视着那根绳

‚Just do it,‛ the Cat said.‚Lick your 子，然后摇了摇头。‚没有。‛ hand,think of me in all my familiar places, ‚再次闭上你的眼睛，‛猫think about all the pieces of string.‛ 说，‚现在舔舔你的手。‛男人 The Man felt foolish, licking his hand, 惊讶地睁大了眼睛。

but he did as he was told. He discovered what ‚照我说的做吧，‛猫说。a cat must know, that licking a paw is very ‚舔舔你的手，想想我在所有我calming and allows one to think more clearly. He continued licking and the

熟悉的地方，想想所有的绳子。‛ 要舔自己的手，男人觉得很

corners of his mouth turned upward into the 蠢，不过他还是照做了。他发现first smile he had shown in days. He waited 了猫所知道的秘密——舔爪子for the Cat to tell him to stop,and when he 能让你平静下来，并让你能够思didn’t, he opened his eyes. The Cat’s eyes 考得更加清楚。他继续舔着，他were closed.The Man stroked the warm, brown 的嘴角开始上翘，好多天来第一fur, but the Cat was gone.

次露出了微笑。他等待着猫叫

The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears 停，可是没等到，于是他睁开了poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the 眼睛。猫的眼睛已经闭上了。他windowsill, then in his bed, then lying 摸了摸猫温暖的褐色皮毛，可是across his important papers. He saw him on 猫已经去了。

the pillow next to his head, saw his bright 男人用力地闭上了眼睛，泪gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and 如泉涌。他看到猫蹲在窗台上，ears. He opened his eyes and through his 然后是他的床上，然后躺在他的tears looked over at the circle of string 重要文件上。他看到猫在他脑袋he still held clutched in his hand.

边的枕头上，看到他明亮的金黄

One day, not long after, there was a new 色的眼睛还有鼻子和耳朵上深Cat on his lap. She was a lovely calico and 褐色的毛发。他睁开眼睛，透过white…very different from his earlier beloved Cat and very much the same.

泪水看向他依然捏在手里的绳圈。

不久以后的某一天，他的膝

上有了一只新的猫咪。她是一只可爱的白色花斑猫——与之前那只他深爱的猫是那么的不同，然而又是那么的相同。