樹木,沒有經過日曬雨淋,不能長高;
人才,沒有經過千鎚百鍊,不能健全。
──選自《佛光菜根譚》
Vitality
Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - )
English translation: Venerable Man Ho
(ed. Leon Roth & Doris Koegel-Roth)
Trees cannot grow unless
bathed in heat and rain.
People cannot be pure
without strict training.
── from The Everlasting Light