跟Susan一起學美語 第14期:中國經典智慧之籠中的野雞
The Caged Chicken
山林中的野雞求食不易，走十步才能找到一條蟲。
Finding food isn't easy for the wild pheasant, traveling ten steps before getting a single worm.
走一百步才找到一口水，但它仍不希望被關在籠子裏。
And even though it has to walk a hundred paces for a drink of water, it still prefers this to being locked up in a cage.
因爲，在籠子裏雖然不愁吃喝，羽毛光亮，但精神上終不比在野外自由。
A caged chicken may have enough to eat and drink and it's feathers may be bright and shiny, but it will always crave the freedom of being on the outside.
懂得養生的人，不會因爲追求物慾的享受，而付出自由的代價。但在現實的社會裏有幾個人“頭上便是青天”呢？
The person who understands self-cultivation would never pursue material pleasures at the expense of freedom. Yet in today's society, how many truly carefree people do you see?
